The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-10
The Adventures OF Nick CaIlIgh,s. Mp.

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A most amusing book is the "Adven
lures of Mick Callighin, N. p" just
published in London. Mick, on the even
ing of leaving the paternal roof TO seek
his fortune, goes TO the room of his tutor
Father McQuade, whom he fonnd en-
veloped in capicious night robe, sur.
mounted by cap Of the ancient extin.
gui;her shape, tied around his head with
a red cotton handkerchief Of wonder.
iul pattern.
can now" said he, "knecl down till
| give We me blessing. I'm not in me
canonicals, but all the pitchers that I've
seen of the blissed Slnt Pether represents
him wild bare legs-scein', suppose, be.
in fisherman, he had frequently to
wade IN salt wather an as for dress, |
niver seen moro an him nor I've on me-
self this blessed minuit. It's not the
vistments makes the praste, Mick, nor
the gentleman ayther, as maybe yell
find 10 your cost"
In the course OF events Nick gives as
sistance 10 man driving pigs to mar
ket. Both being hungry they 90 into
an eating house, and one of them takes
up dirty newspaper, which is well
marked with mustard.
Mustard !" said Harry; legal that
minds me av MIcky Murphy an Dan
Collins, two firms ay mono that come
over to England for the rapin' av the
HARVEST, an was walking on the quays in
lou nt,' -
had niver been over before, but Micky
had never been out 0; the car radius O.
the Town of Tipperary. They wor that
hungry after the vyiage they didn't know
what to do at all, at all. When Danny
sees 'Ristorant wrut up over shop,
See now, seq he, "that's a place to
ate an in they both goes; an thin,
sur, they sees tho wai,bcr wild a towel
over his arm, an sez Danny, SEE he,
: What can VIC get to ate ? anything
at ALL seq the waither. Then bring me
plate O. mate, seq Danny. So in comes
the waither wild a mate an q large bowl
o mustard; and moind yc, now, nayther
Micky nor Danny had liver seen mus
thard before in all their born days.
What's to pay for the mate p seq Dan
ny. a shillin', sur sez the wailher.
'An' what's that?' scz he. pointin TO the
bowl. That's masthard,' SCI the waith-
er. 'An' what do ye do wild itE 'Yez
ates il wild tho mate, 10 be sure. An'
what's to pay for it, 'Nothin' sur seq
the waither. Thin Danny looks at Micly
an Micky looks ut Danny, an they both
winks. Wbin the waithor turned his
back, SEE Danny, See here now, Micky,
seq he, IN tell We what we'll do; we'll
podIiet the mate for the journey, an ate
the stuff they gives for n0thin';" an wild
that Micky rowls up tho mate in his
handkerchief an puts it in tho crown Nv
his hat ; an Danny he KEEP stirrin' up
the. usthard, an aflhcr IA while he opens
his mouth an takes u great dellop av 1t.
Down goes his head, an the tars keep
down out av his eyc9. Danny,
adj, SEE MIcky, what does be tho mat !
her wild YEP Danny wouldn't let ont
II all. But, SEES he, 'whiniver think |
, the death O me poor great grandlath-
,r, thai wor kilt at the battle o the Boye, |
can't kapc from cryin' at all Don't .
axe on wild We like that, SEE Mickey.
Here, now, we're over in England, an
We ii make n power o money at the !
eapin' before harvost's over All this
olme Danny was strrin' tho mustard,
md he hands the spoon to Mickey. He
axes big spoonful too, an the tears
anne runnin' down his nose. Danny
wakes up, an seq he, Mickey seq he,
what does be the matther wild yeT
Fess Gays Mickey, Pm cryin' because
g war; kilt along wild yer great grand
ather at tho battle O. the Boync. Ia,
a, ha Begorra, he gavo him o rowlint
DR. his ELEPHANT that tonne