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Valentine M'Clutchy

PREFACE
CHAPTER I.	An Irish Pair and Spoileen Tent
CHAPTER II.	Birth and Origin of Mr. M'Clutchy
CHAPTER III.	Solomon M'Slime, a Religious Attorney
CHAPTER IV.	Poll Doolin, the Child Cadger
CHAPTER V.	A Mysterious Meeting
CHAPTER VI.	The Life and Virtues of an Irish Absentee
CHAPTER VII.	Reflections on Absenteeism
CHAPTER VIII.	Poverty and Sorrow
CHAPTER IX.	A Dialogue, exhibiting Singular Principles of Justice
CHAPTER X.	A Dutiful Grandson and a Respectable Grandmother
CHAPTER XI.	Darby and Solomon at Prayer
CHAPTER XII.	Interview between Darby and Mr. Lucre
CHAPTER XIII.	Darby's Brief Retirement from Public Life.
CHAPTER XIV.	Poll Doolin's Honesty, and Phil's Gallantry
CHAPTER XV.	Objects of an English Traveller
CHAPTER XVI.	Solomon in Trouble
CHAPTER XVII.	A Moral Survey, or a Wise Man led by a Fool
CHAPTER XVIII.	An Execution by Val's Blood-Hounds
CHAPTER XIX.	An Orange Lodge at Full Work
CHAPTER XX.	Sobriety and Loyalty
CHAPTER XXI.	Darby's Piety Rewarded
CHAPTEK XXII.	Castle Cumber Grand Jury Room
CHAPTER XXIII.	A Rent Day
CHAPTEK XXIV.	Raymond's Sense of Justice
CHAPTER XXV.	Val and his Son brought to Trial
CHAPTER XXVI.	Harman's Interview with Mary M'Loughlin
CHAPTER XXVII.	Bob Beatty's Last Illness
CHAPTER XXVIII.	Darby is a Spiritual Ganymede
CHAPTER XXIX.	Solomon Suffers a Little Retribution
CHAPTER XXX.	The Mountain Grave-Yard
CHAPTER XXXI.	Richard Topertoe and his Brother

PREFACE.
CHAPTER I.	The Chapel Green of Esker Dearg.
CHAPTER II.	The Proctor's Principles and His Family.
CHAPTER III.	Mountain Legislation, and its Executive of Blood.
CHAPTER IV.	Mirth and Murder—A Tithe-Proctor's Office.
CHAPTER V.	A Hang-Choice Shot—The "Garrison" on Short Commons.
CHAPTER VI.	Unexpected Generosity—A False Alarm.
CHAPTER VII.	A Shoneen Magistrate Distributing Justice.
CHAPTER VIII.	An Unreformed Church
CHAPTER IX.	Sport in the Mountains.
CHAPTER X.	The Sport Continued.
CHAPTER XI.	The Sport Still Continued.
CHAPTER XII.	Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire.
CHAPTER XIII.	Strange Faces—Dare-Devil O'Driscol Aroused
CHAPTER XIV.	State of the Country
CHARTER XV.	Scene in a Parsonage—Anti-Tithe Ringleader.
CHAPTER XVI.	Massacre of Carrickshock
CHAPTER XVII.	Midnight Court of Justice

CHAPTER I.	A strong Farmer's Establishment and Family.
CHAPTER II.	Gerald Cavanagh and his Family
CHAPTER III.	Jemmy Burke Refuses to be, Made a Fool Of
CHAPTER IV.	A Poteen Still-House at Midnight—Its Inmates.
CHAPTER V.	Who Robbed Jemmy Burke?
CHAPTEE VI.	Nanny Peety looks mysterious
CHAPTER VII.	The Spinster's Kemp.
CHAPTER VIII.	Anonymous Letter with a Name to It
CHAPTER IX.	A Little Polities, Much Friendship, and Some Mystery
CHAPTER X.	More of the Hycy Correspondence
CHAPTEE XI.	Death of a Virtuous Mother.
CHAPTER XII.	Hycy Concerts a Plot and is urged to Marry.
CHAPTER XIII.	Mrs. M'Mahon's Funeral.
CHAPTER XIV.	Mysterious Letter
CHAPTER XV.	State of the Country
CHAPTER XVI.	A Spar Between Kate and Philip Hogan
CHAPTER XVII.	Interview between Hycy and Finigan
CHAPTER XVIII.	A Family Dialogue
CHAPTER XIX.	Bryan Bribed—is Rejected by Kathleen.
CHAPTER XX.	M'Mahon is Denounced from the Altar
CHAPTER XXI.	Thomas M'Mahon is forced to determine on Emigration.
CHAPTER XII.	Mystery Among the Hogans
CHAPTER XXIII.	Harry Clinton's Benevolence Defeated
CHAPTER XXIV.	Thoughts on Our Country and Our Countrymen
CHAPTER XXV.	The Old Places—Death of a Patriarch.
CHAPTEE XXVI.	Containing a Variety of Matters.
CHAPTER XXVII.	Conclusion.