The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21

Sir Condy let his lady have her own way in everything. and only asked to be left in peace with his bottle or his whisky punch at night. But after a while my lady discovered that she did not like the smell of whisky punch, and said sc one night to Condy.
 My dear" says he, "you used to like 1t well enough before we were married"
 "I never smeled It." said she, ''or I should never have married you"
 My dear, l am sorry you never smelt it.; hut that can't be helped now" re- piled Sir condy. and filling another gla 5s he drank it off to her good health. At this Lady Rackrent went Into mysteries. crying out that her husband did not love her "Who told you?" cried Sir Condy, thinking of Judy. Told me what?" an swered my lady, recovering sharply. "Oh, nothing-I mean that did not love you2" But he looked guilty, and his lady went off into final fit of mysteries, and though Sir Condy was so frightened that he or dered the punch to be thrown out of the window, she took to her bed and stayed there until some company arriving with a desire to have a stage play, she got up quickly and made jolly week of 1t.
 All this time the Monographs would have nothing to do with the people at Castle Rackrent though both Sir Condy and his wife made overtures to their rich relatives. At last the bills from trades men began to come in by every post fast and thick-bills as long as your arm and of several years standing. Jason handed them all over to Sir Condy, who refused to read them, and would say: "o., settle 1t somehow" and go off to his hunting or his drinking or the play acting.
 Finally things came to a pass when 1t seemed as if there was no going on any longer. One night, as a large company of guests was sitting In the dusk after dinner, Lady Rackrent rang three times for candles, and none came up. Finally footman whispered behind Lady Rack rents chair: My lady. there are no candles in the house"
 "Bless mel cried out her ladyship. Then saddle a horse and go and get some. Go to Sir condy. I know nothing about such matters" The upshot of It was that they had 10 borrow candles from Jason Quirks house for the evening" The next morning a servant reported to Sir Condy that there was no turf in the house to start the fires, and none to he , had. Well, go and cut down tree, said Sir Condy; "any tree that will burn
 But get the fires lighted before my lady gets out of bed or the house will be too hot to hold us.'
 
 Condy realize that he was pretty near to the end of his rope. and so Jason, having arranged the psychological mo- ment. took advantage of 1t and suggested , that the baronet sell him the Lodge. As he offered ready cash for it. he got it at ! bargain Before the money received for the l Lodge was all gone, there came general election and Sir Condy's friends urged him i, to stand for the county. Sir Condy did not like the trouble and had no money i, for the expenses of the canvass, but his friends formed themselves into a commit | tee and made up a subscription among 1 them.
 There was open house at Castle Rack rent now, day and night; all the gentle. men drinking success to the candidat 3 until they were carried off and the ladies having grand dinners and balls. and fin- 1 ishing up with tea and gossip in their rooms afterwards. And so they brought Sir Condy in by q large majority and any sheriff who had tried to serve a writ on ] him at that time, and any tradesman who pushing about being paid. would have 1 been in luck to have got off with a whole l skin. or even with his life. for 1t was | "Sir cohdy forever" all over the counts' and never was such popular member sent up to Dublin as the owner of Castls l Rackrent. the heir of the OShaughlins. l,When Parliament met great silence fell