Kilkenny theatricals-Bertram-Beautiful women-Beef and butter-Rotunda -Irish jig-Irish wolfdogs- Saltworks Fisheries." Pendennis paused." Now this, ere it appears before the public, must be digested into a well-connected narrative. Aye me! that public little knows under what a variety of delightful difficulties and enchanting interruptions some of these hasty notes were taken. By the way, Miss O'Reilly, are there any venerable remains of antiquity-any ruined abbeys or monasteries, in this neighbourhood, worth seeing ?" "There are the monastery and abbey church of Kilmallock; then there is the abbey of Quin, reckoned one of the finest ruins in Ireland; but that is in the county of Clare." "No matter. Thank ye thank ye, Miss O'Reilly." Down went "the Abbey of Quin," with a blank a blank for the insertion of a future deseription. Our traveller then went on with the perusal of his notes:-" Druidical circles-Round towers-Parallel between the sacred circular dances of the Irish Druids, and the dancing Dervises of Tophana-Castle balls-Salmon-leapsMasquerades - Mendicity - Linen and woollen trade-Marino-Irish patriotsTrouts in the Shannon-Bog of AllenCurragh of Kildare- Sheeps' heads Poems of Ossian-Charity sermons-Anacreon Moore—____” " The barge was unmoored-the party began to collect to return. During the whole course of the little voyage, Pendennis was treated with the same marked and flattering attention by every person persent; and before he had left the barge, he had formed engagements for every day in the succeeding week. All appeared equally desirous of his company, and emulous of pointing out to him whatever was worthy of curiosity in the neighbourhood. He was, in fashionable phraseology," the rage," and no party was thought pleasant or complete without our tourist. CHAPTER II. La fierté dans les manières est le vice des sots; et la fierté du cœur la vertu des honnêtes gens. RACINE. PART of the time spent by Pendennis at Meadowscourt was devoted to visiting the various useful establishments and charitable institutions in the neighbouring village of Glenartrey, planned and executed by lady Louisa Southwell. His admiration was called to a rising manufactory of ribbons, and another of printed calicoes. Her ladyship had also begun to patronise a very pretty manufacture of hats made from the willow. Many other useful or ornamental improvements were projected, projected, or partly put in execution by lady Louisa; and the active and enterprising mind of one noble and truly-public-spirited woman was fast converting an insignificant village into a trading town of some extent and opulence. "Sir Charles Southwell," observed Pendennis, " is most fortunate in being united to a lady, who, to the more frivolous pursuits supposed to be justified by her rank, prefers the satisfactory reflection of being a friend and benefactress to numerous and grateful dependants-a lady who thus actively co-operates in all his plans for the advantage of his tenantry !" Engrossed, as usual, by the speech he was making, Pendennis did not perceive the slight movement of impatience that contracted lady Louisa's brow at the word co-operates. She had time to recover herself, and replied "Yes, to do him justice, he is liberal in allowing me the command of money in fact," she added, after a pause, "it is money well laid out. Instead D 3 stead of ruining sir Charles by my whims, as some well-meaning persons foretold, I have already almost doubled his estate, and may do more, if health, leisure, and liberty, are granted me." During the course of their little tour, lady Louisa took occasion to inquire, with an appearance of the most friendly interest, into the present situation and future prospects of this once-favoured object of her father's notice. She found that, with the unsettled spirit he candidly ascribed to himself, poor Pendennis had embarked in too many undertakings to have had great success in any of them. He had been, by turns, the master of an academy, a writer for the stage, a lecturer on mnemonics, and a traveller. With abilities barely respectable, it was Pendennis's foible to aim at the reputation of universal talent. It was this unfortunate error that "found him poor at first, and kept him so." It was this that made him, instead of steadily adhering to one pursuit, boldly enter |