icers at Boyle, that Mr. Brown's efforts to support
himself by the arm-straps in the carriage were really disagreeable to
witness. He got home safely, however; and though he was not competent
to attend to his public duties for some considerable time, it is
believed he was not a great sufferer. The Brown Hall livery servant
was seen in the chemist's shop the same morning, asking for a yard
and a half of diaculum, which was supplied to him; and a new pair of
dress trousers, somewhat fuller than the last, was ordered from the
tailor. Doctor Blake was not called in, for Mr. Brown found himself,
with his son's assistance, equal to the cure of the wound he had
received.

CHAPTER XXVII.

FEEMY RETURNS TO BALLYCLORAN.

It will be remembered that Father John had promised to take upon
himself all the trouble attendant upon the preparation for Thady's
trial; and with the view of redeeming this promise he went up to
Dublin and spent a week among the lawyers who were to be engaged for
the young man's defence. The chief among these was one Mr. O'Malley,
and the priest strove hard to imbue that gentleman with his own
views of the whole matter. The day after that on which Father John
returned, he saw both Mr. McKeon and the Counsellor, and explained
to them as nearly as he could all that had passed between himself
and O'Malley. Though they were both greatly interested on Thady's
account, they did not feel the same intense, constant anxiety, which
now quite oppressed the priest; and, moreover, trusting more to their
own judgment than he did, they were not so inclined to alter their
pre-conceived opinion. They both, therefore, assured Father John that
they were still quite sanguine as to Thady's acquittal. This raised
his hopes again a little, but nevertheless, from that time till the
trial, he was so absorbed by his strong feeling on the subject,
that he was almost totally unable to attend to the usual duties and
employment of his life. It was decided that Mr. Webb should use all
his endeavours to obtain tidings of Corney Dolan, and ascertain
whether, in the event of his being summoned, he would be able to give
any evidence respecting the meeting at Mrs. Mehan's, which would
be of use to Thady at the trial. In this he was successful, and he
learnt from that respectable individual that he could swear that
Ussher's name was not mentioned at all.

It must be owned that Mr. Dolan's manner was not such as to inspire
the Counsel