The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-23
MIKE AND MS x1ss.


The ilimints hollersd loiks sin:
But nivef . bit did OF mind thin,
For IN iiimfnt had Of widin
Cud casht Quare shpell on all ithses,
list Jar ~ - blissid brew
A liver . jintleman tasted
Since the days OF bould Brian Boru
Contint b the foars was Oh sittin',
A-dhrawin' me dariin' dhudhosn,
An payin' rispictful attintion
To that hivinly jug ~ pothsen,
Whin out ~ the noight there kim n'isee
SO sthrange - 70 GIN me freight,
An the canthel that boosnsd ct me ilbow
Flared up wid unnatheral loight
20 murther." thinks OF. "phas's the mathsri"
Thin jumps to me feet purity quick.
Tor there in the Garner bsyant me,
Stood that thafe Az the wurruld. ould Nicki
He was mufasd all COP wild mantil,
But OF knowed him In shpits ~ his coat
By his hufs an his oies wild an hashin',
An his harms loike Kilkenny goat
'Hello, Moike." sec His Nibs: "Oi'm the divill"
''The divii y are, sorr." ses OF.
"Pray PLAT 10 your good Avil Hoighnen
Doin' oop in the mountains so hoishr'
"Ah, bye" ses he, '.iist an excurshion,
An Oi thaWt OF wud pay ye call
There's . waa little thrife ~ favor
Orll b AKIN av ye an that's ALL"
'tShpake out, sorr." OF cries, "loike divi1r'
''shure. Moichasl, OF viii that" grins he
''Do 70 know that these heelsn ~ hivtn
Are gethin' too plinty for met
They're ladin' yer rivirind uncle
regular deuce AZ dance.
An wild their psalm singin' IN preachfns
Doa't give poor divil . chance
An listen, Moike, wan Az thfm's comm
To Gopher eulch, Wi6nsda' mkt,
An Just phat to do in me throoble
OF confss TO be sloightly pirplixt
That da' will Oh have to b absint-
Shurs. the legislather's to mate
An to lave me frinds here unprotected
Wud not be Exactly discrate.
80. Moichael. me bully ould cronie,
Olive jst futhered in for to see
If, whin Oi'm ava on me travis,
Me agint in camp 70 will ber'
As Oi luked at the dhifty big blaggard,
Roight ploomb in his Crane. CLASSY oiee,
The revings av the hull race AZ Adam
Did same in me buzzum to roise.
An sthrikin' straight out from the shouldther.
OF clipped him Q wilt in the jaw;
An ~ to the fiure he was fallin'
Carissed him agin in the craw.
"Take that for me answer. ould dufer,
That's brought % much woe upon min"
An wild great shplinter ~ cordwood
OF knocked the blue blass from his chin.
But he hoped to his hufs in . jefry.
Roarin' and shpittin' out shmoke,
An wild his harms he come at me.
Me shtumick to shpile wild poke
OF lodged him, and thin in . fury
Around the ould cabin We few:
Shure, there nivir was sane SIGH divarston.
Sich q genooine hullaballo
Oh belted him many q pasther.
But cudjn nor isht cud contend
Wild talyons an hufs an wild hooksrs.
An Q tail wild knoife in its ind.
30 the bathel was very soon over,
An Balzebub bisted me bad:
But instid Of nrocadin0 to alta ma.
Be jabers-he didn't same mad.
Only laughed, and thin patted me afrum,
An shpake in a frindly way:
aye Irish can't quote bate the diyil,
In shpite av all they do say.
All, Moichael. but ye are daisy,
/. An Oill give ye me promise roight here.
Yell have no moro av me bother
A-durin' yer earthly career.
But whin In retoorn av me visit,
Ye come to my Preside below,
As q mark Az me admiration
An honor unto ye Oi'll show.
Now. me imps has lots of contintion-
For min are a mortal bad race
An many's the beautiful shindy
That's sthirrin' oop things in the plaza
So, Moike. yell be in for eminent
For whin yere wild me to SHAY,
Az all the foightin' an scrappin'
Drill appint ye the referay.
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OF ROBBED me oies in me wonther,
The divii was not to be seen
Out was the foire an the canthel.
An there wasn't shmell av potheenl
Thomas W. Trestdder.
Seattle, April Is. 1891