and he was now determined
not to leave him, till he had used every means in his power of
inducing him to change the resolution to which he had so suddenly
come.

When Thady came close to him he respectfully raised his old battered
hat, and said--

"Long life to ye, Mr. Thady; I hope yer honer is finding yerself well
this evening."

"Quite well thank you, Joe," and Joe walked on with him a few steps.

"Have you the rint ready for me yet?" continued Thady.

"Rint is it? faix then I have not--not a penny; but it wasn't rint
I was wanting to talk to your honer about just now; not but what
the rint 'll be coming, and that right soon, Mr. Thady, and plenty
too--if you'll only listen to me."

"Those 'd be glorious times, Joe, when the rint came that way,"
and Thady walked on faster, for he didn't want to prolong the
conversation beyond what he could help.

"Stop, Mr. Thady; what are ye in sich a hurry for? I've come a long
way to spake to you--and we'll both talk pleasanter av' you'd go a
little aisier."

"Well, Joe, what is it then? I'm in a hurry."

"In a hurry is it? but why wor ye in sich a hurry to break the
promise you made us all, at Mrs. Mehan's, Thursday night week past.
Ah! Mr. Thady, you worn't in a hurry when you said you'd come down
and be one of us at Mohill--ay! and swore it too on the blessed
cross; you worn't in sich a hurry then, and what hurries you now so
fast?"

"Now, Reynolds, it's no use you're saying more of that. I sent you
word by Pat that I wouldn't come, and I won't--so there's an end of
it."

"But that an't an end of it; no, nor nigh the end of it; I suppose,
Mr. Thady,"--and he paused, and, resuming his respectful tone, said,
"and didn't you say you niver had deserted us and niver would, and
that you'd always stick to us that you've known so long? Shure, Mr.
Thady, you'll not change your mind now." And Reynolds paused in the
little path they were walking in, and Thady was obliged to stand
too, for Reynolds had got before him, and he couldn't pass unless
he pushed the man aside. "And shure--do you mane to let Keegan off,
and Ussher, the black ruffians, that way; do you intend to put up
with everything from the likes of them? Come, Mr. Thady, say the
word--only say the word you swore before, and by the holy cross you
swore on, before next week is over Keegan shall be put where he'll
never spake another bad word, or do another bad deed."

"Come, Reynolds, out of this, and let me pas