AN IRISHMAN'S WILL
S Under the hoading"A Puzzlo," J. A. N, Magrath senda thn following to a Wellington paper:— A certain father m tho Emerald Isle di-d and bequeathed £3000, the whole to be divided aa follows : — " Ono half to his son Mullaj;her, and one" fourth to hia daughter Judith." Shan O'Huadb, one o? the executors, remarked thnt it was quite itnporsible to mat. th-ee quarters equal a whoa. " But the ould man was always a playful rlivil," said he. '' Now, boya, you see them three 3tonee ; we'll call 'em tho three gui thera, and by the same token let each stone mane a thouciaDd pounds, too, Well, a half is two quarthers, i3n"t it ? ' he added, putting two pebbles asirle. " That's two thousand pounds for Mullagher, and now Judy takes the one-qu'irlher which is left, and which manes one thousand for her!" ''Qiile corrict," chorussed the two heirs, who thus received a little more than they expected. "Ay co rse," replied ghan O'JRuadh. " Shure, by the rule of fraokshuns a half i 3 dr üble a quarter. But old Bryan was thq boy for a bit of divar6hun, rist his cowl."— Did Sban " caloulate " correctly according to the terms of the will ?
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1824, 25 April 1888, Page 3
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203AN IRISHMAN'S WILL Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1824, 25 April 1888, Page 3
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