90 SPORTING REMINISCENCES 



" Me lord ! I am here all day an' I have four- 

 teen mile to go with the ass." 



** Usher, put her on the first mile of it . . ." 

 the old lady had done no good for herself. 



I won my case, but it cost me as much as if I had 

 lost, but they appealed and then settled it. 



The only searching question my cross-examiner 

 asked me was as to the size of the sidebones and 

 if they were as big as my hat. Its circumference 

 would have been remarkable as a blemish on a 

 horse's foot. 



The patience of officials on the stations I often 

 think is wonderful. I was waiting for my train 

 this year ; our clocks are never right and a huge 

 giant lurched in very drunk, up to the barrier ; 

 he had no ticket. 



" I want the four to Nenagh. She is gone. But 

 I want her. I'll pay ye, young man," a purse 

 produced. *' I'll pay ye, but I must go home." 



" There is no train until six." The big man 

 lurched unsteadily as he heard the answer. 



" But I'll pay. I tell ye I'U pay. Look at me 

 money . . . isn't it as good as another's. . . . 

 Look at it." 



The difficulty of persuading him that money 

 will not catch a train which had gone for three 

 minutes took two porters ten minutes. They 

 piloted him to a bench and advised him to go 

 to the men's waiting room. 



But remarking that he was well there he wen 



