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Show Got a Line on Them. Two English laborers who were on the road to Birmingham to get work' happened to meet an old Irishmen breaking stones on the roadside. They inquired of Pat how long it would take to get there. Fat simply looked at them and made no reply. 'Thinking he was deaf they walked on. When they had gone about 300 yards he called after them, so they came back. "Ye asked me how long it would take to go to Birmingham?" "Yes." they said. "Well," said Pat, "it will take ye four hours." "Why didn't you tell us that before?" be-fore?" they asked. "Well now," jsaid Pat, "how could I tell ye until I saw how fast ye could walk first?" |