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Pat's 'Divarshun.'

A story is told of an Englishman who landed at Dublin a fow months ago filled with apprehension that tho life of any loyal subject of Her Majesty was not worth a farthing there and thereabouts. The Land Leaguers, he imagined, were all bloodthirsty assassins, and all that sort of thing. But it was his duty to travel in the land— a duty ho approached with fear and trembling. Now there happened to be on his route a number of towns, tho names of which begin with the suggestive syllable 'Kil.' Thero was Kilmartin, and so on. In his ignorance (if nomenclature hia affrighted senses were startled anew on hearing a fellowpassenger in the railway-carriage remark to another as follows : —

1 I'm just afther bein' over to Kilpatrick ' 1 And I,' replied the other, « am afther bein' over to Kilmary. 'What murderers they are!' thought the Englishman, « And to think that they talk of

their assassinations^ publicly !' But the conversation went on. 'And fhare are you goin' now?' asked assassin No. 1. ' I'm goin' home, and then to Kilmore,' was No. 2's reply. The Englishman's blood curdled. 'Kilmore, is it?' added No. 1. _ 'You'd betther be comic' along wud me to Kilmaule?' It is related that the Englishman left the train at the next station.

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Otago Witness, Issue 1602, 5 August 1882, Page 28

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Pat's 'Divarshun.' Otago Witness, Issue 1602, 5 August 1882, Page 28

Pat's 'Divarshun.' Otago Witness, Issue 1602, 5 August 1882, Page 28

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