250 SPORTS AND ANECDOTES. 



pleasure to have a broken head, or to assist in 

 breaking some one else's. 



I remember on one occasion seeing two fellows, 

 that were much elated with whiskey, corne down the 

 main street in Ballina one market-day pelting stones, 

 which they did in such a reckless and determined 

 manner that they positively cleared the street from 

 one end to the other in an incredibly small space 

 of time. A troop of dragoons could hardly have 

 done it more effectually. Every one cleared out of 

 their way, and some of the shopkeepers, if you could 

 call the hovels that contained the merchandise of 

 that important town by the name of shops, put up 

 their shutters and withdrew from the scene of danger. 

 The stones rattled against the doors and shutters in 

 grand style, and as these two worthies cleared the 

 street before them the women screamed and yelled 

 like very demons. " Arrah now, for the love of God, 

 see that now ! Ah ! bad luck to them ; them's the two 

 wild lads from Crosmolena. We'll all be kilt entirely. 

 Them's terrible boys for stoning ; sure they'd stone 

 a praste if he tried to stap 'em. Sure there'll be 

 murther before they'll lave off." And so this little 

 game went on for some little time, till at last rescue 

 came in the form of three or four of the Irish 



