The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-19
THE SUN, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1893.

tor was surprised and said: Are you sure
you told all about her ?" "3edad. I did. sir. Vt
said the herdsmsn. He asked me whether
she was good mixer. 'Beeorra. cir says I.
ITS what you'd be tired milking her."
| In q chapter on shooting and fishing. Mr..
| Le Fanu tells us that in his active days. the
snipe shooting near Killarney was particularly
| good. Lord Kenmare. he says. had kindly
| given him leave to shoot over all his property
| there except the woods and coverts. 30 did
Herbert OF Muckross over all his. with the OK
ception OF one estate. which he preserved for
himself and friends who might DO staying with
him at Muckross. There is reason to believe,
however. that this preserved estate was some-
times visited with poachers from Killarney,
for. as our author was shooting on the odjoin-
Ing land his attendant. one Cala9han Nc
Carthy said to him: Your honor might as
we'll try that other bog beyant there" Gala
CHAN" said 4" don't you know I have not leave
from Mr.. Herbert to shoot there" What
matter. your honor" replied he. Sure. you
might az we'll shoot It as any other BLACKBOARD
out Of Killarney" At Hillville. some twenty
miles west OF Tralee. Mr. LIE Fanu had some OF
his best shooting days One evening. how
ever. he sank nearly to his middle in bog.
and but for the help OF the man who was carry
ing his game bag. might not have pulled him
self out. He was nearly In rs bad a plight. he
tells us. as the gentleman about whom girl
called out to her father. "Oh. father. fatherl
Come out quick and help Mr.. Nlegnn. He ia
UP to his ankles in the bog!" We'll. Mary"
was the answer. what harm will that do
him ?" "Ah. but father. sure his head Is down.
ward" said she.
It appears that the peasantry in most parts
OF Ireland admire no woman who is not fat
and plump The highest com pliment they
can pay lady is to tell her she is growing fat.
At his fishing quarters in Kerry the author had
n good example OF this. On his arrival an old wo-
man said to his wife. "Ah, then. ma'am. you're
looking grand entirely. God bless you! and
you're fallen greatly into meat since last you
were here" Another time. at GIenstal. the au-
thor's wife went to SEQ the wifo of the game
keeper. Mrs. Neal who was very fat, at least
three or four stone heavier than Mrs. LIE Fanu.
"Ah. then. ma'am." said she. I'm proud to
sec you looking 80 we'll and so fat" Well"
said my wife. | don't think you have much to
complain OF In that respect. Mrs. Neal" Ah
ma'nm." said She how could poor woman
like me be as fat as a lady like your"
Small or thin men are not admired either
The author has heard Of sturdy beggar who
said to pale emacated youth. who would not
give him anything. bad luck to you. you de-
sarter from the churchyard." Mrs. LIE Fanu
was told by Mrs. Martin OF Ross that some
time ago. as she was going out for walk. a
poor woman was at the hall door, with whom
she had the following conversation. The poor
woman began: "Ah. then. ma'am. God bless
you! and won't you give your poor WILDLY
something" But you are not a widow"
BeGorra I am. ma'am. and a very poor
WILDLY with three small children" But, my
good woman. know your husband perfectly
we'll" "Of course you do. ma'am; but sure.
that poor little insignificant craythur Is not
worth Mentioning"
lightful book with the following story which
how differently an Irishman and a Scotch
man will take Joke. An Enclishman who
had been fishing the lower lakes said to his
boatman: An extraordinary thing happened
to me some time ago l lost pair OF scissors
out OF my fishing book at the end OF the lake.
The next year was fishing here again. and
hooked and killed very large pike. felt
something hard inside him. so opened him.
and what do you think it was2" "Begorra.
then. your honor. I'd think it might be your
scissors. only for one little thing" What is
that?" asked the other. It's only Just this.
your honor. that there never was pike in any
OF the Killarney lakes since the world began"
Afterward the Same Englishmnn tried the
same story on Cillie IN Scotland. When he
asked him. What 10 you think was inside the
pike?" the Gillie replied: Your scissors and
nae CUTS. and the Duke OF Argyle-and he's a
far greater man than the KinG-would not have
insulteL me sac. I'll fish nae mare wi ye:"
and OF he walked.