"Patrick O'Connor, sor."
"Are you married?" questioned the officer.
"Yis, sor, but is this the relief station?" He was nursing his hand in agony.
"Of course it is. How many children have you?"
"Eight, sor. But sure, this is the relief station?"
"Yes, it is," replied the officer, a little angry at the man's persistence.
"Well," said Patrick, "sure, an' I was beginning to think that it might be the pumping station."
The sages say, Dame Truth delights to dwell
(Strange Mansion!) in the bottom of a well: