Young Paddy McShane.
Young Paddy McShane — sure no lad could be bolder — Coaxed Biddy O'Shea to be sharing his lot; And Pat had a lively young pig on his shoulder, And she on her head boro a big iron pot. From the town, just at night-fall, as home they were walkin Through a dark, lonely thicket their winding path lay — Biddy set down the pot, stopped her l&ughing and talking, , Paddy turned round and axed her cause of delay. 4 Och,' said «he, • I'm afraid yell be acting uncivil — ' ' I'll not go alone through thethickest wid , i -you ;,,.,!■ ''' ' ■ ' ' * ForT»ddy;'Avick, you're as wild as^ thft Jdivil-; ■ ' '-'. - You'll be kissing and aquazing me, that's , what you'll do.' ' , '' , ' ■ , , ' . ' i ' ''i '.But the pig,' replied Pat, « that I've lugged :so securely > <> > >■♦ v ; '♦ « «, If looBe,,baok to town like fcho divil he It ■ , 'trotJ? •'; / ,' .» '.> >■ ' - ''"*" - : fOch.vPAddy,! said th^iai she- looked tts ' 'deHaurelVj : '' - • •<• < ; " -- •' ; ,- " * r • 3iire ddttJdii'tiye put the pig. under the pofc'!'
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Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 237, 14 January 1888, Page 8
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154Young Paddy McShane. Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 237, 14 January 1888, Page 8
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