"lhe O'Donoghue.'
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This is the title Of new novel, by the
author Of "Charles O'Malley." We were
SO much struck with the true Hibernian
character Of the following dialogue, at a
way side inn, kept by Mrs. McKeIy, upon
the English desire to improve the condi-
tion Of the inhabitants, that we cannot Tor
bear giving the extract.


''Joe," who is an Irish pos,iIion of the
old school, seems struck with horror at the
idea of a turnpike.


"fis 10 improve the property, they
say" iEterposed the other, who was
not equally, endowed with caution
"To look after the estate himself he has
Gomez ..


''lmprove indeed!" echoed the hostess.
"Much we want their impress! why didn't
they leave us the ould families of the conn.
try? It's little we used to hear of i'm
proving when was child. God be good
10 us--There was ould Miles O'Donoghue,
the present mans father, l'd like TO see
what he'd say if they talked 10 him about
improvement Ayeb! sure mind the
time hogshead of clare, didn't do the
fortnight. My father, rest his soul, used
10 60 up 10 the house every Monday morn
ing, for orders; and ye'd see string of
cars following him at the same time, with
tay and sugar, and vine, and brandy, and
oranges, and lemons. Them was the raal
improvements!


"'Tis true for ye, MAN, 1t was fine
house always beerd tell''


"Forly-six in the kitchen, besides about
fourteen colleens and gossons about the
place; the best OF entertainments up stairs
and down.


"Musha! that was grand"


"a keg sperits, with u spigot, in the
servants hall, aud no saying by your
leave, but drink while ye could stand
overit"


"The lord Le good to us !"pious|y ejacu,-
4 a,ea the twain.


"The hams was boiled IN good sherry
wine.'


"Begorra, wish | was a pig them
times''


"And pike da' emf come upto the table
without an elegant pudding in his belly that
cost five pound>!"


"'I'is the fish has .heir own luck al
ways was the profound meditation at this
piece of good fortune.


"Ayeh! aych!'' continued the hostess in
astrain Of lamentation. '.When the ould
stock was in il we never heerd tell of i'm
provements. He'll he making me take out
a license, suppose" in voice Of half
contempiuous incredui,y.


"Faix, there's no knowing" said the Joe,
as he shook the ashes out of his pipe, and
nodded his head sen,eniously, as though
to say, that in the miserable times
they'd fallen upon, any thlrg was pos
sible.


'sLicensed for spereis and groceries, y
said Mrs .M'Ke|ly. with sort of hysterical
giggle, as if the thought were too much for
her nerves.


81 wouldn't wonder if he puts up ii
pike" stammered out Jim, thereby imply ing
that human airocity would have. reached
its climax.