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There wos a young widdy in that town, o' the name o' Morgan, as kep' a cow, an' owned a small cabin, an' a patch o' tater-ground about the size o' the starn sheets of our owld long-boat. She wos a great deal run after, wos this widdy not that the young lads had an eye to the cow, or the cabin, or the tater-estate, by no manes but she wos greatly admired, she wos.
I am by blood a Leinsterman," he continued. "Mine is a long pedigree," Tuan murmured. Finnian received that information with respect and interest. "I also," he said, "have an honourable record." His host continued: "I am indeed Tuan, the son of Starn, the son of Sera, who was brother to Partholon."
It was the ghost of a garment; but, however, with the blessing of God, my last quarterly bill, and the help of a tailor, we have had a regular refit, and the ancient family of the O'Briens of Ballyhinch are now rigged from stem to starn. My two sisters are both to be spliced to young squireens in the neighbourhood; it appears that they only wanted for a dacent town gown to go to the church in.
How in thunder could she get into the ship? Why, master, I believe as how you're weak in the upper works, d'ye see? to as much as think o' such a thing. My Poll is moored head and starn, behind the point at Portsmouth, more'n two thousand mile away. 'Upon my word, said our hero, very earnestly, 'I saw a female look out of your cabin not five minutes ago. 'Ay, ay, Mr.
I shall be engaged till supper-time. She heard him breathe a heavy sigh and withdraw, murmuring something about his bad luck in being cut away from the starn like this. But it was not over yet. When supper-time came and they sat down together, she took upon herself to reprove him for what he had said to her in the garden. Bob made his forehead express despair.
The chap that left them five hundred cases of hair dye 'tween decks and then skipped out to Sacramento, met me the other day in the street and advised me to use a bottle ez an advertisement, or try it on the starn of the Pontiac for fire-proof paint. That foolishness ez all he's good for. And yet thar might be suthin' in the paint, if a feller had nigger luck.
Snakes I've seen afore now, and rats I'm not unfamiliar with, but when it comes to the starn of a ship risin' up out of the street, I reckon it's time to pass in my checks." "It IS a ship, you blasted old soaker," said the Samaritan curtly. It was indeed a ship.
A starn chase is a long chase, anyhow. The brig sails well, and there aren't more than two hours daylight; so Monsieur must be quick, or we'll give him the slip yet." The privateer was now within a mile of them; both vessels had "got their way;" and their respective powers of sailing were to be ascertained. In half an hour the privateer had neared to three-quarters of a mile.
"But," said Finnian in bewilderment, "there is an error here, for you have recited two different genealogies." "Different genealogies, indeed," replied Tuan thoughtfully, "but they are my genealogies." "I do not understand this," Finnian declared roundly. "I am now known as Tuan mac Cairill," the other replied, "but in the days of old I was known as Tuan mac Starn, mac Sera."
Nick was still deriving warmth from the bottle when a third man entered the state-room, with just his head and neck above water. "She bes down by the starn desperate, skipper," he said. "Saints presarve me, I bes ice to the bones!" At a word from the skipper, the last arrival took the bottle from Leary.
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