Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-11-08

found thought. Sometimes we have
ta.y for dinner, and sometimes we've
dinner for tay."
The attorney looked ve1ed. "I
want to know your usual hour for
taking the evening rnsal we call tea.
Is it four, FIVE, six seven or eight
o'clock ?"
eyes, sir, that's the TRUTH" said
Peter, nodding his head.
(Which of those hours2" said the
attorney, sharply.
IF it 'ud be pleasing ye not to be
afther botherin' poor boy, I'd be
thankful" said Peter. "It's little !
know about one hour or the other;
we dhrive the taytine up and down
tie night so"
The attorney bit his lips.
"Are you married, sir ?" asked the
attorney.
"Oh, but it does be botherin' me
entirel ly; sure, I think So.
"Wbst |" don't you know whether
you are married or not r.
"Aisy-aiay, if you plase-sure its
a troublesome question to an=wer, any
wav, and that's no lie. Misthress
Bid5y Connolly courted and married
Inc wanst but sure it strikes me that
must be wildly now"
"a widower, you mean, suppose.
Your wife is dead them"
"Who? Biddy Connolly? Troth.
sir, it's my earious opinion the fat
ould woman is prssarvin' herself for
another husband twenty years fernent
us."
"You are divorced, are you ?" said
the attorney, looking Significantly at
the jury, as much as to say, "Ha ha |
here's pretty witness for ycu.'
Divorced not q bit of it, said
Peter, quietly.
"Separated, then ?"
"That's it II said Peter, and then
bursting out into low rich laugh,
he added, "Oh by the mortal, but it
was glad I was when Michael Connel-
ly came back frora his shipwrack,
and sised my shoulder of my matri-
monial decaver."
When you reached the house Of
the late McShane, what did you and
your party do?"
"Wint in sir" said Peter, with the
Utmost simplicity.
aat nett
Gave Denu;s McShane as dsclnt
a wake as iver was seen out of ould
Ireland"
"Now, Mr.. Mullrooney, you have
told US you were present when the ri
ot took place, 1 with you to state dis
tinctly who c-mmenced it.
I'D like to know, av it please ye,"
said Peter. humoly, as be .moothsd
the crown Of his hat, "I'd like to know
av wise and understandin' gintls-
man like yourself can tell me, when
two dark clouds come together ami
strike lightoin', which Of the two
struck tirss2"
"This is no answer. Clouds cannot
be compared with two parties of
drunken men,
'"I think the answer quite psrti-
nent,' said the attorney for the de-
fense, with a smile, "for both men and
clouds appear to be charged with
fluid"
"Ah, ahl" said Mr.. Bibulous, nod
ding significantly at Peter "ah, al
the man is no fool, I see"
"Id be very sorry to contradict yer
experience. said Peter, snoothls an
sure Id like to .eturu tho compli-
mort, hut for thu virtue of me OATH"
what Kind of piece of road V as
i: where this affair took place ?" said
the attorney, sngri!y was it straight
or crnoked?"
"Nath rally it was as straight and
purity g piece road az you would
like to look at, bat circumstantially
it was as crooked as a gintlo,ran that
had lost bis temper" said Peter.
Glow do you make that out?"
"Snre, twas the liquor made the
difference.
"Oh, thsn, you confees to your par
ty having been drunk ?"
cts my sarious opinion that it was
them Garmins tlat was batting about
like a wreck at say, all that my
friends behaved themselves like da-
cint paple; but it is not aisy to say"
"Whsn you were at McShane did
yon eat and drink p
Sure, sir, what did we 90 there
fer? Would you have US starv.n
wild the hunger on an occasion the
likes of that? ?"
Certainly not-of ccurse-certain-
ly not. Now, please tell tho jury
what the rsfreshmert is consisted Of"
"Lashins of attn and drinking"
said Peter, boldly.
Never mind the eating, what kind
of drinking had you p
"Po.een," )" said Peter, "wid the true
flavor of the pate about it."
"Poteen poteen !! said the lawyer,
as if affecting ignorance of the liquor.
"Play, Mr.. Mulrooney, will you oblige
ne hy stating what poteen is?"
t'rat cid Peter, eiYiv casting
ly~ e. tta snbicunl nose os his
y ,e~laGe., IS i he didn know"
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