Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-03

chance. What is it?''
Produce" says Dan. says he. yer best
Greek scholar, yer best Haybrew scholar
an yer best Sangscrit scholar"
They done this.
Now" says Dan. produce me three
shoots (suits) iv the raggedest workman s
clothes we can get
In short time they had these to the fore.
Now" says Dan to the three scholars,
''get Until that room, peel off yez an dive
Until these garments as fast as If the devil
was followin' yez." for the time was now
gettin short.
When they wor decorated in these robes
Dan ordered them step out with him on
the Dublin road an out they stepped
las I come dhrvin' to this place at
var'us times" says he, II used to notice
three stone br'akers at three different
crossroads. We're goin' to see Them
They reached the first stone raker, a
mile from the college, an Dan ordhered
him off the heap an put his hammer Until
the hand Nv the Sangscrit scholar, placed
him on the heap an sayed word in his
ear. An now" says he, bang away like
the hammers " Newry.'
On he went with the other two, an
placed the Haybrew scholar on the second
heap ~ stones. three mile from the college.
givin' him his private directions also. An
the third man, the Greek scholar, he placed
on the heap at the next crossroads six mile
from the college-wth instructions like
wise.
1t wasn't now far off the time announced
for the big contest, an the last man wasn't
long on his heap when the carriage con-
tainin' the OXFORD champions dhruv up,
1t haaed at the crossroads not KNOWN
which road to take (as Dan knew 1t would).
an says they. Here's an ouT stone br aker
III diract us the right way" So they give
time + day to the oul man on the heap,
an axed him plaise diract them on the
proper road to Maynooth. Back to them
straight he gives time L day again, an
the proper directions, all in Greek
OXFORD m
| foundhered. an they wor sadly shakin'
| their heads as they dhroye on again; an
for the first time since the challenge was
thrown out their hearts begun to give way
They hauled out their note books in which,
they wor keepin an account Nv their whol
journey. an wrote down In them, six
miles from Maynooth College the stone
br akers on the roadsides spaiks Greek only
( in or'nary conversation"
Very well an good, when they come tc
the mkt crossroads they hauled up again
an inquired off an oul stone br'aker who
| was there the proper turn to take for the
college in Maynooth This lad looked from
his heap, an saluted them, an give them
| the proper directions. completely in the
Haybrew.
| The poor OXFORD men, when they heerd
| this, gasped. AS they dhruv forrid again
| their hearts We're as low as Lanty Conly's
mail chist An they held sort Nv council
| O. war to know whether 1t wasn't maybe
| best to turn of for Dublin an home the
! next turn they'd come to. or not There
was two for goin' on, an two for gofn
home, an wan man was In swfthers. but
bein' a courageous feila, give his vote al
| last for gofn' on. So they wrote down In
| their books, Three miles from Maynooth
| the stone-br akers spaiks Haybrew only II
mary conversation"
At the third and last crossroads they
stopped the carriage again. an give time
| + day an axed directions off an oul stone.
| braker who was peggin' away at hear
| Nv stones here. This lad replied to them
an give them full directions how to each
Maynooth. entirely in Sangscrft!
The five professors showed their heads
| out Nv the carriage an roared to the
coachman. "Dhrive like the devil for Dub.
| lint' Then they fell back an tainted In
wan another's arms That night, as they
| crossed in the boat to England. they wrote
| in their notebooks: "a mile from Maynooth
| the very stone-br akers scorn to spafk any
ton. We saved the honor Nv Oxford. be
the clainest race on record"
In all Nv Dams career none fver outwftted
him only the woman that he defended fol
| This woman was UP for sellin' a bullock
| which she claimed was her own. but which
the prosecutor was goin' to prove that she
/ stole from him. An when Dan went Into
| the whole case he seen that there was
/ such evidence as would convict her withou,
| the jury iyer leavin' the box Dan was
then convinced that he was dailin' with o
dishonest person. an he'd like to have
| washed his hands CT her an her case only
| 1t would then be put about that he give Il
| up bekase he wasn't oliver enough to get q
| vardict So" thought Dan, there's nc
| way out Nv It: must go on with the case,
| an as I'm goin' on with II I must keep ur
| me reputation an get the woman oui
| clear" Moreover, she had offered a great
| fee entirely to Dan IL he could succeed a
! gettin' her or ''Sleep aisy. ma am" says
! he, AN consider yer case already dis.
missed"
| 30 on the mornin' Nv the thrial Dan had
Ia private constellation with her. an. posted
/ her on what she was to do. When her trial
/ was reached the coort was flied with both
\ people and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. II had been
| the whole talk for length ~ time afore-
ham about the wonderfully oliver case
"a Beading Nade-Rasy. the Arst bosk pat II &
child's hands IN the old schools.