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FRIDAY, MARCH "a, 1887.

well, then thought was swimming away
for the brave life Of me, when swmmed
on shore on desolate island. where there
was water enough to drown johnny M Glee,
The Irish giant that was very WE'LL sol
myself down, and set up crying; and as
was setting there by myself, n lus'y big
black devil Of an eagle come up TO myself
Good morning, Daniel O'Rourkc,' says he.
Good morning sir'' said |. God save you.
Dam said he. you also, sir said L.
What are you doing there Dan ? said ne.
Nothing at all sir, said ], Il was only
wishing was safe back at BalaDaskeugh.
Come get horseback upon me, said he
and my life against yours but I'll bring you
safe home to Ballanaskeugh. Och my
soul sir said /, here's persuadin thank
you sir, said /, and will accept your offer
sir, said | so got horseback upon him
aud away he flew with me till he came close
up to The moon, so then thought to set
| him right, the cause why, ihnt he didn,
know The right road to Balanaskeugh /;
but III be civil to him, says !, for why, be
cause he has me in his powers SO: says l.,
phase your honor's glory, sir, said !, I'm
thinking you are not IN the right road to
Dalanaskeugh.' Hold your tongue, Dan.
ieI, Said he, and mind your own business,
and don't interfere with the business Of 9th.
er people, May be not, sir, said /; so |
sad no more till we came to the moon it,
self. take off me, Dan, said he. Pm tir.
cd j will not sir, said L. Take off me,
said he.' Indeed and won't, sir, said !
bad enough sir. said |, what will do."--
Take off me Dan, said he, while rest me.
Och and is it TO fall and be killed, sir,
said L. Get upon the moon while | rest
myself, said he.' And is that the way
you'd be sarving me, SIR, said L. Never
fear, Daniel, said he, don't you see reap
ing hook sticking out Of one side oft, said
be- j do, sir, said L. s1'akc a grippe of
It, said he; and you'll com to the ground
like flee in blanket did so, when
what does himself do but turns, about, and
good by to you Dan, says he. is that all,
you ugly old brute you, sir says I dcvel
speed the traveller, aays I, you are an UNI
natural haste, so you are; is this the way
you'd be sarving me, sir, said L. Well
hat was very well; when out came the
man o!the moon, himself. Daniel O'Rourke'
said he. The same, sir said L. VIVA,
arc you doing with my reaping hook, DAM
said he. No harm, sir, said ], only holding
on for fear I'd be falling off, sir, said L.
Let 90 your grippe, Dan, said he Indeed
and with your honor's lave and will not ,
sir, said L. Let go your gripc, Dan. said
he, or elso you'd better, you had. Indeed
and will not, sir, said |, and the more you
bid me leave 90 sir, said |, and the more
won't so will :" Wen see that,
said he, and with that he goes in and fetch
es out a large hammer, and knocks off the
handle Of the rea ping hook, and down my
self falls falls falls like bird that would
be flying, when it pleased God to send a
flock of wild geese by from my own bog OF
Ballanaskeugh, or how should they know
mc' is this Daniel O'Ronrke" says one
of them. 1t is so sir, said L. Il think you
are falling, Dan, said he You may say
that with your own putdy mouth, sir, said
L. Take a grpe Of me, Dan, said he, and
III bring You to the ground in way you
won't fail and be killed. Sweets your
heart in pot Of honey, my jewel says l..
Immediately saw q ship below under me.
'ilaloo stop the ship, stop the ship, said
L. why should we stop The ship, Daniel,
said they, by he raison we don't know
whether you're over it or not ? 'Arrah
how shall we know that?' says ]. Drop
your hat Dan, sad he, and ifyou drop it in
the ship you'll know you're over the ship
said he. did so, when what does do but
looks down and thought they held out a
big blanket to catch me, when what does
90 but jumps off the goose's back, as
thought, but it was not oft Gag lie S back
or gooses back or horses back, but out of
my bedroom window jnmp,; your honor
save, and SO it was.