Coalville Times | 1902-01-03 | Page 5 | Joke on the "Towrists"

Joke 'on the Towrlal.M The poor Saxon "towrlst" what be may suffer In the Emerald Islet There la a story on record of three Irishmen Irish-men rushing awny from the race meeting meet-ing at I'unchestown to catch a train back to Dublin. At the moment a train from a long distance pulled up at the atatlon. and the three men acranibled In. In the carriage waa seated one other passenger. Aa soon as they regained their breath one said: "Put, havo you got th' tlcketa?" "What tlcketa? I've got me lotfe; I thought I'd have lot that gettln' In th' train. Have you got 'em, Molke?" , "01! Begorrtth, I haven't." "Oh, we're all done for thin," aald the third. "They'll charge us rolght from the other solde of Olreland." The old gentleman looked over bla newspaper nnd said: "You are quite safe, glntlemen: wait till we get to the next atatlon." They ull three looked at each other. "Ileduil. lies a dlrecthor we're done for now eutulrely." Uut as soon as the train pulled up the little- gentleman Jumped out and came back with three first class tickets. tick-ets. Handing them to the astonished strangers, he said: "Whist, I'll tell ye how 1 did It. 1 winl along tho thraln 'Tickets, plaxe; flrketa, plate, 1 called, and these be'ong to three Saxon towrlnts In another carriage."