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17 was an able bodied man in the face, I thought to be made a brigadeer, a grandedeer, or a fuzeleer, or ven one of them blew gowns that holds the fiery tiek to the bung-hole of the big cannons, when they et them off, to fright away the French; I was as ure as no man alive ere I came from Cork, the least referment I could get, was to be riding master to regiment of marines, or one of the black horse itself.

Tom. Well Paddy, you seem to be a very clever lit- le man, to be all in one body, what height are you?

Teag. Arra, dear shoy, I am five feet nothing ll but one inch.

Tom. And where in England was it you listed

Teag. Arra, dear shoy, I was going through that ttle country village, the famous city of Chester, the treets was very sore by reason of the hardness of my feet, and lameness of my brogues, so I went but ery slowly across the streets, from port to post is a retty long way, but I being weary thought nothing f it: then the people came all crowding to me as I ad been a world's wonder, or the wandering Jew; or the rain blew in my face, and the wind wetted ll my belly, which caused me to turn the backside f my coat before, and my buttons behind, which was a good safeguard to my body, and the starva- on of my naked body, and had not a good shirt.

Tom. I am sure then, Paddy, they would take ou for a fool?

Teag. No, no, sir, they admired me for my wisdom or I always turned my buttons before, when the wind ew on behind, but I wonder'd how the people knew y name and where I came from for every one told nother, that was Paddy from Cork: I suppose they new my face by seeing by name in the Newspapers.

Tom. Well, Paddy, what business did you ful- w in Chester?

Teag. To be sure I was not idle, working at no- ing at all, till a decruiting sergeant came to town ith two or three fellows along with him, one beat-