The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-04
IRISH WIT is IRISH WISDOM,
Dublin Citizens Have a Cheerful Phi
losophy.

losophy.
dorothy Fenemore in Chicago Journal)
Dublin.-"Now, tell me, does this
price for room and board include serv-
ice?' ] demanded of the maid who es-
eorted me TO my apartment in the
small, private hotel at Dublin, and with
whom. in the proprietor's absence. ]
made arrangements for my stay. For
England's extoTtionate bills Of extras
had taught me discretion.
The girl looked at me appealingly out
OF her sweet blue eyes. wherein was a
merry twinkle that continually played
hide-and-seek as she talked. With true
Irish wit she ground her AK demurely,
''Ali but the boots. miss"
The hoots?" / asked, with pretended
| ignorance.
II are the boots, miss"
l laughed. and she laughed, and she
| felt as well as I, l think, that an ae-
| quaintance begun with a laugh is well
begun.
"And do We stop long?" asked boots
| in the friendliest way.
mo, / am going TO Cork tomorrow,
replied. looking regretfully out of my
window at the dTizzling rain that
threatened to spoil my short stay in
Dublin.
"Sure. and that's too bad, miss" said
boots. with an earnestness that resem-
bled reproach. mo wan should leave
| Dublin without seem the cimitary,'
Though this pleasure was one which
/ unfortunately, I suppose, I missed,
! stayed in Dublin long enough to be-
come acquainted with the cheerful
/ philosophy of its people. and TO learn
| that Irish wit is Irish wisdom, and re-
bounds generally to its possessor's ben
| eft.
This steak is cooked too much. q"
| complained to the maid who waited or
me at the table.
And so 1t is. miss she agreed affa-
| bly,. '"rhe natures all out av it," And
so undisturbed was she at the catastro-
| phe that we let the matter go at that
Il would like that guide book to Dub
| lin. please ! said to shopkeeper the
following morning. entering his oper
| establishment at S:45 precisely.
1T is too early" he replied. imper'
turba bly,. Il never begin sellin' till
| o'clock"
''Why not?" / asked. curiously. "I'
there any law or trade rule against it?'
''Oh. no." said he.
We'll. why don't you do it, them
queried.
| Because niver have" said he.
| SHOQlu lllGlk II NOAln iluAA NOHl
business not to oblige customers"
| commented.
Sure, an If you want the book you'll
stay for IT," said he.
| He was right. I laughed and stayed
/ because | wanted the book.
One other experience 1 wish to relar re
because the Irish point Of view in it il
as unique as it is delightful As / was
| leaving Phoenix park storm came up
| and ! took a cabriolet back 10 the cen
ter of the city. engaging il, unwilling
~, Just outside the city limits. Wher
I gave il I'D two hours later the cab
man wanted to charge me double rates
! the legal fare outside the city, because
| | had taken the cab outside.
! But we weren't outside the city five
minutes" l objected, and l have KEEP
YOU within the city for two hours
Surely the inside fare is right for thu
second hour, anyway"
Finally we referred our disagreement
TO a policeman who, to my astonish
ment. took the claimants side. At m
| expostulation ne explained, with al
amused grin at my predicament; Yves
lady, if We once goes outside the city y
pays outside fare for the whole TINS
It's a good rule. too, it is for it work
both ways, il does. Ye see, it's JUS
like this; Sometimes the fare get
stuck by Il, and sometimes the cahby,
though how the cabby got stuck. unles
il was when he failed to cheat the fare
was more than my American min
could comprehend.