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Updated: October 15, 2026
Continuing, he said, "A porter in our establishment, who is an Irishman, came to me the other day, and speaking very confidentially, whispered, 'Sure now, Misthur , you woudn't guiss be me taulk, thit I wus an Irishmin." "Certainly not," said my friend, laughing, when the fellow replied, quite happily, "Whi-thin that's right any how."
"Jack," said I, some years since, to a handy "hedge carpenter," in the county of Wexford, "why did you not come last night to do the job I wanted? It is done now, and you have lost it." "Whi-thin, that's my misforthin any how an be-dad 'twas a double misforthin too, for I wus dooin nothin else thin devartin meeself." "Diverting yourself," said I, "and not minding your business?"
In an instant the reply came "Whi-thin thank yur hanur fur thit same fur 'twill just save me a ha-pinny." They are quick to a degree and have great activity and capability for labour and effort, if but fed, which may be seen by every Englishman who looks and thinks.