In the Sunk Lands — page 38: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

IN THE SUNK LANDS. OF panzee, you're greener than the shamrock you’re continually singing about! What did you do it for ?” ‘ Yez told me to,” rephed Mike, calmly. “7 told you to! Hold him somebody ; I’m liable to hurt myself! [ll have you in a lunatic asylum before night. When did I give you any such a hare-brained order ? ” “The other day. Yez kim to me, an’ ye sez, sez ye, ‘ Moike,’ an’ Oi sez ‘ Phat?’ an’ thin ye sez, sez ye, ‘t’row all the old paper you foind scribbled over in the foire; it looks bad,’ an’ Oi sez ‘ all right.’ ”’ Mr. Roberts was crushed. Mike was getting in a talkative mood, and wanted to exonerate himself. ‘* How did O1 know,” he demanded, ‘‘ that the dirthy ould invelope had fourteen hun- dred dollars in it? Oi1’m no moind rader! Phat do ye take me for; a double jinted, copper riveted, brass bound pace av walkin’ dictionary ?” ‘‘T took you for a dollar and a half a night and a man of common sense,” replied Mr. Roberts, faintly. An’ ye wor not cheated,” said Mike, loftily. ‘‘ Oidraw me pay an’ a long breath (E(oyipayicel e\oxe) SSE LO