Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-28
AN HOUR WIN = QUEENSTOWN

JtNO.
While waiting some years ago for Her
Msjesty's malls 20 arrive at Queenstown.
there 10 MEET the ocean greyhound upon
which I Was returning from . summer
In Europe, accompanied by q friend, U
started 81 on a "jauniing' trip through
the City of Cove aud IT. surrounding
hills. Our driver Was q typical Co,eite
-indeed, II would seem ne " the slang
term ''co,e" applied Ia individual. Of
HE stamp WAS derived from the quondam
name IL ih. iatter-,isy Queenstown. since
so many specimens ~ this class are io
b. seen upon the docks ~ her beautiful
hsrbor.
IN. trap In which We lourneyei WAS
| quite suggestive ~ the famous one-hor--
shay, aud the melancholy steci that. In
response 90 the chIrrup. 10 our Jchu.
dragged 70. YEARLY over the rough roads
seemed Ia b. .o has, that u excited our
commcni aud lei 10 a wager between us
ne Co the name Ia which the animal an
.wrr-,i, when he answered ~ all.
"i'll bet YOU q sovereign hls name !.
Mickey" ycnturri.
Ell bet pound III. name i Deunis, y
r-tort.,i NV companion. unconsciously
dropping Into what has slncc become a
famous slang phrase.
"ra,," required. "what "a your
horse. namef'
That deplnd.. your honor" returned
he. "Dcnni. az Mickey. WHICHEVER wan
~ ycg goc. halves on yer winnings"
The bet vas dcClarysi on. hut Fat got
III. half sovereign Tor III. Wit.
The coin made him communicative,
snd he proce~ieSl "a f-galc "a. With some
more or les startling rrmlnl.c-ncr.,
smong which b. Included an account of
an explosion ~ had once witnessed, the
nulsc ~ which vas "thot loud u made
me - dafe III could No, hear H."
IL matched ia. ofi-toli story of how
one of hi counirymcn broke the news
~ a comraie'. death o. the befraVcl
wife hy asking her lfthe willow MsloneY
was In. by another which ! .usp-'t he
evolved cut of his Inner consciousness,
and which va. bfisfy q. follows;
Fat csllri 81, the house 10 hls drai
brother. having bcrn warned by his cu'n.
radcs a. do hi work dellraisly. AMI 60
prepare the Whlow's mini Tor what wns
io come ieiurr b. acquainted her With
her bereavement.
Top q IN moruln' 10 yci, Ml.sae Nc
earthly" b. b-gan.
"Same To- yrI. Misthcr Mc,unc."
"lt'. cory ol am Ear yea Mi.sus Ne
Csuhy."
"An' for whoy, ol'l know
''rh rco.thrr's dii.'
"Ne dent manc i,i Well, oitori loik'
civ he'd doy."
"Ah. bat Il wa.nt tn ruosihsr tho,
iioi II al, a. all. Twas the pig
The pig, !. uit And wherr'. the
body
"fhsyer Amt M b"iy. b.ka.- u
wasn't the pig, bat the ould coS that
| ioii."
"Nh. ~ long MI y-S. Paddy Nccun@.
i'hwat's tho, hat tn roN a grsgin' on the
gra.. oui ihayrrt IN ould bo.. !. live
~ ony ~ yrf."
"Oi know the, sell, Ni..us Mc,srthy,
ieksse that cuw'. ouill,r,l Yer husband
Nolke. vhot'. l,ln' III bsloS, fornlst
prnny Burkss."
"Ah. Paddy. hu, YOU arr a dhrnll i'lly
o. D. l,ln' lolkr ibot a. me. Nolke dh
Dl CUTE. not. " snarA ia-lsl -
II would not D. surprising II W.. Nc
Cunc felt that all hi. iac, hal h~rn
ihfuwn assy.
our driVrr, accorllng tohisosn state
msnt, va. acqualntci With a Voung lhsh.
mtu Sho lad sought fortune II not fame
IN the Western Hemisphere, ani conc"rn.
Ing whom h. "a. quite .oliciious, az
cunning that W. had, of cuur.e. m-t With
hi. snigtais,i friend.
cord ioike q h~sr vrll AZ Tho hye. b.
.aid 'thpugh 81 fear h~'s gone wrong
| IIi. poor mother I. s-lpth~rin' hrrs.li
out rntoirvly b.kas. q, him, for hc,huns
us, giuilsnin. the hye whit an paii hl.
rni ~ New iark whole hi mother AZ
home ~. DOWN fpr dhrsp ~ pote-n. %
Sayh an unprvvc,irutly dcpraV.i coar.s
rlirii-i our heartfelt sympathy.
WHEN asks,i II h. hal ever ,i.iie-i Ion.
Ion. our unique FREUD observed that b.
never hsd hui onc,. aud then only got a'
Tar a. buhliu.
That hls business Instincts Wcrr we'll
| is,rlnt~i Fat demonstrated by offering
o. ell "a. his horse and car iof two guin.
eas, pfuml.lng a. keep the Turnout for "a.
until ". rsmr back agtln.
"Nni what will yuu pay us for the u.~
4 ~ wv NANNHfs ~ AAAfflH
Two .hillin' wake l-.. than YOU pay
m~ Tor dhfi,ln' him" was the ready ~
.I,ouse.
Of course ~ sounded him on the rvui
question. aud elected the economically
Interesting statement that "rint Nui h.
very holgh," II b. paid Il bat a. h. n~,er
thought 10 doing az, d. was n", 80 sur.
that rent was so lniquliou. q tax a. SONS
81 his ultra brethren de~m~,l II.
Concerning his cart. b. Informed "a.
condicntlilly that Il never had b--n new
and o. quiet our expressed fear that ths
hor.. sould no, live a. x, us back O.
iock. h. assur-d "a. that h. had driven
him "en years. an he. nl,cr dole,i sit.
Amer parting With Fat, Ne clllci back
Ia him from the tender on which wc Wctr
.tramlng out g. the .hlp. ">c" YOU
later. Fat"
THAT dcplnd., (" b. shouted.
''On ShatF''
The time ~ dsy. sure. John Ken
| irick Range, la Eiiiot's Duwef 81 liar
| per. Magagin. Tor Dc,-mi-r.