The door was closed upon the disappointed James, who, in hopes of being present at the conference, had translated into "bring up" the "send up" expressed by his master.

"In the first place, Barney, we must have you equipped in a little better trim. The tailor shall come and measure you, and Mrs. Stapleton will give him directions for supplying you with such articles of dress as will be proper for you."

"I'm no ways pittickler meeself, yer honor; whatever de lady an' yer honor plases, I shall make no difficulty in life; oney, if I might make so bould, yer honor,"-here the boy paused.

"What is it, Barney, you wish to say? speak

out."

be

"Its about de box o' cloes, yer honor. May yer honor meddent seen it an' de man,-that's me father I mane, carrin' it down to de quay."

"Not I, indeed, Barney. Moreover I understood that the whole, or at any rate the best part, of your wardrobe was that at present on your back."

"Plase yer honor's worship, its just to disrimimber yer mind o' that same I was beein' so bould as to ask yer honor. Its in regard of de gintlefolks below undther ground that may be

ud be takin' me for a poor b'y, an' me havin' only de won shute to me back."

"I should not wonder but they might,” half ejaculated Charles, whose natural disposition to mirth waged terrible war with his imaginary holiness during a scene, he would three months sooner or later, have pronounced "famous."

"I hope you experienced no rudeness from any of the servants, last evening, in consequence of your appearance, Barney! I should be seriously displeased with any one in my house who could insult their less fortunate fellow-creature." "Oh! thin dey meant no harum, so dey did n't; an' twas oney judgin' I was-"

"Come, tell me now. I insist upon knowing if any of the upstarts attempted to cut their jokes (as they think them) upon you."

"Ah, thin, yer honor, dear! don't be unasy for Barney. Barney's no gommul: tis he's de b'y that 'll dale wid 'em, oney let him alone. "Tis their rigs they was runnin' upon him, jest be way of a spree; an' why would n't they: may be they'd be sarved de same in ould Ireland, wonst they sot fut in her; an' de niver a worse friends they may be to Barney for that same. An' its in regard of a small bit of invention that riz up in

me trote, an I out wid it somehow, manin' no harum, yer honor, so I did n't."

"So you invented a box of clothes, eh! and how did your imagination dispose of them, pray?" "In the say it was he dhropped 'em; why 'twas de clanest way all out, yer honor."

Barney, Barney! I fear this betokens something very like deceitfulness in you. Take notice, boy, this method of misleading others is not the road to my favor; and be careful that I see no signs of deceit or lying about you, if you value my protection and your own character."

A great deal of very good advice was here showered upon young Mahoney by his excellent and well-meaning master; the result of which, truth obliges us to confess, proved a secret determination on the part of the former to pursue so circumspect a line of conduct, as should screen his errors and sins, of whatever nature he might be prompted to indulge in, from the severe and virtuous eye of Mr. Stapleton. "Shoore its hard one meddent rap out a bit of a lie now an' thin, in case o' need, an' can get absolution for it too wonst a week, or more, if needs be," reflected Barney. And thus reflect but too many of his misled compatriots. They will rigidly fast at the

will and pleasure of their priests, or to release them from the penalty of some committed sin. On especial days, and at stated seasons, no temptation would induce them to admit food, for a certain period, (and one frequently of painful duration,) within their lips. Yet will they again and again, and without hesitation, or any attempt at concealment, commit offences to be obviated in. the same manner, consoling themselves with the observation, "Shoore, its Sunday I'll go up, or Monday, may be; some day next week, any way, to the priest, an' make a clear and clane breast of it."

The mental reservations of Barney were completely in this tone. He perceived his master would be strictly observant of his conduct; he believed him sincere in all he had said to him respecting his opinion of truth, honesty, sobriety, and so forth; "As why should n't he, seein' he was a protestant, an' deprived o' the blessin' an' comfort of absolution. If its the care o' me own sowl I had," thought he, "'twould be the nat❜ralest thing in life to keep meself out o' jeopardy an' all manner of harum, an' devils doin's; bud hav'nt I de priest to de fore, which is a blessin' not allowed to heretics."

The conscience of our young Irishman was of a most conveniently elastic nature. He had a superabundant share of that low cunning so frequently found in his rank of life, with a remarkably open countenance, and a simplicity of manner quite beyond the conception of a man so unsuspicious as was Mr. Stapleton. He had emigrated under the firm intention of "making his way,"-honestly if he could, but at all events "of making it." Projects floated through his brain, little thought of by those who dived not below the surface of his thoughts, tending to some wonderful fortune, or luck, as he would have called it, which transplantation from his native soil was to effect.

In the very humble situation first assigned him, he set forth with diligence, steadiness, and a determination to oblige, quite sufficient to win the favor of the firm. Although his literary acquirements were slight, not indeed to the extent of enabling him to read the names of the streets, yet, by dint of extreme attention and his innate spirit of inquiry, he soon became acquainted with, and could find his way through, every labyrinth of the city. This natural inquisitiveness was so intense, that he never performed any commission or message without, by some