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ht nd wnt ff wth th cn nd th bd I dd ntbrd t t hm H w fnd f chp, n tm.
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tw pn fr brn bt tht t w nt rycn ny tpty n nywy f h wnt prnctr h h t n th Frc
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Mn w w wn t n lpp t thwnth cntnt th chmbpt nt th bct bht nb th pn ppnt t th ptn h w cmpttn th jb bc th m mn bht n thbt n mht nc bt bch hml I nlt c ln t t bt th cw ht b Cmn ln t n l hp n h w cnt cw hmht vn I'v t t t m bt t nw
hn w wnt wn t th c wth n nml j nt wt whn h w nl n lvt n chlnn n t w mpbl t t n n t wthnth th t llw qn wt whn n nn n th bttm th chmbpt
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Cthc wrt h hw thr t t th Knn Emr b htn t m n bn m bt mrthn th thr. h nt wrt wr th Sctch n Wh.h Ccn wrr wr r rr n th t c .
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tgt Wen te Cef psse troug, wc ws moreseom, te soute even louer n got even tgter, nwen te Governor cme troug te wng, te soute, llKrrect, sr', so loul n tgtene up so muc tll epsse on, tt wonere wt ws le for rson
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On m rst mornng, ws brougt own to te en ofte wng to see te Governor e n ofce n ec wng
on te len se, lookng towrs te en, were te Ostoo n looke out from s kiosk s wng ofce of teGovernor ws so of vceregl prtment n ec of tells of te prson . s rel ofce ws somewere n te mnllw of te prson, but onl ver mportnt people wereever llowe or brougt tere lke murerer comng bcker beng sentence to et, wo woul be llowe to sgn
for s propert n tt tere, nste of gong troug terecepton were te oter prsoners comng bck from tecourt woul see m As regrs s bt, te woul gvem bt urng te tme e ws wtng to be toppe, llon s own, wt screw to turn off te wter n turn onte wter, mbe lte t ngt, wen nobo else woul be
gong tere
e mornng er cme n got up n fole m blnkets,n out m cell, n te m brekfst, n use tecmberpot n sloppe out wt te rest, but ws notopene up wt te oters wen te went own to work tougt t ws sometng to o wt beng rs n tt, n
n w ws not splese but ltle bt frgtene tlle cme to m cell n opene te oor n tol me toput on m te, for ws for te Governor
went own n stoo wt Crle n some oter fellowsoutse te ofce e oter fellows were werng sos nwere Ys te se s us, but e looke very ol to me
ere were tree of tem n ll of em looke s f tesve t lest ree tmes week ws opng to Go
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Ctholic I i not kno my numbe but the ce tningbeie the ek houte it fo me
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ve the uffeing o fom eo.Youeeemneetill FiyeI eeeSeeetht you behve youelfehee n give noetouble to my ocee. At thi point the ofcelooke tenly n lmot epochlly t me n ointene thei gtel look to the feeble ol fce ofthe Goveno tht I lmot expecte them to ie n exultnt
hout of Viva i Paa If you giveeu toubleeell ine ell in ll the time. he oce fceet in etemintion ith him We cnemke iteveyeb fo youe itell the meeto uneit upeto you hteveey youent it
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our cr n lent row bout xt o u ewng mlbge cl ntructor te clle te crew wo went rounowng te proner ow to o te bg n exmnetem or complne bout te b work wen t w moreor le tn our ttce to te nc. t eeme to be te
mpotnt tng n mot necer or lvtone cme over to me n t own on cr bee men owe me ow to wx te tre n put t troug tecnv wt te plm wc w leter bn wt tmble n te mle to ve te kn o te plm tougometme even te mot expet to ove te neeletroug te cnv wt ter orenger n tumb wcn mot o te proner were crre lke te n or rmo rug ct wt te neele mrk ou woul re bout
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e n we coul be le n our cell tll mornng Well noe our e n quckl n greement wt mt eeme te rgt tng to wnt to be locke up n our cellover te week-en n even elt m own e nongwen te crew tt t w better to get te exerce overwt o tt we woul not ve to be opene up gn ter
nnerSo locke up we were n Crle n n Gnger mlet ec oter o tt te oter woul not know tt we werenot ue to beng locke n cell rom l pt twelve onStur mornng tll lopout t even Sun mornng nn we went. e nner w ol pottoe col n lceo bull bee n pece o bre w lw te
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oul be s ell plese it im i e s in stte ogrce s He be it St Stnislus Kostk te bo rinceo oln n rce or ntionlit i not enter into temtter eiter one or noter
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m set n bein me lookng t me e scre looke tme rom ere e knelt t te en o te set 'm goosinger but ou oulnt kno eter te scre s vexeor plese b m voice rising over te rest But rise it in g te begrugers:
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Rtce sung te turible it ill till tere s clou o incense ou coul ie oursel n go sleep inn en it ie on bit te priest begn te Divinerises:
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s bit isppointe to notice tt te priest nEnglis ccent o te H olbo tpe but mbe e to spek like tt to mke msel unerstoo n nsn't it Englis people e s ministering to
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nisee priest ent in o te ltr crring te Monstrnce n
tene b Rtce but even ten te int bring us bckto te cells
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te priest cme out on te ltr wering onl is sutne nbirett csull on te bck o is poll n Sunnewspper uner is rm
Everones ce lit up n e begn to re te ootbllresults n mke n o joke bout tem bout Burnle n
Everton n Liverpool n te prisoners tittere n tolug lou sometimes t is jokes n even te screwscoulnt repress grin temselves muc less ve none upor luging.
An er tt e went in smiling imsel t us n wemrce bck pp n still smiling t some o te tings
e si n clttere up te stirs in te rk to our cellswere te ligts were on in ec open oor welcoming usn te orerlies cme roun wit te supper te coco tebre te mrgrine n te cube o ceese n settleown contente over m steming mug on te tble witingor te bell t eigt oclock wen woul mke own m ben go sleep
ere ws blck k rost outsie n te coco wssmsing n wrm t ws now our oclock n te biggestp o te weeken punce in tnks be to Go
On Mon morning we woke n it ws lmost merrnoise er te long weeken toug us RCs rigt to
be tnkl or our two services on Sun coul er te oors opening n sutting n comingnerer n nerer n stoo wit m pot re till it woulbe m turn n coul get ri o it.
Everone trie to get couple o sits in te time nuring te time te were sewing bgs n onl use te potor pissing in but it s not so es wen we onl got outo te cell or lour between Stur noon nMon morning so most ellows to use teir pots oreverting n te smell tis Mon morning ws so oultt elt msel getting sick wen te oor ws openetoug suppose m own cel e its quot to te generstenc emptie m pot into te brimming bucket n joine
te queue t te recess to rinse it clen t te tp. metCrlie tere n wile we wite we bit o ct
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Eveyone seeme to nt to it on eveyone else so sthey coul hisper bit longer
We get smoke this moing, y, n ll,' Chrliehispere We l out, geeer tol me, ith the otherremns, n exercise smoking, going roun the ring'
Come out o tht recess, come on, 'urry up, get movingthere, the scre shoute.ee you lter, ,' hispere Chrlie, ving his ree
hn n running up the lning ith his potWhen cme bck to my cell there s bucket o ter,
irty blck mt or kneeling on, scrubber n br o
sopke tht in,' si the scre, pssing my oor, n scbyour rniture n oor, n sop your oor hen you'verie it nt tht rniture s hite s sno, n th oors blck s soot got tht'
Yes, sir,' n venture smile in honour o the poetryo the soot n the sno, but the scre ment it s serious
iso, n only noe.ke it in, then, n get crkin'.'he brekst ce roun beore I h ste n te
it, n then, Go o r, i nt crp I squtte onnyy, n use the pot here s li thing or it nhen nishe put it on, n strte to scrub the rniture
bebors, tble, chir, n sh-hn stn, n thenste on the slte oor, to sh it rst, n ry, n then got on my knees n sope it, n h to move thechmber-pot out o my y, like some covere ish oisgust
When h nishe, the cel h the smell o shit nsop the rst smel s conscious o, hen cme into
the reception, the smell o British ji nishe my shing n e up the be, putting the
bebor on its sie ginst the ll, the mttress lying ithit, n the beclothes rpe over it, blnket, sheet, blnket,sheet, blnket, the cover lying the ength o the top o themttress n bor n the pillo on top he tble t the
sie, ith my plte n mug nke by my knie, the tin toyone e use except hen e h met or our inner like
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Suny n go rel knie n ork iue o u or heurion o he mel li my poon he oher ie o heple n mug, n i i o, myel, i looke rel ne
When he crew opene he oor looke i nohme o i
He looke roun him or minue n hen me. wMooney he hor, chey Cholic one
Wh he blooy ell o you hink h i eh he nrle me Come on l come on why n your po li ouwih he cover o eh
m m er uing r
Youre her uing e he poke in mock rih ccenJohnon he long kinny Birkenhe br ppere inhe oorwy Wh o o now Mr Mooney
hi eller ere w o clen ou hi cell n leve i reyor inpecion n e n even go po clen n li ou"m her uing e e y uppoe cn ell h ohe Chie n ll when e come roun " E her uing
i irSick i blooy e in i i Johnon, n inignnly
on n here you iry rih pig, he rore mei wine ike you urn goo ocer wicke Ow cn ebe l ecen wih br like you rying o ge everyonein he hi Come on. He go me by he neck n hook me
Come on ge blooy well own o he rece n clen ouh blooy po o your ge on wih i! He nerly ungme cro he cell ghere he po n cover n wenown o he rece wih i empie i n clene i unerhe p
Coming bck long he lning coul ee he gn o neye rom behin n o pyhole hey hve been lookingou wonering wh he row w n hnkl h i wnhem w involve
Mooney locke me n he cell gin n li he po ini proper plce he ble w he righ ie o he cell you looke in. On i w my ple nke, i bymy in knie n my poon n wih my l cellr he
bck o my mug On he le e ning gin he wllw my mre n lying gin i my bebor wih he
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priest so you on't be going don to ork nyy butbeore te Cie comes by Crist i you ven't got tt lotstrigtened out e reced over nd cugt me by teir get on it it you bstrd don't stnd tere lookingt it!'
s rigtened nd mbled round it te bedclotesnoter bit till got opeless nd didn't kno t sdoing.
Crist' sid te scre nd relly tougt s or itexpecting blo. stood tere it te bedclotes in mynd e ent out on te lnding nd souted to someone
siged to mysel nd itedGods elp is never er rom te door or te next tings Crlie s in te cell it me nd te scre s soing im Your cell is not extr good but its better tn tisris pigs pigsty nd you kno o to mke your bed upWell so 'im nd try nd get some spe on tis bloodylot beore 'e goes don or te RC priest. You're reception
ren't you And youre or te doctor ren't you'Crlie begn elping me it te blnkets nd lying
tem outAnd bd time s turned into grnd one or e le
Crlie tere nd ent oWe looked t ec oter nd smiled.
is is bit o ll rigt d n't it sid Crliendy enoug' sid t's n l ore's melt ttscre Crlie.'
e is nd ll cin tere's noting te mtter it yourcell rniture te y it's lid out ts just like it sys onte crd tere but te bedclotes could do it bit ostrigtening out But te scres ust nd ult it
everyone. t's like in te Glss'ouse tey give geeer tootbrus nd n eggcupl o sopy ter nd tell im toscrub te ln its ust to be bstrds tts ll en edont like rismen tt scre According to t e ssying' e loered is voice d tey got te dedneedle or you d te scres nd d some' e spoke
s i embrrssed t ving to mention someting smel some o te blokes don't ncy you neiter.' e spoke in
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When e you going to giv up this business?' His to eyesgle t me fom behin is glsses n his ccent s thtof someone ho got bette chnce in life s they' cllit thn tei pents t s the ccent of OSulivn teetectiveinspecto fom Cok te is pesnt's son
tying to imitte the Lncshie l's son hose 's me bit o' bss
shivee n hn't been expecting tis but no ithppene tht this piest too s pt of Wlton ison sn't supise. om Clke s D Gllge in otlnith his lips mess of met steming bloo ee he
h gone m n stte to che glssHe tol the piest n te piest tol him to min his onbusiness. he piest h b nme mongst isRepublicn pisones even te most pious of tem
Hvent you ny mnnes Behn?'Anse Fthe Lne Ben si te sce o h sut
the oo n s stning besie me.
on't kno ht business youe tlking bout Fthesi .
You kno l ight you membeship of this muegng the RA'
he RA is not mue gng Fte' si Gip tigtn hol on si om Clke ' o my best Cke hel
on fo een yes n live to ght te bsts on moeeul tems in Este WeekDont nse Fthe Lne bck you' With ifculty the
sce el bck the lo expletive in efeence to the mnof Go he sce took step lftos me but the piestput up is n
ts ll ight M Millbun' he sighe n they noe to
ech othe symptheticlly Cinl Hinsley n theHiechy of Engln hve issue pstols enouncing the n hile youe hee cnnot let you come to the ltunless you tel me once n fo l tht you'e giving uphving nything to o it this gng'
His sml eyes ooke up t me n his mouth cose tight
in uthoityWhy shoul the Bishops of Engln be suppose to hve
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the rght to ctte bout poltc to n rhmn Fther ke tely coul
Mr Mllburn looke ngry n ngnnt tor me butthe pret he up h ptent hn The Bhop o relnhve enounce the RA Behn tme n tme gn even
erly th yer The Church h ly been reln' bten n reln here n Engln n l over the orl mut norm you tht your on clergy n Herrchy hveexcommuncte the RA ou re utomtcly excommuncte tll you repent o your n n beng member ot n prome Go n coneon to ever ll connecton tht Surely you cnt et yourel up gnt the Bhop ngnornt gnt eucte men ho hve pent theretme tuyng thee mtter'
n't pen letme tuyng theoogy but kno thtthe Church ly gnt ren n or the BrthEmpre'
Mr Mllburn gn looke ngry but the pret ooke e
n tolernt n ncte tht mght contnueWth no repect to you Fther A yno o rh
bhop hel t Drumcett n 1 12 ece tht ny rhmntht ree to cknoege the Kng o Engln h ruler excommuncte Tht only three yer er theon ne n hel only bt o country not the e
o the County Louth the mlet o the Thrty-to CounteThe O'ell n ter even er the Reormton h tothreten to the Pope tht they oul burn the Cthoc Archbhop o Armgh Rchr Cregh out o the Cther he nt tke Queen Elbeth' oer out o t n'netyeght erent the rebel excommuncte n n'tFther ohn Murphy tht burne lve by the yeomen
excommuncte Dn't Archbhop Troy ue ptorconemnng the 'netyeght men n nt he hve pryeroere up n thnkgvng hen poor Robet Emmet cpture'
Look here you' the cre Mr Mlbu n FtherLne looke ngry through h ttle eye but bt urpre
But nt cre no Me bloo up n me country nme knucke
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Didn e condemn e men of Foreig and el epeople o give up ei cops and die of e unger in edices a ome i e gassjuice unnng geen fom edead mou of a moe clucing a live infan!
Hee ou began e pies in a gaeing oa bu
mig as el o e amme ae e aceWeen e Fenians excommunicaed and didn e
Caolic caplains in orland and Caam join i e esof e ades in diving D Gallage mad i oue ene Fenians ee doing ei solia connemen in omClakes ime
M Millbun glaed a me in amaed ange e piessalloed is empe and ied o speak bu age go ebee of im and e could onl signal o e sce o akeme ou. Bu be Cs asn' done e Befoe Millbuneaced fo me said o e pies ig ino is seeing lileees: And excommunicaion is noing ne o e RADidn' ous excommunicae De Valea and en ousand
oes in 19 Didn Bisop Coalan of Cok excommunicae e RA and suppo e Black and ans befoea Wasn Millbun gabbed me bu nised a ado sa ees blaing and m ea in m eas o ell iou ou fa basad o ell i England and o ell iRome up e Republic lu im es no elaion e geas
fa basad ing o so imself a Lime gen i e esof e sces Wasn m on fae excommunicaed andim in Kilmainam son in en-o
Ge ou ou sine said M Millbun and e me ouof e piess ofce Bu as quie no ad said a aned o sa and ould go peaceabl o m cell f asle Bu asn.
Mise Moone said M Millbun o M Moone ouied up e ing fom ee e es of e Youngisones ee siing in os seing ei mailbags nindignaion is is sine insuling e piesM Moone nodded socked and i me a blo in e faceiou aking is aenion fom M Millbun and Mise
onson came up as e soved me oads e saiseading up o e landing and e old im Mise Millbun
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n Mse Moone s s nsule pesbloo bs no e pes me n Mse Jonsonoug no Colc bu oesn n wouln bloowell sn o ll e sme nsulng n clegmn npes even n especll Fe Lne ecen mn beove
b ll n spenng s me wokng o e psones Yugng s-ouse we'l ec ou 'ow o be've ou s gpg n gn n pus ell couple o meson e on seps on e w up o e lnng. W ll wege ou up ee n e cell now b Cs well geeup ee ou bs ou s!
e ook me o e cell n be me n e ce sps buno punces e punces e gve me n e bs n eknes n once o wce e me coss e ce w bunc o kes bu concene mosl on e gus n ew kcks n m se wen e sen me spwlng cosse oom n soue ll e me bou kllg me n
nsulng e pes n me lsve s bs ne gve me n e cel ws n soe w ebebos n becloes scee ll ove e plce nen e soue me o cle bloo mess up n ge lo sgene ou n wen o bngng e oolocke n le me one Jesus n sll beng
oug evl n geng bck no beng pcce mble oun e cel s bes cou le e ugll o we n e cel n e mong n ook e lbeo bng m ce w e col we n look ne mo wen ws nse M ce ws no oo bnong noceble oug m p ws cu on e nse wee go e blow om e bunc o kes n coul eel e
bloo gong own m o n sckenng me ws sonow beng sckene n co clmm swe ws comngou on m ns n on m oee now n ele cono e g n' me o ve wen e wee ggng me up e ss n belng me n e cell. wpe eswe o oo n en go kn o sck bous ece
n wne o ve s n so n quck me one po n wpe msel n e cove on n ws up
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oyce o one of hoe fello in hich ce l he bee he old one id hen he old h hee no ebu only poe
n ny even hould hve ed nd ed evey eeknd kind of py-dy o look fod o hen hey chnged
he book; nd hinking hee hough hd he cellbeeen bedclohe nd ll lid ou nd idied up nd gveyelf nohe ub ih he cold feh e nd hd look yelf in he io nd looked ll igh excep youh bi bloody ih hin ed line ound he edgeof i bu iped h off oo nd hen le yelf hve look he book
uee old God kno bu he be e hve o begoing on ih
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One of e book wa nder he Greenwood Tree b omaHar an e oer wa e life of General Boo, efouner of e Salvaion A looke a em a goo bi,over an over bu i no open em excep o look a e-leave. wa aning on one leg eaning on e able anooking a em wiou uing up a muc a a page of eier
one in' noice ime ill ear em coming roun wie inner. A grea mell i a oo coming nearer annearer, ill e came o m oor an opene i e ame ae i everone ele an I ook e inner in an in eaeoon wa opene up wi e re an go own anempie an cleane e camber-po an wen ou an ewemaibag wi e re ill four oclock wen e locke u
up for e nig, an gave u our upper ill e nig wain an e a over an ivil a muc e maer wi meevering al rig ank be o Go an Hi BeeMoer on for m mou being ill a bi raw wen ippe m mug of cocoa bu in min a lookingforwar o geing ino m be being warm, unarme an
wi a book o rea wa feeling m inie lip wi m ongue, an beingcarel no o ea on i, wen e pole cover wa ie,an a voice ai A a a cuckoo, Pa la
i wa a Young Prioner calle Brown He wa a niceecen lie roun bal of a fellow abou eigeen, an wenroun wi e coff an wa an orerl Everone like im,
an cale im Brown, an e mie al e ime goingabou i work an even e crew in eem o min Hecame from ome ol bog roa pa of Lancaire, an inke like im a a bi of Ol Englan (for e Engli arever naionaliic e mile wen Brown poke in inn ialec o em, an ome of em even anwere im
in e ae wa aking im off in a frien faion He waa bi of a pe wi everone an ink e crew looke
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upon is lingo in somet te sme s in Ieln telook upon te Iis o l om te Geltct in tenesmiling ppoving so o
He s goo little ello n n I el m mugo coco up o im to see n smile in te iection o
is ee n si Ive m coco tnks Bone ee inke n si: ts goo l Allsee tee tomo gneet l.
Goo nigt Bon si I n e scpee o onte lning
e bells out in te cit nge ue to ve n I stit te be n ceese n coco ot insie me till veoclock en I stte m cell tsk
I to sie tee milbgs n it s es enoug to ono tt I one e s t it not tt I s ntulsee) n I s looking o o nde he GeenwdTree en I oul be one so I s il uick n ente bgs ee nise I sove m ci bck om te oo
bit n tue into te tble stuck m legs in te milbgpulle it tigt up bout me n en I opene te book onte tble I put m ns on une te bg n s mll ove toug te o te inte nigt s blck coln blunt s metl
e l going ome n te lte Cistms Eve n singing
te b o song o imselWih he oe and he lly and he daodown dily,The lad and he laie a heepheang go.
I tie not to e n moe tn m tion ee eeto une pges in te book tt s bout tit
nigt e lie n times o Genel Wilim Boot oulntbe muc use I e bit bout im in enguin bSt Jon Evine o o Ieln mn o s mngeo te Abbe ete en m uncle s pope mntee He s in vou o te Slvtion Am but e sitei enemes ccuse tem o goping o Jesus in te k
is book toug int look it oul ve nting likett in it Still it oul o o ving o look t it t te
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enjoying myself, nd Dic, the d tht s singing the songt the eginning is tying to get off his m ith the neschool-teche nice little mot of seventeen o eighteen ndjust my on eight if it en to tht nd eveyone is dining nd singing, till they come to the p hee theye going
to dnce nd I hd to ed on thee too pomising myselftht I ould ed only een pges tomoo night ndme it up ith een of the Booth oo, hich moe thnliely ould not e so uicy ed nd the nte got thefe up to fce him, in the dnce
euen, sys she s lys such hot mn nd sheno y shmed of it nd mye she ought t put me inmind of my mothe nd fthe nd he getting he up to tethe oo in Hste to the Wedding, nd the to of themsinging
was byond a Macrddn, a Own Doy's Wddn,Th ads go h par of us ou fo a lSays I Boys xcus us' says hy Don rs usl play nc and asy ' says Lary O'Nl I ookd a m woman h song sh was hummnWas oud as h hls so gav hr a 'Twas k our ould coun haf-sous hafspotn,Whn Molly was young and hoops wr n vogu
Says hslf o mslf Wr as good as h s,'Says hrsf o mslf, Sur wr br nor godSays hrsf o mslf, ou'r as wld as h s of
hmKahy' says sur w'r m nough old
The next moing I s ought efoe he Goveo nd toldtht could use the money tht hd een found on me to uyfood, cigettes nd ppes
But ne no one in Livepoo to get me the food, ndhe St did not nt to help me to get food (they thought
hey ee teting me ell enough in leting me uy cgetes nd ppes, nd ccoding to the Goveo they ee
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no eue even o o ha o fech an cay fo mehe sa)
was gla o be le have a pape an pu own fo heDaily Held aske fo Reynlds News fo Sunay anhe Goveno sa coul no have Reynlds News whch
was no an appove pape bu mgh have he News f heWrld whch was.
Yeas an yeas ago when was a chl my fahe useo ge he News f he Wrld an sa was fo he sheemsc on he back he bough . I use o wone why helaughe an why my mohe sa halflaughng n spe of
heself ha he was a eble man because was bannea home befoe I coul ea an only saw once o wcen he ech when some fellow sneake ou of hs housewhee ha been pose fom Englan an on bulng jobsI saw an o me
I was a vey neesng pape mosly abou ha an Iha enjoye Chales copy n he Bewel an was look
ng fowa o seeng evey Sunay wh ha an he DailyHerald an a smoke evey ay my sana of lvng wasgong up wh a bang
ha ay I sae he lfe of elly as you mgh say wen o wok as sual n he wng on he boom oo
sng on my cha n lne wh he ohe psones hen he
scew calle o emans an awang als fo smokngan fell n behn Chale an he ohe emans an wewen ou o he ya
We fell n n fon of a cabne an when he scewunlocke hee was a awe n wh a numbe coesponng o each cell n he YP wng hee was a awewh C.226 on an n wee kep my cgaees
he scew suck a mach an we each wen up n uno ge a lgh hen he wane us no o y bngng a buno he wng an ha f we we ge umbe One nno alkng he shoue now ge spea o.
We walke oun he ng n sngle le smokng lke losbasas ll he fosy a ha a gea smell of smoke n
an a kn of an ose smell.Fo een mnes o so we walke aoun an hen a
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oely ce o he gae fom nse he pson cayng aucke The sce opene he gae an he came ou an lehe ucke on he seps an soo ese
The sce hen calle us up, an n u e oppe ouog-ens no he ucke We mache ack agan o ou seas
n he hall an ook up ou seng agan, hle he sceen off on h he oely cayng he ucke o heecess, hee oul e hon on he laaoy an hechan pulle ou by he sce.
Tele oclock as no ong comng oun an ha mypape o ea When go up o my cel hee as ang
fo me on he ale as gea o see such a hng, alhough as a loney hng n a ay o e eang ony abou hngsan places nehe kne no cae aou Bu assomehng o ea, an seconly sae he GeenwdTee an coun e ene ha as a gea an noale hng o e ble o s hee h he ays papespea ou hle len oe my nne coul see myself
geng hough all hs een hough a ong senence, ansll comng ou ae an kckng, een hough a he eyleas oul e oe eny yeas of age Sll, hee eeYoung Psones hee ha ee eny-hee, fo seen on he cell cas, an hey ooke
Thee ee hee of hem ha ee faly o o of hem
ee Lcence Reokes, felos ho ha een n Bosal, anelease on lcence an ough back o he nck Dae nJames Dale as a bg, Spansh-lookng felo an he olme one ay, an sng nea hm, ha he as Leoosh an ha hs mohe as fom Wespo, ouny Mayo.He as a a asa fo al ha, an ol me n a huy hahe n lke sh people, ha he as an Englshmanhmself, an ha shmen cme oe o Lepoo o okfo sca ages
e o hspe o hm n an ugen samme ha ha asong, ha he ages of a Dubln ulng oke, pane,plume capene ckaye ee he hghes n Euope,as hey ee fo ankes an pnes an mos ohe aes
an ha he ages n Leoo n he panng ae eeso lo ha a fouh-yea appence n Duln o ok o
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Belfas o ey o Lmeck oul ge a gge ae pehou
He n lsen u ue on me an, as f ha onesomehng on hm an he as only esanng hmself fomgvng me a el, he sa, half alou Jus shag off, you
Kllaney asa, o ll youThe sce looke on an sa angly, Whas o-o
on hee?s hs sh asa, s sa ale, e keeps alking all
he me jus ol m e ge me n oule looke up a he sce an as yng o ell ha ale
ha spoken o me s ellng me ha hs mohe as fomWespo, Couny Mayo, an ha n cae hee she asfom, no as askng any of hese asas o e sh, u couln, an anyay he sce looke on a me anshoue n a even moe venomous ay han he ha efoe
m jus aou one off h you, you gay shasa Move ove you cha hee an ge on h .
shan a you agan shan. ve ane you efoe anhs s he las me
move ove my cha, an kep my hea on so as heohes lookng a me couln see my e face, u lookeup agan hen ha my face se gh an en on senghe canvas, sang sagh ahea coul see fom he cone
of my eyes fellos n he os n fon of me, leng on oeach fo he ax o he scssos on he goun esehem so as hey coul gve a uck glance a me fom unehe am jus sae ahea an hae, xng my eyes onhe Bsh coa of as on a e-exngushe on he allehn he sce.
n fo he es of ha monng an ohe mongsfollong, sa y myself on he ege of he o an kepmy hea on an as eay hen he me as up o gemy cha an go up o my cell hou havng anyhng oo h anyone.
Bu ale as pomoe, hen anohe fello gosenence, o go on he ale James en h hm
On he ale hey collece he o fo he sce hen as nshe an hey coul call hm o ejec he ok f
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hey n le On sng he seams of he canvas hchas ha as a he sches ee fou o an nch asno a vey goo see u ae a ee as ale o o popely an Go nos hee as lile enough o i uevey me en o he ae o gve up nshe o hey
cale he sce an he gave ac o me an calle mea sup sh asa Dale laughe a hs a lo an so James
hen soppe ngng up my nshe o an ep esie me ang fo he ay he nsuco oul comeoun an collec u hen hen en up fo anohecanvas Dale sa couln have anohe one ll oughup some nishe o
en ac o my cha an sa on Dale an Jamesee jeeng a me an callng me names n a lo one ofvoce ha only he ohe fellos a he ac os coul heaan hey ee loong a me an laughing oo
Jesus f hey only le me s hee an se aay coul
e loong on a he canvas an achng my sches anseeng hem fou o an nch an passng he me myself yhining aou elan an fogeng even hee as anJesus asn ha lle enough o as? Wha ham oul e oing hem? f any of hem as n Mounjoy say an as hee h a co of Dulin fellos ouln mess
hem aou hones o Jesus Chs ouln no mae hahey ee n fo. n ha ames ha as a pope helvee hoes mel
He ha heycoloue ha an a shap lle nose anhough he as aou eny an maye a lle gge hanmyself as no afa of hm couln say ha as noafa of Dale ecause as He as a g ell-se-up man
an James ony ale ae hm le a ulys laoue Buy Jesus fo ha agan f as afa of he engneive as no afai of he ol-ag o e Jesus an sehe palm oun n my han. ll James you you foxy-faceippngs of a canee you poxy asaing hoes mel pu i o myself an hough oh o hi hm a el
u hen al is sai an one as u sxeen an he asa gon man an ha come hough Bosa insuons
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mostly oul say by sucking up to bulying big bollixes thelikes of Dale not by etting his backstaps on he as toougly fo that but maybe soe of these bastas oul get a bitof a op as no county Pay fom the mile of the Bogof llen to be fightene to eath by a ot of Livepool selom
fe bastas no as one of you ap-thegeen-ag-oune junio ivil Sevants that came into the fom theGaelic League an ell eay to ie fo thei county any ayof the eek puity in thei heas tth on thei lips fo thegloy of Go an the honou of elan o be Jesus asfom ussell Steet oh icula oa Dubin fom the
ohsie hee be Jesus the likes of Dae oulnt make ainne fo them hee the hole of this pack of Limeys oulbe scff-houns oul be et bet an the up again etithout salt ll James you you basta
hen the smile ha to fae an the joke as ejecte anthe gentleness ese neve a bette no my on seet selfan it asnt off the stones licke he ol fello oul
beat the best of them oun ou ay an him only my heightno though ly gon a hell of a long time James beJesus pepae to eet thy Jesus n just stoo up helup a bag an sai Finishe ok an the sce noethough hant sai si becase hant time
ake up to the table an stoo thee till Jaes stoo
up hat as as el it oul neve have one if it ha beenDae that stoo up t as James an he out the bag tohim
Finishe ok sai Oh is it? He put on his snee too thick to notice any
iffeence in me He ooke at it in geat annoyance no essbut gla as sa by his ips settling fo moe sneeing to
have anothe bit of ivesion at my expense he moe foolyou you basta sai in my on min He looke at mean took up the bag Whats to o ith you? You ishbasta thats one of them you avent one ight Ee takeit back an o it again cop
He ung the bag in y face an Dale aughe an so i
the felos tuning oun in thei seats peasuaby as henthe cutain ises on a play.
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I took the ag an la t on the tale an looke soowlly at James msealy lke Olve wst to meekly anhopeessly enue Please oh please I nothng to yo.Why ae you so cuel to me?
I le wth my ght an came up wth my le t my open
palm wth the metal thmle ght p nto James face Hewent own an te to hol hs face own an I caught hmy the ha wth my ght han an hel ack hs face whleI amme hm n the face wth my palm the metal one Imean an hs loo was poung ove my han an thescew came ushng own t I was moe afa of Dalewho got up fom hs seat an I pulle James stll y the hafahe own the tale so as the scew wol get me efoeDale co get ove the tale an gve me a few elts feegats an fo nothng sayng he was stoppng Yong PsoneBehan fom takng the lfe of James Young Psone
n ea apate Jasus was I gong well at t tll thescew caught me an pule me off James an he went
lne an moanng an holng hs han to hs face an thepoung loo
He went oun n a ccle of loo an t ppng fomhm holng hs hans to hs face an moanng wos anmusc.
he scew came own an I thought he was gong to stat
atteng me thee an then t he nt Johnston the longsknny exGuasman t was an he looke at me fom hscon face an sa uetly Stan thee a mnute you thenhe tne an shoute own the wng to a scew who wasgong oun seachng the cels Hee a moment Mstehoe wll you s?
he scew hoe came unnng when he saw the cut of
JamesBeen a t of othe ee Mste Johnston?Johnston noe an sa Wl you take James ove to the
hosptal whle I take Behan p to hs cell?ght come on, la sa hoe to James an take yo
an fom you eyes f you ont want to tp ove yoself
an o youself some moe amage You ae a pope looymess as t s
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I sood and aied fo Johnson o ing e up o y cell .He as aiing fo a fe oe sces o coe up and givee a aeing and fo he PO o coe up and supevise iI supposed, u I didn cae. I had a look ih gea saisfacion a he ohe asads siing in hei seas and looking
ound a e hee as no laughing o ginning o jeeingo jiing ih he no he shoe of shis.I caugh Chaie looking don a e and he gave e a kind
of a good-ye look, sad and fiendly. ha cheeed e upa i and I looked ack a hi as uch o say: Ill e OKkid Ill e seeing you again, on e oh euned fo ial
o he ssizes ill he end of Januay, and has sill nealyo onhs aay heyd neve give e ha uch ueOne.
I supposed ong aou he aeing oo. Johnson jusook e o y cell and said I suppose you kno youll efo he Goveno in he oning, Behan?
Yes, si, said I.
He nodded and shu he doo and I head hi aking ycell cad ou of he holde ouside o ake he epo henhe en ack don he sais
I as delighed, hinking of Jaes and hi going ounda aking adveiseen o he ohe asads o leave ealone
I ook y ook and saed celeaing ih a i of a eadexa I igh as ell ead as uch as I could ecause heydoe no likely ake i aay fo e in he oning anyay.
Bejasus, and no one could say ha Dick Dey asn geing evey chance of a unning leap a Fancy Day. He ingsove he niue up o he ne house hee shes o se upas he vilage schooleache and hee he as siing on hishunkes ying o ge he e going il shed ake he scup of ea in he house u y he ay hey ee Yes MDeying and Do you hink so Miss Daying? heyd e heeill he Lod ould call he efoe hed ge don oinoducing Fagan nd a ed and all in he house I headel he ed as a gi fa and ide in fon of he sandy-up
jo Boy Hamil, on ou coe go aied o GoiaCaody hen he as only sixeen and he said hee as
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no compson ws soy o h Th gd ndf h judg ws o g up h sszs nd sy, You sllyyoung dg, you no gong o g chnc of chsng mo now ll you' no long youh, nd you cn pull youw now ll w l you ou,' nd s y wll-nown
socologcl clss of phnomnon h long numof ys n h nck mn comng ou no l o donyhng ls God wn us nd l hm
h u Dc wsn s gn s h ws cgloongDc, Dc, kss m nd l go nsny hs somodycomng s m, Bndn Bhn, 3501 HM Pson,
pool, Vo Bndn Bhn, 2nd Blon, DulnBgd, sh pulcn my Bu ddn, only sdhinng ou my coco nd chs ongh, my h lsml d fo wh, nd mn ndd ll hs snghn h ms h w n o o hnng of hngs
n h monng ws l locd up whn h ohs wndown o wo nd un hy wn ou o xcs.
Thn h scws shoud Bhn nd ushd up o my doond opnd nd sd, Quc you, pu on you , hough ldy hd on, nd w ushd down h ss o hoom oo nd up o h Gonos oc, w h Chf
lookd ou us, h PO ung opn h doo nd shoud,Snd o h m, nd s you nm, num, g,lgon, nd snnc
wn n nd sood o h m nd sd, Bhn Bndn,s, h oh on, g sxn, omn Choc, wng.
Th old Gono sn c n hs ch nd ddn looup, u d sh of pp n fon of hm
Johnson sood, cld hs ho nd lood h PO,nd h PO lood h Cf, nd h Chf lood hGono, nd hs m h noddd hs old hd, nd Johnsond off pp ou my ssulng Jms nd whn hPO noddd o h Chf nd h Chf noddd ck o h
PO h PO lood h Goo who lookd up slowlynd sd
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You e hed h e Behn? h chge hhe oce hs jus ed?
did si sid ih y hnds he ses of youses nd looing nly diin y ful o his iedold consul ey fo his lous ongs he lesse eeds
diniseing he Kings jusice eul nd fily o ild ishnd uulen Phn eching fi ply o he ily nd sense of sposnship o he sooh Concin n yllocs sid in y on ind you Geogelisshededghpi dull scuf old ceepin Jesus one ps he BenglLnce c no c o hee you sed lie go-up
genlen ih his Cuh cp Bejsus ny decen hoseould dop ded fo he she if he ned o e up onis c. did si
He sceed up his een eyes hch youd no hd eenused o gzin oe ide open sces fo he e o hehn-house nd sid hee s no need o cll he ohepisone ould n you h fo hs offence could he
you chged in he ises cou nd us e hisoppouniy of nin you h if his ssu hd eencied ou on one of y ofces he Chief PO ndJohnson he sce gheed heseles up off he snds ofhe dese nd looed hi poud nd el nd looed e o een lesse so of ioence offeed he you
ould os ceinly he een oed looed hi nd eey nodded o sho y coiseion h hi fo he oule e hi in elingMsh u lso y hoo he houghs of doing nyhinso l s siin o offeing o sie one of his oces hd no sh o coi suicide nd secondy I sn fedfo i
he od ide Hd hed of hi shoo nd he sid senence you o Wh he icious old cu ould hesenenced e o ll nee no fo he Chief lened fod o ell hi h s oing o cou he dy eooo. he Goeo nodded nd sid nd eeehis is only nin o you
nodded y hed nd looed hi s enesly s could.ll o sih Go se e pin if don
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o one days celula connemen, one days depvaonof maess, and one days ume One de
Wel, good old udyad, wha an escape, d e ou andaou n hee days me looed a hm and moved mydams apple o whee should have een, o han ha
good old man fo ugge al Bu he Chef oaed and hePO opened he doo, and he scew shoued o me o aouun, and was mached off a a hel of a lc up he sasand ac along he landng o my cel.
ow sad Johnson, go nsde and ae ou you celue, you ale, cha, washsand, wash-owl, ug,
nfe, spoon, plae, mug, maess, edoad, eveyhngexcep you chamepo, and leave hem on he landng ousde you cell Come on oy, loo shap
ough hem ou, one ae anohe Johnson was nohosle, and even helped me dag ou he maess and edoads My wo oos wee on he shelf, and had a geahope he woud no as fo hem He ddn, u when had
eveyhng else ou of he cell he sad ow ae off yousocngs you shoes, you e, you e and you ace,and pu hem ousde hee You can ae ac you slppesand wea hem
han you, s, sad .Johnson sad nohng; ony nodded
wen no he ce and he anged he doo, pu anohecad ove my odnay cad, pulled down he cove of hespy-hole whch had le open on pupose o have a wndowon he wold and a vew of he wo doos whn my angeon he landng oppose and wen off down he sas.
hen seled down o my ume One and solay.ume One new, was egh ounces of ead and a pn
of wae, and wondeed when would ge Would heygve o me a dnneme, fo he es of he day, o wouldhey leave ll suppe-me? he nex day new was offhe de, u sll on he depvaon of maess, u he dayae would no gve a Gods cuse, ecause he solaywould e he ony hng and ha would no mean a o
ecause was gong down o he cou, and would have mymaess ac ha ngh
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nd I sll hd Under he Greenwd Tree no o nd hoo ou h old Slon y swdus poc
I wld up nd down n y slpps nd ws no n dhuou, u whslng oly o yslf h songs h nyn Ishn hd whsd o whspd o hslf n hos
ps nd Id h sung ou nd no gn Gods cusfo no on, only hy gh h , nd ws o dn n u so of wy hs sposn would sous n f c o cng h sh ou of you dsp hng fo h Gns o h ussns o hFuzz-Wuzzs o do s uch o on of hs, nd c
gns huny u f dffn hng lood o ho do h s o soon ls nd you couldn lh Eyon hs h own wy of loong hngs ndyou couldn l h fo ng foul w of hown cng onc hy w cng you n h couny ndno hy ng cd y soon s n soon lss Busll ll whsl ws n od, onc I p low
In boyhood's bloom and manhoods pd,Fodoomd by aln aws,Som on h scafod poudy ddFo Holy Ilands caus;And bohs say Shal w, oday,
Unmovd by cowads sandl aos sham and fos dfamh Flons of ou Land
By Jsus, I could h h los ng chd n,dsssd, nd hn sn huyng up h ss, nd lnglong h lndngs, nd h doos ng ngd ou, on
noh nd I could sll h dnnWould hy g y d nd w, now? o,
h ods wn ps I could h h so noh of h whsl ws ndcd, o p y h up
h cho you, you show of sds
Som o h conv's day c,Hav found a lvng omb,
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And som unsn unndd flWhn h dungons glmBu wha car w alhough bTrod by a rufan bandGod blss h clay whr rs oday
Th Flons of our nd. . .
The nnes en ps me coul smell Wsn he gepy h he fello h s ong he suffeng couln ehee he sngng s o ge he ene of Mohe ofChs sn hee housn plces eeen Belfs nBny By hee fello oul e suffe h gu noo mn ose n poe f he coul only e hee n hee he sme me? Bu suppose h oul e lke yngo ge nk you on nel Mke y hee you hhe fce n le n he mn hs ong l fo eln nsueng hunge n use le hm up o he hee hcome up once he pulcn oul sy h kn of men
e you ll? Hve you no ecency of sp ou you houln mke y fo one of he Felons of ou n? Comeon son ll heself gves you hs ple of con n cgen he lessngs of Jsus on you n on eveyone lke yous my on nne m gvng you fo you ee no expecen you mongs h pcel of he-lvee hn-lppe
ppe-vng key-lng hngmen n come on; eyou nne hees pn o sh on ye n glssof ml f you fncy Gve us up song hee Yous hveenough of songs ou of yous ou he oys h fce heSxon foe u ejsus hen hees one of hem hee mongyou he el lly ly he el gos genollckes yous eslen s he om Sng up yous hoes ges
Sid by sid for h caus whn our forfahrs bald,Whn our hlls nvr chod h rad of h slav,On many a grn ld whr h ladn hal raldThrough h rd gap of glo hy marchd o h gravBu w who inhr hir nam and hir spr
March na h bannr of liy hnGiv hm back blow for blow
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Pay hm bak wo or wo.Ou and mak way o h Bod Fnan Mn.
Ello ee, Pay . ue on my heel o he spyhole as Bny
ll ave you cob an you ae up sholy, Pay smle n he econ of he spy-hole Goo man,
Bny, hansWhen all he nnes ha been ven ou an all he oos
ee locke, my oo as opene, an Bny came n,h my bea an ae as he usual o-ee
alumnum e can h sols n he op shallo can, anlus n he boom lon can n hs case a cob of beaan a pn of ae
Ee you ae Pay, la, sa Bny n hs so voces no much, bu ll keep you us oehe ll ea-me.
o e moe hen? aske Couse you o, sa Bny hees eh ounces of
bea n ha, an you e a sxounce cob onh, an a fouounce n he monn fo you beakfas. hen you umbeOne s up
Only fo he maess an he solay!Hell ve you you maess all h onh, an youe
ou hen a nne-me omoo an alls ell aan
houh as hee ays one ays umbe One, onehou he maess, an one n solayay, you slly felle, sa Bny, s al one ay Pa,
ea sce comn back ll slp alon lann lae hsaeoon an ave a b of cha o chee yup lke, f canmake . ea m comn He ave hs so smle nnke, an en off on he lann
Johnson came up an looke n oun he cell Goeveyhn? he aske
Yes, s, sa , holn my can an my cob of bea.He noe, bane ou he oo an en off on he
ann ha nohn o s on bu my ma, so sa hee an boke
he cus of my cob of bea as a ne one, an asheon h he cup of ae, asn lon nshn as
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gea o hnk, hough, ha ould e geng moe eada suppe-me, and ha he hole hng as ove omoo had only o moe meals of ead and ae efoe enack on odnay de as el oh , o gve ha Jamesasad a mmng, hough fo ha agan hoped he ouldn
e needled enough o have gus enough o go fo me ove Bu hen kne ha as no lkely o oy me much,fo couldn las long The sces ould see o ha Theonly hng o e afad of as hm comng a me all of asudden, lke dd a hm nd d look ou fo ha Ge mycha n agans he all, hen e ee a laou, and keepa good eye ound he execse yad as e alked ound heng
go up and dd no pe he cums off me, u gaheedhem and en fo a of a alk up and don he cll nmy slppes, hnkng aou eland and he suffeng fo heand all he savaon n pacula of Teence MacSney ,seveny-egh days h no scoff a all, and my on fahe
on hunge ske h en housand ohes n he nemencamps dung he Cv Wa, u ha as a dffeen hng,h en housand ohes MacSney had he eyes of heold on hm, and kne ha mus e dvng hese asadsmad fom he pulcy as geng They ee up andoffeng hm evey concevae delcacy, chcken, ham,
ukey, oas pok, seak, oh fo he love of Jesus , gve ove,me mouh s aengf Johnson came up and sad, Hee you ae, sng o lnes
of God Save he Kng and ll gve you hs pece of oundseak, ould ake ? Would ha? Jesus, May andJoseph, hed e a ucky man ha ddn ake he hand andall off hm
nd sng a Hgh Mass, neve mnd a couple of nes ofGod Save he Kng, fo , aye o fo he half of
e sopped fo a mnue o o and alloed myself a of a ead a Unde he Geenwd Tee and had a ooka he eay on hee hey have a Chsmas caol, saed o pu an a o Thas a hng ee al vey ell
ale o do n my famly On my mohes sde, my uncle asone of he es song-es n he couny, and one of he
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es knon an ohes of hem ee n he vaey usinessso ouln' ake me long lookng a a poem o a song opu an a o
So pu he a of he Famne Song' o hs caol, my suaon eng moe lke Famne han lke Chsmas:
Remember Adams fal, hou Man:
Remember Adams falfrom Heaven to hel
Remember Adam's faHow he hah condemned all,
In hell perpeuahere for o dwell. .
So as alkng up an on he cell hummng hs caolof Thomas Hays an neve fel he me gong ll heahe cell oos eng opene an he cans eng le ou
oo open, clng can, oo open clang can, an hen a of alkng up an on o an fom he ecess h hepos an he ae hey ha ashe he plaes an knfe anspoon h an he sce shoung, San o you oos,'an hey geng eay o go on o ok fo he aeoonan ha my hummng ove y hs me an my face seous
agan ecause oes no lok he hng no o look unhappyn he nck, especally an hey gong o he oule of pungyou on ume One
he sce hen opene my oo, an Bny came n fomy conanes.
'O goes , Pa?' he smle Youll e geng a nneomoo goo one an al, eans an acon'
looke sa a he ae 'll nsh ha ae, Bny,n case ge hsy lae'
Bny laughe You can ave all he ae you an,Pay Wa ll ell sce!' He spoke o he sce, hocame up an looke n He as a g ol Cockney He asn'small an y he ay hey ae suppose o e u he asn'
a a ol asa fo all haYou can ave all he leen' ae ha's n he ap Go
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ahn, Bony, an fech ' up ha e can ll' He uee n he oo Wae No one's epvn you, af'
Pay he s, s,' sa Bony, fo elanWell, Pay o af o ock s all leen one o e
Go on an ge h he een ae
Bony cae ack an le e he e can, he longoo pa, ll of ae, an sa, hank you, Bony ,an, hank you, s, o he sce
He jus sa, Don ank e, hank he Lo,' an gavea of a laugh an ange ou he oo
ank a sup of he ae hen hea he gone offon e sas I as gong o have a alk up an onagan ll as e o have a pss, an n ha ay akea eak n he e l hey coe oun h y ea-eea an ae. ha nong o s on, only he a, an as col, h no jacke on, ony y sh shos, sockngs an sppes as ak an leak an he of sky coul see as a y gey an ha nealy ak, h a ea
col alke up an on, an en ack o pung an a o
he hole caol an geng he ohe veses off y hea. , oo
Rmmb Gods goodnss
hou ManRmmbr Gods goodnssHs proms mad
Rmmbr Gods goodnssH sn Hs Son snlssOu as for o dss;
B no afad!
ha a fe nks of ae an psse hee es analke up an on, an hough he col as shap, ' haveeen cole f no kep alkng up an on e lghas yng, u no he ay oe as he py he collack, hungy ay seche foa, an as only fou
o'clock hen he ngh cae on an he cell as n pchakness
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hen hea he chas eng shove ack an he fellowscomng up he sas fom execse A leas sge wasa goo hng aou geng anohe of ea a ea-meBu Jesus was col an ak an my mn even was gonenum fom he col an couln nk myself away any
moe fo hs eceme ay Bu anohe un an walkup he oo o keep ngs gong some way
Pay!ee was a whspe a he spyhole an I use ove o .Chale a he cove up an s mouh o he glassHello Cale whspee ow ae you?
o a k an youself?All gh ave woke some scoff fo you u couln ge nea
when Bown was ngng you ea an wae know ha k ll ake e wll fo he ee.Ol James an alf cave up hose asas wl e ea
f of you hey won ake no lees when you come ou
James go seven schesha was a py a py he n ge seveny looy
schesChales lps pae n a smle a he spy-hole glass Youe
a la Pay you ae See you omoow k Bye Chale
He wspee so agans he glass of he spy-hole s lpsclose o , Bye Pay hen pu hs eye o wnke anslppe own he lanng owas s own cell
So I walke up an own agan wh moe spng n myeel an when Bwny came wh my fou-ounce co hescew le me go own o e ecess wee use helavaoy empe my po an elle my e can wh wae
fo he ngh Whc mean ha woul no have o sh nhe cell a hng o e feae eween half pas fou n heaeoon an seven he nex monng
he scew swche my lg on an walke up an ownfeelng ee whle I ae my ea an ook a nk of hewae.
A eg oclock e scew came an opene my oo anJesus e pase ol me o ake n my e
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go n he oas an maess an lanke, an he angeou he oo
When ha he e mae on an go no , asn as goo as anyone, e fom he akng an am aehe col, an my ays chokey ove me only fo he eakfas,
u, sue, ouln appecae he eans an acon all hemoe? celeae h a ea of he ook as el on o he
en of no, u ece as oh eng eckless foonce an ea on, am an happy, hee hey ae all a heeng an poo homas Leaf an aman, comes up anasks o e e n o he hooley. ashe an pu on a clanesh, says Leaf, pleang ke, no o kep ou of heveson.
Le he poo asa n, says he ne, hes a sllylookng u neve hea he as n jal Sue, f he asself, hee as as goo as eve he as n
Bu hey le hm anyay, an he ells a soy, aou a man
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