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"I am right," said Nogher, "an' it's nothin' else than a sinful world to say that this is bad weather, or that's bad weather bekase the Scriptur says, 'wo be to thee " "But, pray," interrupted John, "what's your business with my father and me?" Nogher rubbed down his chin very gravely and significantly, "Why," said he, "somethin' for your own good, gentlemen."
"Jamie," he said as he removed his pipe and looked seriously at my father, "who was that poltroon that discovered tobacco?" Anna informed him. "What'll become ov 'im whin compared wid O'Hare, th' inventor of th' rosemary delection? I ax ye, Jamie, bekase ye're an honest maan." "Heaven knows, Billy."
"For good raisons bekase I hard you cologgin' an' whisperin' wid a pack of fellows without." "An' have you the brass to say so, knowin' that it's false an' a lie into the bargain?" "Have I the brass, is it? I keep my brass in my pocket, ma'am, not in my face, like some of our friends." This was a sharp retort; but it was very well returned.
"The hall porter took Mahony's chaff, faith, in all sober sayriousness. `It's moighty sorry I am, says he; `Master Lancett's gone to the castle, though proud I am for ould Trinity's sake, sayin' as how the Lord Lieutenant has for to send to us, sure, bekase them murtheren' 'sassa docthers that he brought from over the say with him from Inkland ain't a patch on our chaps!
Divil a word, says I. Why, says he, the naygers has made war on the king o' Chaynee, says he, bekase he refused them any more tay; an' with that, what did they do, says he, but they put a lumbargo on all the vessels that sails the round, an' that's the rayson, says he, I carry guns, as you may see; and I rekimmind you, says he, to go back, for you're not able for thim, and that's jist the way iv it.
Well now if I had killed her got the ould knife into her heart I might lave the counthry. If I had killed her now, throth it 'ud be a good joke, an' all in a fit of passion, bekase she didn't come home in time to let me meet him. Well, I'll go back an' spake soft to her, for, afther all, she'll give me a hard life of it."
'I think he must be a furriner, says the king; 'bekase his dhress is outlandish. 'And doesn't know manners, more betoken, says the lord. 'I'll go down and circumspect him myself, says the king; 'folly me, says he to the lord, wavin' his hand at the same time in the most dignacious manner.
"Look a-yer, my chap, is this 'ere your boat?" "No: I didn't say it was, did I?" "Is that there your jug? I don't know if I keer to sit and hear one of my neighbors and he's a good feller too, he is abused all night, jest bekase I've been and let an entire stranger make a fool of me." "Do you mean me?" "Well, ef I didn't I wouldn't say it. Don't you git mad, now. It won't pay ye.
"In the East Indies." "O, that is where they make the tay, isn't it, sir?" "No, where the tea grows is further still." "Further! why that must be the ind of the world intirely; and they don't make it, thin, sir, but it grows, you tell me." "Yes, Paddy." "Is it like hay, your honor?" "Not exactly, Paddy; what puts hay in your head?" "Oh! only bekase I hear them call it Bohay."
"Phillis," said he, after a long silence, "do you know, it is my opinion that that old creature," pointing with his thumb to Aunt Peggy's house, "is so long used to grumblin' and fussin', that she can't, to save her life, lie still in her grave." "What makes you think so?" said Phillis. "Bekase, I believes in my soul she's back thar this minute."
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