Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-12-01

| rIg0unDiei; for ~ thus house tins very
night, is young Darby Riley going TO
be married to Bridget Rooney; and
she is tall and comely girl, and has
come Of decent family, | think 81
marrying her nyseii, and taking her
OFT with me
And what will Darby Riley say to-
thaif said Billy.
'SIlencei said the little man, putting
on a mighty severe look; l did DOT
bring you here with me to ask ques
lions.
In they both went; and for the BET
ter viewing of the company, the little
man perched himself as nimbIy as o
co k sparrow upon one OF the beams
which went across the house over ell
their heads, and Billy did the same on
the other, facing him. There they
were, both master and man, looking
down on the fun that was going for
ward, and under them were the prizes,
aud the piper. end the father of Darby
Riley, with Darby's two brothers
aud his uncle's soD--and there were
both the father and mother OF Bridge,
Rooney, aud proud enough The old
couple sere tina, night Of their daugh
Ter, as good right they had--and iher,
were uncles and aunts, and gossips g.
cousins enough besides to make full
house Of lt---and plenty wssthere to-
I ssat and dir nh n,, - t.Il g.
one OF them, if they had been double
the number.
Now il happened, just as Mrs.
Rooney bad helped his reverence
with the first cot of the pigs head
which sss placed before her, beaut
July bolstered with white savoys, thai
she bride gave sueeze While h made
every one at table start, but not soul
said, God bless us. All thinking
that the priest would have done so, as
ne ought if he had done his duty, no
one wished to take the word on. OF hi.
mouth. which unfortunately was pre-
occupied with pigs head and greens
And alter a moments pause, The lur
and nerriment of the hrldal feast wen,
Oh wit ..ui he pious benedictien.
-iOt this circumstance, both Billy ard
! his nlasier were no inatlenuve specta
tors from their exalted statioDs.
Hal" exclaimed the little MAJ
throwing one leg from under him
with a JOYOUS flourish, and his eye
bFows became elevated into the cur.
Vaiore OF Gothic arches. 'Ha!' said be,
leering down a. the brisr, then I'D at
Billy Il have half OF her now, surely
Lei her sneeSe but twice more, and
she - mine, in spite Of priest, mass
book, and Iarby Riley
Again the fair Bri,tA sneezed; but
1t YVES so gently, and she bluahed so
mich that few except the little mar,
took, or scored TO take, any notice;
and no one thought of saying God
bless u.s.,
Billy all this time regarded the poor
glri with most rueful expression oil
countenance, for he could not help
thinking what terrible thing II was
for nice young girl of nineteen With
large blue eyes, Transparent skin, andI
dimp'ed cheeks. suf1used with health
and joy, to be obliged to marry an no
~ little bit OF man, who was thous
and years old, barring day
Al this critical moment the bride !
gave third sneeze, and Billy roared
out with all his might, God bless us,
Whether this exclamation resulted
from his soliloquy, or from the mere
force of habits, be could never tell ex |
actiy himself; bot no sooner was it ut
tered, than the little man, his fa"e glow !
ing with rage and disappointment,
sprung from the beam on which be
perchsd himself, and shreiking out in
the shrili tone of a cracked Ragged
bag -pipe, ~ discharge you my service
Billy Mac Daniel--take that for vour
wages gave poor Billy most furious
kick in the back, which sent his IN
fortunate servant sprawliDg on his
face and hands right in the middle of
the supper table.
Ii Diiiy was as'onisned, now much
more so was every one of the compa-
ny TO which he was thrown with so
little ceremony? Bot when they heard
his story, Father Cooney laid down
his knife and married the young COZ
pie out of hand with all speed; and
Billy Mac Daniel danced the R,nka
at their wedding, and plenty did he
| drink at ii toe, which was what he