Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-02-13
Didn't Like Fasting.

The following. says the Cork Comsti'
tuition. was heard at the last sessions in
New Ross, and WAS dismissed Thomas
Supple, ON being sworn, said:-I was
born in the IrishtOwn on -.
Court-We do not want your biog.
rapby.
Witness Very we'll, let us come to
business. On first May last, I hired
wud Mrs. Blake for f1O year, over
and above diet and lodgin'; for the
lodgin' don't complain OF it, but as
for the victuals, niver tasted bit OF
mate from the day entered the house
till left it. think they must have
taken the pledge agen mate in that
house, twas fish every day for dinner,
ayther bake or herrln', and they
were very grand too. They used to
call us home every day to our dinner
wud a ICELAND whin the nabors wu(l
heer the bell ringin' they'd say
There's the herrin' bell" Then at
night when I'd come in expectin' to
warm myself, I'd have to lie down on
the floor before could see the tire un'
der the pot.
Court-Let us hear your claim for
wages.
Witness-Well, this day above all
the days in the year, was atein my
dinner. trying to make the best hand
of the fish, as usual, when Mrs. Blake
KEN into the Kitchen" Oh, Tom," siz
she to me, "'tis awfully vulgar to ate
fish wud knife" Is it, ma'am =
siz I. "Oh, it's shocking entirely"
siz she. I'm not atein 1t wud knife,
ma'am," siz l. Don't see you," siz
she, "wud my two eyes" Ills wud
my mouth I'm atein 1t, ma'am," siz l.
\ "You're an impudent vagabone," siz
she, IAN tbs not the first time you in.
suited ne, so quit this house at wan'st."
"Give me my wages" siz l, "an'
won't stop another mint" "Ill give
you no wages" siz she, and SO l went
away and she OWEN me thirty shil-
lings.
Mrs. Blake-I owe him no wages,
for he managed to be in my debt from
the time he KEN to me till he left me.
On the very first day he worked in my
place he KEN to me, You woodnt
have tuppence about you," siz he, l
want to buy bit of tobacco"
Mr.. Supple-There's one thing l
forgot; she was jealous of me, too.
Mrs. Blake-ls it me?
Mr.. Supple-Yes, you; did you ever
speak civil word to me from the night
you got me speakin' to the sarvant girl
down in the bog till left?
Mrs. Blake was now sworn, when
she replied to Mr.. Supplies indictment.
She said-Wan day 1 whit into the
kitchen as he was atein' mate. ION,
Tom,' says 1, "you can't ate mate to-
day." - think can," siz he, I'm
getting on purity we'll; It's little tuif,
but we can't have everything to our
liken in this miserable world" but
don't you fast any?" siz l. ate
fast, and drink fast" siz Le. But
this is the fast day." siz l." there's no
mate allowed" What's the fast for
to-day 2" siz he. "This is Wednesday
in Quarser tense," sez l.. "The devil
may care" siz he, eff twas tho whole
,XNse, I'll ate the mate when get it,"
VFWell," siz l to him, "Ill never
keep any man in my house that will
eat mate of a fast day but he never
said another word till he was done
with his dinner, an thin he got up and
made speech, tho he was hardly able
tie spake, he was SO full. what have
any poor laborin' boy like me-" siz he,
=" but his appetite? I'll stop in your
place no longer, siz he; 90 but III go
hire in a house, siz he, where there's
nayther fast nor abstinence from one
end OF the year to the other"