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"Yes," said the Parson, "we keep our 

 superstitions, while we cast away the faith 

 that produced them. I remember making 

 some foolish observation to poor Tommy 

 Maguire about it, and asking him if he did 

 not mean to get his friends to make a breach 

 in the wall, in case of any promising rise of 

 the river. I cannot say but that I felt my- 

 self rebuked by his grave reply, — ' Whenever 

 it pleases the Almighty that the Maguires 

 shall get their own again, it is not the Coles' 

 wall that will keep the waters out.' " 



" There certainly is a very curious mixture 

 of deep and earnest faith, with all their su- 

 perstitions, and with most of their vices," 

 said the Captain, gravely. " Well, Paddy is 

 a very queer animal, and there is a great 

 deal of good in him. But, heavens and 

 earth ! what is this ?" said he, interrupting 

 himself. " Why the Squire has caught a 

 fish. Look at that scoundrel, Pat Gallagher, 

 holding it up to us in triumph as he goes 

 over the bridge. Why it 's not possible. 

 I will not believe it." 



But it was possible ; and Pat, happy and 

 triumphant, crossed over to the island, hold- 



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