[The Emigrants Of Ahadarra by William Carleton]@TWC D-Link bookThe Emigrants Of Ahadarra CHAPTER XX 3/18
You sold yourself to his agent and representative, Vanston, You got him to interfere for you with the Board of Excise, and the fine that was justly imposed on you for your smugglin' and distillin' whiskey--not that I'm runin' down our whiskey, because it's the best drinkin of that kind we have, and drinks beautiful as scalhleen, wid a bit of butther and sugar in it--but it's notorious that you went to Vanston, and offered if he'd get the fine off you, that you'd give him your vote; an' if that's not sellin' yourself to the devil, I don't know what is.
Judas did the same thing when he betrayed our Savior--the only difference is--that he got a thirty shilling note--an' God knows it was a beggarly bargain--when his hand was in he ought to have done the thing dacent--and you got the fine taken off you; that's the difference--that's the difference.
But there's more to come--more corruption where that was.
Along wid the removal of the fine you got a better note than Mr.Judas got.
Do you happen to know anything about a fifty pound note cut in two halves? Eh? Am I tickling you? Do you happen to know anything about that, you traicherous apostate? If you don't, I do; and plaise God before many hours the public will know enough of it, too.
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