Excerpt from The Confessions of Con Cregan, Vol. 1 of 2: The Irish Blas IN this age of ours, when thrones not only totter, but tumble; when mobs play at skittles with old monarchies, and bowl them down on every hand; there would seem a degree of presumption in expecting the Dear Public to turn from the columns of Our Own Correspondent, to read the simple annals of an un known writer. He has, however, so much of extenua tion in his favour as novelty can claim; for-while most men in these sad days are declining in fortune, his fates are pretty lively. If Constitutional Monarchy be looking down, Con Cregan's affairs have been looking up; for his prospects never bore a more sprightly aspect. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.