138 MY UNCLE AND 



Uncle left it to Jem, and leisurely sat down with his guests to enjoy 

 breakfast. I must here inform you, that within a mile of my Uncle's 

 dwelt a Col. Morley, a very fiery sort of gentleman, but always clear 

 of debt ; he could not conceive it possible for a greater insult to be 

 passed on a gentleman than to ask him for money ; but he wisely 

 took the j)recaution of not enabling any person to ask him, by always 

 paying as he went on. Now, Col. Morley was invited to dine at my 

 Uncle's this day, and the whole party looked forward to passing a 

 merry evening. Jem having put on a slouched hat, a ragged coat, 

 taken a stick in his hand, and altogether made himself look as much 

 as possible like a wanderer, and destitute, took the road to Dublin. 

 He had not proceeded far before he heard the rattle of wheels, and 

 looking up, saw a car on which sat a gentleman in black, and the 

 identical Barney. " Here they are," said Jem ; " now for it." As soon 

 as the party came close to Jem, the car was drawn up, and the gen- 

 tleman, in a bland voice, said " My man, can you inform me where- 

 abouts is the mansion of Mr. More, — Charley More, I mean." " Oh, 

 ids him you mean, is id ?" said Jem. " Yes, do you know him." 

 " I have had sufficient cause to know him, the villin," said Jem. 

 " How so, my man ?" " Why, he has just turned myself, and wife 

 and children on the wide world, to beg our bread, or steal it, for 

 ought he cares — the hard-hearted rnffin." *' Could you shew me his 

 house ; I will give you a trifle for your trouble." " Yes," said Jem, 

 " I could, but I won't ; I'm not going to shew any of his friends where 

 he lives. If I could shew the devil where he is to be found, I would 

 gladly." " You mistake us, my friend, {' friend,' said Jem, to him- 

 self) we are not known to Mr. More — in fact, far from being his 

 friends, we are officers of the law, and come to arrest him, and take 

 him to prison." " What !" said Jem, " say that again ; holy Moses, 

 has it come to this." " Horoo," said Jem, twirling his stick, and 

 performing a sort of dance round the car, to the evident astonish- 

 ment of the gentleman and Barney. " I'll show you the way, come 

 on," said he, " come on.'* 



A smile of satisfaction passed between Barney and his master, and 

 they followed their guide with cheerful hearts. After some time 

 had passed, they came to a turn of the road, at the end of which was 

 situated a neat lodge. " This is the lodge," said Jem, " and now, I 

 think, I had better not go further, for the porter knows me.'* *' Well, 



