The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-13 00:00:00

+212,
the subjoined introduction of that fat, little
rosy-faced personage—one whom Keeley would
look to the very T—ycleped—

SKITTLES.
Very hot weather, sir,' he remarked as he proceeded to
rub the closely-cut hair of his head with a piece of WI
taken out of an oil- skin bag which he drew from his:pocket;
when the operation was performed, would not take such a
liberty, sir, if the young lady was with you, but the weather
is so hot.'
' It is fine and seasonable weatber,' replied the colonel.
Very bad, though, let me tell you, sir, for any one having
a tendency of blood to the head. You have not that rte'
fortune, sir ?

No; I am happy to say I have not.' hi§
And I am happy to hear you say so, sir,' replie-
companion, ' for there cannot be a more unpleasant
as I know well.'
' I should not have supposed you were an invalid.
'Not supposed I was an invalid l' repeated the little 03513'
Why, sir, I live, I may say, in death—my existence 10 bti!
momentary—there's not an office in London would do busv
ness with me—l'm not insurable at no premium Whats°:
ever. I may drop here, there, anywhere, sir; but I 13n
as far as any man can do it, provided for the occasion. I°'
may see by this, sir (holding out a small note taken fro,:
his waistcoat pocket), that I'm fully prepared for the eve° „
There, sir, is my contract with Mr 3 Gleem, the under
(a first-rate man in his line) to bury me for the 8111
of twenty guineas :—hearse, coaches, plumes, mutes, 0,
attendants included, in good style you understand. 1"1
enclosed in a note, requesting any person who may find 1,
—(pointing significantly to his body)—to forward the 00
to the aforesaid Gleem, in Fleet-street. Carriage of
than thirty miles to be an extra payment, for which 11.
provision is made in my will. Not an invalid 1 WhY!,„6-t;
you yourself may have, before we part. the melancholy 1.1" '
of calling a coach to convey me to my destination.
But, better even than this, we take to be the f°4
lowing inimitably diverting record of the egicg:
and doings, once upon a time, of that preposter°
fellow, Mrs. O'Mahony's—

COACIIMAN JACK.
At length the carriage drew suddenly up and both
mIIs
simultaneously tapped the window at Father Ste
ppe
back, who instantly let it down. ad
' Beg your reverence's pardon,' said Jack, turning roU
and stooping forward towards the window—Moore asss3ll7
a similar position—' I jist want to say a word to the 131.
tress.'

' Drive on you devil,' shouted Mrs. O'Mahony.' Eel
You may talk as much as you like to me when 10
home----but it's growing late, and:the dinner will be 1313°110'0
' Fair and easy,' replied Jack, now exhibiting indisput''
symptoms of drunkenness. Fair and easy goes far is ttie
day—and the divil an inch I'll stir, until I get an ausWet'
er'
' It's only a short question, ma'am, your honour,
°
posed Moore.
It's just to know,' said Jack, whether Squire gartifi
grandmother—l don't mean Tom Pincher, by coTurse: into
the real gentleman that's sitting beside you.
know whether his grandmother was ti'Mac CarthY 451.
O'Connor.'

' Mac Carthy 1' shouted ' the mistress'—' drive on:►
That's enough for you, now, I suppose,' cried Vila'''.
in triamph—' a real ould Mac Carthy—a Mac 04r
More she was.' d
It's a dad lie,' responded Jack, in a fury--` of
O'Connor, and great granddaughter to Black Iteel,•••
Ballentbubber—wasn't my grandfather his coachman ho
oughtn't I to know as well as any ono in the world
she was ?'
Amore;
' I tell you again, she was better blood,' cried A-- bet
'and sure I ought to know how it was, and my gra°l3lQt
her ladyship's waiting-maid. P'
D'ye mean to tell me,' roared Jack, ' that ale
Carthy's are better brought home than the ould
of Ballenthubber ?'

' I do l' shouted Moore. 0,1119
' Then, by the mortial man I' said Jack, placing; the „,
and reins under his foot, and proceeding to pl off hi5`71,13f
an operation as quickly performed by his companiee:- • II
the mortial man I I'll not leave a whole bone in ril. °i
you lick-plate, that couldn't drive a wheelbarrow I' i pletio
The two men deliberately tucked up their shirt °;euh- of
preparatory to commencing hostilities ; and Mrs. (-)'l'---t A
bad her head out of the window, shouting to the fe,11:4
who was dead drunk and fast asleep in the rumble--hen in
him, for the love of Heaven, to separate thee tllO
aiming an attitude of attack, Jack shifted his f°°:thei,
whip and reins fell upon the horses' backs, and 51601 lige°
to
oent at a thundering gallop—the combatants Were -blyfre:
suspend operations, and hold on by the boa' „et 0'
O'Mahony shrieked—but Jack, seemed very indir-age,
the uneasiness and alarm of the persons in the Oat through
'Stay quiet, I tell you,' ho cried, addressing thenx "`;t.o 50
the open window—' stay quiet, I tell you again"-",-,0 I/
right—it's all right—they'll stop at the ford to '
drink.' .1 et
to.,
Rory, at 'the Mistress's' instigation, endeavours ,b 7.
0,7.
out—but he no sooner attempted to open the cley'] col'
Jack, thrusting his
arm through the open window'
lared him from behind.
Tear-an-yoeungedtss,
cinantolayeo:irrbiea the
the real see t'd
the' 105
ought to learn to behave yerseives, and stay there as
as ye can ?people they
' The horse dashed on—and every group of
eo
carriage With
Mahon ; 0
passed, instead of endeavouring to arrest their Pr°qlll',".
added to their speed, by waving their hats ands houtii:i
' Hurrah for Jack I he's the boy can make thew ge-- 05
adcoach-box,
rah l' and, ' hurrah!' shouted Moore and Jack, frog
coach-box, in return—while they stamped their feet, an of
every effort to increase the rapidity of the pace' opt
but t ford,
seemed now not only to forget their anger,
their perilous position. At length they reatched the the
where a bridgeless stream flowed across a jionow I'o4
road, when the horses plunged their noses into the `Bags
and commenced drinking. The occupants of the 13-(ied;
could not get out, for the river was fully threo feetielV
and Mrs. O'Mahony, afraid to make any noise, lcatiesd 00
tiently expecting relief, while Jack and Dloorel
„ye of
amicable conversation on the box.
' Well,' cried the former, looking down, with 831900
delight and affection, on the near side horse, ' Well' Or
I'm blessed if there's such a bit of flesh in the conatP

how.'
over
nth: continued
tiark darkest
nigJhactkt,h's
`By gorra,' added Moore, `he is great entirelY! ~,c lii°
out tipping a stone, if they war as big as bee hi°l3' ~,,,
Al ''Pon my cowl, I don't doubt it,' responded AP°. Or
All this time the 'mistress' had her head at Cif tbe O.
0 go
dow, in the hope of espying assistance; at last, seeit.l6
boys at hand, she commenced crying t for iheir aid. 01114
saido:cu
_not Ye
.h. is
' Tear-an-ounds I ma'am,':la-- °l4
~ ands
yer tongue, and stey quiet—Dandy's neasly d°ll`' 0
any way • disturbed, he'll be off a • ' gin. ,- f/
-
Fortunatel t
n he horses, being blown, to olt longs" pa
ttheavterr $1111'50;1'3', t'll'
the yo
a couple
i erwise would have done to slake their tlair:O.L, lye
of barelegged gossoons, who padcl,lol 00° '
wateroup e
,_aslike wild ducks, waded in to secure eh° reins'„,cota!
cried Jack; 6 easy, Alasgeotifs OP
quietly up Barney,'
y up till ye get hould iv them--Dav dy's °after, ,I'l,
rat-catcher's dog • • h t yet Ad'.
, and if he smells ,tis 03 as.
" Rebus h '
) eII be offagain; an' it 'ill be d ange'-.1,010-..„.
the short turn into the stableyard for he'L lgo 1 too 2
That's •
right, Barney,' h andY g° gOe
ne ye were always a A
•ive ye
(as the bey handed up the reins)--l'it £ ; ,
~ all'
hap'orth of apples for this the next fair dar-
ter, J so. ijo
When the
carriage was clear of the wa-
d t°
°t
Moore now on terms of foot amity, alig, lite af slit'
and her fri ell" tiolli
good defects—and ' the mipsetrress'
The moment she felt herself n terra firma, ,her r"
0 i Ottef
rage broke forth.
' Oh, you ungrateful monster,' addressing Jac': ~0
all I ever
6 B did for you, to behave in this sort of wa1;,..., t 1.',.
kaott,l9bst fie '1;
gorra,' replied Jack, deliberately
brokeny reins, ' by gorra, one 'ed think it wag the 1j0r,,, 0,,
the like ever happend to your tohonour—don'0 Ig op .1.
enoughK that from the minite Dandy get thepooled 11113 P
idn3 e: I°
nockrory-hill, the divel out of hell
until he finds his nose in the water—it's c-
a'su e
pie,
ta,
17/
be makin' such a fuss about—l'm ashamed iv Ye' In'
'1
upon my soul, I am, before they strangea iiitienlell I 1 ~tylill
`l'll discharge you the moment g tole--that .-111'
I get 11°- 'd
~, , 00
—if I never was to enter a carrege agate'
O'Mahony. f ebl'4ciell
Jack au
p sed—he was adjusting the thong °- t,iliect °-_,,t4g
whip, which a ' gaffer' had picked up aihd car''',4 iir-
nestress sat
1000
naimba—then advancing near to where his
nk—and touching the handle of bis WiliP' riors
at,
solemnly,—' By the blessed stick ifdo, I'll vevem, al)6
ye, if ye were to cry for a week---so ye
-what Ye''•
TO
now—that's all,' ' ill
her°
The night scene on the Kentish. coast, lc pitler/
Nolan and Mr. Bush the asthmatic Englitala glitetA
are out cooling themselves in the sea breez"ceipeP
covtopoot
.b osing over mulled port ad libitum, is
in the highest vein of the humourous, of a top #:1
essentially spontaneous, and therefore, 131,1o1413;
completely and hilariously entertaining. osre''
however,
if, without doing more now tball
;tilted El
touching thus upon what it is that eonstl-v. le 't
charm of the ingenious and singalsr;gh°ll,-
constructed plot,—viz., its probability' thr° 1311.4-
-enough if, in addition to what ..,-svi,e//P11:0
already said in regard to the merits of -L-.!,/roills
nant, we here observe upon it, as ItalP4; Iv of
aver
fmaiden work, in conclusion, that it is bYillosit flf
freshness, its vivacity, of its fun 8/1"1 ooefr,'
thoroughly exhilarating animation, a ta'° orate'
of inaugurating—as we hope it Will insvg
a new literary reputation. Pli;
Meadowleigh :
A Tale f°- En ash conprgoils,
By the Autnor of "Thel4,.idier) of Beyer K
Two Vols.„herfft
T Bentley.
and...th of " Mary „and
was Violet," and of " The Old Chelsea -10s,.river net
Her 111; fresh, its
a most charming writer.
sometimes quaint, her style Was 111W5. 0111%0
writings were 1. . truly delig f fOtP
.t , or the most pelt our a
l•q "Plaenki occasionally however,With °
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