CALCULATIONS ON THE COMET.
{"character_count": 2456, "word_count": 465, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9786999821662903], "ccnet_perplexity": [1368.0999755859375], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
I took notice of an Irishman, with a loaded hod on his shoulder. He repeat edly and devoutly crossed himself; then looking to tho top of the building, which he was about to ascend, with fearful and doubtless air. He had got one foot on tho first round of the ladder, and made sundry motions to raise the other; but seemed at every new trial to be arrested, aud as it were pulled back by some unseen hand. As I stood watching his motions and his countenance, he withdrew his eyes from the top of tho building, aud fixing them upon me, said .t a

 Do you think it'll come now2'

 What will come2' said !.

 'Why the comic to be sure.'

 The comet suppose you mean?

 Why yes, I suppose it's all one and the same crathur-that big fley thing that's comin to burn the world all up to nOthiD, and all the papal that's in it besides, men, women and childers, and drown all the rest ins the middle of the sea. Oh, the cruel bloOdy-minded crathur, to destroy every body, and not spare tho poor babes themselves, nor their poor fathers that work hard every day to ate 'em and drink 'em! Do you think it'll come now, Mis- ther 2

 'Now !" said I.

 Why, yes, if you plasc-now, soon- to-day, or tomorrow, or next summer, that is to be r

 Il don't know returned I-'I'm not in tho secrets of the comet. But under stand very strange calculations arc made respecting it.

 Are you sure, said he, looking to the top ofthe building once more, 'lhat it won't come to-day2'

 Why, really, Pa,,' said I, 'that's more than l could positively answer. These. comets are very eccentric beings; and there's no knowing what might happen.'

 The devil thrust lem for me- said Pat, ( the barbaroGs craihurs they wouldn't mind brushing down an lrishman from the top of a house, any more nor should mind brushing fly from the end of me nose.- And then I'm informed they're so hot they'll burn all the flesh of iv ye, and roast your skin to the very bone, without any compunction as it were. You see, Mis- ther, this house here is very high now, ev- en to the very top iv it, as far as it goes and 1.-the comic should happen to ki.ch me there on the top, don't know what would become iy me. I've got wife and seven small ehiIder. two iv whom arc under the sod in swate Ireland, and all depindent on me this very moment for every mouthful iv atin, and drinkin, and food and clothin, that they wear on their backs, poor era-. thurs: and that's what makes me aieardto mount this latheT.' VI