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Chapter 9
AndthispersonlovesthatotherpersonbecauseeverybodylovessomebodybutGodloveseverybody.
—Well,Joe,saysI,yourverygoodhealthandsong.Morepower,citizen.
—Hurrah,there,saysJoe.
—TheblessingofGodandMaryandPatrickonyou,saysthecitizen.
Andheupswithhispinttowethiswhistle.
—Weknowthosecanters,sayshe,preachingandpickingyourpocket.WhataboutsanctimoniousCromwellandhisironsidesthatputthewomenandchildrenofDroghedatotheswordwiththebibletextGodislovepastedroundthemouthofhiscannon?Thebible!DidyoureadthatskitintheUnitedIrishmantodayaboutthatZuluchiefthat’svisitingEngland?
—What’sthat?saysJoe.
Sothecitizentakesuponeofhisparaphernaliapapersandhestartsreadingout:
—AdelegationofthechiefcottonmagnatesofManchesterwaspresentedyesterdaytoHisMajestytheAlakiofAbeakutabyGoldStickinWaiting,LordWalkupofWalkuponEggs,totendertoHisMajestytheheartfeltthanksofBritishtradersforthefacilitiesaffordedtheminhisdominions.
