62 LIFE IN IRELAND 



yacht into Pool Bag— tell Connolly to send on board 

 a cold dinner and wines — bring up the boat to Jacob's 

 Hotel — buy me a sky-blue scarf and white ribbons — 

 tell Lady Demiquaver to meet me in one hour — run 

 up to Smithfield, and tell Wilson to send my horses 

 down to Howth, with a man upon each of them to help 

 in adding splendour to the King's landing — then go to 

 Mountjoy Square and say I can't see his Lordship 

 until we meet, as I shall be all day engaged — call into 

 Lundy's for a cannister as you come over Carlisle 

 Bridge — hasten here, by that time I shall be dressed, 

 and then I '11 tell you what else you can do to oblige 

 me.' ' By the powers of Moll Kelly ! ' smiled Gram, 

 ' if I begin at the end I shall be soonest done ; for, by 

 Jasus ! your orders are as long as a messman's bill to 

 a poor Ensign who has run tick for a military quarter 

 of a year ; but here goes to rouse Brian Boru, and you 

 clap your rigging over head as quick as possible.' 



Brian Boru slept as sound as Oscar of old, who 

 never awoke until he had three or four limestones 

 thrown at his head ; and it was not until Grammachree 

 had hauled him out of bed by the shirt collar, and 

 placed his nether end upon the marble, that he opened 

 his peepers, and growled, 'What the Devil do you want 

 with me, in God's name?' 'To see the King,' said 

 Gram, ' he 's in the bay ; 'tis now nine o'clock, all 

 Dublin has left the City, and so must you, to meet 

 him.' 



Brian rang his bell for Patrick Mooney, who 

 deliberately staggered upstairs drunk, ' Well, Sir,' said 

 his master, 'who made you a beast?' 'The King, your 

 honour ! the King 's to blame, and poison work thy 



