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 e [sic] away, and I had to run for it, till his passion was yer, then they made us drink and gree again; we shook lands, and made a bargain, never to harm other more ; at this bargain did not last long, for, as I was kissing s mouth, by shaint Patrick, I bit his nose, which kused him to beat me very sore for my pains.

Tom. Well Paddy, what calling was you when in Scotland.

Teag. Why sir, I was no business at all, but what you call the green tree that's like a whin bush, people makes a thing to sweep the house of it!

Tom. O yes, Paddy, they call it the broom.

Teag. Ay, ay, you have it, I was a gentleman's broom, ly waited on his horses, and washed the dishes for the ok: and when my master rode a hunting, I went be- nd with the dogs.

Tom. O yes, Paddy, it was the groom you mean. Jut I fancy you was cook's mate, or kitchen boy.

Teag. No, no, it was the broom that I was, and if had staid there till now, I might have been advanced high as my master, for the ladies loved me so well, hat they laughed at me.

Tom. They might admire you for a fool.

Teag. What sir, do you imagine that I ain not a fool ? b, no, my master asked counsel of me in all his matters, nd I always give him a reason for every thing: I told im one morning, that he went too soon to the hunting, hat the hairs were not got out of their beds, and neither se barking of horns, nor the blowing of dogs could make them rise, it was such a cold morning that night; so They all ran away that we catched, when we did not pe them. Then my master told my words to several lentlemen that were at dinner with him, and they ad- lired me for want of judgment, for my head was all of lump: adding, they were going a-fishing along with ay master and me in the afternoon ; but I told then hat it was a very unhappy thing for any man to go hunting in the morning, and a fishing in the afternoon; they would try it, but they had better staid at home,