At the turn of this century, the Irish-American jour- nalist Finley Peter Dunne wrote a column of politi- cal and social satire for a Chicago newspaper. On

one occasion, he touched on the ancient
world, attributing the following observation
to his character, the sage of Halsted Street,
Mr. Dooley:
I know histhry isn't thrue, Hinnissy, be-
cause it ain't like what I see ivry day in
Halsted Sthreet. If any wan comes along
with a histhry iv Greece or Rome that'll
show me th' people fightin', g...