Fardorougha Author:William Carleton Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: I'll allow no man to speak disparagingly of him in mj presence." " I believe you'll allow, Connor, that he was a scourge an' a curse to us, an' that none of u... more »s ought to like a bone iu his skin." " It couldn't be expected you would, Bartle ; but you mnst grant, after all, that he was only recoverin" his own. Still, when you know what my feeling is upon the business, I don't think it's generous in you to bring it up between us." " I could bear his harrishin' us out of house an' home," proceeded the other, " only for one thought that still crasses in an me." " What is that, Bartle ?—God knows I can't help feelin' for you,'' he added, smote with the desolation which his father had brought upon the family. " He lent us forty pounds," proceeded the young man ; "and when he found that Tom Grehan, our security, went to America, he came down upon us the minute the note was due, canted all we had at half price, and turned us to starve upon the world ; now, I could bear that, but there's one thing " " That's twice you spoke about that one thing," said Connor, somewhat sharply, for he felt hurt at the obstinacy of the other, in continuing a subject so distressing to him ; " but," he continued, in a milder tone, " tell me, Bartle, for goodness' sake, what it is, an' let us put an' end to the discoorse. I'm sure it must be unpleasant to both of us." " It doesn't signify," replied the young man, in a desponding voice—" she's gone ; it's all over wid me there ; I'm a beggar—I'm a beggar !" " Bartle,''said Connor, taking his hand, "you re too much down-hearted ; come to us, but first go to my father ; I know you'll find it hard to deal with him. Never mind that ; whatever he offers you, close wid him, an' take my word for it that my mother and I between us will make you up ...« less