A GENUINE IRISH BULL.
The ruling pa'slou of bull-miking string in death, or •uj ■ rjear ; >ocJ«>e(4.«* wad B trougly ilfuafcrated in a story the late D'Aroy McUeo wm fond of telling—tliat of two fruhmen wlu» were strolling along the cWk?> if Liverpool, pennies arid wifcbott'' any nn.-<peut of securing money or employment Presently they came to a placard! :. h. Royal Humane Society. • £2ile.ward.Eor Sajiog *,lifuJ >• - »• C< Wte/fotfTte'eovering the I'ody I ] *' Mike," said Dennis " Mike, d'ye see that I'll fait overboard and you'll jump in and res cue me, ami we'll divide the reward, which! Do a pound a-pie«e." " Agreed," said Mike "hero gou9,' v and a minute later he- waa floundering in the watur. But no- sooner had hj» fallen in than Dennis, to hb inexpressible horror, rumera&eWilrfeat Kni'itfn'tTn»w*hov tc- swim-, and so, instead of springing in and rescuing the drowning man. he stow! leaning over the rail ataring'aiTtue' bubbles which marked where: Mike had sunk. Once Mike came np. fcnt Dennis gave no sign. Twice he came ttpviiat Dennis- cottM neither m&ve nor utter a wont, for the fatal third time he came to thestufeceantt faintly exclaimed : •* Stamp, av ye ain't fi d quick it's only fifteen shiffitt'a aich well get for. recovexin"
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 221, 6 January 1877, Page 3
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204A GENUINE IRISH BULL. Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 221, 6 January 1877, Page 3
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