MEETING OF THK DELEGATES. 



seed to be seen after many days. Our chairman has spoken often, 

 whe hevn't done so much wok, but as I say, after a time things will 

 go on smoother, an we mun meek sick things up. For I believe 

 we're in a good cause; we hav bont six stacks wot belonged to 

 tyrants, and shall bon a barn fost opportunity, which will let em see 

 wot we are good staunch men wot has joined the Union." 



Jos Bole now took a long pull at a full quart, then set down amid 

 the plaudits of his rustic brethren ; when the young Stockinger laid 

 down his pipe, and next arose : 



" Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen Union-men ! I feel very happy to 

 hear of your flourishing state, and am glad that you hev teckin in 

 newspapers wot will make you enlitened, and especially that you 

 grow propicents in your ecksersise ; for, depend upon it, the day is 

 corned when you will hev to fite like ' broths o' boys/ for your 

 wives, your childer, your daughters, and your homes. I am ten 

 times happy that you hev had arguing meetings on such vary im- 

 portant topics as O'Connel and the Allied Powers ; and am very well 

 E leased we Jos Bole's wonderful eloquence ; for, by gom, he grows 

 irned, and is now a gem in the Union crown. You hev dun well 

 in bonning the stacks wot belonged to tyrants ; and I should not care 

 if all the corn in the country was bont, then there would be somets 

 dun, for it would open the Ports. Gentlemen, the c flag of liberty 

 will smoke as it dries in the sunshine, like a wet towel before a roar- 

 ing fire!" 



Bravo, bravo ! shouted the rustics, as the young Stockinger lifted 

 up a full pint, and emptied it a draught, then sat down and resumed 

 his pipe. The old Blacksmith next arose, and spoke as follows : 



" Feller Countrymen ! We are at this time engaged in talking over 

 the corn laws in every part of England, and are determined to hev 

 none. Now, if we come to teck a survey of them from fost to last, 

 we shall see as how they are a piece of humbuggery from beginning 

 to end ; fost, the land is taxed on which the corn is sawed ; then, 

 the tithe is laid on that, then comes the duty, then the double , 

 duty on foreign corn, so that you see we have it on every end and 

 side ; we've no chance of been rid of it Now, if they was to throw 

 open all the Ports, an' let's have a free trade in corn, look what a dif- 

 ference it would meek, we should hev foreign competition, and every 

 country in the world would bring us corn ; an' what a deal cheaper 

 it would make bread ; and then our farmers could grow more tatoes 

 and import 'em to Ireland, an' every thing would go on comfortable. 

 But you'll see it will come to this in th' end, when us Unionests hes 

 bont all th' castles, sunk all th' ships, and go to th' Parliment oursens ; 



but not till. So let's persevere in th' cause, and by ." Here the 



orator was stooping down, for he stood upon the table, and no 

 doubt intended striking his hand upon it, to give effect, when, lo ! 

 a nameless part of his person went clash through the window to which 

 his back was turned, and carried away several panes, together witli 

 the lead work. 



" D your Union," roared the landlord ; " what with getting in 



my debt, and breaking one thing an' another, I shall be ruined we 

 you. I wish I'd never seen your delegates." 



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