Show always in the way recently a country doctor in the north ot of ireland a bachelor who was locally noted for his brusqueness and irascibility was driving along a norf row lane or boreen when his pas sage was effectually barred by an old woman who was returning from the bog leading an ass whose panniers pann lert were filled with peats the woman led the ass to the side of the lane as quickly as she could but not quickly enough to please the short tempered doctor faugh he exclaimed with a snort of disgust women and asses are alwaes abw a s in the way ay I 1 in glad 3 e have the manners to put yourself your last said the old woman moman calmly the doctor drove on without another word |