HE HAD MANY GRAND MOTHERS.
There is happy-go-lucky, ready-witted Irishman in the employ of a well-known builder. Ho is a genius, Tout withal an industrious, trustworthy fellow, and his employer thinks the world of him. A few weeks ago Pat asked for a day off.
"Me grandmither's dead, sorr, and begorra I'd loike to go to the funeral," said Pat.
He was granted the leave of absence. Ton days afterwards Pat asked for another day off. What's the matter now"?" asked 'Mr. Dobbins, his employer. " Matther it ie, sor," replied Pat. " Sure an' me grandmither's dead, the saints rest her bow]."
"Why, that's what you said before." " Shure I did that, sor, but that wor me mither's mither, and this is me father's mithcr." '■
He got that day, but when the very n&ct week Pat returned to his employer asking for another day, Mr. Dobbins was perplexed. "More grandmothers dead*?" he asked. "Yes, sor, there be. It's me mither's mither, sor, and she do be going to be buried th' morrow, sor." " Ah, Pat,',' exclaimed Mr. Dobbins, "I have you there. Your mother's mother died before, you know." "So she did, sor; so she did. But me mither were married twice, sor." Mr. Dobbins was so completely stumped, Pat the. dast o£U ' ~
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14691, 27 May 1911, Page 5 (Supplement)
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212HE HAD MANY GRAND MOTHERS. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14691, 27 May 1911, Page 5 (Supplement)
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