The Bunsby Papers (second series): Irish Echoes. John Brougham

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      "The jug o' punch,"

      accompanying the tune by vigorous whacks of his hammer upon the piece of sole-leather he was beating into the requisite toughness.

      The united sounds of merriment and industry smote upon Dan's heart like a knell.

      "Listen at the happy ragamuffin, working away like a whole hive o' bees, and chirpin' like a pet canary-bird," said he to himself. "Oh, it's aisy seen he won't want to renew his acquaintance wid this murdherin' gout an' the useless money – but, hit or miss, it won't do to let him see me down in the mouth."

      So, putting on a careless swagger, and forcing a tone of joyousness into his voice:

      "Hallo, cobbler," he cried, "there you are, bellusin' away like a bagpiper. What an iligant thing it is to see such poor wretches whistlin' themselves into an imitation of comfort."

      "How do you know but I'm crammed full of real comfort, bad luck to yer mockin' tongue?" said Bulworthy, disgusted at the other's satisfied demeanor.

      "It's pleased I am to see your foggy moon of a face, anyway," he went on. "Where's me shillin'?"

      "Why, you poor, miserable attenuation of humanity, how dare you address yourself to me in that orthodox manner?" observed Dan, with an ambitious attempt at Bulworthy's magniloquence.

      "Miserable, eh?" replied the other, with a chirp. "Is it me miserable, wid such a home as this?"

      "It's all over," thought Dan, "the ould brute's as happy as a bird. Bad luck to the minute that my own pelt made a cage for him."

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