The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25

got, an they got wan iv thin little herrin
turkeys like tn bur'rd We have under ye'er
arm. Faith it wasn't an iv thin cud get
that much, poor things. There was places
in tn pa-art iv Ireland ye'er people come
firm Jawn, with ye'er di'mons an ye'er
gof-headed umbrilla, where piece iv
bacon an an exthra allowance iv pilates
was feast FIR tn kids. Twas in ye'er
town Jawn, that tn little girl, whin she
wanted 20 reminder something, says to
TIL OF man: Why she says, we reminder
twas the day we had mate says she. She
REMEMBERED it because twas tn day they
had mate Jawn. Twas like Christmas an
tn F'oorth Nv July an Patricks day, whin
they had mate in ye'er part iv Ireland
Jawn. On other occasions they had pita-
ties an buttermilk, or, if their neighbors
wuz kind, oatmale stirabout Poor thiugsl
Did liver tell We about me Uncle Clarence
that died iv overatin reed bur'rds?''
You did said Mr.. McKenna, surily for
it was point upon which MIR. Dooley often
jibed him.
Anyhow" said Mr.. DoOley, grinning
Poor rich alike tn people iv Ireland
never let tn Christmas pass without celly-
bratin'. Ye'd know tn day was comm
firm tn gr-reat coortin' thatd be goin' on
anywhere. AdVint week was always
great coortin time FIR tn la-ads They'd
make love before Christmas an get mar
ried aftherward if tn girls d have thin.
an they mostly would That's a way tn
gir-rls have tn wide wur-rid over
Thin livery man d wish FIR a snowy
Christmas. A green Christmas makes q
| fat churchyard, says tn good book, an
like as not there'd be snow on tn ground
al Taste in Mayo, where 1 come firm. An
about Christmas eve tn lads and Iasses
d go into tn hills an fetch down ivy to
hang on tn stirabout SOS they could tuck
in more on IN morrow. Chrism mas eve III
lads that d been away "a come thrampin'
in frim GaWd knows where, big lads far
firm home in Cork an Limerick an tn
city Nv Dublin-come thrampin' home stick
III hand to ate their Chris mas dinner with
| IN OF folks. Dear or dear, how | remin-
| Der it. Twas a long road that led up 10
our house an me mother d put a lamp in
| tn windy SOS III la-ads could see til
way. Mannys tn time I've heerd tn beat
iv tn stick on tn read an tn tap on tn
pane an me mother runnin' to tn dure an
| screamin' Mike. r Tim, r Robert Immitt
an cryin on his shoulder Twas. let me
see, four years is 16, an 80 makes 46-
| twas in tn Chris mas iv fifty-sivin 1 last
| see me brother Mike-poor fellow. poor
| fellow
I'VE was up early, We may say that, tn
mex mornin' Some iv tn pious vans d
! go to tn midnight mass an thin we
| called voteens.' But th' kids had little
! thought iv mass til they opened their
| Christmas boxes. Poor little Christmas
boxes they was like enough-a bit iv a
! dolly fr tn little girls an a Jack-in-th the
/ box with Whiskers like Postmaster Hes
! ing's an stick iv candy. There's on'y
J whan thing We have over here that we
niver had at home, an that's Sandy Claus
! Why is it, dye suppose? l niver knew
that st. Patrick druv him out with tn
| snakes, but I niver heerd iv him till I
come TO this country
Thin afther tn Christmas boxes tn
| kids d go Out in tn road an holler Christ
| mas box at ivry man they met an thin
| Wud be off to mass where the priests
niece sung the 'Destah Fidels.' an ivrv
man Clipped in a shillin or two FIR tn
good man. BY gar, some iv thin sogg-
arths was BORN politicians FIR they cud
jolly a man f'r givin' big an roast him
| fr givin little till livery citizen in TIL
parish was thryin' 10 bate his neighbor
| like as if twas at a game iv give-away
/ Ye'd hear thin comm home firm tn
church. TIL iday iv Mike Casey givin'
tin shinnin whin Badalia Casey borrid a
| pinch iv tay firm me ony las week
| What poor lot thin Dugans is Before
| q De read rim IN altar with six pince
after me name ia sell tn shoes off me
feet. 1 heerd Tim Dugan got three poun'
! tin FIR that litther iv boneens. Did We no.
tice he wint to his jooty to-day. Faith
lis time. | was thinkin' he was goin' TO
| join tn Prowtestants.'
AN so 'twud go. Thin they was din
ner, hell iv dinner, iv turkey or goose
with bacon an thin a bottle iv tn OF
shtuff with limon an hot wather. an
toasts was drunk to tn laad's far away
an to thin in prison an to another reun-
ion an late at night me mother d tuck
us all in bed an lade me father to his
room with his jag upon him, singin' TIL
Wearin' iv tn Green at tn top iv his
voice Thin oil days.
wen, Martin, good night" said Nc
Kenna "A merry Christmas before | see
! you again"
Merry Christmas" said Mr.. Dooley.