And stammins of sheep there,
And whiskey came pourin’ galore.”
And then it was, when all, including Mr. Mungavan, were in that happy state denominated soft, that Mehicle opened his unerring batteries, never yet known to fail.
Let us merely now wish them a happy wedding; but we somehow cannot help thinking there is in this tale a
MORAL.
Be ever hospitable; but, if you invite a friend or two, beware, when you say “Take away;” for you know not whether some time or another you may not fall in with a Mehicle O’Kelopauthrick.
| [1] | The invariable salutation, in the West of Ireland, on approaching one who is at work. |
| [2] | Old stingy fellow. |