revenge upon O'Brallaghan, that he stalked about
during the remaining portion of the day, talking to himself in the
heroic vein, and presenting the appearance of an imperial grasshopper,
arrived at the summit of felicity.

But Mr. Jinks was not idle; no one knew better than himself that
vigilance was the price paid for success; and to vigilance our
conspirator added cunning--in which noble trait he was by no means
deficient.

We have seen how, on returning from the heroic attack upon the
peace-bound O'Brallaghan, Mr. Jinks threw out a series of observations
which attracted the attention of the landlord at the tavern; and
we have further seen these two gentlemen retire together into the
hostelry, with significant looks and mutterings. Of the exact nature
of that interview we cannot speak, having nowhere discovered any
memoranda to guide us, in the authentic documents from which this
history is compiled.

But results define causes; and from after events it is not improbable
that Mr. Jinks made an eloquent and stirring oration, addressed after
the manner of all great orators to the prejudices of the auditor,
and indicative of Mr. Jinks' intention to overwhelm, with defeat and
destruction, the anti-Germanic league and pageant, on St. Michael's
day.

That day was very near, as we have seen; but twenty-four hours
remained for the conspirators to act in; and Mr. Jinks determined not
to lose the opportunity to perfect and render satisfactory his bloody
revenge.

Many things conspired to put him in high spirits, and arouse that
heroic confidence felt by all great men in undertaking arduous
affairs. The landlord had been so much pleased with Mr. Jinks'
patriotic ardor in the German cause, that he generously hinted at an
entire obliteration of any little score chalked up against the name
of Jinks for board and lodging at the hostelry; this was one of the
circumstances which inspirited Mr. Jinks. Another was the possession
of a steed--a donkey, it is true, but a donkey out of a thousand, _nee
pluribus impar_, and not unworthy of a knight in a great and exciting
contest.

Thus it happened that when, upon the following morning, Mr. Jinks
arose, assumed his garments, and descended, his face was radiant with
anticipated triumph, his sword clattered against his slender legs with
martial significance, and his brows were corrugated into a frown,
which indicated ruin to all those opposed to him.

Mounted upon Fodder, who was sl