I  endeavoured  to  sweeten  the  dis«
apnointment  by  sending  my  mother
a  naadsome  satin  sack  and  reltet
robe,  which  I  purchased  fbr  her  at
the  best  raeroers  in  Dublin  Tatid  in-
deed told  her  I  had  brougnt  from
Paris  expressly  for  her);  but  the
messenger  whom  I  despatched  with
the  presents  brought  back  the  par-
cels, with  the  piece  of  satin  torn  half
way  up  the  middle ;  and  I  did  not
need  his  descriptions  to  be  aware
that  something  had  offended  the
good  lady,  who  came  out,  he  said,
and  abus^  him  at  the  door,  and
would  have  boxed  his  ears,  but  that
she  was  restrained  by  a  gentleman  in
black,  who  I  concluded  with  justice
was  her  clerical  friend  Mr.  JowL

This  reception  of  my  presents  made
me  rather  dread  than  hope  for  an
interview  With  Mrs.  Barry,  and  de«
layed  my  visit  to  her  for  some  days
further.  I  wrote  her  a  dutiful  and
soothing  letter,  to  which  there  was
no  answer  returned,  although  I  men*
tioned  that  on  my  way  to  the  capital
I  had  been  at  Barryrille,  and  re-
visited the  old  haunts  of  my  youth.
