Show THREE KINDS OF GENTLEMEN Somewhat Peculiar Distinctions That Thai Are Made by Inhabitants of the Emerald Island Ireland Is the time only country in which It has ever been customary to classify gentlemen as of ot three distinct kinds or species Probably the distinctions are still recognized to some extent in the Emerald Emerald Emerald Em Em- erald isle but two centuries ago and even m much ch later they were defined respectively as one the half mount half mount mounted ed ed two the gentleman ery e inci of ot hIm bun and three the gentleman to the backbone The Tue first des class clas consisted of descendants descendants descend descend- ants of ot Cromwell's soldiers who If they could ride well were called Buckskin Breeches or The second class was composed o of descendants of ot old families whose estates estates estates es es- es- es tates had been forfeited to the crown for rebellion or other reasons and who had been compelled to lower themselves themselves themselves them them- selves by working for a living in trade or the professions The third class the class the gentlemen to o othe the backbone backbone comprised the old stock or folks who lived on the ancient family estates and the labor of th the I peasantry try pertaining to their dom domains |