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"But I wonder your wife permits so filthy an animal to have access to her rooms in this manner." "Filthy!" replied Mrs. Purcel, who felt herself called upon to defend the character of the pig, as well as her own, "why, one would think, sir, that any crathur that's among Christyen childhre, like one o' themselves, couldn't be filthy.
Upon my honor now, yes! it is so it is so." "Why there is no question of it," replied John; "it is already in a frightful state." "It is, Mr. Purcel, and in my opinion, the crame of the matter will be blood blood my dear John that is what it will come to." "Certainly you speak, Mr.
Fergus and Purcel, on their way from the shrubbery to the house, fell upon a simpler plan by which to detect Hourigan's falsehood, and ascertain whether there existed any personal acquaintance or understanding of any sort between him and the new-comer.
Just at this moment, the females of the family, who had been giving breakfast to a number of poor destitute creatures, made their appearance. "Where have you all been?" asked Mrs. Purcel, addressing her husband and sons; "here have we been waiting breakfast for you during the last half-hour, and finding you were none of you within, we went and gave these poor creatures without something to eat."
Purcel, as well as other proctors of his day, had from time to time received threatening notices, not only of a personal nature, but also of premeditated attacks upon his house.
There you see is a plot laid for my life; but I'll show the villains that they have the wrong sow by the ear. I have showed them as much before, and will show them as much again." He then handed the note, with an air of triumph, to Alick, who read it over and assumed a look of great terror. "Of course you will be guided by this, Mr. O'Driscol." "Of course I will not, Mr. Purcel; not a bit of it.
Come, ladies and, by the way, where's my favorite, Miss Julia from you?" "She's not quite well this morning, Cannie," said her mother; "she has a slight headache, I believe." "Well, Miss Mary, then? Any purchases to-day, Miss Mary?" "Not to-day, Cannie the next time, perhaps." "Cannie," said Purcel, "you praised your razors very highly at your last visit; have you a good case this morning?"
Purcel, and it'll be wisdom in every one to keep themselves as safe as possible till they mend. Is it thruth, sir, that you're makin' preparations to collect your tides wid the help o' the sogers and polis?" "Perfectly thrue, Cannie; we'll let the rascals that are misleading the people, as well as the people themselves, know whether they or the law are the strongest.
"I am very much afraid," observed Purcel, "that the clergy of the established church will have a very fine opportunity to show the world how well and patiently they can suffer." "I have already said, Purcel," said the doctor, "that I am as willing to suffer as another.
"Why, sir," replied Purcel, who, as the reader must be aware, was humbugging the worthy magistrate all the time, "I appeal to yourself whether it is not better for any one of these rascals to get a horsewhipping from me than a citation to the Bishop's Court from my father." "Ay, but do they never happen to get both, John?" returned the magistrate.
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