, 1879-03-16
RORY O'MORE.
His Present II, the Priest.

promised NV mother to bring present to the
priest from Dublin. and could not make up
my mind rightly what to get a!l the time was
there. thought Of q pair o. top-boots; for,
indeed, bis reyerence's is none Of the best, and
only you knoo them to be top-boots, ycu would
not take them to be top-boots, becasc the bot
toms has been put in SO often that the tops is
wore out intircfy, and is no more like top-hoots
than MY brogues, So went to shop in Dub
lin, and picked out the purticst pair O. top
boots could see; when l say purity, don't
name aourishin' taarin' pair, but stitch rs vas
fit for priest, respectable pair o boo1s; and
with that, / pulled out my good money to pay
for thin, whin jisr at that mint, remembering
the thricks O. the town, l bethought O. myself,
thingt says to the man. you eau thry thim,'
saws he. How can l thry them.' says 1.
"Pull them on vou,' says he. 'Troth, am I'd
them,' saws !. sNhy, aren't you goin' to ware
thin! SAYS he. Is it meg says I, 'me ware
top-oootsa Do you think t's taking lave of me
sinsis am?' says1, Then what do you want
to buy them for?' SAYS ne~ For his
reverence, Father Kinshela, says l. ARE
ther the right sort for him! tHow
should I know?' says he. You're
a purity bootmaker,' says /, not to know how
to make priests BOOTH How do I know his
sizc?' says he. 4Oh, don't be comin' off that
war,' say i. There's no stitch great differ be-
tune priests and other mint
II think you were very right there" said the
pale traveller.
"To be sure, sir,'' said Rory; sand it was
only jist come-oD for bis own ignorance. Tell
me his SIZE saws tile fellow, 'and I'll it him.
tHe's betunc five and six fut,: saysI 'Most
men are,' says he, lauehin' at me. He was an
impident fellow. Its not the five, nor the six,
but bis t,oo fee. want to know the size Of
saws he. So persaiyed he was jecrin' me, and
SAYS l, Why thin, rou respectful Vagabo:e o
the world, you Dublin laclecn! do you name
to insiniuate that Father. kinshela ever wint
barefutted in his life, that could know the
size Of his fut,' says L; and with that threw
the boots in his face. Take that saws /,
tyou dirty thief o the world! you iupidert
yagabonc OF the world! you ignorant citizen O.
"1t is their usua1 practice,' said the traveller,
"to take measure Of their customers"
tt1s IT, 1hin9'
t'It really ;s.''
"See that, now!'' said Rory, with an air OF
triun,ph. '.iou would think that they yor
clevercr in the town than in the countrf; and
they ough 10 be so, by all accounts; but in the
regard OF what towld you, you see, we're be-
fore them intirely-"
<'How sol'' said the traveller.
ssArrah! bekasc they never throuble people
In the country at oil with tailn' their measure;
hut you jist go 10 fair, ald bring your tut
along with you, and somebody else dhrivcs
cartful O. brogues into the place, and there you
sarye yourself; and so the man gets his money,
and you get your shoes, aud every ones
PLACED"
"But what name is, where dill leave of
tellin' you about the present for the priest!
wasn't It at the bootmaker's shopa YES, that was
it. Well, sir, on laving the shop, as soon us I
KEN to myself afthcr the fellows lnpldence I
begun to ttink what was the next best thing /
could get Tor his reverence; and with that,
while was thiu}sin about it, seen very re-
spectaale ovid ginf1etDan gon' BY, with the
most beautiful stick IN his hand l cversct my
eyes on, uud goo1den head to it that was worth
its weight in goold; and it gev him such ILL
Eant look altogether, that says to myself, Its
the very thing 1or Father knshcla, If l could
get stitch auo.ner.' And SO Wint lOokina about
me every shop seen as wint by. and at last,
III stlreet they call Dame sthreet, and By tie
same token / didn't know why they called it
Dame stLreet till ax'd: aud was towll ,hey
called it Dame sthrces bekase the Ladies were SO
fond O. walkln' there; aud lovely craythurs they
wor! and can't believe that the town is
such an onwholcsomc place to lve in. for most
O the ladies seen there had 1l1c most beautiful
rosy checks ever clapt my ewes UPON; and the
beautiful row1in' yves o. them! Well, it was in
Dame sthrcet, "a l was sayin', that KEN to
shop where there was power o. sticks, and so
I wiol in and looked At thin; aud man iu the
place KEN to INC und aIed ME il | wanted
caues 'No,' saws /. Il don't want a cane: it's
stick want,' says I. a cane you naame,' saws
he NO. says | Its STICK: for 1 was deter
mined TO have no cane, but to stick to the stick.
Here's nate one, says he. | don't want
nate onc.' says I, hut responsible one,' saws l.
Faith says lie, If an lrishulan's stick was re-
sponsbIe, it would have great dale to answer
lor,' and he laughed q power; didn't know
myself what he meant, but that's what he
said.''
at was because you asked for responsible
stick, said the traveller.
.'And why wouldn't l." seid Rorg, ss when it
was ior his reverence wanted it! Why wouldn't
he hare nice-looktn', respectable, responsible
stick!'
"Ce1taiuly,'' said the traveller.
81 Well, picked ous one that looked to my
likfn' good substantial stick, with an ivory
top to It.; for seen That the gooId-headed ones
was SO dear that couldn't come up to them;
and so says I, Give me howld O. that sa.s I,
and TUX grip " it. never was SO surprised
fn my life. l thought to get goo1, brave
handful Of solid STICK put my dear, it was well
1t didn't fy ous O. my hand almost, it was so
light 'Phew' says l, what sort Of stick Is
thisa' '1tcil you IT'S not stick, but cane.'
says he. FAITH h'licye you,' says l. You
see how good aud light il is says he Think q
that, sirt to call q stick good and light, as If
there could be aug good in life in a stick that
wasn't heavy and could sthreck good
htow! is it jokin' you are,' says I,
Don't you feel 1t yourself?' says he. *Throth,
eau hardly teel it at ALL says !. 'Surc
that's the beauty Of it, says he. Think o. the
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