His house and all about it is substantial and comfortable.

His father, about thirty years ago, fought for a whole night and bravely beat off a party of 'Terry-Alts,' the 'Moonlighters' of that day.

For his courage the Government presented him with a gun, of which the son is very proud.
Pity he did not inherit the pluck with the gun of his parent! "I had been privately told that this tenant would pay; but that he would first produce a doctor's certificate that his old mother could not be moved.

He did give the Sheriff a carefully worded document to show this, but it was so vague that I objected to its being received by the Sheriff.

Upon this (not before! mark the craft of even a well-disposed Irish tenant in those evil days), I was asked to go into the house.