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"Why," continued Shane Fadh, "some said one thing, and some another; but the upshot of it was this: when the last of the Grameses sould the estate, castle, and all, it seems he didn't resave all the purchase money; so, afther he had spint what he got, he applied to the purchaser for the remainder him that the Mountjoy family bought it from; but it seems he didn't draw up writings, or sell it according to law, so that the thief o' the world baffled him from day to day, and wouldn't give him a penny bekase he knew, the blaggard, that the Square was then as poor as a church mouse, and hadn't money enough to thry it at law with him; but the Square was always a simple asy-going man.
Well, o' course dat nigger want' to keep me out er de business, bekase he says dey warn't business 'nough for two banks, so he say I could put in my five dollars en he pay me thirty-five at de en' er de year. "So I done it.
"Faix, she wasn't tapping it at all, sir, but hittin' it very hard, she was, and that's the way she bruk it." "Barbarians!" exclaimed the little man; "using a bootjack instead of a hammer!" "Sure the hammer was gone to the priest, sir; bekase he wanted it for the crucifixion." "The crucifixion!" exclaimed the little man, horrified; "is it possible they crucify people?"
"Be the vestment, Sally, only that my regard an' love for you is uncommon, I'd break off the affair altogether, so I would." "An' why would you do so, Phelim O'Toole?" inquired the uncle. "Bekase," replied Phelim, "you came here an' made a show of me, when I wished to have no bruliagh, at all at all.
"Oh! ho!" exclaimed Phaddhy, who was hit most palpably upon the weakest side the very sorest spot about him, "they think bekase this is the first station that ever was held in my house, that you won't be thrated as you ought; but they'll be disappointed; and I hope, for so far, that yer Reverence and yer friends had no rason to complain."
"Why, Father dear, I do my best, avourneen; an' I ought of a sartinty to know it, bekase blessed Friar Hagan spent three dys instructin' Mat and myself in it; an' more betoken, that Mat sent him a sack o' phaties, an' a bag of oats for his trouble, not forgettin' the goose he got from myself, the Micklemas afther. Arrah how long is that ago, Katty a-haygur?" said she, addressing her companion.
It seems to me indeed it do I mebbe mout be wrong That people raly ought to dance, when Chrismus comes along; Des dance bekase dey's happy like de birds hops in de trees, De pine-top fiddle soundin' to de blowin' ob de breeze.
Well, o' course dat nigger want' to keep me out er de business, bekase he says dey warn't business 'nough for two banks, so he say I could put in my five dollars en he pay me thirty-five at de en' er de year. "So I done it.
"Now," said Bill, turning to the others in triumph, "what did I tell you? Well, you see, your boy August is a thief." "He's not a teef!" said the old man. "Shet up your jaw. I say he is. Now, your ole man's got to be hung." "Vot vor?" broke in Gottlieb. "Bekase it's all your own fault. You hadn't orter be a Dutchman." Here the crowd fell into a wrangle.
After this the Slip couldn't strike another blow, bekase his hand was disabled out and out. "The next play they went to was the Sitting Brogue. This is played by a ring of them sitting down upon the bare ground, keeping their knees up. A shoemaker's leather apron is then got, or a good stout brogue, and sent round under their knees.
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