Show One Michael has published a book on his country men which bears the title of Irish Life and Character It has some jokes One is of the theold theold theold old Irish squire who when on his death bed was exhorted exhorted exhorted ex ex- by by- bythe the priest to repent replied i For what should I repent 1 I dont don't remember that during the whole of my long life I ever denied myself any any- thing Two peasants watched watched-a a gorgeously uniformed officer er pass ass an and amid l then one ope said Arrah now shouldn't I like ti p wn him When a blundering servant had brol broken cn a cherished cherished cher cher- work of art and the mistress cried out in her distress the girl responded Maam fa am the Lord be praised Dont Don't be uneasy ma maam ma'am am I did n not t hurt myself in the least Again when a priest upbraided a neighbor with the remark Ah All Mick i Mick coming from the public public public pub pub- lic house again 1 Mick l replied Of course your reverence Would you have me always going there When WIlen a friend said to a staggering friend Come along Pat its it's a long way home he replied Its n not t the length but the breadth of it that's killing me an Irish bull said a man to a lad Why Vh was the reply when you see three cows lying down in a pasture the one that's standing up i is the buIl I When a refractory prisoner was ordered to go to I Ithe the treadmill he lie replied Mo Me go to the treadmill Niver Ni sir Ill I'll lave the jail first After a priest l had ad delivered some ringing sermons an old lady accosted him with Aeh Ach sure Its It's I is the man We Ve niver knew what sin was till ye j-e came among us A girl made an au unfortunate marriage when hen a i friend said Ah Ah the poor thing was always full of sediment Another one said The ways of providence pro is unscrupulous |