together in such a manner that the beans are not broken and on this account the potatoes are well before the beans are put into them this is in a large bowl and a hole made in the middle of it into which a or roll of butter is thrust and then covered up until it is melted after this every one takes a spoon and away with his utmost vigour dipping every morsel into the well of butter in the middle before he puts it into his mouth indeed from the strong competition which goes forward and the rapid motion of each right hand no spectator could be mistaken in the motive of their proceedings to the principle of the old proverb devil take the from another dish made of potatoes in much the same way if there were beans for instance in it would be this practice of many persons eating out of the sim ie dish though irish and not is of very old it at the last supper let us hope however that like the old custom which once pre in ireland of several persons drinking at meals out of the same the usage we speak of will soon be replaced by one of more cleanliness and individual comfort after dinner the began to go round for in these days punch was a luxury almost unknown to the class we arc writing of in ct nobody there knew how to make it but the who wisely kept the secret to herself aware that if the were presented to them in such a shape they would not know when to stop and she herself might fall short of the snug bottle that is usually kept as a treat for x which she continues to pay during the con of her come who was to soften fast it s your turn now to a glass of what never seen � take the glass deed will i� but the is i never it hard no but i ll take a o hot an a grain o sugar an it that an as much seeds as will lie upon a sixpence does me good for god help me the stomach isn t at all me in regard o being up so much at night an deprived of my rest said one of them is it that you war out one night an brought to some grand lady to the wait for poor thing an c i ll for about a o spirits to take the smell o the off it the poor she s a little weak stiu an indeed it s how she stood it out but my dear god s good to his own an fits the back to the burden praise be to his name she then proceeded to the of spirits for herself or in other words to mix a good ladies making it as the phrase goes hot strong and sweet � not forgetting the to give it a this being accomplished she made the wan grace for mrs echo still throwing in a w � d now and then to sustain her part in the conversation which waa now rising fast into mirth lai ter and well but about the lady of quality yon tell us that oh many a thing happened me as well worth if you go to that but i ll tell it to you for sure the curiosity s to why i was one night at home a wan is a kind of small or meal tea with thi aa asleep an i hears a horse s for the bare life up to the door i immediately put my head out an the says are you mrs moan the name that s an me your honour myself dress yourself thin he for you re sadly wanted dress your el and mount behind me for there s not a moment to be lost at the same time i forgot to say that his hat was tied about his ce in a way that couldn t catch a glimpse of it well my dear we didn t let the grass grow feet for about a mile or so now he you must allow yourself to be an it s useless to oppose it for it must be done there s the character maybe the life of a great lady at stake so be quiet till i cover your eyes or he out a great oath it ll be worse for you i m a desperate man an sure enough i could feel the heart of him his ribs as if it would burst in pieces well my wliat could i do in the hands of a man that was strong and desperate so i cover my eyes an welcome only fer the lady s sake make no delay that he dashed his spurs into the poor horse an he an like a lime already any way in about half an hour i found myself in a grand bed room an as was put into the door he whispers me to bring the child to him in the next room as soon aa it would be born well sure i did so after the mother in a ir way but what ud you have of it � the first thing i see an the table was a purse of money an a case of pistols at him i thought the devil lord guard us i was in his � ice he looked so black and terrible about the brows now my good woman he fig you ve acted well but there s more to be done yet take your choice of these two he this purse or the contents of one of these pistols as your reward you must the child on the spot in the name of god an his mother be you man or devil i defy you i an innocent 