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This might probably originate from the more obvious congeniality which existed between Peter's natural disposition, and the national character; for with the latter, Ellish, except good humor, had little in common. The usual remarks upon both were "she would buy an' sell him" "'twas she that made a man of him; but for all that, Pether's worth a ship-load of her, if she'd give him his own way."
To this we reply first, that we should have liked to see any person attempting to pass a bad note or a light guinea upon Ellish after nine or ten years' experience; we should like to have seen a smug clerk taking his pen from behind his ear, and after making his calculation, on inquiring from Ellish if she had reckoned up the amount, compelled to ascertain the error which she pointed out to him.
"Och! och! asthore, asthore! you're lyin' there an', oh, Ellish, avourneen, could you think that I I would spare money trash to bring you to glory wid the angels o' heaven! No, no, Father dear. It's good, an' kind, an' thoughtful of you to put it into my head; but I didn't intind to neglect or forget it. Oh, how will I live wantin' her, Father?
Why look about you and try where you can find a Catholic girl with a thousand pounds fortune, except in a gentleman's family, where Dan could never think of going." "That's thrue, any how, your Reverence," observed Peter. "A thousand pounds! Ellish! you needn't look for it. Where is it to be had out of a gintleman's family, as his Reverence says thrue enough."
I never wint to school but wanst, an' I remimber I threw the masther into a kiln-pot, an' broke the poor craythur's arm; an' from that day to this, I never could be brought a single day to school." Peter and Ellish now began to be pointed out as a couple worthy of imitation by those who knew that perseverance and industry never fail of securing their own reward.
"Here, my darlin' treasure o' my heart here I'm puttin' your head upon my breast upon my breast, Ellish, ahagur. Marciful Virgin Father dear," said Peter, bursting into bitter tears "her head's like fire! O! Ellish, Ellish, Ellish! but my heart's brakin' to feel this! Have marcy on her, sweet God have marcy on her! Bear witness, Father of heaven bear witness, an' hear the vow of a brakin' heart.
Betther! faix, four hundhre from him is worth three times as much from another." "Glory to you, Ellish! bright an' cute for ever! Why, I'd back you for a woman' that could buy an' sell Europe, aginst the world. Now, isn't it odd that I never think of these long-headed skames?" "Ay do you, often enough, Pether; but you keep them to yourself, abouchal."
Ellish, Ellish won't you spake one word to me afore you go? Won't you take one farewell of me of me, aroon asthore, before you depart from us for ever!" exclaimed her husband. "Feeling the bed-clothes," said the priest, "is not always a, sign of death; I have known many to recover after it. "Husht," said Peter "husht! Mary Mary! Come hear hould your tongues!
'Tis true, he was perfectly capable of executing her agricultural plans when she proposed them, but his own capacity for making a lucky hit was very limited. Of the two, she was certainly the better farmer; and scarcely an improvement took place in his little holding which might not be traced to Ellish.
In this manner did Ellish dupe her own husband into increasing wealth. Their business soon became so extensive, that a larger house was absolutely necessary. To leave that, beneath whose roof she succeeded so well in all her speculations, was a point be it of prudence or of prejudice which Ellish could not overcome. Her maxim was, whereever you find yourself doing well, stay there.
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