Salt Lake Herald | 1901-02-20 | Page 4 | Typical Examples of Irish Wit

TYPICAL EXAMPLES S OF op IRISH mISE WIT Green Bag ThA quaint repartee and whimsical 1 humor of an Irish witness a fillip of ef excitement t to the dullest court room Quite recently a woman asked for a war warrant warrant warrant rant against a man for using abusive e language in the street What did he say BaY asked the th magis magic magistrate magistrate He went the whole world at atthe atthe the corner of or Capel street and called me mey I yes yea y be did yer an He called me out Oit of me name said a witness in a I case of assault The judge judg trying to preserve the rel relevancy relevancy evancy of the f said it a R civil elvil action a tion my good Rood woman The witness s eyes Hashed nashed tire fire as ho she looked up UI at the tho judge and retorted Macha then if ye call can that a civil action tic tta a R bad ye must be A witness V was S once asked the amount of hit his groi income Me rOilS gross Income is it he answered Sure Sara an ye know Ive rye no gross income Im lm a fisherman an me income is all aU allnet aUnet allnet net No man said a wealthy w but rather rathel i barrister should be ad admitted admitted I to the fhe bar who has not an hide inde independent pendent lan Ian ed property May I ask sir said a witt witty and emi erni eminent eminent nent nest iliA lawyer how many acres seres make a wiseacre The element of the unexpected which tell characterizes Irish fun tun crops out in other ot er I places place besides the court room It may b ban be bean I an old story but it is as perennial as Its subject c of the priest who preached a 11 sermon ermon on Oh Grace An me brethren he said paid in conclusion lon if ye have wan wari spark of heavenly arnica raco wather it warb wather r it continually continual Another priest who bad Imd 1 delivered what seemed to him i an excellent and striking kJ e l sermon was anxious to ascertain e its ef of effect foot fogt on his nock flock Wa Wu the sermon s Imon today t to yr lUch lilda Pat ne be e inquired of one oJ ot them Troth yr r it ft was a grand sermon rmon e entirely said Mid Pat with such gun gon admiration that his reverence felt moved to investigate further Was there any anyone one part of it than another that seemed to take hold of ye he inquired Well WeH now flow as ye are for axin axi me be gorra Ill ten tell li ye What hat tuk hoult av me most was wa yr perseverance the tho th way 7 y wint over the same thing agin and agin agta and agin qin