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wed immediately by Rakoczy's March。 Tarbarrels and bonfires were lighted along the coastline of the four seas on the summits of the Hill of Howth； Three Rock Mountain； Sugar…loaf； Bray Head； the mountains of Mourne； the Galtees； the Ox and Donegal and Sperrin peaks； the Nagles and the Bograghs； the Connemara hills； the reeks of M'Gillicuddy； Slieve Aughty； Slieve Bernagh and Slieve Bloom。 Amid cheers that rent the welkin； responded to by answering cheers from a big muster of henchmen on the distant Cambrian and Caledonian hills； the mastodontic pleasureship slowly moved away saluted by a final floral tribute from the representatives of the fair sex who were present in large numbers while； as it proceeded down the river； escorted by a flotilla of barges； the flags of the Ballast office and Custom House were dipped in salute as were also those of the electrical power station at the Pigeon…house。 Visszontlátlására； kedvés baráton！ Visszontlátásra！ Gone but not forgotten。
Gob； the devil wouldn't stop him till he got hold of the bloody tin anyhow and out with him and little Alf hanging on to his elbow and he shouting like a stuck pig； as good as any bloody play in the Queen's royal theatre。
Where is he till I murder him？
And Ned and J。 G。 paralysed with the laughing。
Bloody wars； says I； I'll be in for the last gospel。
But as luck would have it the jarvey got the nag's head round the other way and off with him。
Hold one citizen； says Joe。 Stop。 Begob he drew his hand and made a swipe and let fly。 Mercy of God the sun was in his eyes or he'd have left him for dead。 Gob； he near sent it into the county Longford。 The bloody nag took fright and the old mongrel after the car like bloody hell and all the populace shouting and laughing and the old tinbox clattering along the street。
The catastrophe was terrific and instantaneous in its effect。 The observatory of Dunsink registered in all eleven shocks； all of the fifth grade of Mercalli's scale； and there is no record extant of a similar seismic disturbance in our island since the earthquake of 1534； the year of the rebellion of Silken Thomas。 The epicentre appears to have been that part of the metropolis which constitutes the Inn's Quay ward and parish of Saint Michan covering a surface of fortyone acres； two roods and one square pole or perch。 All the lordly Tesidences in the vicinity of the palace of justice were demolished and that noble edifice itself； in which at the time of the catastrophe important legal debates were in progress； is literally a mass of ruins beneath which it is to be feared all the occupants have been buried alive。 From the reports of eyewitnesses it transpires that the seismic waves were acpanied by a violent atmospheric perturbation of cyclonic character。 An article of headgear since ascertained to belong to the much respected clerk of the crown and peace Mr George Fottrell and a silk umbrella with gold handle with the engraved initials； coat of arms and house number of the erudite and worshipful chairman of quarter sessions sir Frederick Falkiner； recorder of Dublin； have been discovered by search parties in remote parts of the island； respectively； the former on the third basaltic ridge of the giant's causeway； the latter embedded to the extent of one foot three inches in the sandy beach of Holeopen bay near the old head of Kinsale。 Other eyewitnesses depose that they…observed an incandescent object of enormous proportions hurtling through the atmosphere at a terrifying velocity in a trajectory directed south west by west。 Messages of condolence and sympathy are being hourly received from all parts of the different continents and the sovereign pontiff has been graciously pleased to decree that a special missa pro defunctis shall be celebrated simultaneously by the ordinaries of each and every cathedral church of all the episcopal dioceses subject to the spiritual authority of the Holy See in suffrage of the souls of those faithful departed who have been so unexpectedly called away from our midst。 The work of salvage； removal of debris human remains etc has been entrusted to Messrs Michael Meade and Son； 159； Great Brunswick Street and Messrs T。 C。 Martin； 77； 78； 79 and 80； North Wall； assisted by the men and officers of the Duke of Cornwall's light infantry under the general supervision of H。 R。 H。； rear admiral the right honourable sir Hercules Hannibal Habeas Corpus Anderson K。G。； K。P。； H。T。； P。C。； K。C。B。； M。P。； J。P。； M。B。； D。S。O。； S。O。D。； M。F。H。； M。R。I。A。； B。L。； Mus。 Doc。； P。L。G。； F。T。C。D。； F。R。U。I。； F。R。C。P。I。 and F。R。C。S。I。
You never saw the like of it in all your born puff。 Gob； if he got that lottery ticket on the side of his poll he'd remember the gold cup； he would so； but begob the citizen would have been lagged for assault and battery and Joe for aiding and abetting。 The jarvey saved his life by furious driving as sure as God made Moses。 What？ O； Jesus； he did。 And he let a volley of oaths after him。
Did I kill him； says he； or what？
And he shouting to the bloody dog：
After him； Garry！ After him； boy！
And the last we saw was the bloody car rounding the corner and old sheepface on it gesticulating and the bloody mongrel after it with his lugs back for all he was bloody well worth to tear him limb from limb。 Hundred to five！ Jesus； he took the value of it out of him； I promise you。
When； lo； there came about them all a great brightness and they beheld the chariot wherein He stood ascend to heaven。 And they beheld Him in the chariot； clothed upon in the glory of the brightness； having raiment as of the sun； fair as the moon and terrible that for awe they durst not look upon Him。 And there came a voice out of heaven； calling： Elijah！ Elijah！ And he answered with a main cry： Abba！ Adonai！ And they beheld Him even Him； ben Bloom Elijah； amid clouds of angels ascend to the glory of the brightness at an angle of fortyfive degrees over Donohoe's in Little Green Street like a shot off a shovel。
Nausicca
THE SUMMER EVENING HAD BEGUN TO FOLD THE WORLD IN ITS mysterious embrace。 Far away in the west the sun was setting and the last glow of all too fleeting day lingered lovingly on sea and strand； on the proud promontory of dear old Howth guarding as ever the waters of the bay； on the weedgrown rocks along Sandymount shore and； last but not least； on the quiet church whence there streamed forth at times upon the stillness the voice of prayer to her who is in her pure radiance a beacon ever to the storm…tossed heart of man； Mary； star of the sea。
The three girl friends were seated on the rocks； enjoying the evening scene and the air which was fresh but not too chilly。 Many a time and oft were they wont to e there to that favourite nook to have a cosy chat beside the sparkling waves and discuss matters feminine； Cissy Caffrey and Edy Boardman with the baby in the pushcar and Tommy and Jacky Caffrey； two little curlyheaded boys； dressed in sailor suits with caps to match and the name H。M。S。 Belleisle printed on both。 For Tommy and Jacky Caffrey were twins； scarce four years old and very noisy and spoiled twins sometimes but for all that darling little fellows with bright merry faces and endearing ways about them。 They were dab