American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-12-20

W-STREET.-%Polcerv v. Fists -Michaei-=i
or, as he himself called it, 'JhykLe Donaghu,' was
brought up ON warrant for assaulling and beating
James Davis.
Mr.. Davis is tall, gaunt lank -haired, melan-
choly, middle aged Englishman; .Hykle, on the
contrary, is a short, plump, curly headed, busly
whiskered, merry little Irishman. They both lodge
in the same house-yMykLe uppermost, and thence
comes the grievance, for .Mytle when he is berry,
and seldom's the time he is not-is giving to dane
ing. Mr.. Davis is man of staid and serious ha-
bits, who goes to bed every night when the clock
strikes ten and every niehtlust he gets into his
first sleep-home comes sprightly .uytLe, brimful
of beer, and begins dancing his Irish fandangoks'
about the room overhead till he shakes down great
patches OF the ceiling upon poor Mr.. Davis below
nay, 1t was stated by credible witness, that he
sometimes dances vigorously as to shake down
the ceilings in the adjoining house, Mr.. Davis bore
these irregularities long he could, but at last
HIS patience, as he said was quite entirely exhaust
ed; and last Friday night, he ventured to tell .NyEte
that he would bear it no longer-when what does
.Mytte do, but seize the poker, and threaten to-
: Kennedy him. (beat him with the poker) if he
dared to interfere with his private amusements
MIR. Davis, quiet as he is, had too much spirit to
let any man swagger over him in this manner; and
whilst .Wylcle was shelaeing about with his poker,
he attempted to take it from him; and in the ate
tempt he received sundry thumps on the head and
shoulders, which made his eyes strike FIRE! Thus
far was Mr.. Davis statement; and now for .tfyicLe
Donaghu:--s Please your HONOR said he, is e
bekase man Gamma dance If he's merry?-and
Misther Davis, says l, is it myself that isna' to
dance the bit bekase the lazy likes of ye Gamma get
yere sleep before down. l shall 60 to the bed
in reasonable time, when l like me self, Misther
Davis, says I. Come out o. that ye Irish Greciau,
says he--come out o. that, and I'll give it to We.
And with that he pulls the coat off him, and shakes
his fist in the face of me; and out o. that says
he, again, and III give + ye. Faith, Mr.. Davis
says /, and if ye will give T me, ye shsn't say ye
give it to me for nothin, for be tn powers, shall
Kennedy We, my jewel;-and with that j took the
poker to myself and he had his fists in his own
hands, y'r honor, and faith it wouldn't be aisy to
say which of US had the best fit &c.
Some witnesses, brought by Mr. Davis, admitted
that he had challenged .Mykte to come out of his
room, and that something like a regular fight (bar-
ring that Mike used the poEer) had taken place be-
tween them, and therefore the Magistrate dismissed
the warrant. But Michael said his Worship.
do not let me hear any more of your tricks drink
less beer in future sh0t, sr, said .Huklel-' and
get home earlier in future, Michael shOU, SIR
i And above ALL Michae get another lodging as soon
las you can-snd take that your amusemehts
do not disturb your neighbors' shotl, sir, reite-
rated honest .Mykte, and making bow so low that
lterred the tathat, he held in his own right hand,
laImost touched the floor, whilst his left leg kicked
lup behind - he gave his worship st. Patrick's beni
lson, and left the office merrier man than he en-
TERED il.