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between sunrise and sunset。�А�so�察�as needs must�察�we were forced to trouble 

Sir Condy'Well�察�and if there's no turf to be had in the town or country�察�

why�察�what signifies talking any more about it�察�can't ye go and cut down a 

tree��' 

     'Which tree�察�please your honour��' I made bold to say。 

     'Any tree at all that's good to burn��' said Sir Condy�察�'send off smart and 

get one down�察�and the fires lighted�察�before my lady gets up to breakfast�察�or 

the house will be too hot to hold us。' 

     He was always very considerate in all things about my lady�察�and she 

wanted for nothing whilst he had it to give。             Well�察�when things were tight 

with   them  about   this   time�察  �my   son   Jason   put   in   a   word   again   about   the 

Lodge�察  �and   made   a   genteel   offer   to   lay   down   the   purchase´money�察  �to 

relieve    Sir  Condy's     distresses。    Now     Sir  Condy     had   it  from   the   best 

authority that there were two writs   come down to the sheriff against his 

person�察�and the sheriff�察�as ill´luck would have it�察�was no friend of his�察�and 

talked how he must do his duty�察�and how he would do it�察�if it was against 

the first man in the country�察�or even his own brother�察�let alone one who 

had voted against him at the last election�察�as Sir Condy had done。                   So Sir 

Condy was fain to take the purchase´ money of the Lodge from my son 

Jason   to   settle   matters�察  �and   sure   enough   it   was   a   good   bargain   for   both 

parties�察�for my son bought the fee´simple of a good house for him and his 

heirs for ever�察�for little or nothing�察�and by selling of it for that same my 

master saved himself from a gaol。             Every way it turned out fortunate for 

Sir   Condy�察    �for  before    the  money     was   all  gone    there  came     a  general 

election�察�and he being so well beloved in the county�察�and one of the oldest 

families�察�no one had a better right to stand candidate for the vacancy�察�and 

he was called upon by all his friends�察�and the whole county I may say�察�to 

declare himself against the old member�察�who had little thought of a contest。 

My master did not relish the thoughts of a troublesome canvass�察�and all the 

ill´will he might bring upon himself by disturbing the peace of the county�察�



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besides the   expense�察 �which   was   no   trifle�察�but   all his   friends   called upon 

one another to   subscribe�察  �and   they  formed   themselves   into   a   committee�察�

and wrote all his circular letters for him�察�and engaged all his agents�察�and 

did   all   the   business   unknown   to   him�察  �and   he   was   well   pleased   that   it 

should   be   so   at   last�察  �and   my   lady   herself   was   very   sanguine   about   the 

election�察�and there was open house kept night and day at Castle Rackrent�察�

and I thought I never saw my lady look so well in her life as she did at that 

time。     There were grand dinners�察�and all the gentlemen drinking success 

to Sir Condy till they were carried off�察�and then dances and balls�察�and the 

ladies    all   finishing    with   a   raking    pot   of   tea  in   the   morning     ��See 

GLOSSARY 25�А�            Indeed�察�it was well the company made it their choice 

to sit up all nights�察�for there were not half beds enough for the sights of 

people   that   were   in   it�察  �though   there   were   shake´downs   in   the   drawing´ 

room always made up before sunrise for those that liked it。                   For my part�察�

when I saw the doings that were going on�察�and the loads of claret that went 

down   the   throats   of   them   that   had   no   right   to   be   asking   for   it�察  �and   the 

sights of meat that went up to table and never came down�察�besides what 

was carried off to one or t'other below stair�察�I couldn't but pity my poor 

master�察  �who   was   to   pay   for   all�察  �but   I   said   nothing�察  �for   fear   of   gaining 

myself ill´will。      The day of election will come some time or other�察�says I 

to myself�察�and all will be over�察�and so it did�察�and a glorious day it was as 

any I ever had the happiness to see。 

     'Huzza�      �huzza�     �Sir Condy Rackrent for ever��'           was the first thing I 

hears in the morning�察�and the same and nothing else all day�察�and not a soul 

sober only just when polling�察�enough to give their votes as became 'em�察�

and to stand the browbeating of the lawyers�察�who came tight enough upon 

us�察�and many of our freeholders were knocked off�察�having never a freehold 

that they could safely swear to�察�and Sir Condy was not willing to have any 

man   perjure   himself   for   his   sake�察  �as   was   done   on   the   other   side�察  �God 

knows�察�but no matter for that。            Some of our friends were dumbfounded 

by the lawyers asking them�此           �Had they ever been upon the ground where 

their freeholds lay�拭       �Now�察�Sir Condy being tender of the consciences of 

them that had not been on the ground�察�and so could not swear to a freehold 

when cross´examined by them lawyers�察�sent out for a couple of cleavesful 



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of   the  sods   of  his  farm   of   Gulteeshinnagh�察     。�At   St。  Patrick's  meeting�察�

London�察  �March   1806�察  �the   Duke   of   Sussex   said   he   had   the   honour   of 

bearing an Irish title�察�and�察�with the permission of the company�察�he should 

tell them an anecdote of what he had experienced on his travels。 When he 

was at Rome he went to visit an Irish seminary�察�and when they heard who 

it was�察�and that he had an Irish title�察�some of them asked him�察�'Please your 

Royal Highness�察�since you are an Irish peer�察�will you tell us if you ever 

trod upon Irish ground��'         When he told them he had not�察�'Oh�察�then��' said 

one of the Order�察�'you shall soon do so。'             They then spread some earth�察�

which   had   been   brought   from   Ireland�察  �on   a   marble   slab�察  �and   made   him 

stand upon it。�А     �and as soon as the sods came into town�察�he set each man 

upon his sod�察�and so then�察�ever after�察�you know�察�they could fairly swear 

they had been upon the ground。            ��This was actually done at an election in 

Ireland。�А    �We gained the day by this piece of honesty ��See GLOSSARY 

26�А�    I thought I should have died in the streets for joy when I seed my 

poor master chaired�察�and he bareheaded�察�and it raining as hard as it could 

pour�察�but all the crowds following him up and down�察�and he bowing and 

shaking hands with the whole town。 

     'Is that Sir Condy Rackrent in the chair��'           says a stranger man in the 

crowd。 

     'The same��' says I。      'Who else should it be�拭       �God bless him��' 

     'And I take it�察�then�察�you belong to him��'          says he。 

     'Not at all��' says I�察�'but I live under him�察�and have done so these two 

hundred years and upwards�察�me and mine。' 

     'It's lucky for you�察�then��' rejoins he�察�'that he is where he is�察�for was he 

anywhere else but in the chair�察�this minute he'd be in a worse place�察�for I 

was sent down on purpose to put him up�察。�TO PUT HIM UP�此�to put him in 

gaol�А�and here's my order for so doing in my pocket。' 

     It   was   a   writ   that   villain   the   wine   merchant   had   marked   against   my 

poor master for some hundreds of an old debt�察�which it was a shame to be 

talking of at such a time as this。 

     'Put it in your pocket again�察�and think no more of it anyways for seven 

years to come�察�my honest friend��' says I�察�'he's a member of Parliament now�察�

praised be God�察�and such as you can't touch him�此�and if you'll take a fool's 



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advice�察  �I'd   have   you   keep   out   of   the   way

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