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smile, "why, your 'onor, it was all lawk.-
'Anner, there, my wife, and very lovin' little
'ooman she is too, and MIR. Mills, there, the
moustache] my journeyman-you sees Hi
keeps the tailorin' business a gon' on-they
says to me you're afraid to go to the war!' yes,
said 'Anner, speaking herself you is afraid to
go to the war-Hi knows you is. You're a
coward, Peter, says she, and she and MIR. Mills
begins 10 laugh at me! Hi bent no coward,
says Hi, 'and fit want for you and young Pc
ter, who is the only heir to his grandfather g
property in Lun'un, Hi ,uould go' Well, your
onor, she and Mr.. Mills kept on at me till Hi
puts down my name, and since then Hi don't
hawlf like their carvings on; SO Hi don't mean
to go.'


Recorder. "But having put down your name
as volunteer, on what ground do you decline
going?n


"Hi declines" said Peter, "on the ground
that Gen. Scott declines; because, looking sig
nihcanty over at Mrs. Perkins and Mr.. Mills,
"because, you see If Hi was to 90 HID 'have a
| fire in my front and fire in my rear;' besides,
my father was freeman of the city of Lun'un,
and belonged to the Tailor's Guild. That be-
| ing the case, Hi cant be deprived of my west
ed rights and forced to join the army-Hi claims
the right of British subject"


IriShntan. go, there It isl knew the but
ther would brake out the stirabout-begor
believe that st. Patrick, aided by St. Columkill
and either O. them, bein' both ould Milesian
Irish saints, without dhrop of Sassanagh blood
in their vaynes- could work more miracles
than all the saints in the calandher together
believe, say, that both o. them, together,
could not make good native American of an
lnglishman; when it comes by nathur to an
lrishman-and"-


The Recorder. "Sir, your speculations may
be all very correct, but the Court cannot suffer
you to indulge in them now. Apart from the
tact of Mr.. Perkins not being citizen of the
United States am inclined to deal leniently
with him, inasmuch as he has wife and fami-
ly to support Therefore,


Mrs. Perkins, interrupting the Recorder
rises, and with amabe simplicity says:-"O,
sir, Mr.. Mills can carry on the business in Per-
ky's absence-I always calls him, dear little
Perkey-Mr. Mills does cut and fit SO nicely!"
"Your 'onor sees there's a conspiracy against
me to destroy my domestic 'appiness, +" said Per-
kins, "you wouldn't ask ME TO go to the wars
under such circumstances-would you-I amt
afraid though-not a bit of it.''


| The Recorder said, that as he before remark
ed, he was disposed to deal leniently with Peter,
he should therefore postpone his decision till
Saturday-Mr Perkins would be in the mean
time discharged on his own recognizance, Peter
seemed over joyed at the result. Mills and Mrs
Perkins seemed to think that Peter should be a
soldier, whether he would or not. The Irish
man left the Court with the evident impression
on his mind that there was none of them sany
great shakes.''