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"Why, what's the trouble, brother?" he enquired. "Thievin' robbery, that's what!" cried the little man, capering higher than ever. "Stole me silver-framed mirror, 'e 'as, the young wagabone a genuine hantique worth its weight in hemeralds stole me mirror and don't deny it, neither !" "Who says he stole it?" demanded Jessamy. "Did any o' ye see him commit the fact?"
Rough hands seized me and, checked thus rudely in full career, I was swung around to confront a small, fierce-eyed fellow who cursed and swore, hopped and flourished his fists under my nose in very threatening and unpleasant manner. "V'ere is it, ye young wagabone?" he demanded in shrill accents. "V'ere is it?
'This giant, whose name was Darmod David Odeen, was not a respectable person at all, but a big ould wagabone. He was twice the size of the other giant, who, though bigger than any man, was not a big giant; for, as there are great and small men, so there are great and small giants I mean some are small when compared with the others.
Well, Finn served this giant a considerable time, doing all kinds of hard and unreasonable service for him, and receiving all kinds of hard words, and many a hard knock and kick to boot sorrow befall the ould wagabone who could thus ill treat a helpless foundling.
Och, Shorsha! let me tell you how Finn, by means of sucking his thumb, and the witchcraft he imbibed from it, contrived to pull off the arm of the ould wagabone, Darmod David Odeen, whilst shaking hands with him for Finn could do no feat of strength without sucking his thumb, Shorsha, as Conan the Bald told the son of Oisin in the song which I used to sing ye in Dungarvon times of old;" and here Murtagh repeated certain Irish words to the following effect:
"Oh no, it's of no use. I gave him an awful thrashing though." "I wish you'd give him ten times as much, my lad a wagabone. It was Pete Warboys, wasn't it?" "Oh, I don't know; I couldn't tell. It was like something in a long sack kicking about there. I hit him nearly every time." "Well, that's something, sir. Do him more good than a peck out o' our apples. Better for his morials.
I waits to observe what follows, and presently I observe a young gentleman walking down the lane. As I expects, the male defendant comes out and offers to tell him his fortune, and I observes the young gentleman give the parties money. I waits till he leaves, and then with my brother officer we arrest the parties. That's all, your worship. Stand still, you wagabone you; do you hear?"
"Now the vorst of all these rogues vos a cove called Black Dan, a thieving, murdering, desprit wagabone as vere ewcntually 'ung sky-'igh on Pembury 'Ill " "Good!" said the fussy gentleman louder than before, "good! Glad of it!"
"Stow yer gab, Jarge," retorted Surly, more surly than ever, "you be a sight too fond o' usin' that theer voice o' your'n!" saying which he turned to Barnabas: "Did ye see ever a desprit, poachin' wagabone run down this 'ere lane, sir?" he inquired. "No," answered Barnabas. "Well, did ye see ever a thievin' wastrel run oop this 'ere lane?" demanded Stentor. "No," answered Barnabas.
'Never mind, replied Sam. 'P'raps you may ask for it five minits arterwards; p'raps I may say I von't pay, and cut up rough. You von't think o' arrestin' your own son for the money, and sendin' him off to the Fleet, will you, you unnat'ral wagabone? At this reply of Sam's, the father and son exchanged a complete code of telegraph nods and gestures, after which, the elder Mr.
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