Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 275, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1911 — Spontaneous Irish Wit. [ARTICLE]

Spontaneous Irish Wit.

American travelers in Ireland make u point of extracting spontaneous Irish wit. and often are rewarded. Cjnis W. Field, of Atlantic cable fame, once stopped a peasant to m ike inquiries aoout Blarney Castle. Receiving the. information, he give the Irishman the "following conundrum:. . .

“Now, Mike, suppose that Lucifei was sure of. us both; which would he take first, do you think?” Thu Irishman looke I thoughtfully for a moment, then said: “Yer.honor, I think he'd take me." . “Why," asked Feld. "Becai.be he's always sure of you.”

On another occasion a well, known American writer for young people, upon landing at Queenstown, was on the alert to hear an Irish bull or some witty remark. She took an express train to Dublin direct, which did not stop at any other station on the way. Several persons mistook the train and rose to get off when nearing one of ‘ the way stations.

"Keep your sates!" roared the conductor. "Keep your sates! This th rain niver stops at all.”