Miscellany: Lafayette Mulligan

In Boston, last summer, one "Lafayette Mulligan," unidentified jokester, posed as Mayor Curley's social secretary, bestowed the keys of the city upon Edward of Wales. Last week, two distinguished Manchurian citizens had an audience with Mayor Curley but came away without city keys. Asked if he had not forgotten something, said Mayor Curley: "No, . . . not with all this competition from Lafayette Mulligan. I guess I'll wait till he dies before I give away another key."

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