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Why, sir," turning to my brother "he could fly or kick football with the rabbits. Well, this is raal stuff!" "Now, Lachlin," said my brother, "give us an account of the attack you made on Vesey Vengeance's house, at the Long Ridge, when all his party were chased out of the town."
Mulford, whatever may be the raal innocence of the brig, she has a most desperate wicked look." "Why, yes, sir it must be owned she is what we sailors call a wicked-looking craft. But some of Uncle Sam's cruisers have that appearance, also." "I know it I know it, sir, and think nothing of looks myself.
"He might av axed the captain to dhrink, after savin' such a pair of illigant craythers," said Chane. "Sorra dhrap's in the house, Murt; the place looks dry," remarked another son of the Green Isle. "Och! an' it's a beautiful cage, anyhow," returned Chane; "and beautiful birds in it, too. It puts me in mind of ould Dimmerary; but there we had the liquor, the raal rum oshins of it, alanna!"
Benedict," said Jim one day, after they had indulged in one of their long talks, "do ye s'pose ye can make a house?" "Anything." "A raal house, all ship-shape for a woman to live in?" "Anything." "With a little stoop, an' a bureau, an' some chairs, an' a frame, like, fur posies to run up on?" "Yes, Jim, and a thousand things you never thought of."
Bishopriggs rubbed his hands cheerfully, and took his tone from his superior, with supple readiness, "Ye're always in the right of it, Sir Paitrick! Wut, raal wut in that aboot the honest employment, and me drifting into it. Lord's sake, Sir, hoo well ye wear!" Dismissing Mr. Bishopriggs by a sign, Sir Patrick advanced to Anne.
"No, sir, 'tis a right-whale," answered Tom; "I saw his spout; he threw up a pair of as pretty rainbows as a Christian would wish to look at. He's a raal oil-butt, that fellow!"
Whisht! but do ye saa him? But isn't he a strappin' fellow, to be sure a raal shark ten foot long, with claws like an alligator!" The hunter walked but a few rods, when he seated himself upon a fallen tree, with his back toward the Irishman. This was the coveted opportunity. "Yees have got the fellow now, Teddy, barring yees haven't got him at all, but that ain't saying ye won't get him.
"Indeed, an' you're raal flesh and blood, Ellish, if that's thrue."
"They're just like Barnum's woolly horse," said Mr Lathrope, criticising them calmly. "If I were you, Mac, I wouldn't go nigh the rookery with them on, or them birds will take you for a fledgeling, mister, I guess!" "Begorrah, I don't care, for they're worrum and comfortable," said Mr McCarthy, "and it's raal white ducks they are, anyhow!"
Howandiver, if it's for a taste ov classic conwersation you are, jist to put us in mind ov ould Cordarius," says he, "here's at you." And wid that he lets fly at his Holiness wid his health in Latin. "Vesthræ Sanctitatis salutem volo," says he. "Here's to you wid the same," says the Pope, in the raal Ciceronian. "Nunc poculum alterhum imple," says he.
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