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Updated: May 31, 2025
Ailey Dogherty was buying a crock wid me, and Nelly shouts over to her from where she sot like a queen on her stool, 'Ailey, says she, 'here's a betther one for three fardens less, an' another farden 'ill get you a pennorth o' salt. An', indeed, Ailey walks over, manely enough, an' tuck her at her word. Why, flesh an' blood couldn't bear it."
'Ah, said the cobbler, 'you don't quite understand these matters. What do you suppose ruined me, now? 'Wy, said Sam, trimming the rush-light, 'I s'pose the beginnin' wos, that you got into debt, eh? 'Never owed a farden, said the cobbler; 'try again.
And then when I'd sold my barrowful, I was a-goin' 'ome with the chink in my pocket, and I'm blowed if some bloomin' thievin' beggar didn't nick the lot whilst I was just a-wettin' of my whistle, for callin' of oranges is dry work. Nicked the bloomin' lot 'e did and me with not a farden to take 'ome to my brother and his missus. 'How awful! said Anthea, with much sympathy.
Come back to their home, I b'lieve they are, same as I wish I was; rale gold ask this gen'leman." The other swore that they were "naught but brass, and not worth a copper farden"; until the tars, being too tipsy for much fighting, referred the question to Sir Duncan.
"Fardorougha's right; it's due, an' I'll pay him ay will I, Fardorougha, settle wid you to the last farden, or beyant it if you like." "I wouldn't take a farden beyant it, in the shape of debt. Them that's decent enough to make a present, may for that's a horse of another color." "When will I come home?" inquired Bartle. "You may stay at home now that you're here," said the other.
And if you come here bothering about your Bill, I'll make an example of both your Bill and you, and let him slip through my fingers. Have you paid Wemmick?" "O yes, sir! Every farden." "Very well. Then you have done all you have got to do. Say another word one single word and Wemmick shall give you your money back." This terrible threat caused the two women to fall off immediately.
Often and often have I heerd him say," I says to Mrs Harris, meaning Mr Gill, "that he would back his wife agen Moore's almanack, to name the very day and hour, for ninepence farden. IS it likely, ma'am," I says, "as she will fail this once?" Says Mrs Harris "No, ma'am, not in the course of natur.
I let 'im off the farden in consideration that he 'adn't got one, an' I had no change. Vell, to return to the p'int vich was wot the old toper remarked to his wife every night I've bin savin' up of late." "Saving up, have you?" "Yes, them penny banks 'as done it. W'y, it ain't a wirtue to be savin' now-a-days, or good, or that sort o' thing.
What right has he, one of our own purswadjion as he is to hould out against us the way he does? Sure he's as rich as a Sassenach, an' may hell resave the farden he'll subscribe towards our gettin' arms or ammunition, or towards defindin' us when we're brought to thrial. So hell's delight wid the dirty Bodagh, says myself for wan."
It so happened that his work was to go with John Farden, who was carrying out the manure in the cart. Paul had to hold the horse, while John forked it out into little heaps in the field. John was a great big powerful man, with a foolish face, not a good workman, nor a good character, or he would not have been at that farm.
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