THE DISSOLUSHUN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 238, 14 August 1879, Page 2

THE DISSOLUSHUN.

(Saturday Advertiser.) Lambton KAy. Wellington, August 7th,

'Pon me conshinse, we manageds to lay a nice tlivap for the rats, so we did. The night before the dissolushun, Hislxciilincy axed me up to tay, jiat for the sake o' pumpin' me as to what was his best coorse to pursliue imdher the sarcumstances As soon as the ladie3 retired and the table was cleared, Sir Herculis called me into his study, an' aftlier projunicin' a black bottle av'rale ould from a' cubboord in the corner, he ses to me, ses lie: " Jist wot yer whistle wid that, 111 a bouchilcou bawn; it's the genuine stuff, imported by mesilf from Shawn O'Doghtery's private still in the blake mountains o' Donigall," ses he. " Hare's slantha Herky," ses I(I call him Herky . bekays we're ould cronies), as I tug a swig at the bottle, an,' begorra, it rould down me throat like mother's milk, so it did, " Now, Paddy mavrone," ses he " I want to ax yer advice about this dissolushun, for pon me snwl, I'm not quite clear on the Constitushinal aspect av the quistion," ses he. " Blur-aii-ounthers. man alive," ses, I" there can't be the slightest doubt as to the ixpaidency av grantin' the dissolushun." " D'ye tell me so!" ses His Ixillincy. " Begorra, Ido ; an' what's more," ses I, " i could prove beyant the show av a doubt that yer bound to grant it, av-1 had the Parliamenthry Blue Books," ses I. " Well, betchuue you an' me, Pat." ses the Governor, "I'm complaitly flabbergasted wid theopposin' parties, an' ther arguments, One minuto Sir George comes in threatenin' a roiao' terror an' the o' the people, unless a dissolushun is ghranted, next minit Sir William waits ipon me, gwairin' he'll raise the Good Templars in " arms, or what's worse e.till, let his tongue loose, ar I give way to Sir George. What the juice am I to do at all, at all?" ses ho "Anthin tiler's another matther, Paddy allanah," ses he, " that makes me pause before I grant a dissolushun." "Arrah, what may that be, Herky?" ses I. Well, ma chair (Frinch), I'll tell ye ivhat it is," ses he. "Sureye know, aroon, that ther's o big number av unforchunate divils in the prisint House that'll starve this could winther av they lose tlier honorayriums, an'me heart feels for them, allannah, for, sure I know that, av they're onced put out tlie'll liiver get in agin," ses he. " Sal is pop ut lie sliupraimi' is lax," ses I, spaikin'Latin, in ordher to convince him. "Begorra, I think yer right," see he, "so ye'd bether sind Sir George up an' I'll grant liim the dissolushun," ses His Ixcillincy. So ye see me collaiges have me to thank for the victhory over the rats. Paddy Murphy.