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   “There were two fellows one time by the name of Mike Murphy and James Nolan. ”

   

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   down across the fields. James waited until he came down to the gate. Then he asked Mike where he was. "Begor", says Mike, "you lost. I was up there with all them crowd of youngsters and I was in the grandest mansion I was ever in in all my life". Then Mike went on to explaing all about the grand mansion.

   Mike and James then went home and when they were about half a mile from Mike's home Mike said he would have to get a drink, so they went in to the first house the saw and they asked the woman of the house for a drink of water. She got a mug and went to the crock and filled it and gave it to Mike. Mike drank it down the very same as if he had never drank anything in his life before and when he was finished he took

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   History Edit

   Date

   1936

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

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