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"Throth, an' you can an' must," said the farmer: "the never a rise you'll rise, till you finish that" putting over a complement out of all reasonable proportion with his age and size. "There now's a small taste, an' you must finish it. To go to ate nothin' at all! Hut tut! by the tops o' my boots, you must put that clear an' clane out o' sight, or I'll go mad an' barn them."
Now, Mogue, you're a pious and religious boy, an' would be the last to encourage me to neglect a parent's wishes: ay, or that would allow me to do so, even if I intended it; throth I know it's a scoulden' you'd give me if I did."
"Well, sir, the ould chap began to munseer me; but the divil a bit of a gridiron he'd gi' me; and so I began to think they wor all neygars, for all their fine manners; and, throth, my blood begun to rise, and says I, 'By my sowl, if it was you was in disthress, says I, 'and if it was to ould Ireland you kem, it's not only the gridiron they'd give you, if you axed it, but something to put an it, too, and the drop o' dhrink into the bargain, and cead mile failte.
"Faix, an' I for one, although I'm his father amn't I, Rosha?" he added, good-humoredly addressing his wife, who had just come into the kitchen from above stairs. "Throth," said the wife, who never replied with good humor unless when addressed as Mrs. Burke, "you're ill off for something to speak about. How are you, Peety? an' how is your little girl?"
"Bekaise they think that he keeps too much company wid Prodestans, an' that he's half a Prodestan himself, and that it's only the shame that prevents him from goin' over to them altogether. Indeed, it's the general opinion among the Catholics " "Papishes! you old dog." "Well, then, Papishes that he will an' throth, I don't think the Papishes would put much trust in the same man."
"'More power to your elbow, Paddy, my boy, says he, 'for sitch a good wish, and, throth, it's myself wishes the same. "'Och, says I, 'that it may plase you, sweet queen iv heaven, supposing it was only a DISSOLUTE island, says I, 'inhabited wid Turks, sure they wouldn't be such bad Chrishthans as to refuse us a bit and a sup.
Holt ordered him to lay by the axe, and bring his spade, to dig a hole in a certain spot within the oblong. 'An' its mighty harmless that crathur 'ud be agin the wood, muttered the Irishman; 'throth, the earth in this counthry is mostly timber. An' in the name of wondher what does he want wid a hole, barrin' we're to burrow like rabbits?
And so that good habit of family worship was commenced, inaugurating the shanty that very night. Andy Callaghan sat by and listened. 'Throth, but they're fine words, said he. 'I wouldn't believe any one now, that that book is bad to listen to. 'And at home you'd run away from the sight of it. How's that, Andy? asked Mr. Wynn. 'It's aisy explained, sir, replied the servant, looking droll.
"Why, he he's a devilish pleasant little fellow, any way, so he is; throth it's he that spakes well of you, at any rate; if he was ten times worse than he is, he has a tongue in his head that will gain him friends." "I see, Art," said Frank, laughing, "he has been layin' it thick an' sweet on you.
"He'd look betther still if that ould coat wasn't sweepin' the ground behind him; an' what 'ud you think to put a pair o' martyeens on his legs to hide the mazles! He might go anywhere thin." "Throth he might; but Larry, what in the world wide could be in the Fairy-man's bottle that Phelim took sich a likin' for it.
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