Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-05-03
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And he tooL ma hy the hand " etr

"And met with Napier Tandy,
And he took Inc by the hand. etc.
That's the place for my money" | in
wardly thought. There's no making mis-
take what country owns the possessor of that
voice. So / took the pony by the bride
and looked in through the door there | saw
n man mailing up laths quite after the ortho-
dox plasterer fashion.
Good morning to you, Pat" said l.
"Good morning to you kindly" said he.
Can l get drink of water z" | inquir-
ed
''Is it water you name? lashings and leav-
ings about here"
So he jumped off his perch in search of
the liquid required. Soon he returned with
an ample supply
Producing my flask, took mild drink
his eyes were on me all the time.
Would you like n drop = asked.
Would duck swim p was the response.
So poured out Il stiff quantity and hand
ed it 20 him. With culp he swallowed 1t
then with grin. That's lllieant stuff I'm
thinking You fetched it from the oIld coun-
thry.' Of him | made inquiries as to my
route, the most expeditions way of getting to
it to all of which he gave me satisfactory
answers.
Whom about to take my departure he threw
down his hammer and nails, put on his coat,
and exclaimed. ''Begorra that's the last
nail I'll drive this blessed day If the ne
gurs (meaning the Boers) are in hurry.
they had better do it Themselves"
'l'm sorry | interrupted you"
"Niver bit ! I'm glad to see you and
mile or two more or less to show you your
way will only be friendly"
So in company We started. This was the
best stage lrishman | ever saw, du nut,Td :;
he was as perfect M Dion Boucicault III Miles
ia Cappaleen even his stick and his clothes
had II Donnybrook Fair cut about them truly
refreshing.
"And how do you like this country ?" |
asked
Like it. is it? Tell me the man that
knows ould Ireland would Ike any foreign
part. thinkingly he said.
''fes, Ireland is pretty place. said |.
"And you know it, thin '-exprersed by
him very thoughtfully.
Nearly all.
"And when were you there last =
mot for three or four years"
do you know Dublin -
Il do.
"And Kildare ?"
Yes and Baleforc, and MAS. and May
nooth. And ut every new name | uttered
his face expanded further and further, till he
could contain himself no longer, but gave an
'Hurrouch = and brandished his stick If
he had got the fever on ian expression Ill
use in America when lrishmen want to fight.
After subsidinG little, he grnvcly remark
ed. This Is II great day for Ireland intire-
ly"
did not deny the fact. although could
scarcely see how the "gem of the sea" was to
b. affected 10y thepresent casual meeting.
10 change the cuuyersutiDu. | manfred
Are you married.
Married is it -
"Yes"
well. thin, am. Mrs. Molloy is what
they calls Il fine female il size makes fine
ness thin she is. Bogorra | wish | had
her in Dublin to show Mt pinney II head y
is she ~ big M the mistress down below"
"As big as that ould omadawn May
never tell II lie. she'd make two of her ,''
"lou should be very happy"
Maybe am maybe I'm not but if | had
TO begin agin Id sooner have the little finger
of Nancy Murphy than all the Dutch fo,rS
IN Africa. It's not joking am sorra word
of joke I'm saying"
On Pat led mo the matter of two miles,
walking ut such pace as to keep the pony in
trot. In front of n large farm house he
stopped, telling me to remain where | was
and he would go in and make inquiries lie
did SO. and soon returned with the iniorma-
tion that the ford wns impassabc, and that
the wagons must go to the ferry.
Just then tho wagons came M, and. rirht
or wrong, Pat must stand mo drink. and
''tha other jintlemen." meaning the drivers.
SO he stood IT, and they stood II, till time was
up, and the wagons must go forward, for sew
eral miles were yet to lie passed before the
outspanning plnce WAS reached. The last