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 Tom. And Where in England was it you lived? Arra dear shoy. I was going thro' that little country village, the famous city of Chester, the streets was very sore by reason of the hardness of try feet and lameness of my brogs, so I went but very slowly across the streets, from port to port is a pretty long way, but I being weary thought nothing of it, then the people came all crowding to me as I had been a world’s wonder, or the wandering Jew; for the rain blew in my face, and the wind wetted all my belly which caused me to turn the backside of my coat before, and buttons behind, which was a good safe guard to my body, and the starvation of my naked back; as I had not a good shirt.

Tom. I am sure then Pady they would take you for a fool? Teag No. no, sir they admired me for my wisdom, for I always turned before, when the wind blew on behind, but I wondered greatly how the people knew my name and where I came from, for every one told another that was Pady from Cork I suppose they knew my face, by seeing my name in the newspapers.

Tom. Well Pady what business did you follow in Chester. Teag. To be sure I was not cle working at nothing at all until a decrunting serjeant came to town, with two or three fellows along with him, one bearing on a fiddle, and another playing on a drum, toiling their airs through the streets as if they were going to be married; and I saw them courting none but young men; so to bring myself to no preferment at all, I lifted for a soldier because I was too high for a grandedeer.

Tom. And what listing money did you get Pady? Teag. Arra dear shoy. I got five thirteen and pair of English brogs; the guinea and the rest of the gold was sent away to London, to the king my master, to buy me new shirts, a cockade and