Show z tte atrus avem mike mahoney was an a irishman every whit but then he was a arad iris irishman line and obtained more money and cold victuals by his wit than by hard tabor tai I 1 in fact mike was determined dete named to make this what he had been told it was before he came oyet oyer the thel wat wather ber a place where a man could live aisy 12 tt it ha happened bened ono one day that mike mie who had strayed up in totne country was anxious to A reach aach ach a railroad depot ha were weary and though he be had partaker partaken par taken of a 4 substantial breakfast from the well spread table of a hospitable wine farmer rl the idea of trav ellita elling el mites miles before nightfall had little charms for a lazy fellow like him bim mike had travelled about half a mile when he observed a large handbill posted on the signpost sign post md and though not mach of a scho scholar lr he mat managed 1 aged af aber fer spelling fling the hard harik words 0 to o read as d follows A man calling himself william fin hired ha cd of the subscriber a gray horse and concord built wagon for the purpose of going to kingston anil and return the same day but has not been heard from since said mcclaffin McClan Sn was a small man pock pockmark mark ed with a sear scar under his bis eyed eye me said oaid mke mike banin ban in the sear scar and that aisy raade 11 mike jogged bogged along to the tavern entering with a I 1 do downcast down wa cast look aad took a seat mat before the fire I 1 in a f few ow aai mutes minutes he be heard a whispering among the I 1 inin inmate atess and felt that the prospect for a ride was not so bad as it ought might be soon the landlord entered and after whispering a few moments he tapped mike on the shoulder and said wheres your horse my good horse said mike looking up yes the horse you hired sure ate an the owner has win atra ye accuse an aim it honest ionest irishman of the likes of me of staling a horse would ye e you may look like an honest bonest man but dont you see ee an exact description of you 2 1 an what does that say sure 11 1 that you yon stole horse a and wagon Is it we me you maue mane certainly II i take pao out of this by the blessed st patrick ad k mike Is was fast mik m ankin ik tracks for the door when the landlord stepped before him I 1 you dont 21 said he be taking mike by the collar 1 ar mike began to shed tows tears and tried to soften the heart of the landlord ant an sure ye be the manes of cuttio a poor follow fellow to prison let me go now abill an ill never rae darker the ike doors dews house again as sure as my names I 1 what ask asked edthe the landlord an what bat was the name ye read on the paper 11 asked milte mae its ills no matter im sure lies hels the chap 1 said the I 1 landlord and lod 11 dont you think so hemeli hi meli to thi the crowd who had gathered in the barroom bar room yva Y was the response hi 61 less ess than half an how the landlords team was it at the door and mike was ordered to te get aboard I 1 of the craehn crat hn 1 l said S ire veld give caf m drop mke store ye take mo m out into the cold weather weil wea hei lher y 1 faw I said the landlord order edwn tog his boy to set aut ut the decanter UMAs heres to the file health of ye 1 said M mke ke a may the blessed virgin ye ind save ye from ever ion is r my aay activation gitt Ati sa t the liquor was drank ana mike and the landlord iterated ud giffor ahe town from froin which the horse had hen aten stolen estelen during the first part of the journey mike was ex adi m I 1 tae twi itara turn and the landlord was waa not dispo disposed qed his meditations had proceeded some apts wf a dozen den mile when mike MAC iL disked bilked ked ac A kil aimi iw will ill ye get lot foi job mister Tw fen ea afi y fie ve dollan dol iara pet pei imps haps replied the land 11 asare vs are an yell make inake beuer better business of it than me BO W rf it beget ye get that 11 yes said ahr landlord 1 li I gness oneas so I 1 ake relapsed into silence and li after in an hours ride ay halted in m front of a at stable able and the landlord sung sat to 0 the proprietor I 1 heres the fellow that stole your horse and I 1 chhuon gon J i althis brought out the stable keeper and his md the former having thrown M ses kels head bade so ad blo 0 get eft a fair view of IMS his face said twits the man atit ft it the man repeated the astonished astonish pd handlo landlord d an lids I 1 I 1 teu tell ye so said mke but bat W ls esela it obliged to ye ve for akin me here an i me the thron ble of f a weary v journey on hit I 1 tit cpr now torn to the stahle keeper 41 it if ye tell I 1 1 aih to ad its ita it a M ke mahoney fl k be out oat of a where honest men are I 1 villy grated I 1 he h e road was pointed out to mke and he trudged 1 a at t a ra rapid pid pace while the t analora fan and dlen lorA deliberately ing liis tew team around departed depard amil a 4 shout abut of i ter iter inwardly resolving anwer to arret a man for tealing alanl again |