The Irish standard., 1886-08-28
THE IRISH Standard SATURDAY, AUGUST %, 1885.

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Hang you excuses; make glass Of
punch, sir, like man.
.Well, I'd rather not, just at present.
eNonsensew
.sI'm not used to it, you know
'"Used to it? used to Innishowen whis-
key twenty years old? Are you used to
new milk? 'Pon my honor, sir, I'm
ashamed Of you. If you don't drink, by
the Lord Harry, I'll think you're a
Methodist still''
.Well, I rather think I'll be ashamed
of myself before long, if hold on at
this rate. It begins to wake me up
already. I swonnie it does.''
.sPsaugh! My dear sir, you might
drink puncheon of it. Irish whisky
meat, drink, washing, and lodging for
every human being under the sun.
Come, send up your tumbler; I'll mix
it for you. There's Madeira and claret
on the sideboard, and I wouldn't give
brass button for oceans of it, while
there's drop of this real old Irish
whisky here to soften my heart. By
George. sir, if you only drank it for six
months, it would make man of you.''
''Humphl guess it would-the wrong
way"
'.No, sir, but the right way. It would
cure you Of that passion you have for
specializing and money-making. It
! would make your heart. grow twice as
big rs it is-ay, big enough, by George,
to take the whole human race into it. - E
"Well. it's fact" said Weeks, lit
does make a Teller feel kind of good; but
guess it's not to be trusted too far either,
for all that
''Never fear, Weeks, never fear: you
go on with the story, and I'll mix the
punch
CHAPTER Xxx.
SWELL" said Weeks, making another
start, "zeph lived at a place called Pratt's
Corner, five or six miles from Ducks
vile. She was kinder related to us some
how by the Bigelows, and mother and
she were terrible intimate. Zepd used
to invite mother to prayer meetings, and
MOTHER in return, sent Zeph presents of
apple-sass twice year regular. Well,
Zeph got to be considerable old, you
know, and kinder wrinkly about the
nose, and, as matter OF course, pious
in proportion--but to balance the
wrinkles, Zeph had the cash.
ssHo! ho!'' cried the captain, did the
wind blow from that quarter?''
ssShe had two saw mills of her own
and some $4,000 in railroad stocks
besides. Well, made up my
mind one day to try if I couldn't induce
Zeph to take partner to help her man
age her business affairs, and forthwith
about making the necessary prepare
tons. I felt kinder green, then, you
know, in the religious line, and SO
thought better attend two or three
prayer meetings i'll Ducksville before
hand, to get into the way Of it, like"
ssCapital! capital!'' calculated the cap
tain.
"When the day came for my first trial,
I shaved clean as the razor would cut it.,
mounted black suit and half yard
Grape Oh my hat, and then put for
Pratt's Corner. AS I entered the door
Deacon Lovejoy was holding forth
strong against the ola pope. (his favor
lite tlleme;) so, sinking in with face as
grave as could conveniently command,
after SO short a practice, l. took my seat
longside zeph, without seeming to no.
tice who it was. After the deacon re-
sumed lis chair, zeph turned her head
leetle mite sideways, and siz she, in &
low, touching voice, % Mr.. Weeks,
how do rejoice to see you atlast among
the servants of the Lord 'Ah!' said
I, looking up in her face kinder dreamy
ike,-sAh how pleasant. it lis to dwell
in the assembly of the faithful-O
dear
sssYou've been wanderer, said Zeph.
ALAS! alas! I have said I, look
ing up at her again. I've been a poor,
sinful wanderer, seeking for the waters
Of life among the swamps and quag-
mires of a wicked world; but heaven be
praised, the blessed light hath come at
last to guide me to the pure spring."
Excellent! capital!'' shouted the
captain, rapping the table till the
tumbiers rang again. f'Ha, ha, ha! by
Jove, Weeks, you're clever fellow.
Gentlemen, let us postpone the court
ship for the present; [ see the ladies'
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