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Show IRISH WITT Aa Irishman celebrated for hi good humor, waa dining one Friday with a friend, and Ash waa served. The Irishman Irish-man waa particularly fond of haddock and seated himself near a fine aneclmen. Hie olfaetorv nerves. however, soon made him aware that the nsh waa not tee fresh. He first lowered hla mouth toward the head of the fl'h. and then hie ear, as If conversing with It. The woman of the house, perceiving hla peculiar pe-culiar motion., asked him If he wished anything. " "Nothing." the Irishman replied, "nothing "noth-ing at all. madam. I wae merely asking thla haddock whether he. .could give me anv newa ef mv friend Ceptaln halt sea. wh waa drowned last Monday: but he telle me be knows nothing of the matter, mat-ter, for be himself hasn't been to eea for about three weeks. New Tork Herald. |