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` Six eggs to you , Rody , ' says myself , ` an ' half-a-dozen o ' them rotten ! but you 're a bright boy , to bring a candle to a blind man ! ' and then he stood _ a bouloare _ to the whole house -- ha , ha , ha ! '' Barny , who was not the man to rise first from the whiskey , commenced the relation of his choicest anecdotes ; old Frank and the family , being now in a truly genial mood , entered into the spirit of his jests , so that between chat , songs , and whiskey , the hour had now advanced to four o'clock . The fiddler was commencing another song , when the door opened , and Frank presented himself , nearly , but not altogether in a state of intoxication ; his face was besmeared with blood ; and his whole appearance that of a man under the influence of strong passion , such as would seem to be produced by disappointment and defeat . `` What ! '' said the father , `` is it snowin ' , Frank ?