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would defend their property at the risk of hU 

 life. His courage and generosity had the de- 

 sired effect the whole of them departed with- 

 out offering the least violence or injury to any 

 thing about the premises. When the rebellion 

 had subsided, this grateful fellow returned to 

 his home near Edgeworth's Town. On some 

 dispute with a neighbour, he was threatened 

 with an information for having held a commis- 

 sion in the rebel army, on which Mr. Edgeworth 

 offered him his interest to procure him a pardon. 

 The man thanked him, but declined it, saying, 

 he had no fears, as he had a Corny in his pocket, 

 meaning, a card of protection, with Lord Corn- 

 wallis's seal and the initial letter C., of which 

 it appears a distribution had been made to the 

 peasants who returned quietly to their habita- 

 tions an instance that in the worst of times, 

 kind treatment in Ireland would not fail of its 

 influence even with those actually enrolled 

 under the banners of rebellion. 



We at length took our leave, highly indebted 

 for the kindness and attention we had received, 

 and fully impressed with no less respect than 

 admiration of the party to whom we reluctantly 

 bade adieu. 



It was ten miles to Ballymona : in this dis- 

 tance we saw several handsome residences. 



