HONOURED SIR,—I got both your letters & replidd to the first & directed it to D⸺ in which I asked for a little time to pay the rent I had some young cattle in the fair of K⸺ and did not sell them. It will greatly oblige me if your Honour will give me time untill the Christmas fair of F⸺ as I have some pigs to sell that will meet this rent & that would leave me the cattle to meet the May rent as the young cattle I have is not fit to sell at preasant. I feel sorry to have to trespass on your Honour, but the times are bad and it is hard to make money, but I hope we will soon have better times under the present Government, and that all those mob laws will soon be at an end. I remain your humble servant, * * * * * * * * * It shows a curious state of things when a would-be tenant thinks it necessary to assure the landlord that he knows the farm belongs to him:— _April 12, 1887._ To Mr. * * * * SIR,—Just a few lines to let your honour know that my father is very delicate for the past tow months and not expected to recover. I would like to let your honour know that it was mee that minded your Property for the last ten years. I know that this place always belongs to you and that the emprovements cost no one But your self a shilling. I would like to know how mutch my father is in your dept. I remain your honors faiteful servant, JAMES T⸺. * * * * * The following contain offers of cattle in lieu of rent, a form of payment which Irish tenants are always anxious to adopt if they can, for though they declare there will be no difference about the price, they always expect the landlord to give them considerably more than the market value:— _January 18._ DEAR SIR,—I am not able to answer you with money at present. I have the heifer that I told you of and if you wish I will send her to T⸺ for you, and I expect your honor and I wont differ. Your obedient servent, PATRICK F⸺Y. * * * * * _Jany 5th._ SIR,—I have 5 nice bullocks to sell if you would buy them. I have no other way of paying the rent. F⸺ D⸺. * * * * * _October 14th._