Although  there's  no  man  would  be  guilty  of  any
disrespect  where  the  dead  are,  yet,  when  a  per-
son has  led  a  good  life,  and  conducted  themselves
dacently  and  honestly,  the  young  people  of  the
neighbourhood  show  their  respect  by  going
through  their  little  plays  and  divarsions  quieter
and  with  less  noise,  lest  they  may  give  any
offince ;  but,  as  I  said,  whenever  the  person  didn't


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live  as  they  ought  to  do,  there's  no  stop  to  their
noise  and  rollokin. 113

'  When  it  drew  near  morning,  every  one  of  us
took  his  sweetheart,  and,  after  convoying  her
home,  we  went  to  our  own  houses  to  get  a  little
sleep — So  that  was  the  end  of  poor  Larry
M'Farland,  and  his  wife,  Sally  Lowry."

"  Success,  Tom!"  said  Bill  M'Kinny;  "take
a  pull  of  the  malt  now,  afther  the  story,  your
soul! — But  what  was  the  funeral  like?  "

"  Why,  then,  a  poor  berrin  it  was,"  said  Tom;
"  a  miserable  sight,  God  knows — just  a  few  of
the  neighbours;  for  those  that  used  to  take  his
thrate,  and  while  he  had  a  shilling  in  his  pocket
blarney  him  up,  not  one  of  the  skulking  thieves
showed  their  faces  at  it — a  good  warning  to
foolish  men  that  throw  their  money  down  throats
that  haven't  hearts  anundher  them. — But,  boys,
I  desarve  another  thrate,  I  think,  afther  my
story!"  This,  we  need  scarcely  add,  he  was
supplied  with,  and  after  some  further  desultory
chat,  they  again  separated,  with  the  intention  of
re-assembling  at  Ned's  on  the  following  night.
