Valentine M'Clutchy PREFACE CHAPTER I. An Irish Pair and Spoileen Tent CHAPTER II. Birth and Origin of Mr. M'Clutchy CHAPTER III. Solomon M'Slime, a Religious Attorney CHAPTER IV. Poll Doolin, the Child Cadger CHAPTER V. A Mysterious Meeting CHAPTER VI. The Life and Virtues of an Irish Absentee CHAPTER VII. Reflections on Absenteeism CHAPTER VIII. Poverty and Sorrow CHAPTER IX. A Dialogue, exhibiting Singular Principles of Justice CHAPTER X. A Dutiful Grandson and a Respectable Grandmother CHAPTER XI. Darby and Solomon at Prayer CHAPTER XII. Interview between Darby and Mr. Lucre CHAPTER XIII. Darby's Brief Retirement from Public Life. CHAPTER XIV. Poll Doolin's Honesty, and Phil's Gallantry CHAPTER XV. Objects of an English Traveller CHAPTER XVI. Solomon in Trouble CHAPTER XVII. A Moral Survey, or a Wise Man led by a Fool CHAPTER XVIII. An Execution by Val's Blood-Hounds CHAPTER XIX. An Orange Lodge at Full Work CHAPTER XX. Sobriety and Loyalty CHAPTER XXI. Darby's Piety Rewarded CHAPTEK XXII. Castle Cumber Grand Jury Room CHAPTER XXIII. A Rent Day CHAPTEK XXIV. Raymond's Sense of Justice CHAPTER XXV. Val and his Son brought to Trial CHAPTER XXVI. Harman's Interview with Mary M'Loughlin CHAPTER XXVII. Bob Beatty's Last Illness CHAPTER XXVIII. Darby is a Spiritual Ganymede CHAPTER XXIX. Solomon Suffers a Little Retribution CHAPTER XXX. The Mountain Grave-Yard CHAPTER XXXI. Richard Topertoe and his Brother List of Illustrations Page 142-- There's As Many Curses Before You in Hell Page 186-- See, Mary, See--they're Gallopin Page 216-- Oh, What a Sweet Convert You Are Page 231-- Borrow the Loan of Your Religion Page 233-- How Many Articles in Your Church? Page 322-- "Ah, Very Right," Said Bob. Page 355-- Such Was the End of Valentine M'clutchy The Tithe-Proctor PREFACE. CHAPTER I. The Chapel Green of Esker Dearg. CHAPTER II. The Proctor's Principles and His Family. CHAPTER III. Mountain Legislation, and its Executive of Blood. CHAPTER IV. Mirth and Murder--A Tithe-Proctor's Office. CHAPTER V. A Hang-Choice Shot--The "Garrison" on Short Commons. CHAPTER VI. Unexpected Generosity--A False Alarm. CHAPTER VII. A Shoneen Magistrate Distributing Justice. CHAPTER VIII. An Unreformed Church CHAPTER IX. Sport in the Mountains. CHAPTER X. The Sport Continued. CHAPTER XI. The Sport Still Continued. CHAPTER XII. Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire. CHAPTER XIII. Strange Faces--Dare-Devil O'Driscol Aroused CHAPTER XIV. State of the Country CHARTER XV. Scene in a Parsonage--Anti-Tithe Ringleader. CHAPTER XVI. Massacre of Carrickshock CHAPTER XVII. Midnight Court of Justice List of Illustrations Frontispiece Titlepage Page 374-- the Priest Interfered, and Prevented A Conflict Page 421-- Just Trust Yourself to Me Page 445-- Alarmed at the Appearance of a Lawless Whiteboy Destruction of the Castle