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he comical cunning fellow persuaded me it was so: When I went down to a little house below the water, hard by the rigg-back of the boat, and laid me down in their leather-sack, where I slept myself almost to death with hunger. And dear Tom to tell you plainly when I awaked I did not know where I was, but hought I was dead and buried, for I found nothing all round me lout wooden walls and timber above.

Tom. And how did you come to yourself to know where you was at last?

Teag. By the law, dear shoy, I scratched my bead in an hundred parts, and then set me down to think upon it, so I minded it was my wife that was dead, and not me, and that I was alive in the young post-boat, with the teilows that carries over the English meal from the Irish milns.

Tom. O then Pady, I am sure you was glad when you found yourself alive?

Teag. Arra, dear shoy, I was very sure I was alive, but I did not think to live long, so I thought it was better for me to steal and be hang'd, than to live all my days, and die directly with hunger at last.

Tom. Had you no meat nor money along with you?

Teag. Arra, dear shoy, I gave all the money to the captain of the house, or goodman of the ship, to carry me into the sea, or over to England, and when I was like to eat my old brogues for want of victuals I drew my hanger and cut the lock off the leather-sack thinking to get a lick of their meal; but, allelieu, dear shoy I found neither meal nor seeds, but a parcel of papers and letters, a poor morsel indeed for a hungry man.

Tom O then Pady you laid down your honesty for nothing.

Teag. Ay, ay, I was a great thief but got nothing to steal.

Tom. And how did you come to get victuals at last?

Teag. Allelieu, dear honey, the thoughts of meat and drink, death and life, and every thing else was out of mind, I had not a thought but one.