At the London Law Courts.
Mike (pointing to the patriot O'Brien)—Ah! there's a man who Balfour would like to imprison for life if he only dared.
Pat—Imprison for life, d'ye say? Sure, man, 'twould be no use at all. For O'Brien would die long before such a brutal sintince could come to an end.
Mike—Ah, me bhoy! Faith, and I believe ye're right!
—N. Y. World.