"  Nancy,  on  her  part,  kept  Jack  very  clane
and  comfortable;  his  linen,  though  coorse,  was
always  a  good  colour,  his  working  clothes
tidily  mended  at  all  times;  and  when  he'd  have
occasion  to  put  on  his  good  coat  to  work  in  for
the  first  time,  Nancy  would  sew  on  the  fore-part
of  each  sleeve  a  stout  patch  of  ould  cloth,  to
keep  them  from  being  worn  by  the  spade;  so
that  when  she'd  rip  these  off  them  every  Satur-
day night,  they  would  look  as  new  and  fresh
as  if  he  hadn't  been  working  in  them  at  all,
at  all.
