Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-04
AN rNumERAroa,s EXPERIENCE

The Census Enumerators are now at work.
They meet with all kinds of people, and their
patience is often sadly tried. One Of them
yesterday called at the residence of a big
hearted and voluble citizen of the Green Isle
in the Second Ward. who saw an opportunity
to exercise her wit upon the counter of the
nations noses. This is about the way the
story comes to reportorial ears
i've come to take the census, madam"
The woman's black eyes sparkled with mis-
chief as she assumed an air of innocence and
brought to use her broadcast brogue and rich
est dialect and replied: 1.-THE sinses, is it ?
and phawt is that same?"
81 want to know how many there are in
your family and"
''Ah, well, me son Dan and meself have
most of the sinses Of this family, sir"
81 don't mean senses 1t is the census
we are compiling-the census for the Govern
ment.
"Ah ha is't that-and is't to Washing
ington yen be sending all our names?'
Yes, madam"
All, thin, go ahead wild ye, and isn't it
proud the Guild folks across the say will be
when they find our names in the Govern
ment's big book along wild all the big bugs o.
II street"
81 Undoubtedly. Your husbands name ?"
"Ah, how'd We know had one, ye rogue
His name is Dan"
And his occupation ?''
Sure he's an Elevator"
"What?'
80 An Elevator, I said"
Whats that?"
g It's dacent occupation, it is.
W. ~ hi ~ h,
plicit."
"Well, thin, he brings down brick from
ould houses. and carries up brick to new
ones"
''Ah, he's laborer."
1.-THE same, vulgarly sphaking."
His age, nativity and other details about
Dan were with difficulty obtained, and only
after a deal of merriment on the part of the
woman.
g Aud now your name, madam ?"
"Norah p
''And your age?"
"Oh, for shame on you, and to a dacent
woman, too"
g 1 can't help it, madam I must have it. -
s. An thin ye can git it, God bliss you.
"Oh, well, it's immaterial I'll put it
down as fifty"
''Och, murther and the saints save us
Immaterial d We call it? and fifty is it !?
Och such a ISLANDER, when the parish clark
in me own county o. Roscommon can prove
by the register I'm but two and forty"
THAT will do, madam / have it now"
''Ah, true for we, We divil, and ye bate an
Irishwoman that time, didn't you; and now
don't ys want me occupation, too?"
No, that is not necessary. How many
children have you?"
g Five, bless 'em, and tray of 'em were born
twins"
"You don't mean that?"
can who should know better nor | ?"
Their names and ages?"
"4rhere's Dan, he's 49, and Dinnis Is, and
Terrence II, and Bobby he's Z, and Billy
but c."
"All boys, then Z"
REST ye, yes. I'm the mother of hayroes,
l am put that down in yer book"
Their occupations ?"
"Well, Billy's is diviltry, and Bobby and
Terrence are in the school, and Dinnis is
learnin' to make sthove-pipe, and Dan-pan,
he's a porter, and he's e fireman, too, in the
Department, and runs wild the hose, and
votes at the polls-shure, darlint, couldn't We
jist put him down public offishial?"
" Are they all native-born, madam"
''All but Dan. who was horned on the
cen ould ISLE He2vin defend t. and Dinnis,
who opened his blue eyes on the wide say,
half way over"
"Wel that's all in your family, madam p
" All at prisint, sir but you just come
agin, before yer two weeks are Hp, and there1l
another blessed crater see the light, to be
writ about in the big book"
Sc 1 can't do that, madam
"Well, thin We numerate the baby now"
81 couldn't do that, either-besides l
don't know what sex it viii be.
''Ah, shure, true for ye; but he'll be a
rale hayroe. Good day to We, and don't ye
forgit tie baby"
And now that Irish woman tells with glee
how see made fun of the sinsis taker."