Why did you give a lodgin' to this ould vagabone ?" "I tould you the raison," she replied; "but you needn't care about him, for there's not a word of English in his cheek." "Faith, but he may have something in his purse, for all that.

Is he ould ?" "A poor ould man." "So much the betther; be the livin' I'll try whether he has any ould coins about him.

Many a time--no, I don't say many a time--but twic't I did it, and found it well worth my while, too.

Some of these ould scamers lie wid a purse o' goolden guineas under their head, and won't confess it till the last moment.

Who knows what this ould lad may have about him?
I'll thry anyhow," said the drunken ruffian; "It's not aisy to give up an ould custom, Molly--the sheriff, my darlin', for that.