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I certainly, in the heat of the moment, so far resented the affront offered to the most respectable magistracy of this fine country as to give him a few slight touches of the whip, more like one in jest, I assure your worship, than like an angry man." "Hourigan," said O'Driscol, swelling up to a state of the most pompous indignation, "this is infamous conduct which he relates of you, sir.
For this reason, as well as for others, M'Carthy prudently hesitated either to arouse his loyalty or disturb the tranquility of his family, and after joining him in a tumbler of punch, or what O'Driscol termed his nightcap, he retired to bed, where, however, he could not for a considerable time prevent himself from ruminating, with a good deal of seriousness, upon the extraordinary interview he had had with the friendly stranger.
There you see is a plot laid for my life; but I'll show the villains that they have the wrong sow by the ear. I have showed them as much before, and will show them as much again." He then handed the note, with an air of triumph, to Alick, who read it over and assumed a look of great terror. "Of course you will be guided by this, Mr. O'Driscol." "Of course I will not, Mr. Purcel; not a bit of it.
O'Driscol having read this communication, became desperately disturbed for about a couple of minutes, after which, as if struck by some sudden thought, he appeared to recover himself considerably, but by no means fully, as was evident from the agitation of his voice and the involuntary tremor of his hands.
"Well," continued his father, "now that we have talked over that matter, read this;",and, as he spoke, he handed Fergus a notice, evidently a friendly one, to the following; effect "Hunda. "Mr. O'Driscol. It's said that ye're to goto Lisnagola on Shoosda next.
"What d d stuff you often talk, John begging your pardon," replied his brother; "he has hard reading, and his profession to think of both of which he will find enough for him, setting Katherine O'Driscol and love out of the question." "Very good, Alick," said John. "Ha! ha ha! I thought I would touch you there. The bait took, my boy; jealousy, jealousy, father."
"Why, if the beggars had been at it six months they could not have done it better." There was a chorus of agreement from all the officers round. "We could not have done some of those movements better ourselves, could we, O'Driscol?" "That we could not," the major said, heartily.
O'Driscol thought, to the coal-hole, whether he fearlessly pursued him, but in vain. On examining the coal-hole, which Mr. O'Driscol did personally in the dark we really shudder at that gentleman's absence of all fear the ferocious Whiteboy could not be found in it. The presumption is that he gave Mr.
"Because there is no doubt at all that our ship is the fastest in the fleet, and that we shall get there in time to have a little brush with the French all to ourselves before the others arrive." "What makes you think that she is the fastest ship here, O'Grady?" "Anyone can see it with half an eye, O'Driscol.
"The devil I do!" exclaimed Fergus; "ha! ha! ha! Faith, I'm braver than I had given myself credit for." "And we are glad to hear that the present government, sensible of their obligations to Fitzgerald O'Driscol, Esq., are about to confer the office of Stipendiary Magistrate upon his son.
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