andsureenoughIneversawhairsmoreregallysilverthanthoseofyourhonour-“byhishonour’sgraysilverhairs，andbymyownsoul，whichisnotworthytobementionedinthesamedaywithoneofthem-itwouldbenomorethandecentandciviltorunoutandwelcomesuchafatherandsoncominginattheheadofsuchaProtestantmilitary。“Andthenmywife，whoisfromLondonderry，MistressHyne，lookingmeinthefacelikeafairyassheis，“Youmaysaythat，“saysshe。“Itwouldbebutdecentandcivil，honey。“AndyourhonourknowshowIranoutofmyowndoorandwelcomedyourhonourridingincompanywithyourson，whowaswalking；howIwelcomedyebothattheheadofyourroyalregiment，andhowIshookyourhonourbythehand，saying，Iamgladtoseeyourhonour，andyourhonour’sson，andyourhonour’sroyalmilitaryProtestantregiment。AndnowIhaveyouinthehouse，andrightproudIamtohaveyeoneandall；one，two，three，four，trueProtestantseveryone，noPapistshere；andIhavemadeboldtobringupabottleofclaretwhichisnowwaitingbehindthedoor；and，whenyourhonourandyourfamilyhavedined，IwillmakeboldtootobringupMistressHyne，fromLondonderry，tointroducetoyourhonour’slady，andthenwe’lldrinktothehealthofKingGeorge，Godblesshim；tothe“gloriousandimmortal“-toBoynewater-toyourhonour’sspeedypromotiontobeLordLieutenant，andtothespeedydownfallofthePopeandSaintAnthonyofPadua。’
SuchwasthespeechoftheIrishProtestantaddressedtomyfatherinthelongloftydining-roomwiththreewindows，lookinguponthehighstreetofthegoodtownofClonmel，ashesatatmeatwithhisfamily，aftersayinggracelikeatrue-heartedrespectablesoldierashewas。
’AbigotandanOrangeman!’Ohyes!Itiseasiertoapplyepithetsofopprobriumtopeoplethantomakeyourselfacquaintedwiththeirhistoryandposition。Hewasaspecimen，andafairspecimen，ofamostremarkablebodyofmen，whoduringtwocenturieshavefoughtagoodfightinIrelandinthecauseofcivilisationandreligioustruth；theyweresentascolonists，fewinnumber，intoabarbarousandunhappycountry，whereeversince，thoughsurroundedwithdifficultiesofeverykind，theyhavemaintainedtheirground；theirshasbeennoeasylife，norhavetheirlinesfallenuponverypleasantplaces；amidstdarknesstheyhaveheldupalamp，anditwouldbewellforIrelandwereallherchildrenliketheseheradoptedones。’Buttheyarefierceandsanguinary，’itissaid。Ay，ay!theyhavenotunfrequentlyopposedthekeenswordtothesavagepike。’Buttheyarebigotedandnarrow-minded。’Ay，ay!theydonotlikeidolatry，andwillnotbowthekneebeforeastone!’Buttheirlanguageisfrequentlyindecorous。’Goto，mydaintyone，didyeeverlistentothevoiceofPapistcursing？
TheIrishProtestantshavefaults，numerousones；butthegreaternumberofthesemaybetracedtothepeculiarcircumstancesoftheirposition：buttheyhavevirtues，numerousones；andtheirvirtuesaretheirown，theirindustry，theirenergy，andtheirundauntedresolutionaretheirown。Theyhavebeenvilifiedandtraduced-butwhatwouldIrelandbewithoutthem？Irepeat，thatitwouldbewellforherwereallhersonsnoworsethanthesemuch-calumniatedchildrenofheradoption。
CHAPTERX