Blarney!
WITH a name like Peter O'Mal- " ley's, and with it a staggering sequence of. 46 convictions - for alcoholic bursts, a man might be pardoned for gazing at life through optimistic binoculars. According to the cle'rlf of the court, O'Malley was "found drunk m a public place, to wit > '.'., ." for the second time m two days. "When Oi was out of Sathurday Oi had a couple . uv dhrinks-^-Oi was feelin' cruik — Oi fell- into a mob an' they knocked, me out, _but Oi'm feelin' pretty good s'mornin"' '* (the last m a confidential whisper). <'An' if ye loike t' hoi' me till 4 "o'clock Oi'll git out an' that's the last y'H see of me", (turning wistfully to the bench). Even a magistrate is amenable to blarney nicely applied, and Peter O'Malley got what he asked for.
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NZ Truth, Issue 1177, 21 June 1928, Page 1
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136Blarney! NZ Truth, Issue 1177, 21 June 1928, Page 1
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