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write to make a cross to stand for their signature�察 �as was formerly the
practice of our English monarchs。 The Editor inserts the facsimile of an
Irish mark�察 �which may hereafter be valuable to a judicious antiquary
Her Judy X M'Quirk�察 �Mark。 In bonds or notes signed in this manner a
witness is requisite�察�as the name is frequently written by him or her。�А�
God bless him� �his hand was a little unsteadied by all the whisky´
punch he had taken�察�but it was plain to see his heart was for poor Judy。
My heart was all as one as in my mouth when I saw the halfpenny up in
the air�察�but I said nothing at all�察�and when it came down I was glad I had
kept myself to myself�察�for to be sure now it was all over with poor Judy。
'Judy's out a luck��' said I�察�striving to laugh。
'I'm out a luck��' said he�察�and I never saw a man look so cast down�此 �he
took up the halfpenny off the flag�察�and walked away quite sober´like by
the shock。 Now�察�though as easy a man�察�you would think�察�as any in the
wide world�察 �there was no such thing as making him unsay one of these
sort of vows�察 �which he had learned to reverence when young�察 �as I well
remember teaching him to toss up for bog´berries on my knee。 ��VOWS。
It has been maliciously and unjustly hinted that the lower classes of the
people of Ireland pay but little regard to oaths�察�yet it is certain that some
oaths or vows have great power over their minds。 Sometimes they swear
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they will be revenged on some of their neighbours�察�this is an oath that they
are never known to break。 But�察�what is infinitely more extraordinary and
unaccountable�察 �they sometimes make and keep a vow against whisky�察�
these vows are usually limited to a short time。 A woman who has a
drunken husband is most fortunate if she can prevail upon him to go to the
priest�察�and make a vow against whisky for a year�察�or a month�察�or a week�察�
or a day。�А �So I saw the affair was as good as settled between him and
Miss Isabella�察�and I had no more to say but to wish her joy�察�which I did the
week afterwards�察�upon her return from Scotland with my poor master。
My new lady was young�察�as might be supposed of a lady that had been
carried off by her own consent to Scotland�察�but I could only see her at first
through her veil�察 �which�察 �from bashfulness or fashion�察 �she kept over her
face。
'And am I to walk through all this crowd of people�察�my dearest love��'
said she to Sir Condy�察�meaning us servants and tenants�察�who had gathered
at the back gate。 'My dear��' said Sir Condy�察�'there's nothing for it but to
walk�察�or to let me carry you as far as the house�察�for you see the back road
is too narrow for a carriage�察�and the great piers have tumbled down across
the front approach�察�so there's no driving the right way�察 �by reason of the
ruins。'
'Plato�察�thou reasonest well��' said she�察�or words to that effect�察�which I
could noways understand�察 �and again�察 �when her foot stumbled against a
broken bit of a car´wheel�察 �she cried out�察 �'Angels and ministers of grace
defend us��' Well�察�thought I�察�to be sure�察�if she's no Jewish�察�like the last�察�
she is a mad woman for certain�察�which is as bad�此 �it would have been as
well for my poor master to have taken up with poor Judy�察�who is in her
right mind anyhow。
She was dressed like a mad woman�察�moreover�察�more than like any one
I ever saw afore or since�察�and I could not take my eyes off her�察�but still
followed behind her�察 �and her feathers on the top of her hat were broke
going in at the low back door and she pulled out her little bottle out of her
pocket to smell when she found herself in the kitchen�察 �and said�察 �'I shall
faint with the heat of this odious�察�odious place。'
'My dear�察�it's only three steps across the kitchen�察�and there's a fine air
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if your veil was up��' said Sir Condy�察�and with that threw back her veil�察�so
that I had then a full sight of her face。 She had not at all the colour of one
going to faint�察�but a fine complexion of her own�察�as I then took it to be�察�
though her maid told me after it was all put on�察�but even�察�complexion and
all taken in�察�she was no way�察�in point of good looks�察�to compare to poor
Judy�察 �and withal she had a quality toss with her�察 �but maybe it was my
over´partiality to Judy�察�into whose place I may say she stepped�察�that made
me notice all this。
To do her justice�察�however�察�she was�察�when we came to know her better�察�
very liberal in her housekeepingnothing at all of the skinflint in her�察�she
left everything to the housekeeper�察 �and her own maid�察 �Mrs。 Jane�察 �who
went with her to Scotland�察�gave her the best of characters for generosity。
She seldom or ever wore a thing twice the same way�察�Mrs。 Jane told us�察�
and was always pulling her things to pieces and giving them away�察�never
being used�察�in her father's house�察�to think of expense in anything�察�and she
reckoned to be sure to go on the same way at Castle Rackrent�察�but when I
came to inquire�察�I learned that her father was so mad with her for running
off�察�after his locking her up and forbidding her to think any more of Sir
Condy�察�that he would not give her a farthing�察�and it was lucky for her she
had a few thousands of her own�察 �which had been left to her by a good
grandmother�察�and these were very convenient to begin with。 My master
and my lady set out in great style�察�they had the finest coach and chariot�察�
and horses and liveries�察�and cut the greatest dash in the county�察�returning
their wedding visits�察�and it was immediately reported that her father had
undertaken to pay all my master's debts�察�and of course all his tradesmen
gave him a new credit�察�and everything went on smack smooth�察�and I could
not but admire my lady's spirit�察 �and was proud to see Castle Rackrent
again in all its glory。 My lady had a fine taste for building�察�and furniture�察�
and playhouses�察 �and she turned everything topsy´turvy�察 �and made the
barrack´room into a theatre�察�as she called it�察�and she went on as if she had
a mint of money at her elbow�察 �and to be sure I thought she knew best�察�
especially as Sir Condy said nothing to it one way or the other。 All he
askedGod bless him��was to live in peace and quietness�察�and have his
bottle or his whisky´punch at night to himself。 Now this was little
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enough�察 �to be sure�察 �for any gentleman�察 �but my lady couldn't abide the
smell of the whisky´ punch。
'My dear��' says he�察�'you liked it well enough before we were married�察�
and why not now��'
'My dear��' said she�察 �'I never smelt it�察 �or I assure you I should never
have prevailed upon myself to marry you。'
'My dear�察�I am sorry you did not smell it�察�but we can't help that now��'
returned my master�察�without putting himself in a passion�察�or going out of
his way�察�but just fair and easy helped himself to another glass�察�and drank it
off to her good health。
All this the butler told me�察 �who was going backwards and