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I hope we won't meet in the dark, that's all. 'Drivin' across ladders for ever, with the rungs very far apart, explained a Canadian to Andy, in the background, as the latter rubbed his finger-tips over the ribs in the material of his pantaloons, and looked puzzled. 'An' what description of vahicle stands sich thratement? asked Mr. Callaghan, 'an' what description of baste?
Mike Callaghan now came in sight, striding fast; "Mr. Mayor sends his love bother-o'-me his respex; and will be happy to see your honour." In three minutes more the Comedian was seated in a little parlour that adjoined Mr. Hartopp's counting-house, Mr. Hartopp seated also, vis-a- vis.
Hilary was tall and slim and dark and rather beautiful, and he lived abroad and painted, and he told Peter that he was going to be married to a woman called Peggy Callaghan. Peter, who had always admired Hilary from afar, was rather sorry.
Once, when an old convict named Callaghan was detected stealing some sugar belonging to one of the pilot boat's crew, my mother went to Dr Parsons, who, with the Reverend Mr Sampson, was to hear the charge against Callaghan on the following morning, and begged him not to have the man flogged; and Tom King, the man from whom the sugar was stolen, went with her and joined his pleadings to hers.
"Is it there ye are, me jew'l!" cried Mr. O'Rourke, discovering her. Mrs. Bilkins wheeled upon Margaret. "Margaret Callaghan, is that thing your husband?" "Ye-yes, mum," faltered Mrs. O'Rourke, with a woful lack of spirit. "Then take it away!" cried Mrs. Bilkins. Margaret, with a slight flush on either cheek, glided past Mrs.
"'I can't say I am, sir," said Callaghan, 'I haven't been to say at all well for the last few days, wid a pain down my back. "'Ah, indeed no wondher, Mr.
Now I must say that this friend of my son's does not do anything of that kind." "Not the least," said Mrs. Callaghan. "Quite the contrary," said Mrs. Stackpoole. "I dare say he is a wonderful man," said Lady Blood. "All I say is, that I didn't hear anything wonderful come out of his mouth; and as for people in Ennis walking on two legs, I have seen donkeys in Limerick doing just the same thing."
He had not fainted, but he was immovable with terror; he lay in a puddle, and thought it was his own blood gushing from him; and he would have lain there until Monday morning, if my Lord's grooms, descending, had not dragged him by the coat-collar from under the beast, who still lay quiet. "Play 'Charming Judy Callaghan, will ye?" says Mr.
'Me lave ye, Misther Robert! in accents of unfeigned surprise; 'not unless ye drove me with a whip an' kicked me is it your poor fostherer Andy Callaghan? Masther Bob, asthore, ye're all the counthry I have now, an' all the frinds; an' I'll hold by ye, if it be plasing, as long as I've strength to strike a spade. Tears actually stood in the faithful fellow's eyes.
It's hardly likely the fellow will attempt to address you again, at least on that subject. So the old gentleman very impatiently watched the log heaps piling, and the teams straining, and the 'grog-bos' going his rounds, for a while longer. We left Andy Callaghan over his victim, with a flourishing shillelagh.
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