Willy Reilly: The Works of William Carleton, Volume OneCarleton, William
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Willy Reilly: The Works of William Carleton, Volume One
Carleton, William
Ireland -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
We will not describe the meeting between Reilly and the _Cooleen Bawn_.
They had no time to lose in the tender expressions of their feelings.
Each shook hands with, and bid farewell to, poor affectionate Connor,
who was now drowned in tears; and thus they set off, with a view of
leaving the kingdom, and getting themselves legally married in Holland,
where they intended to reside.
CHAPTER XX.--The Rapparee Secured
--Reilly and the _Cooleen Bawn_ Escape, and are Captured.
Cummiskey had a private and comfortable room of his own, to which he and
the cannie Scotchman proceeded, after having ordered from the butler a
tankard of strong ale. There was a cheerful fire in the grate, and
when the tankard and glasses were placed upon the table the Scotchman
observed:
“De'il be frae my saul, maisther Cummiskey, but ye're vera comfortable
here.”
“Why, in troth, I can't complain, Mr. Malcomson; here's your health,
sir, and after that we must drink another.”
“Mony thanks, Andrew.”
“Hang it, I'm not Andrew: that sounds like Scotch; I'm Andy, man alive.”
“Wfiel mony thanks, Andy; but for the maitter o' that, what the de'il
waur wad it be gin it were Scotch?”
“Bekaise I wouldn't like to be considered a Scotchman, somehow.”
“Weel, Andrew--Andy--I do just suppose as muckle; gin ye war considered
Scotch, muckle more might be expeck' frae you than, being an Irisher as
you are, you could be prepared to answer to; whereas--”
“Why, hang it, man alive, we can give three answers for your one.”
“Weel, but how is that now, Andy? Here's to ye in the meantime; and 'am
no savin' but this yill is just richt gude drink; it warms the pit o'
the stamach, man.”
“You mane by that the pit o' the stomach, I suppose.”
“Ay, just that.”
“Troth, Mr. Malcomson, you Scotchers bring everything to the pit o' the
stomach--no, begad, I ax your pardon, for although you take care of the
pratie bag, you don't forget the pocket.”
“And what for no, Andy? why the de'il war pockets made, gin they wanna to
be filled? but how hae ye Irishers three answers for our ane?”
“Why, first with our tongue; and even with that we bate ye--flog you
hollow. You Scotchmen take so much time in givin' an answer that an
Irishman could say his pattherin aves before you spake. You think first
and spake aftherwards, and come out in sich a way that one would suppose
you say grace for every word you do spake; but it isn't 'for what we are
to receive' you ought to say 'may the Lord make us thankful, but for
what we are to lose'--that is, your Scotch nonsense; and, in troth, we
ought to be thankful for losin' it.”
“Weel, man, here's to ye, Andy--ou, man, but this yill is extraordinar'
gude.”
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