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 4 The Comical Sayings

Teag. That's what I did, bi them all to the own contentment; but there was one of them ttron er than me, who would have killed me, it the oth two had not pulled me away, and I had to run it, till his paſſion was over? then they made us drin and gree again; we ſhouk hands, and made a bs. gain never to harm other more; 'but this barga did not laſt long, for, as I was killing his mout by ſhaint Patrick I bit his noſe, which cauſed him to beat me very fore for my pains. Tom. Well Pady what calling was you when Scotland. Teag. Why Sir, I was no buſneſs at all, but wh do you call that green tree that's like a whin but many people makes a thing to tweep the houſe of Tom. O yes Pady they call it a broom. Teag. Ay, ay, you have it, then I was a gent mans broom, only waited on his horſes, and wash the diſhes for the cook; and when my maſter ro a hunting, I ran behind him like the dogs Tom. O yes, Pady, it was a groom you mea but I fancy you was cock's mate, or kitchen boy. Teag. No, no, it was the broom that I was, ar if I had ſtayed there till now, I mi, at have be advanced as high as my mailer, for the ladies lov me to well that they laughed at me. Ton. They might admire you for a fool. Tear. What fir, do you imagine that I am not fool, no, no, my maſter aſked counſel of me in his matters and I always gave him a reaſon for ever thing; I told him one morning that he went too ſoon to the hunting that the hares were r got out of their beds; and neither the barking horns nor the blowing of Jogs could make the ne, it was ſuch a cold morning that night, so th ran away that we catched, when we did not ſee the Then my matter told 'my words to ſeveral gent Tubo were at dinner with him, and they a