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But that gentleman, contrary to his usual wont, seemed to have no opinion on the matter; he continued scratching his head, and swinging one leg, while he stood on the other. Thady, finding that his counsellor said nothing, continued, "Joe Reynolds will out of that this time, d'you hear? what has he on that bit of land of his?" "Pratees mostly, Misthur Thady.
After sitting for a time silent, he suddenly enquired, "Do they ate pratees like other people?" A lady, present, in order to impose upon his credulity, replied, "Indeed Terry they not only eat potatoes, but they sometimes eat people." His countenance expressed much alarm, as he replied, "Faix thin, but I'll kape out o' their way."
"The mountain belongs mostly to Sir Michael." "But don't you pay any rent?" "No." "And what is it you do all day long?" "Why then mostly nothing; I'm very old." "And what does your daughter be doing?" "Why then I don't rightly know; she's mostly out for Dan Kennedy." "And where do you be getting the pratees?" "'Deed I b'lieve Meg gets them mostly from Dan's garden."
You must put up with the pratees this day, for there's nothing better in it at all; but I'll be getting something fitter for you by night; an' av' you feel low, which you'll be doing when you wakes, mind, there's the sperrits in the jar there undher the bed; a sup of it won't hurt you now an' agin, for indeed you'll be wanting it, by yerself here all day.
"Oh, the childhren, the little dears! it's of them I'm thinking. God he knows, it's chiefly along of them as makes me do it; but oh laws! Miss, it's a dreadful thing to come over one all at once. But it's a great comfort anyway your letting Biddy come down to ready the mutton and pratees, and things; and so, Miss, as I've so much to do, you'll excuse my waiting any longer; and you and Mr.
Then the present Mabel is as sweet a cratur as ever the ould Mabel Kelly was but I must mind the pratees. Mr. H. Hold! my gude girl, let me do that for you; mine is a strong haund. Biddy. I thank your honour, it's too much trouble entirely for a jantleman like you; but it's always the best jantleman has the laste pride.
"Tied in a knot intirely wid the rheumatism and it's tin days I'm working for him and the childhre, and my heart's broke against gravel and stone intirely. I wish it was pratees we are digging, I'd maybe dig up a dinner any way." "There is no difficulty, the secret is to look in the right place." "Ay! ay! take your divairsion, ye sly rogue! I wish ye had my five childhre." "Oh! you spiteful cat!"
"Well," said he, "that's better than cowld bog wather; how would the rich like to see their sick childre put on cowld wather and cowld pratees? But who cares for the rich, for the rich doesn't care about huz; but no matther, white-head if you'll only just open your eyes and spake to me, I'll give you the cock."
"He gave me a look and almost began to cry 'Arra now, your reverence, he replied, 'how could you expict me to have the heart to refuse a few sods to the great number of poor creatures that axed me for them, to boil their pratees, as I came along? I hope, your reverence, I am not so hard-hearted as all that comes to."
The delays, and difficulties, and blunders, in the execution of my orders, provoked me beyond measure; and it would have been difficult for a cool spectator to decide whether I or my workmen were most in fault; they for their dilatory habits, or I for my impatient temper. "Well, plase your honour, when the pratees are set, and the turf cut, we'll fall-to at Ellinor's house."
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