294 FIVE ACKES TOO MUCH. 



useful as it undoubtedly is for some purposes, can do 

 so extensive and unexpected an amount of damage ; 

 it gets into such odd places, and produces such queer 

 results. However, Patrick, true to his Irish nature, 

 was so delighted with my example that he deter 

 mined to follow it, and begged time enough to build 

 himself a house. When my troubles were about over, 

 I met him one day, and asked how his building was 



getting on 



&quot;Thank yer honor,&quot; he replied, joyfully, &quot;I am 

 doing finely ; there was a f rind, begorra, and true 

 frind he was, and a carpenter at that, and he has 

 built it all for nothing, because he was out of work. 

 Sure and it s an ilegant house.&quot; 



&quot; Well, then, Patrick, I suppose you ll soon be mov 

 ing into it.&quot; 



&quot; I would that, but for wan thing.&quot; 



&quot; And what is that ?&quot; I inquired. 



&quot; It hasn t any roof on it.&quot; 



&quot; You don t say so ; why, that is quite important.&quot; 



&quot; Thrue for you, yer honor, it is that ; the flure and 

 the sides is beautiful ; it has two flures and a roof as 

 purty as ever was.&quot; 



&quot; Why, I thought you said it had no roof,&quot; I re 

 sponded, growing somewhat confused, as I often did 

 over Patrick s explanations. 



