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heada   piece   of   silver   stamped   with   a   head�察  �which   in   old   French   was 

called   UN TESTION�察 �and   which   was   about the   value   of   an old   English 

sixpence。       'Tester' is used in Shakspeare。�А�

     'Done��'   says   the   gauger�察  �and   done   and   done's   enough   between   two 

gentlemen。        The     gauger    was    cast�察  �and   my    master     won    the   bet�察 �and 

thought he'd won a hundred guineas�察�but by the wording it was adjudged 

to be only a tester that was his due by the exciseman。 It was all one to him�察�

he was as well pleased�察�and I was glad to see him in such spirits again。 

     The gaugerbad luck to him��was the man that next proposed to my 

master to try himself�察�could he take at a draught the contents of the great 



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horn。 

     'Sir Patrick's horn��' said his honour�察�'hand it to me�此�I'll hold you your 

own bet over again I'll swallow it。' 

     'Done��'   says   the   gauger�察  �'I'll   lay   ye   anything   at   all   you   do   no   such 

thing。' 

     'A    hundred     guineas    to   sixpence     I  do��'   says   he�察  �'bring   me    the 

handkerchief。'   I   was   loth�察  �knowing   he   meant   the   handkerchief   with   the 

gold in it�察�to bring it out in such company�察�and his honour not very able to 

reckon it。     'Bring me the handkerchief�察�then�察�Thady��' says he�察�and stamps 

with his foot�察�so with that I pulls it out of my greatcoat pocket�察�where I 

had put it for safety。 Oh�察�how it grieved me to see the guineas counting 

upon the table�察�and they the last my master had�                �Says Sir Condy to me�察�

'Your hand is steadier than mine to´night�察�old Thady�察�and that's a wonder�察�

fill you the horn for me。'        And so�察�wishing his honour success�察�I did�察�but I 

filled it�察�little thinking of what would befall him。             He swallows it down�察�

and   drops   like   one   shot。   We   lifts   him   up�察  �and   he   was   speechless�察  �and 

quite black in the face。 We put him to bed�察�and in a short time he wakened�察�

raving with a fever on his brain。          He was shocking either to see or hear。 

     'Judy�    �Judy�     �have you no touch of feeling�拭          �Won't you stay to help 

us nurse him��' says I to her�察�and she putting on her shawl to go out of the 

house。 

     'I'm frightened to see him��' says she�察�'and wouldn't nor couldn't stay in 

it�察�and what use�拭       �He can't last till the morning。'         With that she ran off。 

There was none but my shister and myself left near him of all the many 

friends he had。 

     The fever   came   and   went�察�and   came   and   went�察�and lasted   five days�察�

and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes�察�and said to me�察�knowing 

me very well�察�'I'm in a burning pain all withinside of me�察�Thady。'                  I could 

not speak�察�but my shister asked him would he have this thing or t'other to 

do him good�拭        �'No��' says he�察�'nothing will do me good no more��' and he 

gave a   terrible screech   with the torture he   was in�察  �then again   a   minute's 

ease'brought   to   this   by   drink��'   says   he。  'Where   are   all   the   friends�拭�

where's Judy�拭       �Gone�察�hey�拭      �Ay�察�Sir Condy has been a fool all his days��' 

said he�察�and there was the last word he spoke�察�and died。                    He had but a 



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very poor funeral after all。 

     If you want to know any more�察�I'm not very well able to tell you�察�but 

my   Lady   Rackrent   did   not   die�察  �as   was   expected   of   her�察  �but   was   only 

disfigured in the face ever after by the fall and bruises she got�察�and she and 

Jason�察�immediately after my  poor master's death�察�set   about going to   law 

about that   jointure�察�the   memorandum not   being on stamped paper�察 �some 

say it is worth nothing�察�others again it may do�察�others say Jason won't have 

the lands at any rate�察�many wishes it so。              For my part�察�I'm tired wishing 

for anything in this world�察�after all I've seen in it�察�but I'll say nothingit 

would be a folly to he getting myself ill´will in my old age。                Jason did not 

marry�察�nor think of marrying Judy�察�as I prophesied�察�and I am not sorry for 

it�此  �who is�拭     �As for all I have here set down from memory and hearsay 

of the family�察�there's nothing but truth in it from beginning to end。                   That 

you may depend upon�察�for where's the use of telling lies about the things 

which everybody knows as well as I do�拭�

     The   Editor   could   have   readily   made   the   catastrophe   of   Sir   Condy's 

history   more   dramatic   and   more   pathetic�察  �if   he   thought   it   allowable   to 

varnish   the   plain   round   tale   of   faithful   Thady。    He   lays   it   before   the 

English reader as a specimen of manners and characters which are perhaps 

unknown in England。           Indeed�察�the domestic habits of no nation in Europe 

were less known to the English than those of their sister country�察�till within 

these few years。 

     Mr。 Young's picture of Ireland�察�in his tour through that country�察�was the 

first faithful portrait of its inhabitants。         All the features in the foregoing 

sketch were taken from the life�察�and they are characteristic of that mixture 

of      quickness�察       �simplicity�察      �cunning�察       �carelessness�察       �dissipation�察�

disinterestedness�察�shrewdness�察�and blunder�察�which�察�in different forms and 

with   various   success�察  �has   been   brought   upon   the   stage   or   delineated   in 

novels。 

     It is a problem of difficult solution to determine whether a union will 

hasten   or   retard   the   amelioration   of   this   country。   The   few   gentlemen   of 

education who now reside in this country will resort to England。                        They 

are few�察�but they are in nothing inferior to men of the same rank in Great 

Britain。     The   best   that   can   happen   will   be   the   introduction   of   British 



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manufacturers in their places。 

    Did   the   Warwickshire   militia�察  �who   were   chiefly   artisans�察  �teach   the 

Irish to drink beer�拭    �or did they learn from the Irish to drink whisky�拭�

       * 



                              GLOSSARY 



    SOME FRIENDS�察�WHO HAVE SEEN THADY'S HISTORY SINCE 

IT   HAS     BEEN     PRINTED      HAVE     SUGGESTED         TO    THE    EDITOR�察�

THAT   MANY   OF   THE   TERMS AND   IDIOMATIC   PHRASES�察  �WITH 

WHICH   IT   ABOUNDS�察  �COULD   NOT   BE   INTELLIGIBLE   TO   THE 

ENGLISH        READER       WITHOUT        FURTHER        EXPLANATION。          THE 

EDITOR        HAS      THEREFORE          FURNISHED          THE     FOLLOWING 

GLOSSARY。 

    GLOSSARY 1。 MONDAY MORNINGThady begins his memoirs of 

the Rackrent   Family  by dating   MONDAY  MORNING�察�because no great 

undertaking   can   be   auspiciously   commenced   in   Ireland   on   any   morning 

but   MONDAY         MORNING。        'Oh�察   �please   God   we   live  till  Monday 

morning�察�we'll set the slater to mend the roof of the house。           On Monday 

morning we'll fall to�察�and cut the turf。      On Monday morning we'll see and 

begin   mowing。     On   Monday   morning�察  �please   your   honour�察  �we'll   begin 

and dig the potatoes��' etc。 

    All the intermediate days�察�between the making of such speeches and 

the ensuing Monday�察�are wasted�此�and when Monday morning comes�察�it is 

ten to one that the business is deferred to THE NEXT Monday morning。 

The Editor knew a gentleman�察�who�察�to counteract this prejudice�察�made his 

workmen and labourers begin all new pieces of work upon a Saturday。 

    GLOSSA

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