Ormond

am thinking, Master Harry, that King Corny don't know as much of that White Connal as I do." "What do you know of Mr. C

I've seen him with my own eyes - higgling with the poor child with the apron round the neck, that was sent to sell him the eggs -" "Hush! Moriarty," said Ormond, who did not wish to hear any farther particulars of Mr. Connal's domestic economy: and he silenced Moriarty, by pointing to a bird. But the bird flew away, and Moriarty returned to his point. "I wouldn't be telling the like of any jantleman, but to show the nature of him. The minute after he had screwed the halfpenny out of the child, he'd throw down, may be, fifty guineas in gould, for the horse he'd fancy for his own riding: not that he rides better than the sack going to the mill, nor so well; but that he might have it to show, and say he was better mounted than any man at the fair: and the same he'd throw away more guineas than I could tell, at the head of a short-horned bull, or a long-horned bull, or some kind of a bull from England, may be, just becaase he'd think nobody else had one of the breed in all Ireland but himself." "A very good thing, at least, for the country, to improve the breed of cattle." "The country! -'Tis little the

sake. I am no lawyer - I shall not understand a word of it." "But then, sir, through the whole consarning White Connal, what I'm thinking of, Master Harry," said Moriarty, "is, I'm grieving that a daughter of our dear King Corny, and such a

ite Connal, or Miss Dora; and he and H

of people in Ireland discover and appreciate the characters of

e had then wondered to see the son grown so unlike the father; and he attributed the difference to White Connal's having turned grazier. The having derogated from the dignity of an idle gentleman, and having turned grazier was his chief fault in King Corny's eyes: so that the only point in Connal's character and conduct, for which he deserved esteem, was that for which his intended father-in-law despised him. Connal had ear

ss O'Shane; she was as fine a girl as any in Ireland - turn out who they could against her; all her points good. But, better than beauty, she would be no cont

e immediately. Directly after seeing Dora in Dublin, he had gone home and "put things in order and in train to bear his absence," while he should pay a visit to the Black Islands. Business, which must always be considered before pleasure, had detained him at home longer than he had foreseen: but now

as usually late, not having yet appeared, Miss O'Faley saw a little boy running acro

that's the post; that is, it is not the post, but a littl

t?" said M

o the next post town, which is Ballynaslugger, and to put in the letters that were too late here at tha

ever requisite, at the imminent hazard of his neck

rascal," said King Corny, "

your honour, and one bit of a note for your honour, wh

rner of the table, from which it fell, and Miss O'Faley picking it up, and holding it by one corner, exclaimed, "Is this what you call dry as a bone, in this

lane enough when I got it - and give it - but 'tis not so clane now, sure e

iss O'Faley let the matter rest where it was. King Corny put silver into the boy's hand, bidding him not be too much of a rogue; the boy, smili

this is White Connal in propria p

eu! Ah, Dieu!" cr

's Dora coming." Dora came in. "Any let

s in a desperate hurry for

or you, but not to you," said King Corny; "and now you know -

o a chair. "My tea, if you please, aunt." Then, taking the cup, without adverting to Harry,

ive it you in four, I give it you in eight, and you would never guess right. Figure to yourself only, that a man, who has the audacity t

l glance at the letter; but intercepting a crossing look of Ormond's, the expression of her countenance suddenly cha

r father; "and on all occasions 'tis a comfort

"But, without contradicting you, my child." resumed Miss O'Faley, "I mai

f being a gentleman," said Dora, "it might be

er, Dora, it might, su

will arrange that bett

arranges must be

," said her father: "put that and that toget

aid Dora,

take, darling; I meant only being you,

that's another vie

ther; "for you have both been so taken up with the manner, that y

he matter?" sa

f to his daughter; "form, I acknowledge, is one

a father's eyes substa

ips at this instant, so that the substance of th

y, "you have not told u

l be here whene

: "never, I'd give for answer, if

re to be consulted here," said the father

f tea, aunt, i

s, when a thing that's not quite agreeable to a young lady, such as marriage -" Dora took the cup of tea from he

back from her scalding tea; Harry involuntarily uttered some exclamation of pity; she turne

t you had scal

only thoug

no great occasion to b

hat put it in your head that I was doi

e cream!" crie

ow, had at this moment overset the cream ewer; but Harry set i

ewer and cups and saucers before her, "I'd rather manage my own affairs my own way, i

only cause of offence that I am conscious of having given. But I leave you

father: "but, Dora, I wonder whether you and Wh

hat, sir, after ma

hite Connal, and as she replied; but there was something so unfeminine, so unamiable, so decided and bold, he thought, in the tone of her voice, as she pronounced the word m