soon　dreadfully　baten；　as　we　all　turned　upon　them；　went　and　fetched
  the　military；　with　whose　help　they　took　and　locked　up　several　of
  the　party；　amongst　whom　were　my　mother　and　myself；　till　the　next
  morning；　when　we　were　taken　before　the　magistrates；　who；　after　a
  slight　scolding；　set　us　at　liberty；　one　of　them　saying　that　such
  disturbances　formed　part　of　the　Irish　funeral　service；　whereupon　we
  returned　to　the　house；　and　the　rest　of　the　party　joining　us；　we
  carried　my　father's　body　to　the　churchyard；　where　we　buried　it　very
  dacently；　with　many　tears　and　groanings。〃
  〃And　how　did　your　mother　and　you　get　on　after　your　father　was
  buried？〃
  〃As　well　as　we　could；　yere　hanner；　we　sold　fruit；　and　now　and　then
  a　drop　of　whiskey；　which　we　made；　but　this　state　of　things　did　not
  last　long；　for　one　day　my　mother　seeing　the　dung　who　had　killed　my
  father；　she　flung　a　large　flint　stone　and　knocked　out　his　right
  eye；　for　doing　which　she　was　taken　up　and　tried；　and　sentenced　to　a
  year's　imprisonment；　chiefly　it　was　thought　because　she　had　been
  heard　to　say　that　she　would　do　the　dung　a　mischief　the　first　time
  she　met　him。　　She；　however；　did　not　suffer　all　her　sentence；　for
  before　she　had　been　in　prison　three　months　she　caught　a　disorder
  which　carried　her　off。　　I　went　on　selling　fruit　by　myself　whilst
  she　was　in　trouble；　and　for　some　time　after　her　death；　but　very
  lonely　and　melancholy。　　At　last　my　uncle　Tourlough；　or；　as　the
  English　would　call　him；　Charles；　chancing　to　come　to　Scotland　Road
  along　with　his　family；　I　was　glad　to　accept　an　invitation　to　join
  them　which　he　gave　me；　and　with　them　I　have　been　ever　since；
  travelling　about　England　and　Wales　and　Scotland；　helping　my　aunt
  with　the　children；　and　driving　much　the　same　trade　which　she　has
  driven　for　twenty　years　past；　which　is　not　an　unprofitable　one。〃
  〃Would　you　have　any　objection　to　tell　me　all　you　do？〃
  〃Why　I　sells　needles；　as　I　said　before；　and　sometimes　I　buys　things
  of　servants；　and　sometimes　I　tells　fortunes。〃
  〃Do　you　ever　do　anything　in　the　way　of　striopachas？〃
  〃Oh　no！　I　never　do　anything　in　that　line；　I　would　be　burnt　first。
  I　wonder　you　should　dream　of　such　a　thing。〃
  〃Why　surely　it　is　not　worse　than　buying　things　of　servants；　who　no
  doubt　steal　them　from　their　employers；　or　telling　fortunes；　which
  is　dealing　with　the　devil。〃
  〃Not　worse？　　Yes；　a　thousand　times　worse；　there　is　nothing　so　very
  particular　in　doing　them　things；　but　striopachas　…　Oh　dear！〃
  〃It's　a　dreadful　thing　I　admit；　but　the　other　things　are　quite　as
  bad；　you　should　do　none　of　them。〃
  〃I'll　take　good　care　that　I　never　do　one；　and　that　is　striopachas；
  them　other　things　I　know　are　not　quite　right；　and　I　hope　soon　to
  have　done　wid　them；　any　day　I　can　shake　them　off　and　look　people　in
  the　face；　but　were　I　once　to　do　striopachas　I　could　never　hold　up
  my　head〃
  〃How　comes　it　that　you　have　such　a　horror　of　striopachas？〃
  〃I　got　it　from　my　mother；　and　she　got　it　from　hers。　　All　Irish
  women　have　a　dread　of　striopachas。　　It's　the　only　thing　that
  frights　them；　I　manes　the　wild　Irish；　for　as　for　the　quality　women
  I　have　heard　they　are　no　bit　better　than　the　English。　　Come；　yere
  hanner；　let's　talk　of　something　else。〃
  〃You　were　saying　now　that　you　were　thinking　of　leaving　off　fortune…
  telling　and　buying　things　of　servants。　　Do　you　mean　to　depend　upon
  your　needles　alone？〃
  〃No；　I　am　thinking　of　leaving　off　tramping　altogether　and　going　to
  the　Tir　na　Siar。〃
  〃Isn't　that　America？〃
  〃It　is；　yere　hanner；　the　land　of　the　west　is　America。〃
  〃A　long　way　for　a　lone　girl。〃
  〃I　should　not　be　alone；　yere　hanner；　I　should　be　wid　my　uncle
  Tourlough　and　his　wife。〃
  〃Are　they　going　to　America？〃
  〃They　are；　yere　hanner；　they　intends　leaving　off　business　and　going
  to　America　next　spring。〃
  〃It　will　cost　money。〃
  〃It　will；　yere　hanner；　but　they　have　got　money；　and　so　have　I。〃
  〃Is　it　because　business　is　slack　that　you　are　thinking　of　going　to
  America？〃
  〃Oh　no；　yere　hanner；　we　wish　to　go　there　in　order　to　get　rid　of　old
  ways　and　habits；　amongst　which　are　fortune…telling　and　buying
  things　of　sarvants；　which　yere　hanner　was　jist　now　checking　me
  wid。〃
  〃And　can't　you　get　rid　of　them　here？〃
  〃We　cannot；　yere　hanner。　　If　we　stay　here　we　must　go　on　tramping；
  and　it　is　well　known　that　doing　them　things　is　part　of　tramping。〃
  〃And　what　would　you　do　in　America？〃
  〃Oh；　we　could　do　plenty　of　things　in　America　…　most　likely　we
  should　buy　a　piece　of　land　and　settle　down。〃
  〃How　came　you　to　see　the　wickedness　of　the　tramping　life？〃
  〃By　hearing　a　great　many　sarmons　and　preachings　and　having　often
  had　the　Bible　read　to　us　by　holy　women　who　came　to　our　tent。〃
  〃Of　what　religion　do　you　call　yourselves　now？〃
  〃I　don't　know；　yere　hanner；　we　are　clane　unsettled　about　religion。
  We　were　once　Catholics　and　carried　Saint　Colman　of　Cloyne　about　wid
  us　in　a　box；　but　after　hearing　a　sermon　at　a　church　about　images；
  we　went　home；　took　the　saint　out　of　his　box　and　cast　him　into　a
  river。〃
  〃Oh　it　will　never　do　to　belong　to　the　Popish　religion；　a　religion
  which　upholds　idol…worship　and　persecutes　the　Bible　…　you　should
  belong　to　the　Church　of　England。〃
  〃Well；　perhaps　we　should；　yere　hanner；　if　its　ministers　were　not
  such　proud　violent　men。　　Oh；　you　little　know　how　they　look　down
  upon　all　poor　people；　especially　on　us　tramps。　　Once　my　poor　aunt；
  Tourlough's　wife；　who　has　always　had　stronger　conviction　than　any
  of　us；　followed　one　of　them　home　after　he　had　been　preaching；　and
  begged　him　to　give　her　God；　and　was　told　by　him　that　she　was　a
  thief；　and　if　she　didn't　take　herself　out　of　the　house　he　would
  kick　her　out。〃
  〃Perhaps；　after　all；〃　said　I；　〃you　had　better　join　the　Methodists　…
  I　should　say　that　their　ways　would　suit　you　better　than　those　of
  any　other　denomination　of　Christians。〃
  Yere　hanner　knows　nothing　about　them；　otherwise　ye　wouldn't　talk　in
  that　manner。　　Their　ways　would　never　do　for　people　who　want　to　have
  done　with　lying　and　staring；　and　have　always　kept　themselves　clane
  from　striopachas。　　Their　word　is　not　worth　a　rotten　straw；　yere
  hanner；　and　in　every　transaction　which　they　have　with　people　they
  try　to　cheat　and　overreach　…　ask　my　uncle　Tourlough；　who　has　had
  many　dealings　with　them。　　But　what　is　far　worse；　they　do　that　which
  the　wildest　calleen　t'other　side　of　Ougteraarde　would　be　burnt
  rather　than　do。　　Who　can　tell　ye　more　on　that　point　than　I；　yere
  hanner？　　I　have　been　at　their　chapels　at　nights；　and　have　listened
  to　their　screaming　prayers；　and　have　seen　what's　been　going　on
  outside　the　chapels　after　their　services；　as　they　call　them；　were
  over　…　I　never　saw　the　like　going　on　outside　Father　Toban's　chapel；
  yere　hanner！　　Yere　hanner's　hanner　asked　me　if　I　ever　did　anything
  in　the　way　of　striopachas　…　now　I　tell　ye　that　I　was　never　asked　to
  do　anything　in　that　line　but　by　one　of　them　folks　…　a　great　man
  amongst　them　he　was；　both　in　the　way　of　business　and　prayer；　for　he
  was　a　commercial　traveller　during　six　days　of　the　week　and　a
  preacher　on　the　seventh　…　and　such　a　preacher。　　Well；　one　Sunday
  night　after　he　had　preached　a　sermon　an　hour…and…a…half　long；　which
  had　put　half　a　dozen　women　into　what　they　call　static　fits；　he
  overtook　me　in　a　dark　street　and　wanted　me　to　do　striopachas　with
  him　…　he　didn't　say　striopachas；　yer　hanner；　for　he　had　no　Irish　…
  but　he　said　something　in　English　which　was　the　same　thing。〃
  〃And　what　did　you　do？〃
  〃Why；　I　asked　him　what　he　meant　by　making　fun　of　a　poor　ugly　girl　…
  for　no　one　knows　better　than　myself；　yere　hanner；　that　I　am　very
  ugly　…　whereupon　he　told　me　that　he　was　not　making　fun　of　me；　for
  it　had　long　been　the　chief　wish　of　his　heart　to　commit　striopachas
  with　a　wild　Irish　Papist；　and　that　he　believed　if　he　searched　the
  world　he　should　find　none　wilder　than　myself。〃
  〃And　what　did　you　reply？〃
  〃Why；　I　said　to　him；　yere　hanner；　that　I　would　tell　the
  congregation；　at　which　he　laughed　and　said　that　he　wished　I　would；
  for　that　the　congregation　would　say　they　didn't　believe　me；　though
  at　heart　they　would；　and　would　like　him　all　the　better　for　it。〃
  〃Well；　and　what　did　you　say　then？〃
  〃Nothing；　at　all；　yere　hanner；　but　I　spat　in　his　face　and　went　home
  and　told　my　uncle　Tourlough；　who　forthwith　took　out　a　knife　and
  began　to　sharp　it　on　a　whetstone；　and　I　make　no　doubt　would　have
  gone　and　stuck　the　fellow　like　a　pig；　had　not　my　poor　aunt　begged
  him　not　on　her　knees。　　After　that　we　had　nothing　more　to　do　with
  the　Methodists　as　far　as　religion　went。〃
  〃Did　this　affair　occur　in　England　or　Wales？〃
  〃In　the　heart　of　England；　yere　hanner；　we　have　never　been　to　the
  Welsh　chapels；　for　we　know　little　of　the　language。〃
  〃Well；　I　am　glad　it　didn't　happen　in　Wales：　　I　have　rather　a　high
  opinion　of　the　Welsh　Methodist。　　The　worthiest　creature　I　ever　knew
  was　a　Welsh　Methodist。　　And　now　I　must　leave　you　and　make　the　best
  of　my　way　to　Chepstow。〃
  〃Can't　yere　hanner　give　me　God　before　ye　go？〃
  〃I　can　give　you　half…a…crown　to　help　you　on　your　way　to　America。〃
  〃I　want　no　half…crowns；　yere　hanner；　but　if　ye　would　give　me　God
  I'd　bless　ye。〃
  〃