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Paddy M'Dermid was one of the most rollicking boys in the whole county of Kildare. Fair or pattern wouldn't be held barring he was in the midst of it. He was in every place, like bad luck, and his poor little farm was seldom sowed in season; and where he expected barley, there grew nothing but weeds.
'Just as much as you consider reasonable, Paddy M'Dermid. 'Egad, says Paddy to himself, 'there's nothing like axin' enough. 'Say fifty thousand pounds, said he. 'You shall have it, said the hound; and then, after trotting away a little bit, he came back with a crock full of guineas between his paws.
'Well, Paddy M'Dermid, since I see you are such a brave venturesome fellow I'll be after making you up if you walk downstairs with me out of the could'; and sure enough it was snowing like murder. 'Oh may I never see Athy if I do, returned Paddy, 'for you only want to be loading me with ould bones, or perhaps breaking my own, which would be just as bad.
'Arrah, be easy now, Paddy M'Dermid, said the greyhound; 'don't I know very well what you are looking for? But next night he returned, full sure the money was there. As before, he made a circle, and touched the flag, when my gentleman, the greyhound, appeared in the ould place.
'Save you kindly, answered the greyhound leaving out God, the beast, bekase he was the divil. Christ defend us from ever seeing the likes o' him. 'Musha, Paddy M'Dermid, said he, 'what would you be looking after in that grave of a hole you're diggin' there? 'Faith, nothing at all, at all, answered Paddy; bekase you see he didn't like the stranger.
'Oh ho, said Paddy, 'you are there, are you? but it will be a long day, I promise you, before you trick me again'; and he made another stroke at the flag. 'Well, Paddy M'Dermid, said the hound, 'since you will have money, you must; but say, how much will satisfy you? Paddy scratched his conlaan, and after a while said 'How much will your honour give me? for he thought it better to be civil.
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