The Grange advance., 1874-09-30
IRISH SKETCHES.

/ IRISH SKETCHES.
t1Fron Life and Unpublished. Papers Of
y sam' 'e4 Lover" London 1s74..
4 THE IRISH PosrBoY (le35}.
K In TIE Irish p0stboy We are not pre-
|:ssnted With the white,jacketcd, silk
hatted, top-booted and brizht-spurred,
gentleman we are accustomed: to in
bngland, as trim as his own horses. and
as silent, till he touches his, hat to get.
his fee for driving them. The Irish
pestboy, on the contrary, is ~ scanty
In his attire as he is abundart>in in his. in
tellgence> having always sosnething. to-
tell his passenger of the localities thev
pass through, as though he took him
Tor a book maker who was taking notes,
upon the way. He fulflls double
funetlon-he is guide as well as driver,
and has hulnor often lies as. much in.
what he does as what he says. lie will
commence something in this, fashion:
'SDo you see that house, ver honor.
yGnder. Wr n: .nol.; suppose p! you know that's
I believe?''
':Well. sir; maybe he is and maybe
he isn't.''
'why, l thought he was~ a. man Of
fortune
sSWell. you see, he was purty,weu off
till he got howld of the prcperty.''
S'Till he got it :! What do you mcan!''
''Why, sir, when he was heir to the
property he had great expectations, and
So, on the strength of that, you see, he
got whatever money he wanted.''
Well, and so he ought, when he was<
heiE to $4,000 year.
.That's true, yer honor, that's true,
sirs BAIT then, you'll understand, that
ne was heir to $4,000 year that was:
spint.'
''Oh, see!!''
'So' when he got the property, of:
course the gintleman was rslincd,''.'
''Hillo! take care-you. were nearly.
in the ditch Them
'NNever fear. sir; it's that ,b]ackguard.
mare that is always shxin'!-Hurrupr ~
I: "toW close her ears are cut-''
+; '"Yis, they are, sir-ch, they re close;
enough; but nothing will cure the viii
LAIN"
Cure her! How do : ou meane''
why, sir, persavedthat, wherever~
she started, she always, cooked her ears.
up so cut them off, you, see, to make
her leave off the trick Of starsin': but,
bad luck to the vagahene! she's Just as
bad as ever
In particularly dangerous part
OF the road, with precipice. Oh one
SIDE OF you you observe the post bow
keeps casting an i1auiring glance to-
ward his vehicle.
whats the matter?" you. INQUIRE:
rather an awkward bit Of. roadihcre.''
''Oh, it's nothin,, sir; it's a grand
prospect
''Yes-of going: over. Why,. it is
some hundred feet 70 the BOTTOM
~Well, it may ba~-but look at the
prospect, sir; taem meuntains-oh,
they re grand, sir; they beat the world
tor dignity. YOU d never see their likes
again II you were. to go over q dozen
pr ccipusscs.'
After many o$her tales and Difficult
tics, you reach your journeys: erd, and
then the post.boy, as you have sur
missed, expects. a good gratuity: You
give him what: you consider to- be a
handsome reward of services, but still
he is not conaented.
''Sure,' he. says ssyour- honor
wouldn't mind another. shi}lim' g.
NO., yoasreply,. Il think l have
paid you literally
''But yo:al consider the way drove
you, Sir =
s'Not pleasant one, hy any means.''
"And ahe: power Of stories I told
you?'
Some Of which have heard be-
fore.''
"WeQ, then, give, nc another shillin',
sir, and I'll tell you sosaetain' which I
Will usdartak>- to say yeu never heard
before."'
"Fery coed; thea, there's shilling.
Now> what's the story / have mover
heasde''
aWell, tRen> Of course your Honor
remembers the three miles We cauA&
along with the cliff spon ono side sf
us9"
s@Remeuaher it'll shall never hs-
ret it!''
"Well, then, you don't know, sir.
that drove you them three milakwith~
out a li1sch-Pin 20
-Tho Democrats Of the third district
Of Wiseonin have nominated Hon. Chas.
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