My heart, father, has been crushed by what has happened lately.

I found little charity among my friend's.

I say, I cannot change my mind, for I've sworn to fight him.

And even if I had not sworn, I couldn't, as a man, but do it, for he has insulted them that I love better than my own life.
I knew you would want to persuade me against what I'm doin'-- an' that was why I bound myself this mornin' by an oath." The mother, who had been detained a few minutes behind them, now entered, and on hearing that he had refused to decline the battle, exclaimed-- "Who says that Lamh Laudher Oge won't obey his mother?
Who dare say it?
Wasn't he ever and always an obedient son to me an' his father?
I won't believe that lie of my boy, no more than I ever believed a word of' what was sed against him.

_Shawn Oge aroon_, you won't refuse me, _avillish_.
What 'ud become of me, _avich ma chree_, if you fight him?
Would you have the mother's heart broken, an' our roof childless all out?
We lost one as it is--the daughter of our heart is gone, an' we don't know how--an' now is your father an' me to lie down an' die in desolation widout a child to shed a tear over us, or to put up one prayer for our happiness ?" The young man's eyes filled with tears; but his cheek reddened, and he dashed them hastily aside.
"No, my boy, my glorious boy, won't refuse to save his mother's heart from breakin'; ay, and his gray-haired father's too--he won't kill us both--my boy won't,--nor send us to the grave before our time!" "Mother," said he, "if I could I--Oh! no, no.