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 PADY FROM CORK. 3 j.-erped it till it had grown a ^uii, and defigned to ufe it Jrell u^itil it had jrowii a big cannon, and then ieil it to the military. They all fell a laughing at me as I ad aeen a fool and hid me go home to my mother and clean ihe potatoes. jTom. And how long is if (ince,you left yopr, own counry ? ] Teag. Arr^, dear l).qnp> I do not, naji/d wl ether it be fortnight or four mouth?, butf 1 think, m-frlf it is a ong time, they tell me my mother is dead linde, but'T won’t believe k niMildhd, g^,a SeyS&.ftom ji^r o n#ha id, ■ or file is a very great Rholar luppoTy Hie, <anv.peith«r read '.or write. , ! ‘Tom- Vas you ever io E^gl .^efore ? j! Tc’ag., Ay;that I was and.in. j^Qotl^id. ted. ' _Tom, And were tiiey hind, to, yon when you was in Scotland f Teag. Tfeey were that kind thit they kicked my arfe nor me, and the reafon was hecaufo .I would not pay the ijvhole of the liquor that was deymk in the company, tho’ i.ho landlord and hh two for^ got mputhfull.about of ifi they would have me pay it ail tiro’ 1 did not drink't all, i heir liquor and then to hick thr.ni out of doors. ’ Tom. I really thin.; they ukd you badly, but could j'9V heat.pliem. Tesg. Tnat’s what I^diu, b#at them all to their own 1 onteatment; but there was one of them Wronger than ne, who would have killed n e if tlie other two had not lulled me a fy, and 1 had to run for it till his paflioti v s over ; then triey.madtj us drifik and gree again, we hook hands and m de a batgait] "eye^ to harm other note . but this bargain did not la/t for as I was killing is mouth by fhaint Patrick f oit his nole, which caufed ' lim to beat ipe for toy pains. i Tom. Well Pady, what calling was you when in Scot* va-nu.?. _ o r • I Teag: Why fir I ,was np bufiytR at all; but what loyou call the , retn tree that’s like a whin-uulh, many "people makes a thiiipi fO Ayeep th« hot fe with it i Ucm, Q yes they ca 1 it a bioom.
 * . told them it was a trick upon travellers, firfl to driuk