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 12 The Comical Sayings one day on the ſtreet, but when I came to him, was not him but one juſt like him. Tom On what account did you go a travelling? Teag. Why, a decraiting ſerjeant inliſted me to hea captain, and after all advanced me no higher than a ſoldier itſelf, but only called me his dear countryman recruit, for I did not know what the regiment was when I ſaw them, I thought they were all gentlemen's ſons and collegeoners, when I ſaw ay bez like a bible upon their bellier, until I ſaw G for King George upon it, and K for G-d bleſs him; ho, ho, ſaid I, I ſhan't be long here. Tom. O then Pady, you deſerted from them? Teag. Ay that's what I did, and run to the moon rains like a wild buck, and ever ſince when I ſee any ſoldiers I cloſe my eyes, left they ſhould look and know me. Tom. And what exploits did you do, when you was a ſoldier? Teag. Arra, dear honey, I kill'd a man. Tom. And how did you do that? Teag. Arra dear honey, when he dropt his ſword I draw mine, and advanced boldly to him, and their cutted of his foot, Tom. O then what a big fool was you; for you ought firſt to have cut of his head. Teng. Arra dear ſhoy, his head was cutted off, he fore I engaged him, elſe I had not done it. Ton. O then Pauly, you acted like a fool: bali your are not ſuch a big fool as many take you to bo you might paſs for a philoſopher. Teag. A fuluktair, my father was a fulu faini beſides, he was a man under great authority by la condemning the juſt and clearing the guilty; do y know how they call a horſe's mother? Tom. Why they call her a mare. Teag A mare, ay very well minded, by ſhaid Patrick my father was a mare in Cork