Some years ago, in one of our Western courts, three men—an Englishman, an Irishman, aud a Scotchman—were found guilty of murder, and sentenced to bo hung. The judge told them they could each choose a tree on which they would like to be " strung up." The Scotchman promptly chose an ash tree, and the Englishman an oak-tree. " Well, Pat, what will you be hung on?" asked the judge. "If it please your honour, I'd rather be hung on a goosebeny bush." "Oh," said tho judge, " but that's not big enough." " Bcgorra, thin," replied Pat, brightening up, " I'll wait till it grows."
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Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 866, 26 September 1871, Page 2
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101Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 866, 26 September 1871, Page 2
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