| Show IRISH HUMOR the drawer is indebted to a friend in hi colorado for fur the following which was related lu to him bya by a catholic who la in his mission work in sauth ern colorado and new mexico met with many extraordinary people and incidents on one occasion ho he happened ed to hold service in a I 1 out of the way vay chapel where the varied duties of janitor were discharged by a gentleman of irish descent during daring the service a hild thild t was brought forward for baptism bap tiam it t in may ay not be generally known that in the roman catholic ritual the priest beform before touching the child with water puts a lit little tle tie sait salt into the water in the presence of the congregation 0 o the jan janitor itol itoi however had prepared the water beforehand according to his own idea as to the proportion of salt when the priest having omitted to place the isalt salt in readiness whispered softly to his attendant pat wiil wil you please to get the sail sah pat responded in an audible whisper irom from behind big hia band sure an I 1 put it in already father H not fully understanding repeated j bis hia whispered rt request guest again pat replied more audibly than before and aud with slight dudgeon indis in Ms tone sure an I 1 put it in I 1 tell ye 11 but the ritual demands that the priest should perform the ceremony before the co congregation exclaimed father lie JEE considerably annoyed at nt the janitors obstinacy the irishman procured the salt palt and handing Z it to the faed fied him as well wel as the congregation with the remark delivered in a surly burly growl II 11 here ye are bedad ye can make a pickle of I 1 it if ye want to JE dora editors dramer drawer in garfers sat Sar fets fers magazine forbay for hay may |
