Year: 1873

"Plas your honor. and that ! would
and whether it is to dig the turf or tund
the critters you will find that I'm"


oh, l don't want thee to dig turf or
tend the critters I've better business
for thee than that; l want man to sit
il the chimney corner all wiater, and
ca: bread and cheese, aud drink hard ci-
DER


'Shure, and is your honor in earnest 2


Certainly, friend Patrick am in ear
nest. have great many of these arti
cles on haud, and if l don't get rid of
them in some way or other they will
spoil before spring"


Then I'm your man. I'll go on the
wink Shure and it isn't Pat O'Brien
that II refuse sich a good offer in the new
country, or in the ould either I'm your
mar. sir"


Then, Patrick, III employ thee. l
will give ten dollars month for thy SER
vices, if thee proves a good fellow and
thee can come to my place in the morn
ing as soon as thee pleases"
When this conversation had ended,
Patrick was shown to his bed for the
night, and the company, after indulging
in E hearty laugh aud another pota,ion,
dispersed.


Joshua ment home, not thinking for a
moment that the fellow would ever come
to fill the engagement. Early next morn
ing. however, he was aroused by ire
menduous humping at his kitchen door,
and on opening it he discovered hi, hired
man-P Patrick O Brien-hat in hand look
ing blue from the cold, but bowling polite
" all the wEile.


"The top of the morning to yer And
is yer honor well this morning Ard
shure I've come to begin my days work
wild ye," said Pat, all in breath.


Joshua was somewhat nonplussed at
this greeting from his unexpected visitor,
bat he soon concluded to carry on the
joke, and trust to his own ingenuity for
an exiricat;on in case of difficulty. He
accordingly took Pat into the house kind
led a blazing fire on the broad hearth,
and placing him in the chimney corner
spread before him little table on which
which was displayed loaf of bead,
large slice of cheese and mug of cider.
Tie Irishman, who had not supped the
preceding night, was ravenously hungry,
ana soon cleared the table of eatables


Joshua then furnished him with sec
ond course. upon which he made vigor-
our attack, with the most satisfactory re-
suits. By this time the female portion Of
the Quaker's household had risen, and
commenced preparations for breakfast,
which was soon made ready.


Come, Patrick said Joshua, ''come
to breakfast.


Och bother, sir. / don't want any
breakfast I'm doing quite well here,
yer honor"


Don't want any breakfast Thee
doesn't mean to do without eating, does
thee Why thee won't be able to work


"But, sir, and it isn't hungry work l
am at"


Come friend" said Joshua gravely, l
can't allow this; thee must come and eat
thy breakfast. l can't have any one
about my place to work and not cat +! l
won't have thee starving so come now
and do as l tell thee


Patrick opened his eyes wide, but he
saw it was useless to object, so he took
his place at the table and managed to
awallow a moiety of breakfast. After the
rcpast was over Joshua told him to go to
work again.


"Friend Patrick" said he, Il don't
want thee to work too hard bat ] want
thee to keep steadily at it, and be indus
trious, or thee won't finish the job this
winter"


The Irishmen was in a dilima. He
was sold. and sold cbeaply too, for when
he bargained with the Quaker he suppos-
ed he was to eat only when he was hun
grv, and not all the time. Still he de
termined TO make the best an unlucky
contract therefore he went back to his
cider and cheese. True, he could not
swallow much of either, but he continued
to do something in the way of nibbling
and slipping. The cider was old and
strong, and it 500 began to make its ef-
fects visible upon him in short the poor
fellow became intoxicated.


Things were now coming to a caisis
his stomach was filled and he must stop
or burst with bis flushed countenance
and watery eyes turned full on the Qua
ker, he asked


Mister Miller, may l stop this business
a bit-plase yer honor :"


II can see no reason why thee should
stop" said the placid Quaker.


Pat heaved sigh. 1t came from his
heart.


"Mister Miller, will ye be after letting
the likes of me go to the door for a little
fresh air My head is almost bursting"


"Thee had better saw tbv stomach was