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has obtained so strong a guard of police, 

 that another attack can hardly be made 

 without considerable loss of life, whichever 

 party is victorious. But I should not be 

 surprised ; the people are desperate at the 

 prospect of losing their employment. There 

 are a pretty many of them, and lots of idlers 

 besides, who will join for the fun of the 

 thing." 



" What a singular difference there is," 

 said the Squire, a between these poor Pad- 

 dies and Englishmen of the same class. In 

 England, every man does his best to forward 

 the operation of the law ; in Ireland, every 

 man does his best to thwart it." 



" Why do you make a distinction of 

 classes?" said the Parson. " Poo?' Paddy 

 only does what he sees his betters doing. 

 In this blessed country, every man's hand 

 is against the law, rich or poor. Look 

 here." They had been sauntering up the 

 bank to the upper end of the island, where 

 the smaller stream separates from the main 

 river, and runs through the salmon-boxes. 

 The Parson stirred up the water with the 

 handle of his gaff, which operation was im- 

 mediately followed by the simultaneous plunge 



