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"I didn't steal the horse, Driscol, but I suppose you regulators know best who ought to be allowed to remain in the settlement, so of course I shall have to obey." "I am glad to find you so reasonable," said Driscol, making a movement to ride away. "Stop! stop!" said Grayson: "don't be in a hurry!
Purcel says, your worship; for instead of that, plaise your reverence, when I threatened to come to you to get the law against him 'I'll go to Squire Driscol, says I, 'and that's the gintleman that will give me justice at any rate. 'You and Squire Driscol may go be hanged, says he; 'I don't regard him a traneen; he thinks, since he has been made into a justice of pace, that the ground's not worthy to carry him, says he.
One morning, about a week after the taking of this resolution, it was announced that one of Elwood's horses had been stolen, on the night before; and the regulators were straightway assembled, to ferret out and punish so daring an offender. Driscol, Elwood's invaluable lieutenant, discovered the track and set off upon it, almost as easily as if he had been present when it was made.
Driscol, having already, by his praise-worthy efforts in the cause of right, made himself the hero of the affair, was invested with authority to notify Grayson of this decree. The matter being thus settled, the corps adjourned to meet again ten days thereafter, in order to see that their judgment was duly carried into effect.
He was, however, resolved not to yield, except upon the greatest extremity. "Come," said Grayson, producing materials for writing; "here are pen, ink, and paper: are you willing to write as I dictate?" "No," said Driscol, doggedly.
"When did you hear from Mark Ratigan, or see him?" "Mark Ratigan is snug and comfortable as a laborin' boy wid Magistrate Driscol that's in hem but listen to me, now if you should meet Mark anywhere down the country, you're neither to call him Mark nor Ratigan, otherwise you may be the manes of hangin' the poor boy." "Throth, an' by all accounts, he'll come to the gallows yet."
"That's well known, your worship; when you're at the head of a body of polis or military, every one knows what you are; isn't dare-devil Driscol, your worship, the best name they have for you?" "True enough, Sam; d n them; a man, especially a magistrate, couldn't be courageous unknown to them they'll be sure to find it out.
"Tie your horse to the fence, there," said Grayson, "and come in." Driscol obeyed, and it was not long before he was seated in the cabin with a tin-cup in his hand, and its generous contents finding their way rapidly down his capacious throat.
"And do you think," replied his wife, "that I won't take care not to do it? But, Frank, tell me what was Mogue Moylan doin' here the night before last?" "Only to let me know that he and a Misthor M'Carthy a great friend of his and of two good creatures Magistrate Driscol and Procthor Purcel wor to come out shootin' on the mountains to-day and to ax if I would prevent them."
After eighty-four days of extreme privation and thrilling adventure, they reached Driscol Bay, where they were found by Commander Hartstone and Lieutenant Simms, commanding respectively the "Release" and the "Arctic," which vessels had been fitted out by order of Congress to rescue them. In October, 1855, the united party reached New York.
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