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Updated: June 4, 2025
There was a universal laugh from the deck of the ship, at the idea of a fishing-boat sailing under secret orders; for, by this time, the whole broadside of the vessel was crowded with grinning mouths and wondering eyes at Barny and his boat. "O, it's a thrifle makes fools laugh," said Barny.
"What a fine man he is!" one would whisper, loud enough, however, to be heard by the object of his panegyric. "He is, indeed, and a rale gintleman," another would respond in the same key. "Hut! he's none of your proud, stingy upsthart bodagahs* none of your beggarly half-sirs*," a third would remark: "he's the dacent thing entirely you see he hasn't his heart in a thrifle."
"And I can tell you," said Ody Rafferty, "there's folks goin' about that you'll want all the wits you iver had, and maybe a thrifle tacked on, to get the better of rightly." "Augh, I question will they iver do any great things, goodness help them," said Mrs. Sheridan. "'Twill be much if he keeps them outside the House."
"Och, but there's an odd few good jobs I'd give more than a thrifle to be puttin' me hand to this minyit if I could get a hould of them." "And that's the way it is, I'm afeared, wid the lightnin'-blindin'," said Theresa. "Howane'er, up at Laraghmena we'd ha' done the best we could for her, if she'd ha' been contint to ha' sted there; we'd ha' conthrived among us all to keep her well enough.
Curseon, to be social together, and raise a 'thrifle' for the Irish college at Rome, where we have a probationer or two, ourselves. "As good as a station, and more drink," whispered Fin into my ear.
Aren't you all frinds an' brothers, sworn brothers, an' why would you be fightin' among other? Misther Costigan, give me your hand; sure I heard a thrifle o' what you were sayin' while I was suckin' my dudeen at the fire widout. Come here, Misther Connell. Now, before the saints in glory, I lay my bitter curse an him that refuses to shake hands wid his inimy. There now I'm proud to see it.
The lad recommenced, and continued to eat as long as he could possibly hold out; at length he ceased: "I can't go on," said he; "don't ax me: I can't indeed." "Bad manners to the word I'll hear till you finish it; you know it's but a thrifle to spake of. Thry agin, avick, but take your time; you'll be able for it."
Accordingly we prepared for the worst, and put out the boot, and got a sack o' bishkits and a cask o' pork and a kag o' wather and a thrifle o' rum aboord, and any other little matthers we could think iv in the mortial hurry we wor in and, faith, there was no time to be lost, for, my darlint, the Colleen Dhas went down like a lump o' lead afore we wor many sthrokes o' the oar away from her.
"'Marius is doing finely, sir, barring his cough, and the thrifle that ails his hind legs. "'He'll carry me quietly, Simon, eh? "'Quietly. I'll warrant he'll carry you quietly, if that's all. "Here was comfort. Certainly Simon had lived forty years as pantry boy with my mother, and knew a great deal about horses.
"Don't b'lieve a word of it," replied the Pedlar. "Only let your honor give him a good lease, at a raisonable rint, makin' allowance for his improvements " "Never mind conditions, my good friend," said the agent, "but proceed; for, if I don't mistake, you will yourself give him a lift." "May be, we'll find him stock and capital a thrifle, any way," replied the Pedlar with a knowing wink.
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