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Show HE WAS WILLING TO WALK. In a certain provincial town in Ireland dwelt two Celts Hcnnessy and O'Brien who one day set out to seek their fortunes in a new country. In Dublin tney became separated, and Hennessy, unable un-able to find his comrade, embarked for America alone. Arrived in New York, he secured a position posi-tion as a diver and was put to work near the docks. Meanwhile O'Brien took a ship bound for New York. As the ship wasbeing d6eked, he saw a j dier just emerging from the water, and. as O'Brien had never seen a diver before, he" watched this one s everv move. But his delight and amazement knew no bounds when, seeing the diver remove his helmet, hel-met, he recognized his one-time companion, ilen- 11CSAgreat light broke upon O'Brien's mind, and his countenance underwent a change. There was a world of reproach in his voice when he sang out: "I say, Hennessy, why Jhe deuce didn t ye toll me ye intended to walk over? I'd have walked with ve." The Bohemian. " |