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We cannot omit to state, that Darby O'Drive was full of consequence and importance, and led on his followers, with a roll of paper containing the list of fill those who were to be expelled, rolled up in his hand, somewhat like a baton of office.
Our readers may remember that we have alluded to an Orangeman, named Bob Beatty, who had become a convert to the Church of Rome. This Beatty, on the part of the priest, was a very fair set-off against Darby O'Drive, on the part of Mr. Lucre.
"Quite ridiculous, O'Drive, where did you pick up this jargon of the conventicle but that reminds me, by the by you are not a convert to the Established Church. You belong to the Dissenters, and owe your change of opinions to Mr. M'Slime." "If I don't belong to the Established Church now, sir," replied Darby, "I won't be long so."
"O'Drive, you scoundrel," he shouted for he saw his enemy, and got courageous, especially since he had a body of his father's Dashers at his back "O'Drive, you scoundrel, do you mean to keep us here all day? Why don't you commence? Whose is the first name on your list? The ejectment must proceed," addressing the poor people as much as Darby "it must proceed.
"I feel, sir," replied O'Drive, "that it's my duty as a Christian, brought out of the land of cordage " "Bondage, Darby." "Of bondage, to do all I can for the spread o' the gospel. Their names," responded Darby, rubbing his elbow with a perplexed face; "don't you think sir it would be better to wait awhile, till we'd see what could be done with them privately?"
O'Drive's hands. Mr. O'Drive now declares himself a Babe of Grace, and free from the bonds of sin; or, as he more simply, but truthfully and characteristically expresses it a beautiful specimen indeed of his simplicity of views 'he is replevined from the pound of human fraility no longer likely to be brought to the devil's auction, or knocked down to Satan as a bad bargain. For ourselves, we cannot help thinking that this undoubted triumph of religious truth, in the person of Darby O'Drive, is as creditable to the zeal of Mr.
"No marriage, then," said Phil. "No marriage; but what keeps Darby O'Drive? the rascal should have been here before oh no," said he, looking at his watch, "he has better than half an hour yet." "What steps do you intend to take, father?" "Phil, when I'm prepared, you shall know them. In the meantime leave me I must write to M'Slime, or send to him.
And now, O'Drive, a word with you: I have fully discovered your treachery to both M'Clutchy and M'Slime; you were a willing agent in carrying out their hard and heartless excesses. You were, in truth, a thorough bailiff, without conscience, feeling, or remorse.
"And tell me, Poll, did you ever happen to get a job from a sartin pious gentleman, o' the name of M'Slime? now tell the truth." "It's a question," replied Poll, "you have no right to axe you must know, Darby O'Drive, that I've had my private business, as well as my public business, an' that I'd suffer that right hand to be cut off sooner than betray trust.
M'Slime, that when there was an occasion for trustin' me, I didn't betray you to the world?" "No you did not; and it is for that reason that I trust you now." "Ay, and you may, too; honor bright is my motive. You remember the day you passed Darby O'Drive and me, on our way to M'Clutchy's? Did I pretend to know you then?"
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