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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 

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