A BEAUTIFUL NEW COACH. 



&quot; Oh no ; the roof is all there, but it lakes, it does.&quot; 



&quot; Still, if it does leak, the upper floor would catch 

 that, and you might occupy the lower story, as I have 

 been doing.&quot; 



&quot; So I would, indade, but the flures have no boards 

 on them ; nothing at all, at all, but jest the bare 

 bames. But I wouldn t mind that meself, and me 

 family would do well enough on the ground if it 

 wasn t for the lakes, and the bad saison it is at 

 that.&quot; 



&quot; You ought to find out where the leaks are, and 

 stop them,&quot; I replied. 



&quot; Sure, and it lakes all over.&quot; 



&quot; Now, Patrick,&quot; I remonstrated, &quot; how can it do 

 that ? No roof was ever made that leaked all over ; 

 the thing can t be.&quot; 



&quot; Well, yer honor knows best ; but when a roof 

 hasn t any shingles on, it lakes purty bad.&quot; 



&quot; Patrick,&quot; I said, pausing and looking at him 

 sternly, &quot; what on earth do you mean by saying one 

 minute that you have a roof, and the next that you 

 have none ?&quot; 



&quot; Well, yer honor knows the boards for the roof is 

 all there, and put up beautiful, but I hadn t any shin 

 gles, more s the pity, and me paying rint all the time, 

 and me frind with nothing to do until he gets some 



