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Updated: June 4, 2025
The cabman helped him up the steps and handed him in the door to a brisk old woman, who must have been an actress in her day; for she gave a screech at the sight of him, and threw her arms about him crying out, so that the cabman heard, "Artie, alanna, back from the dead, back from the dead, acushla machree."
"Kathleen, asthore," he replied, in those terms of endearment which flow so tenderly through the language of the people; "sure whin I remimber your fair young face your yellow hair, and the light that was in your eyes, acushla machree but that's gone long ago och, don't ax me to stop.
"Well, no matter, acushla, do you only back me; just show me how I ought to go on wid them, for nobody can outdo you at such things, an' I'll engage we'll thrive yit, always wid a blessin' an us." "Why, to tell God's thruth, I'd bate the devil himself at plannin' out, an' bringin' a thing to a conclusion eh, you deludher?"
"'Well Mary, says I, 'acushla machree, it's dark enough for us to go; and, in the name of God, let us be off."
"Mary, in the meantime, had got up, and was coming away, when his Reverence wanted her to stay till they'd finished their dance. 'Father Corrigan, says she, 'let me go now, sir, if you plase, for they would think it bad threatment of me not to go out to them. "'Troth, and you'll do no such thing, acushla, says he, spaking so sweet to her; 'let them come in if they want you.
Then he came again to the mother and soothed her, with her bright head against his rough coat. 'Whisht, acushla, he said, 'sure you're famished. Aisy now, till I make a bit of fire for you. The girl watched him with wide dry eyes of despair. He gathered the embers on the hearth and set a light to them. He lit a candle and extinguished the smoking lamp, which had apparently been burning all day.
"You won't be throwing up the little finger, Bobby, acushla?" she said, evading his grasp. "Arrah, why would I, woman? there, give me my hat, will you?" "But won't you promise me, Bobby darlin' won't you, alanna?" "Ay, ay, to be sure I will why not? there, give me my hat, and let me go." "Ay, but you're not promisin', Bobby, mavourneen; you're not promisin' all the time."
"Give it up, acushla," said the wife, "you see there's no screwin' a promise out of him, let alone a penny." "What 'ud yees have me do?" said the old man, raising his voice. "Won't he have all I'm worth? Who else is to have it? Am I to make a beggar of myself to please you? Can't they live on your farm till I die, an' thin it'll all come to them?"
Poor as they are, they have the blood of kings in their veins; and besides, to see a M'Carthy beggin' his bread in the country where his name was once great The M'Carthy More, that was their title-no, acushla, I love them as I do the blood in my own veins; but I'd rather see them in the arms of God in heaven, laid down dacently with their little sorrowful faces washed, and their little bodies stretched out purtily before my eyes I would in the grave-yard there beyant, where all belonging to me lie, than have it cast up to them, or have it said, that ever a M'Carthy was seen beggin' on the highway."
Dang me, but I'd like to have a bit o' fun with the gauger to see if my hand's still ready for practice." "Oh, thin, Pether, how can you talk that way, asthore? Now if what I'm sayin' was left to yourself wouldn't you be apt to plan it as I'm doin'? wouldn't you, acushla? Throth, I know you're to cute an' sinsible not to do it."
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