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 10 The Comical Sayings. tion for that. Teag. If you won't belive me, I'll ſwear it over again.

PART II.

Tom. And how you got ſafe out of Scotland at laſt. Teag. By the law dear honey, they lo I came to Port Pa'rick, and ſaw my own kingdom I thought I was ſafe at home, but I was clean deal and almoſt drowned, before I could get riding over the water, for I with nine or ten passengers more leapt into a little young boat, having but four men dwelling in a little houſe, in the one end of which was all thacked with deals and after they ha pulled up her teather ſtick, and laid her long halte over her mane, they pulled up a long big ſheet like three pair of blankets to the riggen of the houſe and the wind blew in that, which made her gallo up one hill and down another, till I thought ſh would have run to the world's end, if ſome par of the world had not catched her by the foot. Tom. I fancy, Pady, you was by this time var ſick? Teas. Sick, ay ſick beyond all ſickneſs, clean deal as a door-nail; for as I had loſt the key of my back ſide, I Bock'd up the very bottom of my belly, and I bought that liver and lungs, and all that has ſhould have gone together, then I called to the fe low that held by her tail behind to pull doxn li Thect, and hold her head, till I got lciſure to dio and then ſay my prayers. Tom. Well then Pady, and got you ſafe ahon at laſt. T'eng. Ay, we came aſhore very faſt; but, ſhaint Patrick, I ſhall never venture my dear ſhot and body in ſuch a young boat again, while the win bloys out of Scots Galloway.