Like all his other exploits, however, it was added to the catalogue of his daring conflicts with the Whiteboys, and, ere the lapse of twenty-four hours, was in possession of "his friend the Castle." CHARTER XV .-- Scene in a Parsonage--An Anti-Tithe Ringleader.
Hitherto we have described the tithe-agitation as one which was externally general as well as deep-rooted; and so far we were perfectly correct.

Our readers, however, are not to understand by this that there did not exist among the people--ay, and the priesthood too--a strong under-current of sympathy for the sufferings of the protestant clergy.
The latter had indeed been now reduced to such privation as it is pitiable even to look back upon.

One-half the glebe-houses presented such symptoms of cold nakedness and destitution, such a wrecked and gutted appearance, as could scarcely be conceived at present.

Hundreds of their occupants had been obliged to part by degrees with all that was valuable or could be turned into money.

The elegant and accomplished young female, hitherto accustomed to all the comforts and luxuries of life, was now to be taught a lesson of suffering and endurance as severe as it was unexpected.