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“HIS REVERENGE.”

A solicitor's clerk was collecting evidence of clerical, intimidation of voters in a certain constituency in Ireland. He had questioned many voters without eliciting anything of importance, until he came to an old man who had not voted.

“ And why did you not vote ? ” asked the clerk. “ Well then, sor,” was the reply, “ it was all His Riverence’s doings.”

” Ah, his reverence,” said the clerk, brightening up. ” What did he do to prevent you ? ” " I was working in the yard,” said the old man, ” when he suddenly burst into it, and chased mo into the barn, and kept me thex-e till it was too late to vote.” ” And are you ready to swear that his reverence forcibly kept you from voting ? ” asked the clerk. “I am, sor,” was the reply, “and there ore others that can swear to it too.”

" That's sufficient," said the clerk " I have not time to go into particulars now, but there will be a gentleman here in a few days to whom you can tell everything." f So important was Pat's evidence considered that the next day the solicitor in the case drove twelve miles in a blinding snow storm to interview him. Pat repeated the same story, with the addition that ha considered himself lucky in escaping ns ho did.

“ You appear to be greatly afraid of your priest,” said the solicitor, a little surprised.

" The praste ! ” exclaimed Pat. “ Arrah, sure, now it’s not the praste I’m talking about at all ; it’s Phil Hagerty’s bull. Faix, I thought everyone knew Phil’s bull, which wo call " His Riverence.”

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Bibliographic details

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 15, Issue 29, 12 April 1904, Page 7

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“HIS REVERENGE.” Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 15, Issue 29, 12 April 1904, Page 7

“HIS REVERENGE.” Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 15, Issue 29, 12 April 1904, Page 7

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