Deep—Very Deep.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 21 August 1914, Page 8

Deep—Very Deep.

In County Sligo there is a small lake renowned for its fabulous depth. A professor happened to be in that part of Ireland during the summer, and, started out one "day for a ramble among the mountains, accompanied by a native guide. As they climbed, Pat asked him if he would like to'see this lake, "for it's no bottom at all, sorr." "But how do you know that, Pat ?" asked the professor. "Well, aorr, I'll tell ye. Me own cousin was showin' tlie pond to a gentleman one day, sorr, and he looked incredulous like, just as you do, and me cousin couldn't stand it for him to doubt his worrd, sorr, and so. he said, ' Begona, I'll prove the truth of me words,' and off wish his clothes and in he jumped." The professor's face wore an amused and quizzical expression. "Yes, sorr, in he jumped, and didn't come up again, at all, at all." "But," said the professor, "I don't see your cousin proved his point by recklessly drowning himself." "Sure, sorr, it wasn't drowned, at all he was. The next day comes a cable • from him in Australia askin' \ to send on his clothes."