Only an Irish Boy; Or, Andy Burke's Fortunes

rse, and bring him

e consequence, in his own opinion, at least. The person addressed was employed in the stable of his father, Colone

and answered,

he disease, and your father left orders

id Godfrey; "I inte

s, but your fath

ered Godfrey, angrily. "Am I master,

n, with a twinkle in his eye. "It

horse, anyway, so s

ould blame me,

l report you and g

nt, good-humoredly. "The colonel won't be so unreaso

d his own consequence, and felt humiliated at being disobeyed by a servant, without being able to punish him for

ed to interfere with others, though ready to stand up for his own rights. In dress he compared very unfavorably with the young aristocrat, who was biting his lips with vexation. In fact, though he is my hero, his dress was far from heroic. He had no vest, and his coat was ragged, as well as his pants. He ha

mebody, and as there was no excuse for quarreling any further

his usual imperious tone, and

red the other, with a drol

e you leaning against m

, imper

n't know it w

now. Quit leani

now? I don't

to go away. We don't w

e any," said the o

you but

ntleman of indep

d Godfrey, disdainfully

carried over his shoulder, wrapped in a red cotton han

s your

ke. What'

y obligations to answe

y, hau

hen what made

nt. You are onl

ho are

nel Anthony Preston," retu

ught you was a royal

a's old

are becoming

look so proud and gintale th

o dukes in America," sa

you'd be one of

t makes y

Earl of Barleycorn's ildest son

s pride that he felt pleased with the complimen

e asked, with a slight

where now, but I'm going to live in the v

t you come

farmer, but the work g

l find wo

d the conversation. "She lives up the road a mile or so, in a lit

'll be expectin' me. Do you know if she's well?" and a loo

Godfrey was not quite sure. He thought the inq

ou beggar?" he said, with a sneer. "I

Andy, quickly, and he, too,

you going to do about

said Andy, his good-humored

aid of such a beggar a

t that you are speak

're no gentleman if you insult my mother, and if you'

angrily, "will you d

een in his father's employ too much of the boy's arrogance and selfishness to feel much attachment for him. Had he taken any part in the present quarrel,

ter Godfrey," he said. "You

ously advancing toward that part of the f

ck what you said

I w

ckguard, if you ar

r of Colonel Anthony Preston, with his broad acres and ample bank account-he to be called a blackguard by a low Irish boy. His