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I swore I would, of course, and went home and flung four pounds of Hudson's cigars, two meerschaum pipes that had cost me ten guineas at the establishment of Mr. The weapon amongst them all which I most regretted was will it be believed? the little black doodheen which had been the cause of the quarrel between Lord Martingale and me. However, it went along with the others.
We were quartered at Cork, where I found the Irish doodheen and tobacco the pleasantest smoking possible; and was found by his lordship, one day upon stable duty, smoking the shortest, dearest little dumpy clay-pipe in the world. "Cornet Fitz-Boodle," said my lord in a towering passion, "from what blackguard did you get that pipe?"
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