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'Tell us what is wanted ye'ersilf or call in a journeyman who's wurrukin' card is dated this cinchry, I says. 'An' I'm r-right too, Hinnissy." "Well," said Mr. Hennessy, slowly, "those ol' la-ads was level-headed." "Thrue f'r ye," said Mr. Dooley. "But undher th' new iliction laws ye can't vote th' cimitries." The NEGRO PROBLEM "What's goin' to happen to th' naygur?" asked Mr. Hennessy.
"To be sure I will go with you, Bryan," said the bright-eyed and affectionate sister; "to be sure I will; it's on my way to Gerald Cavanagh's; and I'm going down to see how they are, and to know if something I heard about them is thrue. I want to satisfy myself; but they musn't get on their high horse with me, I can tell them."
Now they're straight an' sendin' their money 'ome. An' there's some as I know would be a lot better if they done the same." "Manin' mesilf, ye blaggard! An' tis thrue fer ye. But luk at the docthor, will ye, ain't he down on the whiskey, too?" "Yes, that's w'at I 'ear," conceded Ben. "But e'll soak 'em good at poker." "Bedad, it's the truth ye're spakin," said Tommy enthusiastically.
"Was he sober when he went out?" "Sober when he went out?" "Yes, sir; was he sober when he went out?" "I don't think he war not to say sober." "Wasn't he mad drunk?" "Mad dhrunk?" "Don't repeat my words, sir; wasn't he mad drunk?" "Faix, that's thrue for you, sir they're not worth repeating; no, he war not mad dhrunk."
O'Brien I ask you will you tell me this did ye ever know of any of the prophecies in any of thim old woman's tales comin' thrue?" "It's surprised I am," said the old woman, "to hear you, Peter Sullivan, talking that way you, that had a decent man for your father, and that's a decent man yourself, all but knowing nothing you, that have heard the stories of your people.
"But, Anty, tell me you don't want always to be what you call quiet?" "Oh! but I do why not?" "But you don't mane, Anty, that you wouldn't like to have some kind of work to do some occupation, like?" "Why, I wouldn't like to be idle; but a person needn't be idle because they're quiet." "And that's thrue, Anty." And Martin broke down again.
"Thrue for you, Nancy," said M'Roarkin, "and, indeed, Tom was well spoken of by the neighbors for his kindness to his brother after his death; and luck and grace attended him for it, and the world flowed upon him before it came to his own turn."
"Sure I was civil-spoken to her." "Augh!" said his mother. "And took no liberty." "You goose!" "And called her Miss." "Oh, indeed you missed it altogether." "And said I wasn't desarvin' of her." "That was thrue but you should not have towld her so. Make a woman think you're betther than her, and she'll like you." "And sure, when I endayvoured to make myself agreeable to her "
"That's thrue for yer honer, my lord;" and he started off with his obedient family. "You're wrong, Ballindine," said the Parson; "for you'll drive him up into the big plantation, and you'll be all day before you make him break; and ten to one they'll chop him in the cover." "Would you put them into the gorse at once then?"
There are times when I want a strong word meself. So I got that map, too, and he looked at it steadily. 'I understand, says he, 'that going west by north you would strike a road that leads you south again? 'And that's thrue, said I. And he looked at the map long and steadily again, and he asked what was the precise distance from Point of Rocks to Washington " "Point of Rocks! Good Lord!
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