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"'Shaugh, my boy, says he, he called me that way for shortness, 'dine with me to-day at Mosey's; a green goose and gooseberries; six to a minute. "'Who have you? says I. "'Tom Keane and the Wallers, a counsellor or two, and one M'Manus, from Dublin. "'The colonel? "'The same, said he. "'I'm there, Darby! said I; 'but mind, you never saw me before. "'What? said he.
As he kept a rather pleasant bachelor's house, and liked the military much, we soon became acquainted. Upon him, therefore, for reasons I can't explain, both our hopes reposed; and Shaugh and myself at once agreed that if Mat could not assist us in our distresses, the case was a bad one.
A letter to the merchants that went into Persia, to passe freely without impeachment in his dominions, as also letters of fauour to the great Shaugh of Persia.
"Now, what I have mentioned may prepare you for the fact that before we were eight weeks in garrison, Shaugh and myself, upon an accurate calculation of our conjoint finances, discovered that except some vague promises of discounting here and there through the town, and seven and fourpence in specie, we were innocent of any pecuniary treasures.
However, at last Mrs. Rogers gave in, and reclining gracefully upon a window-seat, pronounced it a most elegant party, and asked me to look for her shawl. While I perambulated the staircase with her bonnet on my head, and more wearing apparel than would stock a magazine, Shaugh was roaring himself hoarse in the street, calling Mrs. Rogers' coach.
The great Turk hath this Shaugh in great reuerence, because he hath reigned king so long time. They vse circumcision vnto children of seuen yeeres of age, as do the Turkes. They eate on the ground, sitting on carpets crosse legged as do Tailors. There is no man so simple but he sitteth on a carpet better or worse, and the whole house or roume wherein he sitteth is wholy couered with carpets.
The thing was done beautifully, an easy adagio movement, no violent transition; but hang me if old Mat didn't catch the matter at once. "'Oh, it's there ye are, Captain! said he, with his peculiar grin. 'Two-and-sixpence in the pound, and no assets. "'The last is nearer the mark, my old boy, said Shaugh, blurting out the whole truth at once.
The Shaugh or king of Persia is nothing in strength and power comparable vnto the Turke: for although he hath a great Dominion, yet is it nothing to be compared with the Turks: neither hath he any great Ordinance or gunnes, or harquebusses.
You gave five-and-twenty for her, now, I'll be bound? "'Sixty guineas, as sure as my name's Dan, said Shaugh, not at all pleased at the value put upon his hackney; 'and as to spavin and curb, I'll wager double the sum she has neither the slightest trace of one nor the other. "'I'll not take the bet, said Mat, dryly. 'Money's scarce in these parts.
So on the two worthies rode from Peterborough to Stamford, and from Stamford into the wilderness, no man knows whither. "And far they rode by bush and shaugh, And far by moss and mire," but never found a track of Hereward or his men.
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