An Irishman examined before a fishery commission in England seemed so inclined to avow anything that one ot the commissioners asked him if there were whales on the west coast, “Is it whales!” said Pat. “Sure we may see ’em by the dozen spout about like water engines all over the place.” “Are there many dog fish!” was the next question. “Dog fish, begorra! ye’d say so ’ad ye passed the night here. Sure we can’t sleep for the ■’tarkln’'o them," “Do flying fish , abound here !" queried another gentleman. “Plying fish, is it!” replied the accommodating Irishman. “If we didn’t put the shutters up every night there would not be a Whole nene o’ glass in the window, for the inters bat ix' agalut ttietft,”
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 273, 14 March 1889, Page 3
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125Untitled Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 273, 14 March 1889, Page 3
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