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ment of music, with all manner of twists and turns 

 in it, that one has seen one of the band blowing to 

 the detriment of his lungs and the bringing on of con- 

 sumption. Having assisted at the brewing of the 

 said mountain dew I was naturally anxious to pos- 

 sess some of the real crather. Accordingly I made 

 arrangements with one of the boys to land me a 

 gallon safely at Ballina. This he did in three or four 

 days' time, having made his plans with my boatman, 

 and having transported it during the night for fear 

 of the gaugers. A large stone bottle mysteriously 

 appeared from under some turf or peats that were 

 piled up against the worthy fellow's garden wall, and 

 having deposited the price of the thrink, I became 

 the happy possessor of a gallon of poteen, and no 

 mistake, for I had seen it brewed. Well ! having 

 got my gallon of poteen the next thing was how to 

 get it to England, for the gaugers and peelers, and 

 police of all kinds, were everlastingly on the qui vive, 

 and if they suspected anything were very unscru- 

 pulously and uncomfortably inquisitive, and asked 

 unpleasant questions, and made themselves most 

 disagreeable. I had got the said whiskey, however, 

 and home it must go by some means. I felt as if 

 everybody must know that I was turning smuggler. 



