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Updated: May 2, 2025
"But don't we make 'em run!" called out Tim, glancing over his shoulder. "Them fellers was made to travel, and if they'd only throw down their guns and take up a sprig of the shillaleh, like an ilegant gintleman should do, I wouldn't ax better fun than to jine in wid 'em and tach 'em a few scientific tricks, such as can be got in Tipperary and nowhere ilse Worrah!
"Poor rifle nebber hit shoot one way, look t'other?" "He is no great shot, I will admit; but he is a famous fellow with a shillaleh. Has he given you any of the news?" "All he say, news much news ten time, as one time. Cap'in lend Nick a quarter dollar, yesterday." "I did lend you a quarter, certainly, Nick; and I supposed it had gone to the miller for rum, before this.
Throwing one foot back so as to steady himself, he seized his fine rifle with both hands, near to the muzzle, and held it so as to use it as a club or shillaleh. The brute was so close that he had no more than time to gather his strength, and swing the heavy stock with might and main, when the animal bounded at him straight from the ground.
It was niver that I staid there a night coorting the same that she didn't smash her shillaleh to smithereens over me head. Do yees obsarve that? asked Mickey, removing his hat, and displaying a scar that extended half way across his head. 'I don't see how any one can help seeing that. 'Well, that was the parting salute of Bridget, as I started for Ameriky.
Patrick, young laddy, I only hopes them vagabonds will come on as soon as yourself is inside the sticks, jist to give the ould jontleman a better occasion to play souldier on 'em. Should they happen to climb over the sticks, I've got the prattiest bit of a shillaleh ready that mortal eyes iver adorned! 'Twould break a head and niver a hat harmed a thousand's the pities them chaps wears no hats.
"It couldn't be," ventured the latter, who also had his cap in his hand and was stirring up his flaxen locks, "that they carried a bridge along with 'em." "Impossible!" "That's what I thought, as me sicond cousin remarked whin they told him his uncle carried his shillaleh a half mile and passed two persons without beltin' 'em over the head."
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