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'A dhirty man, he was used to say, in the speech of his kind, 'goes to Clink for a weakness in the knees, an' is coort-martialled for a pair av socks missin'; but a clane man, such as is an ornament to his service a man whose buttons are gold, whose coat is wax upon him, an' whose 'coutrements are widout a speck THAT man may, spakin' in reason, do fwhat he likes an' dhrink from day to divil.
A succession of welcoming thuds accompanied the tirade. As breath returned, I gasped out a brief account of the night. "And now," he exclaimed triumphantly, "I have news to translate ye to a sivinth hiven! Och! But it's clane cracked ye'll be when ye hear it. Now, who's appointed to trade with the buffalo hunters but y'r very self?"
"Never attempt that," she replied fiercely, "for, as sure as you do, I'll have this knife," showing him a large, sharp-pointed one, which, in accordance with the customs of her class, hung by a black belt of strong leather from her side "I'll have this customer here greased in your puddins, my buck, and, when the win's out o' you, see what you'll be worth fit for Captain James's hounds; although I dunno but the very dogs themselves is too clane to ait you."
At Monastereven they were repulsed with loss, the defenders of the town being in part Catholic loyalists, under Captain Cassidy; at Rathangan, they were more successful, taking and holding the town for several days; at Clane, the captors of Prosperous were repulsed; while at Old Killcullen, their associates drove back General Dundas' advance, with the loss of 22 regulars and Captain Erskine killed.
"We have nothing to apprehend, here," said Reilly; "this poor fellow is in sorrow, it seems God help him! Let us proceed." Yeeah! Oh, where was there sich a wife, neighbors? who ever heard her harsh word, or her loud voice? And from mornin' till night ever, ever busy in keepin' every thing tight and clane and regular! Let me alone, will yez?
Ah!" she said, with a bird-like turn of the head, "you must be a proud man to-night, Pete." "Proud isn't the word for it, ma'am I'm clane beside myself." "He took a fancy to you when you were only a little barefooted boy, Pete." "So he did, ma'am." "And now that he's Deemster itself he owns you still." "Aw, lave him alone for that, ma'am." "Did you hear what he said about you in his speech.
The only objiction I have agin it is, that it makes ye a'most kick the left leg clane off yer body." "Why don't you kick with your right leg, then, stupid, like other people?" inquired Summers. "Why don't I, is it? Troth, then, I don't know for sartin. Me father lost his left leg at the great battle o' the Nile, and I've sometimes thought that had somethin' to do wid it.
Bo boo! bo boo! bo boo! there's a tantarara now; but never mind her, she takes them tantarums by turns. Now depend upon it, Mr. Gilbert, it's love that's at the bottom of it all, clane and clear. Gilb. It's very like, sir I can't say. Christy. Oh, but I can say I know her, egg and bird. The thing is, she's mad with you, and that has set her all through other. Gilb. All through other!
The tranter, finding Leaf get on so very well through his negative qualities, was tempted in a fit of generosity to advance him still higher, by giving him credit for positive ones. "He's very clever for a silly chap, good-now, sir. You never knowed a young feller keep his smock-frocks so clane; very honest too.
Th' boss hated um because he wuz a bether man because he know'd he wuz a clane man, wid a foightin' hear-rt an' two fists an' th' guts to carry um t'rough. He chilled th' har-rt av th' boss th' fur-rst noight he seen um, an' from thin on th' fear wuz upon um fer th' bird's-eye." "The bird's-eye?" inquired Appleton. "What do you mean?"
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