such a child as this if mr is at home i ll knock stretches for t ie across the child who his intentions sets up a howl my good child i assure you for heaven s sake don t i � i wonder whether i ought to kiss it � some fellows would i female voice from side you leave that pore child alone will yer � or i ll come out and to you d y ear one side of the mr c j to that s mrs t i think perhaps i d better not wait with an inspiration i ll leave a card drops one ef his visiting cards in the to its exceeding and t wonder whether i ought t i m afraid i haven t produced a very favourable impression so far i ll try no across the street he approaches a upon two stout and women are seated � r � i beg your one side of the but could you inform me if er � consulting card � in is at woman with sarcasm now do yer think he s to do but set indoors in a arm cheer all day mr c j i � i thought � i hoped � that it being saturday i might be � er � fortunate enough � have i the pleasure of addressing mrs both women are with mirth second woman on recovering � calling down the passage ere mrs yer wanted ere s a gentleman come to see yer mrs appearing from tlie and standing at end of the passage well what does he want mr c j raising his and sending his voice down the passage to i ventured to call mrs in the hope of finding your husband at home and his � er � political sympathies � in view of the election mrs oh it s about the is it are you for a mr c j for a � oh to be sure yes i came to ask mr to support sir the candidate perhaps if i called again i might mrs a matter tone i don t expect my ome till late and then he ll be drunk mr c j just so but i trust mrs your husband feels the importance of maintaining the union mrs he did belong i know but i think his branch broke up or mr c j puzzled ah but i mean in � er � politics � i hope he is opposed to home rule to ireland mrs g he don t tell me nothing about his politics but i ve card him say he was mr c j as mrs g slowly edges towards the door might i suggest mrs that you should use the � er � influence which every woman possesses to� er � induce your husband � here lie suddenly becomes aware that mrs has a very pronounced black eye but perhaps i ought not to ask you one side of the g well my opinion is � if you want some one to over my to your side you d better come and do it yourself because ain t goin to so there to the again first dish w if you can t do better than come ere mischief between a man and his wife you d better stop at ome that you ad mr c j to himself upon my word i believe she s right but i never noticed the poor woman s eye before i wish i could find one of the men in and have a talk with him � much more satisfactory at no is mr at home mr b out of a room on the ground floor qui c me mr c j i wanted to see you mr to ask if we may count upon your support for the candidate at the election i need hardly point out to you the � er � vital importance of mr b against the passage wall opposite mr c j old on nor you question fore we go any ear from you is � ow m i goin little bit o good outer for you me what good men ever done er man � d yer why never � not in all their born you take that from me mr c j but er � it was a government that gave you free education mr b no it t nor there yer wrong d yer see it wash er give us free education and free education er me wouldn say thank yer frail free education in er wide world i mr c j that he must strike a stronger well at all events you will admit that during the last six years you have been � er � peaceful and prosperous mr b i ve been and ever i was born no look ere n r i m to you bout d yer see you er m goin tell you here he his remarks by mr c j s ribs with a clay pipe y one side f the � man s more and more every day he sh qui capable after his own interests what he is one man one vote hours o labour ome rule for london an the control of the liquor traffic what did say educated and � always rt i an t an educated very well then there you ave it mr c j but � er � don t you see my friend that according to mr the more intelligent and educated you � are the more you re likely to be wrong mr b nothing er � kind don you make any ain t wrong i � my political and the i go are � down r � mr c j in that case mr i need not occupy your time any longer so i ll say mr b him don you go way nor fore 