Yet, nothing could be more certain--if one could judge by the fierce controversial cock of Bob's hat, and the sneering contemptuous expression of Darby's face, that a hard battle, touching the safest way of salvation, was about to be fought between them.
Bob, indeed, had of late been anxious to meet Darby, in order, as he said, to make him "show the cloven foot, the rascal;" but Darby's ire against the priest was now up; and besides, he reflected that a display of some kind would recommend him to the Reformationists, especially, he hoped, to Mr.Lucre, who, he was resolved, should hear it.

The two converts looked at each other with no charitable aspect.

Darby was about to speak, but Bob, who thought there was not a moment to be lost, gave him a controversial facer before he had time to utter a word:--"How many articles in your church ?" [Illustration: PAGE 233-- How many articles in your church ?] "How many articles in my church! There's one bad one in your church more than ought to be in it, since they got you:--but can you tell me how many sins cry to heaven for vengeance on you, you poor lost hathen ?" "Don't hathen me, you had betther; but answer my question, you rascally heretic." "Heretic inagh! oh, thin, is it from a barefaced idolather like you that we hear heretic called to us! Faith, it's come to a purty time o' day wid us!" "You're a blessed convart not to know the Forty-nine articles of your fat establishment!" "And I'll hould a wager that you don't know this minute how many saikerments in your idolathry.

Oh, what a swaggerin' Catholic you are, you poor hair-brained blackguard!" "I believe you found some convincin' texts in the big purse of the Bible blackguards--do you smell that, Darby ?" "You have a full purse, they say, but, by the time Father M'Cabe takes the price of your trangressions out of it--as he won't fail to do--take my word for it, it'll be as lank as a stocking without a leg in it--do you smell that, Bob ahagur ?" "Where was your church before the Reformation ?" "Where was your face before it was washed ?" "Do you know the four pillars that your Church rests upon?
because if you don't, I'LL tell you--it was Harry the aigth, Martin Luther, the Law, and the Devil.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it.