May they niver want a bottle, or a frind to stale it from."

"Terrence," said Fernando in a half whisper, "Can't we find a more comfortable place than this to live in?" "Oh, be aisy, me frind, for it's an illegant a house I've got for all of us, and we'll be as comfortable there as a banshee.

Fernando had been in college but a few months, and was already making excellent progress, when one day Terrence came to his room and said: "Me frind, d'ye want to see a bit of good society?" Laying down a heavy mathematical work, Fernando smilingly answered: "I don't know, Terrence; I've hardly time for society.

"Why?" "Never moind, Fernando, I'll not desert ye, and if my one comes to ye about satisfaction, or inything of the kind, and asks you to mintion your frind, sind thim to Terrence Malone, and he will make the arrangements, that's all.

Terrence, do you mean a duel?" "Certainly, me frind, nothin' ilse.

"Heave to, or we will fire on you!" "Niver mind him, me frind," said Terrence to the man at the rudder.

"But can we get along without it?" "Aisy, me frind; don't be alarmed.

" Terrence came forward to his companions and said: "Now, lads, like as not the frinds of Matson may be afther following us.

"Me frind, the honorable Misthur Magrew, is hard o' hearing," explained the Irishman in an undertone.

"Ye see me frind, knowing his infirmity, asked mesilf to pay all bills for Misthur Magrew, and he gave me the money,

" "So ye've heard it at last, me frind?"

"What show can he have?" "Lave it all to me, me frind, and I will bring ye out all right, see if I don't.

I've got a frind, poor Sukey, who is still on board the English ship, and I just want permission to go and bring him back.

"Ivery blissid word of it is the gospel truth, me frind," Terrence answered.

"I was vary gled to see Sir Peter and my Leddy Tizzle sic gude frinds agin, Mr. M'Dougal, what think ye?" "Eh, mon, vary weel while it lasts, but it's just Mrs. M'Dougal's way.

I didn't mane to get dhrunk that day, ye know, nor to make a frind of" "I am no ghost but my own self, Teddy, restored to my husband in safety.

"'Ach,' says he, ''tisn't money I want from ye, but to hilp a frind.'

'Oh, no, they won't; you take ut aisy, me frind, an' go home!'

Take ut aisy, is ut?' sez I. 'Well, me frind,' sez he, 'I can't help ye; that's the marvelious an' onaccountable departmint up the stairs forninst ye.

"That's a true word for ye, Ma'am, dear; but it's hard if a poor man can't have a frind to DEPIND on.

At Brough Sowerby, in Westmoreland, is an ale-house bearing the sign of Robin Hood, with the following lines beneath it: "Good frinds, good frinds, my ale is good.

At Brough Sowerby, in Westmoreland, is an ale-house bearing the sign of Robin Hood, with the following lines beneath it: "Good frinds, good frinds, my ale is good.

"No, avic, we's yer frinds; we'll not harm a hair o' yer beautiful head, we won't.