Misther Dick an' Me.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3501, 15 March 1880, Page 2

Misther Dick an' Me.

[By Paddy Mttbfhy.]

Lambton Say, Wellington, March 1,1880.

Bedad, it's a proud man I am this day, an' no mistake, for I've succeeded, in injopcin' the Ministhry to offer the racant portfoley to me bald frind Tom Dick. Ay coorse- I'm -.■till opposed; to—the - HallGovernment, but at the same, time whinirer they want advice on any important measure, I'm niver too proud to give it to thim. Well, one day last week, whilst I was packin' up me boxes an' chists for me intinded tower wid Fasthor Shiniky, who the dickens-should dhrop in to me stewjeo but Johnny Hail. " Misther Murphy," ses he; " I want yer adrice on a very sayrious matther." " D'ye tell me bo ? " ses I, " an' what may that be, Johnny, mavrone ?" ses I. ".Well, Faddy, alianah,l'm thinkin' abou| offerin' the vacant portfoley to* Misther Dick, ay Dunaydin, and I jist called y to ax yer advice in the matther," ses Johnny. "Luk here, Johnny," ses I, " Be the hokey poker ye've jist hit the right nail on the head, Tom Dick is the very man to sbuit ye," ses I, " an' a?'ye don't make haste about it, begorra ye may lose him," ses I, " for, betchune you an' me, Misther Dick is undher offer ay engagement to thravel wid mesilf au' the Pasthor on our tower. A rivirind an' solemn-looking chairman has a great dail to do wid the success .ay a nieetio', an' the Fasthor thinks ay he could injooce Misther Dick to tbravel wid us he would double the number ay his convarts in a very short time," ses I. "Bhir»nfages, d'ye tell me so ? " ties Johnny; "be the hokey, I must run to the tiiigraph offis an' wire to him at onced," lea Johnny, as he rushed down stairs. That same night I sthruck off the followin' pome in honour ay the occashun :—

A NOBK TO TOM DICK.

Arrab, Tommy, me honey, begorra it's fanny To had ye, me boy, »t the top o' the three, Te're etuck to yer party, Mx, Tommy, me

harby, An 1 sure ye're deMirfin' an oflU, macbree; The Northern' dkraimen an place-huntio' achaimers , t Hftre juit now dispovered the Mimithry s

Thfly're murfcher'd the n»ti»a wid bad legiilashun, They want conwlashun from you, Tommy Dick.

Begorra, I'll wager yell dhrill the bould Major To smite tboae Amalekitea—Ballance an Mac; • , ■j • . Yell find it quite nisy, m« jewel an daisy. To dhrive ould Sir George an' b« Pbilw tines back; Make Midiau thrimble—that's whin ye as•imble,— Jiat giye thim the chapther an terses, avick j ... Make all Aygipt woudber, wid nccinti of tun* dher, • • • An' cross the rod say ar Piako, Tom Dick. Jist praicb thim some sarmints, an' rilence the rarmints, An' ay they want garmints jist gire them a quote ; , Taich Freddy surreym', whin north ay Canaan, • An' ar he jjets ttotmped, Tom, jist keep ' him afloat; Th* divil's ffwn play-boyi hate conquered ould Grey, boys, But bad as they are, yo can sate thim from • Nick; Yer pals are his own, Tom, an'jist you alone, Tom, Can chait the ould boy at, his rights, Tommy Dick. ... —Saturday Advertiser. '

Mr Clare Sewell Seed announced to his Norfolk constituents his recent Americau visit. It is complimentary, bat complain!! of the newspaper interriewers and impertinent hotel clerks.