| Show for the news the boy alid the priest A pretty irish boy of mongrel breed the fruit of protestant and catholic seed to mothers church an inclination had but bit B it father unto mass would force the lad this bred contention between man and wife W which aich sourd all the he little sweats of life by day the peace was of often ten broke with alov blows Vs and curtain lectures nightly itly repose the little family with bigot htide oft of t ranged themselves for battle on each side and if f warm arguments should end in blows to fi fight I 1 lit on mothers side our hero chose yet still the boy to church on sunday stole and evidenced evide neld a wish to save his soul the rector eyed the boy his zeal approved and gave a bible which he be dearly lovid lovd this made tb the e enrage father storm and curse lock up chebook the took book and use the boy still worse with holy water blesse by men of god he bathed him oft but oftener the rod at length one sunday morn it came to pass the f father ather the he struggling boy to mass the zealous neighbors helpa to force him in and begga the priest to pardon his foul sin he be by virtue of our holy mass I 1 cannot pardon till lie he first cor confess fess 11 well P 1 said the boy suppose I 1 should be willing what is your charge ill charge you but one shilling 11 must all men pray and all men make confession yes every man of catholic profession isto to whom do you confess to why the dean and coes oes he charge you yes a white thirteen 11 and do the deans confess yes boy they do confess to bishops and pay smartly too do bishops sir cori confess fess pay and to whom they confess too and pay the church of rome 1 ca well the boy all this is mighty odd but does the pope confess 0 yes to god and does god charge the pope no the priest he charges nothing 11 0 then gods the best gods able to forgive and always willing to him I 1 will confess and savi save my shilling |
