128 A DAY UP THE RIVER. 



up and carefully folded the Maguires' nets 

 (which afterwards they sent honestly to the 

 beaten chieftain), while they quietly substi- 

 tuted their own, which had previously been 

 brought and deposited on the ground, to be 

 ready in case of success. 



"And so ends the suit of M'Manus v. 

 Maguire," said the Squire, who, with his 

 party, had taken the first opportunity to cross 

 the battle-field, the fight having hitherto cut 

 them off from the rendezvous. 



" Verdict for the plaintiff, and, I should 

 think, with damages ! " added the Parson, 

 laughing, as he shoved the boat to the 

 shore. 



" I should rather imagine that each party 

 paid his own costs," said the Captain. 



" Well, well, neither costs nor damages are 

 very heavy this time ; — half-a-dozen broken 

 heads and a cut eye or two, and that is 

 pretty much the whole of it." 



" Cheap law !" said the Captain. 



" Cheap law is frequent law," said the 

 Parson. " There will be an appeal entered 

 against this decision on the next fair- day, if 

 not before ; and these fights do not always 

 end without bloodshed." 



