Thady, and from that they got to blows, and I b'lieve somehow Mr. Keegan got the best of it, and Mr. Thady was a little hurted, and this made him bittherer nor iver." "But that did not make him bitterer against Captain Ussher, did it?" asked a juror. "Faix thin, I think it did, yer honour," answered Pat. "It seemed to make him bitther altogether agin everybody; when I war talking to him aftherwards about coming down to the wedding, he seemed to be trating all the world alike. But the Captain and Mr. Keegan especial. Well, when the supper war over, and the boys were begun dancing, Mr. Thady come down and immediately comed into the inside room, where the men war sitting dhrinking, and I war wid them: thin one of the men, a tinent to Mr. Thady, up and tould the masther all as I've tould yer honours, of what took place at the Widdy's in Mohill, and how av Mr. Thady would jine them to rid the counthry of the Captain, they'd stand to him, and wouldn't let Mr. Keegan on the lands of Ballycloran, right or wrong. Wid that there war a dale of shilly-shallying--but at last the masther said as how he would jine the boys in ridding the counthry of the Captain, and he thin agreed to come down to the Widdy's the next night, or that afther, to get the secret signs and the pass-words, and to take the oaths they war to swear him to. Wid that he tuk an oath thin niver to tell nothin' of what had passed that night. After that, I don't remember rightly how it war, but he got up to look for Miss Feemy, and she war out walking in the road wid the Captain. Well, Mr. Thady went down the road afther thim--and there war a ruction in the road betwixt thim two; but as I warn't there I can't say exactly what was said one side or the other. By the time they come agin to Mrs. Mehan's door, Father John, that's Father Magrath, you know, war there, and made the pace betwixt 'em; and that's all I can tell yer honours about it av I war to sit here till doomsday." "You said just now," said Mr. Allewinde, "that the prisoner agreed to join the men assembled at Mrs. Mehan's in ridding the country of Captain Ussher; now what was meant by ridding the country of him?" "Why isn't it ridding the counthry of him? yer honour knows what that means as well as ere a boy in the barony." "Perhaps I do; but you must tell the jury what you mane by it." "Is it I? I didn't mane nothin' at all: it warn't I as said it--or as war ever a going to do it." "What did you suppose was the meaning of those who did make use of the phrase?" "I 'sposed the boys did mane to get rid of the Captain out of the counthry; jist that, yer honour." "But how did you suppose they were to get rid of him?" "Oh, yer honour, I niver heard the particklars; I niver knew nothin' of the plan. I warn't one of them, you know." "But the prisoner agreed to join them in any plan, or in some plan for ridding the country of Captain Ussher?" "He did, yer honour; shure I said that before."