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Show PAT SET ONLY ONE LIMIT. Would Quit When He Was Done With All Things Earthly. A rich man out in the suburbs who owns a largo placo has among tho many pcoplo employed to keep It in shapo an Irishman of whom ho Is particularly par-ticularly fond on account ot his unconscious un-conscious wit, says Harper's Weekly. This Irishman Is something ot a hard drinker, and; as his Income Is limited, ho is moro particular ns regards tho quantity thnn the quality ot Ms liquids. Tho other day tho employer, who had been awaiting a good opportunity, oppor-tunity, remarked in a kind tone, ns tho closing sentenco of a friendly lecture: lec-ture: "Now, Pat, how long do you think you can keep on drinking this cheap whiskey?" To which Pat lnstnntly replied: "All my life. It It doesn't kill me." |