He was an idle Irish boy, but 110 had tho Irishman's ready wit. Ho had shipped on board a man-of-war, where he annoyed the boatswain by his laziness. Seeing- him on the maintop 0110 morning, gazing idly out to sea, tho boatswain called out to liini:—"Como down out of that, yo rasoaj! Come down out of that, an' Oi'lt give yez a dozen whacks wid 111 a rope!" 'Faith, sorr," replied the boy, "Oi wouldn't come if yo offered ins turn
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2109, 28 March 1914, Page 6
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81Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2109, 28 March 1914, Page 6
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