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It wasn't an imparial though, an' more's the pity, for them wasn't anvinted antil short since; but divil a much matther it signifies any longer if a pint could hould two quarts, let alone what it does, sinst Father Mathew the Lord purloin his raverence begin'd to give the pledge, an' wid the blessin' iv timperance to deginerate Ireland.

"But an your apperl don't tell Pether Kelly o' the big farm, nor, indeed, don't mintion to man or mortial about the navigation we done antil I come home myself and make them sensible o' it, bekase, Jemmy and Pether, neither o' yiz is aqual to it, and doesn't undherstan' the branches o' knowledge requizit for discoorsin' o' navigation."

It was nigh hand a year from the time whin the news iv Leum-a-rinka bein' killed by the Frinch came home, an' in place iv forgettin' him, as the saisins wint over, it's what Molly was growin' paler and more lonesome every day, antil the neighbours thought she was fallin' into a decline; and this is the way it was with her whin the fair of Lisnamoe kem round.

'An' did it make much noise? says he. 'By my sowl, it's it that did, says Andy; 'leatherin' the door wid sticks and stones, says he, 'antil I fairly thought every minute, says he, 'the ould boords id smash, an' the sperit id be in an top iv us God bless us, says he. 'Phiew! says the priest; 'it'll cost a power iv money.

'Och! blur-an'-agers, says he, 'there is not room for a suckin'-pig, says he, 'let alone a Christian, says he. 'Well, run into the house, Billy, says she, 'this minute, says she, 'an' hide yourself antil they're quiet, says she, 'an' thin you can steal out, says she, 'anknownst to them all, says she. 'I'll do your biddin', says he, 'Molly asthore, says he.

But this wasn't all, for the snow kem so thick that it was impassible to get along the roads at all at all; an' faix, instead iv gettin' betther, next mornin' it was only tin times worse; so Jim had jist to take it asy, an' stay wid his uncle antil such times as the snow id melt.

By gor, it's well we got some bottles iv it; for I wouldn't much like to meddle wid that darlint little kag iv it antil we get home." The rum was put on its trial by Barny and his companions, and in their critical judgment was pronounced quite as good as the captain of the ship had bestowed upon them, but that neither of those specimens of spirit was to be compared to whiskey.

Phillips was often absent at night; he came and he went at all hours, and neither Joe nor the witness ever questioned him, believing his statements that he was packing for hire. Neither his brother nor he had ever seen that sack of rice antil it was uncovered by the posse, and as for the other plunder, it was all part and parcel of an outfit which their guest had been assembling for some time.

'Lave aff your palaverin' you snakin' owld sinner, says Sat'n; 'you know you're bought and sould to me, and a purty bargain I have o' you, you owld baste, says he; 'so come along at wanst, and he put out his claw to ketch him; but the colonel tuk a fast hould o' the Bible, and begged hard that he'd let him alone, and wouldn't harm him antil the bit o' candle that was just blinkin' in the socket before him was burned out.

It shows the power of this Crass, any way; an you may tell your frinds, that I'll sell bades touched wid it to the faithful at sixpence apiece. They can be put an your padareens as Dicades, wid a blessin'. Oxis Doxis Glorioxis Amin! Let us now bear the corpse home, antil it's dressed and laid out dacently as it ought to be."