Show Read Wit The Rev Mr Marshall who was avery a-very large man about nineteen or twenty stone weight had been attending attend-ing a meeting at the Rotunda in Dublin Dub-lin and took a covered car to go to Drumcondra where he was staying Before he got into the car he asked the driver to tell him what the fare was Driver Ill lave that to you your raverance Dr Marshall But how much is it Driver Whatever your raverance plazes Dr Marshall That wont do I shall not get into the car till you tell me the fare Driver Get in at once your raven ence for if the horse turns and gets a sight of you the divil a step hell go at all The late Father ODwyer parish priest of Enniskerry gave a carman who had driven him home on a wet day a glass of whisky He begged for another glass Father ODwyer who knew that the man was rather too fond of spirits refused and still holding the decanter in his hand said Every I glass that you drink is a nail in your coffin Why then your raverence said the man as you have the hammer ham-mer in your hand you might as well drive another nail into it Another priest having given a glass d of whisky to a carman who complained of not feeling well said to him How do you feel now Didnt that make another man of you Bedad it did your raverence and the other man would like a glass tooLe Fanuo Seventy Years of Irish Life I |