The liberator : his life and times, political and social . who kindly sat ontheir horses outside our windows, came in and turned theruffian out of the house. That danger passed, I beheld fromthe back window of our parlour the dark-red flames of Gavinshouse, and others, rising above the green of the trees. At thesame time a fat tobacconist from Carlow lolled upon one of ourchairs, and talked boastingly of the exploits performed by themilitary whom he had accompanied; how they had shot several,adding, We burned one fellow in a barrel. I never in mylife felt disgusted so strongly; it even overpow
The liberator : his life and times, political and social . who kindly sat ontheir horses outside our windows, came in and turned theruffian out of the house. That danger passed, I beheld fromthe back window of our parlour the dark-red flames of Gavinshouse, and others, rising above the green of the trees. At thesame time a fat tobacconist from Carlow lolled upon one of ourchairs, and talked boastingly of the exploits performed by themilitary whom he had accompanied; how they had shot several,adding, We burned one fellow in a barrel. I never in mylife felt disgusted so strongly; it even overpowered the horrordue to the deed which had been actually committed. (Chapter g\ftk THE BAR AND —ISO I. First Circuit: At the Bar: Jerry Keller: BarStories: Promise of Success: Clear Ideas of Fox:The Irish Parliament: The Union: Policy ofPitt: Bribery: The Priests: Concussion inVoting : Letter of Mr. Luke Fox: The Bar andthe Union: ((The Anti-Union: First Speech:Anti-Union Resolutions: Personal Appearance:Grattan and Pitt: Personal Danger. I. BCONNELL went his firstcircuit in 1798. He hadonly just recovered fromthe fever already men-tioned, which was sonearly fatal, but his vigo-& rous constitution enabled him to bear bothf// then and in later life what might haveproved beyond the strength of others lessfavoured in that way. We give here hisown account of this illness : It was occasioned, said he, by sleeping inwet clothes. I had dried them upon me at apeasants fire, and drank three glasses of whiskey,after which I fell asleep. The next day I hunted,was soon weary, and fell asleep in a ditch undersunshine. I became much worse ; I spent a fortnight in greatdiscomfort, wandering about and unable to eat. At last, when 198 The Intellect Untouched, I could no longer battle it out, I gave up and went to Doctor Moriarty was sent for ; he pronounced me in a highfever. I was in such pain that I wished to die. In myravings I fancied that I was in the middle of a wood,
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