d, I could not but admit that the consequences were such as might
naturally be expected to result from it.

The next morning a relation of Mrs. Kelly's came down to my brother,
hoping that, as they wished to have as decent a funeral as possible, he
would be so kind as to attend it.

"Musha, God knows, sir," said the man, "it's poor Denis, heavens be his
bed! that had the regard and reverence for every one, young and ould, of
your father's family; and it's himself that would be the proud man, if
he was living, to see you, sir, riding after his coffin."

"Well," said my brother, "let Mrs. Kelly know that I shall certainly
attend, and so will my brother, here, who has come to puy me a visit.
Why, I believe, Tom, you forget him!"

"Your brother, sir! Is it Master Toby, that used to cudgel the half of
the counthry when he was at school? Gad's my life, Masther Toby (I was
now about thirty-six), but it's your four quarters, sure enough! Arrah,
thin, sir, who'd think it--you're grown so full and stout?--but, faix,
you'd always the bone in you! Ah, Masther Toby!" said he, "he's lying
cowld, this morning, that would be the happy man to lay his eyes wanst
more upon you. Many an' manys the winther's evening did he spind,
talking about the time when you and he were bouchals (* boys) together,
and of the pranks you played at school, but especially of the time you
both leathered the four Grogans, and tuck the apples from thim--my poor
fellow--and now to be stretched a corpse, lavin' his poor widdy and
childher behind him!"

I accordingly expressed my sorrow for Denis's death, which, indeed,
I sincerely regretted, for he possessed materials for an excellent
character, had not all that was amiable and good in him been permitted
to run wild.

As soon as my trunk and traveling-bag had been brought from the inn,
where I had left them the preceding night, we got our horses, and, as we
wished to show particular respect to Denis's remains, rode up, with
some of our friends, to the house. When we approached, there were large
crowds of the country-people before the door of his well-thatched and
respectable-looking dwelling, which had three chimneys, and a set
of sash-windows, clean and well glazed. On our arrival, I was soon
recognized and surrounded by numbers of those to whom I had formerly
been known, who received and welcomed me with a warmth of kindness and
sincerity, which it would be in vain to look for among the peasantry
of any