The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-24

Many years ago, when peace had provoked q partial
Influx Of Frenchmen into Ireland, it happened that one
arrived at Kilderhaddy, and sojourned With . host whose
name was Pat Durham. His 6rst breakfast there had
been discussed much to his satisfaction, and it now only
remained to select the materials for dinner from Pats
ample bill Of fare, previous to an intended excursion to
the neighboring islands. Pat was summoned.
sVat you have for dinniere = demanded the French
man.
What havn't 1, your honor returned Pat. why,
there's roast an billed, and stewed an fried, an the
murphies to the back " that again an its seldom the
likes iv them grasses I Frenchmsn's mu8xle in his own
c~ounthry,' he added mentally.
'Vat you have manger = quoth the Frenchman.
'Arrah, be aisy, your honor replied Pat, the divil
resave the taste iv NANCY meat is under the same roof
wild ye, barrin the ould she dog, an she's neither here
nor there in attn, you know
sMisericorde = CALCULATED Monsieur, some what dis
composed, and not comprehending the intent Of Pats
phraseology, Manager, | say Manager
$ You need not be calm a body names in gibrish, for
all that said Pat, 'sn' I'll take my Bible oath into
tie bargin, that the sorrow bit of NANCY or meazly
IN t. is under the same thatch wild ye.'
'Diable = cried Monsieur, nearly out of patience,
8 for dinniere, l say dina ere!
Och, regarding the dinner, is itf' said Pat
8 mushs, sure | told your honor all about that long ago.
We've roast, an billed, an stewed, an fried; but # you
want to know all the inns and outs iv the business, why
here's the bill and your honor may pick and choose for
the matter iv that
Pat lugged out his bill of fare, which had been pre-
pared for the occasion by his better hall, and the con-
tents Of which he was as utterly ignorant of as his
guest, before be had perused them. In fact, II is a mat
ter Of speculation, whether the sum total could at any
period have been made out within a circuit of some
placed it however before his guest.
RIOS bif?' enquired the Frenchman, as his eyes
caught the first item.
Thunder an ouns!' thought Pat, 'Im dished now
intirely-Roast beef, you honor troth, thin,
l would not recommind it, bekase you see its long kill
bad luck to the taste iv a dead COW stared me in the face
since ould Moileen's leg broke last Christmas
Veal - rejoined Monsieur.
Nor that NEITHER said Pat; its only stink, your
honor-slink, indeed be continued to himself, for its
dead yet
Pigeons enumerated the Frenchman, with the true
nasal .twang, annulIing the finals.
'Och sure that's not in it, cried Pat what the
dickens does he mean at all, at all, wild his pushong.'
Pigeons reiterated the guest.
Och bother, your honor, sure it's not game you are
making iv me ? said Pat.
Pigeons rejoined the Frenchman, raising bis tone.
by the hockey, I have it, cried Pat, after a vehe.
that can shut your honor to a hair-the ~pusheens
its lucky l thought iv it-whilieluh ! And be
made his exit in high glee with his successful interpre-
tation.
1t happened that upon this identical morning Pats
cat had achieved her accouchment the event
of which had been an increase to his family to the ex.
Of five fine thriving comedy kittens, or pusheens, as
Pat would term them in his native parlance One Of
those was, in accordapce, as be imagined, with his guests
directions, brought to the knife, dismembered, fricasseed,
in proper time daily served up for dinner. The
dish proved savoury Monsieur smacked bis lips, and
on the ensuing day, a repetition Of the precious article
was ordered-on the next day an encore-on the next =
de capo !; and so on until, the sixth, when Pats 'pus.
were exhausted, be made his appearance before
bis guest With an unusually sombre cast Of visage.
Pigeons = sal the Frenchman.
AL gone, your honor returned Pat; IAN the Dor.
row one more in the parish for love or money, barrin
The ould cat, that's been mousin here these four yeara
ZONE next Patrickmas.' ~
The cat i calculated the Ftsnohnaa. tf 81
what else p cried Pat. 4
Cat = re-echoed the Erenchman, with a visible emo
of stomach and countenance.
Pat opened his mouth, scratched his head, and looked
.ghsstr Monsieur stormed, spat, and raved by tusas.
Pct scratched, and scratched again, aud at length an
ck.ircissement took place.
We cannot say precisely whether or not the stomach
pump had been invented before this period, and conse-
luently, whether it was put in requisition on this occs-
SION but it is certain, that sounds and symptoms would
eviRcad that such an instrument had been used
upon the interior Of Monsieur Frenchmap
Who had been luxuriating upon, aud did not fail to
~.ecollect, to the last day Of his life, Pat Darkau's
pigeons. .