Tit for Tat.
A famous Canadian judge who has a great fund of anecdotes, and who would never think of suppressing a joke because he is , himself the victim of it, tells of an attempt \ which he recently made to poke fun at an ■ Irishman. j He was returning to his home after a session of court in a distant county, and -as the ■■ train was- standing 'at a small station 20 miles from -his destination, 'he espied an ! old labourer whom .he slightly knew about to enter a carriage. The .judge promptly took the man into a parlour car with himself, and paid for his seat. As the tram rolled along past pleasanc farms, the judge, knowing the ir.nn's love for the Emerald I?le, said: "Well, John, this is a great country, this 'Canada. It's away ahead of Ireland, > isn't k?" Tears came into the eyes -of the old man at the mention of his native land, and he shook his head as he replied : ! "No, indeed, this country is nothing like j Ireland." ! "Tut, tut, man," said the judge in a per- ' siiasive tone, "you'd be a long time .in "Ire- J land before you'd enjoy the honour of fid- ; ing in a parlour car with a judge." : •'Troth, and you're right," replied his companion. "And you'd be a mighty long time in Ireland before they'd make you a judgel" :
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19010626.2.347.4
Bibliographic details
Otago Witness, Issue 2467, 26 June 1901, Page 78
Word Count
232Tit for Tat. Otago Witness, Issue 2467, 26 June 1901, Page 78
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in