256 Description of the Inn at Raphoe* 



The deanery house at Raphoe, about a mile 

 from the town, which is a very paltry place, is 

 an extensive building, with much apparent 

 comfort about it. The cathedral is but a mean 

 edifice. The palace is large, and the demesne 

 well wooded. 



The exterior appearance of our inn did not 

 indicate much in its favor. Our first reception 

 prepared us for what we might be led to expect. 

 As we were about to enter the door, we were 

 stopped by a monstrous pig. This personage 

 has considerable pretensions to justify the fami- 

 liarity he is pleased to exercise in the cabin j 

 the rent of which his presence is said to pay, 

 while his progressive increase constitutes his 

 owner's sinking fund ; by means of which, on a 

 future day, he is to discharge most important 

 demands. 



Where there is no resource but by a toll of 

 courtesy to a pig for entering his sty, happy 

 are those who have the ready coin of good 

 humour to satisfy such a demand, and make 

 light of imaginary ills. If such things cannot 

 be dispensed with, the frequented path should 

 never be quitted. Adieu. 



J. C. C. 



