Ormond

parlour, listening to Father Jos reading "The Dublin Evening Post," a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in hi

t of that?" said King Corny -"did yo

lase your

is there ex

honour, only - thought you

it, nor mislike it. I don't care a rush abou

r after him, "'tis a longer time than he ought, since Sir Ulick O'

she was a privileged person, and had les grandes et les petites entrées in this palace- Morn

name, Betty, does it s

the d

comes, stays, or goes, I'll not have a scrap, or a

like to have a dinner of scraps - fo

there can be nothing else," said

, one would make a bit of an exe

ouding countenance; then whispering to Betty, "that was a faulty string you touch

suppose, besides the clergy, Father J

ows how to speak for himself as well as any gentleman - and I don't doubt but he'll get my Micky made an exciseman, as he promised to; and sure he has a

hing killed or unkilled shall come up to my table this day - and that

she did not quit the subject; and for an hour afterwards, she reasoned against the obstinacy and

with horror upon the apostasy - the King with contempt upon the desertion of his party. "Was he sincere any way, I'd honour him," said Cornelius, "or forgive him; but, not to be ripping up old grievances when there's no occasion, can't forgive the way he is at this p

the father, no fortun

le of the disinterested touch; but then to belie his own heart - to abandon him he bred a favourite, just when the boy wants him most - Oh! how could he? And a

id the priest, "he'll

s his body can be seen. But hark! he is coming up. Tommy!" said he, turning to a little boy of five years old, Sheelah's grandchil

m with proud courtesy, he again returned to the charge, blowing through the whistle, earnestly dividing his observation

y Ormond?" was the first lead

aking his pleasure, as I hope he will long, and always as long a

any thing, he protested that he must not be robbed of his boy, that he had always, with good reason, been jealous of Harry's affection for King Corny, and that he could not c

whistle. Why, if you loved him so, did yo

ry, for domestic reaso

er shall," said Corny. "But I don't inquire any farther. If yo

arry this morning, for I've a little business with

Corny were left alone together, a dialogue - a sort of single combat, without any object but to try each other's powers and temper - ensued between them; in which the one on the offensive cam

o busy about?"

id Cornelius. "A man must be

s a pity it should be wasted, as

dle to the grave. By-the-bye, I give you joy of your baronetage. I hope they d

onour, a mark of approbation and acceptance of my poor services, and as such, gratifying;

Well, that's too hard, after all you've done for them. But some me

we shall never understand o

, may I ask? Is it to be Baron Castle Hermitage, or to get a riband, or

looking out, hoped that Harry Ormond would soon make his appearance. "You a

ng - I am no speculator. How do your silver mines go on, Sir Uli

y did not pay - I've a notion you found the same with your reclaimed bog here, cousin Cornelius - I understa

s; "you ought to know, certainly, for some thirty yea

ember it," s

is speech to Sir Ulick, "I say you pretended thirty years ago, I remember, to be a reformed rake, and looked mighty smooth and plausible - and promised fair that the improvement was solid, and was to last for ever and a day. But six months after marriage comes a relapse, and the reclaimed rake's worse than ever. Well, t

ghing team and ploughing tackle," said Sir Ulick, with an ironical smile. "Yo

man can get, and the only one worth having, is that which he must give

ize, may

- the prize of success; and, s

means must be doubly gratifying - and is doub

noramus - may I ask, what noble means excite

oughing tackle - hay ropes, hay traces, and hay halter

best; but I don't know if that is the way for the poor to grow rich - it may be the way for the rich to grow poor: we are all poor peop

the old Irish style of ploughi

d sometimes - that is, when I understand them; which, the way you parliament gentlemen draw them up, is not always particularly intelligible to plain common sen

e orders to the man, or, as he called him, t

s. I pity the foremost poor devil of a horse, who must starve in the midst of plenty, while the hors

r Ulick's laugh, which

my fancy, any thing's better and more profitable nor the

aid Si

h reader will please to inquire the meaning of this phrase from any Irish courtier.] continually, pacin

a man on e

d dependence

ry good prospects in

; for my part, I'd rather have a mole-hill

e?" said Sir Ulick, striking off to another subject. "What a

elf than have any body to cut

require all your extraord

r I know, in your vocabulary, that's only a good job where you pocket money and do nothing; n

Ulick; "and are you sure that at last you make

ut one comfort, my own conscience, for which I've a trifling respect, can't

olitical prudery, which he well knew how to assume, he began to exculpate himself. He confessed that much public money had passed through his

ny character by it? - if you haven't profit, what have you? I would not let them make me a

rule with one who would not scruple to gouge or scalp, if provoked. Sir Ulick now stood silent, smiling forced smiles, and looking on while Cornelius

friendship, which brought the honest flush of pleasure and gratitude into the young man's face, who darted a qu

, and of his hopes that prepossessions were wearing off. "If Miss Black were out of the way, things would all go right; but

return thither: on that point he was quite resolute and steady. He would never, he said, be the cause of mischief. Lady O'Shane did not like him - why, he did not know, and had no right to inquire - and was too proud to inquire, if he had a right. It w

g him from this resolution, the more he perceived th

ius was convinced that he had from the first been right i

would not he come with y

you; but he was obliged to go off with the Annalys, to escort her ladyship to England, where he will remain this year, I dare say. I

pronounced the words Miss Annaly, first d

sake!" exclaimed Harry with great anxiety; but pronouncing both the ladies

on his lungs, brought on by violent cold - his mother and sister left us this morning - set off for England to him immediately. Lady Annaly thought of you, Harry, my boy - you must be a pro

with careless intermitting glances our young hero's countenance, and Cornelius O'Shane studied S

as he stepped across the hearth - Harry ran to him: "Oh, sir, what are you doing? You are not able to walk yet without me - why are you going? Secrets did you say?" (The words recurred to his ear.) "I have no secrets - there's no sec

don't want to see the list of your faults, man," said he: "do you think I haven't them all

d the list of his faults to Harry, saying. "If it had been a young lady's letter, I am sure you would not have shown it to me, Harry, nor

, in the case. You might as well scruple about your mother's letter, if you had one; or

unnoticed by the shrewd Cornelius; but the cloud passed away quickly, after Sir Uli

Sir Ulick to himsel

King Corny, the moment his guest had departed. "Woodcocke