The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-10-22
DnaieL O'Ronrke,s Drcnr,

tne iioy Iattfn stro'llng one mOlDlnl
that way, ] saw four men very busily en-,
lployed, beating a carpet IN the Connaugh
leshlon, that IL, with man IN II. " VIVA
IN the name of patience are you doing will
that unfortunate man Z" said |. "Nothng
| sir," said one of them; "it's only bit of
lark, sir that's all YOU SEE that window
there, sir, open, in that house up there ?'
"fcs do" 'sWell, sir, as We wtr sha.
king this carpet, sir, this man jumped oui
ofthat window there, sir, and We caught
him in this carpet sir and that's all ".
know ofthc matter, sir Your honor,
your honor, you've saved my life, so you
have; you never saw any man 50 Kilt be-
| ioge." For a dead man." said |, "you
appear pretty li,ely."--" o? by the pow
ers and it's no fault of theirs, your honor,
am as good as dead any how" 81 think
I've seen you before" & Troth, and you
may say that, Daniel O'Rourke, SIR The
first time met Daniel was in Dublin sur
prised the! our second meeting should be-
IN carpet at Margrate, asked hin 10 cX-
plain his situation. 90, your hopor I've
been draining and draining, and did'rt your
honor come IN dramc.o "Wcll, what did
you dream, and hpw did you come in that
carpet ~ Phase your honor, I'll tell your
honor all about il, was bothered all day
yesterday and drained such dramo /;
och sure, and didn't your honor come thro'
The clouds 20 Balloon phase your honor
I'm steward Of the Polly Packet apd eve
ny Monday in the week tho captain gives
the sailors treat and the good matt and
the good drink ofthe captains didn't agree
with me nj all AT all ate SO much, that |
would never desire 70 lave off; aud when |
was home and abnd, was none the better
OF It ; aud when ! went 10 sleep the devil n
wink of sleep could | get for draining MI
night. Och, ! wish may never drame
such anolhcr,a What was your dream,
Dapiel ~ "Why, then saving your pre-
sence, III tell you; was draining | was co
ming home from Molly Crinigan, the fairy
woman, where had been to get charm
for the cure ol the brakcd heilcr that was
hcwltched, and drained was coming n
cross the hey Of Ballanaskough, and was
looking u pat the stars and blessing my
self, when what did myself do, but | mis-
sed my footing, and fell into the wafer, that
was very well-then thought was swim
ming for the bare life Of me, when swim
med on shore on "A dcsolate island, where
there was water enough To drown Johny
Nlactilee, the Irish giant, that WAS very
well--so ! sot myself down, aud set up b
crying and as was setting there by my
self, lnsly big, black devil of an eagle
come up to myself Good morning, Dan.
iel ORourke, says he.' Good morning,
sir, said l." Il" tiod save 20 uDan, said he's
!" You also said - g What are you doing
there, Dan ~ said he. " Nothing AT all,
sir, said ], 81 was only wishing was safe
back at Balianaskcugh.n "Come, get Il
horseback upon me, said he, and my life "A.
sainst yours, but I'll hiring you safe home
to Ballanaskeugh.' Och, by my soul,
sir" SAID |, "herp's persnadnig | thank
you cir, said !, for the loan of your ciyility,
sir, said !, aud III accept your offer, sir,
said 80 got borscbacl ppon him, and
away he few with me till VIC came close
up TO the moon so then thought TO sci
HIM right, the cause why, thought for
sure he didn't know the right road To Bal
lanaskeugh hui III be civil to him, says |,
for why, bckase he has me in his power ; so
says ], phase your honor's glory, sir, said |,
I'm thinking you're not in the RICH, road TO
Ballan24kcugh." "Hold your tongue, Dan
iel, said he, and mind your own business,
aud don't interfere with the business of o,
iher people, May be not, sir, said SO
] SAID no more Ii we Came to the moon IL
sell" Take oil me, Dan, said be, Pm tir-
ed" 8 | vii not, sir, said - "Take off me,
said he" Indeed and ! won't, sir, said
! bad enough, sir, said l. what will do ~
50 fIHlra nj 4 Ian uaiI L., 4 l..
me-" Och aud is 10 fall and be killed
Sir, said l." Cot upon the moon While |
rest myself, said he" And is that the
way you'd he sarying me, sir, said ~
" Never fear, Daniel, said he, don't you see
hat reaping hook sticking out of one side
Oft, said he" " | do sir, said ~ "Pake n
grippe Of il, said he ; and you'll come 10 the
ground like flea in blanket" Ibid so.
when what does himself do bnt turns about
and "good by TO you Dan, says hc.p as
that all, you ugly cid brute you sir, says
devil speed the traveller says |, you are an
unnatural baste, SO you are is this the way
you'd be sarying me-, sir, SAID l." Well
that was all very well when out came tn.
man OF the moon himself DAMNED O..
Rourke )" said he. "The same, sir, said
l." "What are you doing with my reap.
ing-hook, Dap, said he p " No harm, sir
said |, only holding Oh for fear I'd be fad
ling off sir, said l." Let SO your grippe
Dan, said he "Indoed, and with YOU
honor's lave, and will not, sir, said ~
- Let go your grippe, Dan, said he, or els,
you'd better, you had" "Indecd, aud
will not, sir, said |, and the more you bi,
me leave go, sir, SAID |, the more | CONT
50 will" Wen see that" said he, an,
with that he goes in, and leiehes oul a larg,
hammer, and knocks off the handle Of Tia,
reaping hook, aud down myself fall, falls
falls like bid that would be flying, when j
lpleased God 10 send flock of wild gees
| by, from my own bog of BaIlanaskeugh, 0