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 10 PADY FROM CORK.

on, and his broad ſword by his ſide, all the death's in Ireland had not killed him. O that impudent fellow, death, if he had let him alone till he had died for want of butter milk and potatoes. I'm ſure he would have live'd all the days of his life.

Tom. In all your travels when abroad, did you never ſee none of your country men to inform you of what happened at home concerning your relations.

Teag. Arra, dear ſhoy, I ſaw none but Tom Jack, one day on the ſtreet; but when I came to him, it was not him but one just like him.

Tom. On what account did you go a travelling.

Teag. Why a recruiting ſergeant lifted me to be a captain, and after all advanced me no higher than a ſoldier itſelf but only called me his own dear countryman recruit; for I did not know what the regiment was when I ſaw them. I thought they were all gentleman's ſons, and collegeoners, when I ſaw a box like a bible upon their bellie's; but when I ſaw G. for King George upon it, and R. for G-d bliſs him; ho, ho, ſaid I, I ſhant be long here.

Tom. O then Pady you deſerted from them.

Teag. Ay that's what I did and run to the mountside like a wild buck, and ever ſince when I ſee any ſoldiers I close my eyes leaſt they ſhould look and know me.

Tom., And what exploits did you do when you was a ſoldier.

Teag Arra, dear honey I killed a man.

Tom. And how did you that?

Teag. Arra, dear honey, when he dropt his ſword, I drew mine and advanced boldly to him, and then cutted off his foot.

Tom. O then what a big fool was you: for you ought firſt to cut off his head.

Teag. Arra, dear ſhoy; his head was cutted of before I engaged him, elſe I had not done it.

Tom. O then Pady you acted like a fool; but you are not ſuch a big fool as many take you to be, you might paſs for a philoſopher.

Teag. A fuluſifair, my father was a fulaſifair beſides he, was a man under great authority by law condemning