The Cotton Factory Times. — 1889-11-08 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

MATHEWS AXD THE IRISH PORTER. Mathews. OD his first being put ashore in Ireland, on his way to seek an engagement in Dublin, hailed a lad horse and cart, who seemed a likely person to carry his luggage to the hotel. The fellow seemed willing to carry the things, but all that Mathews could get from him in answer to repeated questions was, " Whish!" accompanied each time by a significant gesture denoting the necessity of caution an silence. At last, on coming to an explanation, it appeared that the young scapegrace had, as he very candidly assured Mathews, "just. stole the horse - ------- and cart." Not choosing to trust his trunk to the "I know whom you are after," he said as she care of thetrish Mercury, he gave it to a porter to came up. "Who ?" " The old man." " Ye.n bet carry, who, on their arrival at the hotel, was not I aril, but he's run me out of breath !" was her satisfied with a shilling that Mathews gave him, hearty responae. " Did you see him ?" "Yes—he's "And is this all you're going to gi' me, Mr, only two blocks ahead." 'All right keep quiet !" Mathews, for bringing that murdering load ?" And she took the 'middle of the road, spit on her (which Mathews describes as a mere snuffbox of A hands, and braced up for a last effort. trunk). Mathew's was not a little astonished at The winner of the prize of £20,0b0 of the Paris the fellow's knowing his name, as he had never been Exhibition Lottery bonds is aM. Philippe Frans- in Ireland before, and he inquired how it could be. Bens, engineer at the Lahure Printing Works. He " Och, don't I know you well enough, Mr. Mathews is a Belgian by birth, a naturalised Frenchman, And don't I know that your honour'll gi me soothe' and lives in Paris, in the Rue du Chateau, with a siripence." Mathews: "Well, if you'll tell ma how wife and six children. He had only one bond, you came to know me, twill give you another six N 0.54,659, and thought so little of whining that he Pence." "Will you, though—honour bris,ht ?" only looked at the list of numbers three days ago. Mathews: "Yes, I will." "Why, then, didn't 1r M. Franssens and his wife were at first inclined to read your good-looking name on the little bras-. believe there was a mistake on this list, and the plate at the top of your honour's trunk? Blessings Credit Foncisr being closed on Friday, they passed on the Sunday schools for it." Mathews: "Web. the whole day in great excitement: On Saturday here's a shilling; give me sixpence back." " Divr morning, however, they were joyfully relieved. M. the bit a sixpence I've got; but I'll run and fetch Franssens says he is going to live on his income one, and be back in—" Mathews: "Not got one, and give his children a good education. He has Why, I saw one in your mouth this moment.' already received hundreds upon hundreds of apph- "And is it that you mean? Would I, think ye, be cations for money or loans. His prize will not fall aftber giving your honour-sixpence out of myLlirty to him in its entirety, for he will hive to p..y a I mouth ?" Mathews: " Well, keep the shilling." duty of 3 per cent, which will in a hoieiu it to "Au, god luck and success to your honour. Hat the extent of 15,000 fr.. or £