The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-02-14
Irish VIZ,

In repartee Irishmen have lout. been
distinguished. Tic iof of retaliation is
Z marked characteristic of th,. race.
On one occasion Judge Porter, a popu-
isr Irish magistrate, in pronouneing
the sentence of the court. said 10 ne
torlous drunAard: YOU VIII &c confined
in Jail for the longest period the law
VIII allow. and sine. rely hope you
WI devote scme por; ion OF the lime to
>arsing whisky" by the powers I
vii T:s TIE answer; s<and Porter,
| too.'
A steamboat passenger not finding
his handkerchief readily, somewhat SUI
! Ficiously inquired of ali Jrish1nan who
stood beside him, if he had seen it,
and insinuated CHARGE of theft: but
aTterward finding the said article in his
ist. began to apologize. oh, ~ said
Pat, don't be after aging another sin
gle word; it was a mere mistake, and
On both sides, too. You took me for
thief, and took you for iintIenan.
Il engaged, said 2 burly lawyer,
"a chaisc at Galway to conduct me |
some lew miles into the country, and |
has proceeded some distance, when it |
came to sudden standstill at the be-
ginning of a rather steep incline, and |
the coachman leaping to the ground.
came TO the door and opened it. |
''Wh are you at man? What are YOU
at, man? This is not where | ordered
you to stop. Has the animal iibbedp"
whist, yer honor, whist" said Paddy
IN an undertone. I'm only desavins
the sly baste. Eli jist bang the door;
and the crafty ould cratur will think
he's intirely got rid of yer honor's
splendid form, and he'll be at the top
OF the hill in no time''
1he following are few instances Of
those amusing blunders, proverbially
termed 'sbulls.''
On the edge of small river in the
county of Cavan, in Ireland, there is
or used to be-a stone with the follow
ing inscription cut upon it, no doubt .
for the information of strang-
ers travelling that way: IN. B.-When r
this stone is out of sight, it is not safe !
10 ford the river
But the above is almost If not uuite a
surpassed by the famous post erected a :
lew years since by the surveyors of the a
Kent roads, in England: This is the '
to Fayersham. Ii you can't
'ead this. you had better keep to the 8
main road.''
In debate which took place in the
rish House Of Commons in 1875, on
he Leather Tax, the Chancellor of the
sxchequer;; Sir John Plunkett, observ-
d, with great emphasis: ''That in the q,
Prosecution OF the present war every =
aan ought to give his last guinea to +
rotect the remainder" Mr. Wanda
eur said: However that might be, the
Ak on leather would be severely felt by m
ne bare-footed peasantry OF Ireland.S' y;
o which Sir f. Roche replied that | =
this could be easily remedied by max
e the under feathers of wood''
Ihe following is from the latter Dor OF
on OF an extremely affectionate poetic OF OF
olstle, addressed to an Irish maiden: fo
N yours to command both in weepin' and de
laughter:
I'm awake ali the night, that of you may P
hang meself now, if you'd marry me :
And though may change, I'll be ever the sE
same. ~
A Dublin advertisement informs ms
at an Irish doctor has taken house
Llffey street, where the deaf NAV
'ar OF him at all hours; but as his
ind patients see him every day from
q till four. they must come at some -
her time And the following bill was -:
zee presented by farrier to trades
an in the town: '.For intirely curing of
ur black pony that died, Immediate
yment is requested of one guinea
An anecdote is also related of pro-
'sor, whose pupils making too much
lse, felt called upon to remind them
the fact, and said: s'Gentle1,1en. if ~
cry one of you will do me the favor ~
remaining perfectly silent for few
nutes, we shall be better able to dis en-
guish who the individual is that is ~
liking the row." which is quite equal " =,
a medical report which began thus:
here exist at the present time z great
ny influential families in Dublin who
We ali died Of the ciiciera.''
iven in the making of a will these
lie pec,lliarities present themselves: ~
give and bequeath to .my beloved 'A
c Bridget the whole of nv property
hout reserve: and to my eldest son, Ih
rick, one-half of the remainder; and {.
Dennis, my youngest son. the rest.
anything is left, it may go, together
b the Old cart without wheels, TO nv ~
,ere and afectionate friend Terence U
Carthy, in sweet Ireland
mother illustration is afforded By
reply of a young candidate for the
&c OF teacher. Archbishop Whately
) endeavoring TO elicit the candi-
e's idea cn the market value of labor
b reference to demand and supply, -
being bsffied. the preiate put 'S
stion in this simple form: s.if there v
i'll your village two shoemakers NV.
a just sufficient employment to en- ~
them TO live comfortably, OF say
rably, and no more, what would
DIV If a third shoemaker set up in
viliage?" '.What would follow,
" said the candidate, .:why, fight
e sure:" which was likely enough.
it was not the reply tie reverend
ate looked for