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 10 PADY FROM CORK. on, and his broad ſword by his ſide, all the death it Ireland had not killed him O that impudent fellow, death, if he had let him alone till he had died for went of butter milk and potatoes, I'm ſure he would have lived all the days of his life. Tom. In all 'your travels when abroad, did you never see none of your countrymen to inform you of what hap- pened at houſe concerning your relations. Teag. Arra dear ſhoy, I ſaw none but Tom Jack, one day on the ſtreet; but when I came too him, it was not him but one juſt like him. Tom. On what account did you go a travelling? Teag. Why a recruiting ſergeant liſted me to be a cap- tain, and after all advanced me no higher than a ſoldieris felf 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 great Gentleman's ſons, and Collegeoners, when I ſaw a box like a bible upon ther bellie's; but when I ſaw G. for King George upon it, and R. for God 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 mountains like a wild buck, and ever ſince when I ſee any ſoldiers I cloſe my eyes leaſt they ſhould lock and know me. Tom. And what exploits did you when you was a ſoldier? Teag. Arra dear honey I killed a man. Tom. And how did you that? drew mine and advanced boldly to him, and then cuſted Teag: Arra, dear, honey, when he dropt his ſword, I off his foot. Tom. O then what a big fool was yon: for you ought firſt to cut off his head ? Teag. Arra, dear ſhoy; his head was cutted off 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 fululifair, my father was a fulufifair, beſides he was a man under great anthority by law, condemning