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( 21 ) you ſay! replied the gentleman.-Yes. Blaſt your honour ſaid the porter. This ond correction of words, though not intended to give any offence ſo irritated the gentleman, that he not only refuſed to give the proper information, but in a rage, gave him a hearty drubbing with his case.

62.-The Iriſh method of ruining a Banker- In the late rebellion. J. C. Beresford. Eſq. a banker, and member for Dublin, rendered himſelf so very obnoxious to the rebels, in conſequence of his vigilance in bringing them to puniſhment, that whenever they found any of his bank-notes in plundering a houſe the general cry was. By Jeſus' we'll ruin the raſcal! we'll deſtroy every note of his we can find- and they actually deſtroyed, it is ſuppoſed upwards of 20000l. of his notes during the rebellion!

63. An Iriſhman going to be hanged begged that the rope might be tied under his arms, inſtead of round his neck; for he was ſo remarkably tickliſh in the throat, that he ſhould certainly kill himſelf with laughing!

64. A ſchool maſter hearing one of his ſcholars read, the boy, when he came to the word Honour, pronounced it full: the maſter told him it ſhould alway, be pronounced without the H, as thus, onour Very well, Sir, replied the boy, I will remember for the future. Aye, ſaid the maſter, always drop the H.-The next morning his maſter's tea, with a hot muffin was brought to his deſk, but the duties of his avocation detained him till it was cold, therefore he ordered the ſame boy to take it to the fire and heat it.-Yes, Sir, relied the ſcholar and taking it to the fire eat it. Preſently the maſter called for his muffin: have eat it, as you bid me, ſaid the boy. Eat it you ſcoundrel! ſaid the maſter: I hid you take it to the fire and heat it. But, Sir anſwered the boy, yeſterday you told me always to drop the H.