American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-09-02
Volume Nv.

stleklnS oul OF the side OF ihe moon, Twill kee
you up -" won't, tnen," said (. May be not,
SAID ne quiet, " II you don't, my man, shall ius
give you shake, and one slap of my wing am
send you down to the ground, whrre every bone il
your body will be smashed as small ss drop OF de
on cabbage leaf IN the morning. /" Why ihei
I'm 10 fine way" said to myself "sser 10 say,
come along with the like oil YOU 70 ana So civins
him hearty curse in Irish Tor lear he'd know wha
said, got off his back with heavy heart took .
hold OF the reapIng hook, and SAT- down upon ths
moon, and mighty cold seat il was ! can tell YOU
that.
When he had me there fairly LANDED he tanned
about on me, and said. Good morning yon
Daniel O'Rourke,o said he: 81 thnk I've ricktu
you iairly now. You robbed my nest last year
twas true enough for him, but how he found il ou
IS hard to say and IN return you freely welcomt
to cool your heels dangling upon the moon like J
lcockthrow.'
| In spite of all his remonstrances the unconscon,
able eagle fles away with loud laugh having poor
Dan roaring out for the bare grief in which con-
dion he is speedily visited by the man III the noon.
This gsnslemans hospitality does not much mend
his case.
Dan" said the man in the moon, taking pinch
OF snuff when wa. done, "you must not stay here.''
" Indeed sir" says l. "'tis much against my will
I'm here at all but how am to 20 back I" :" That's
your business" said be, !" Dan mine is 10 tell you
that here you must not stay SO be off in less han
no time" :" Pm doing no harm0 says l. only
holding on hard by the reaping HOOK les' fall off,
I" THAT'S what you must not do Dam" says he,
!" Pray, sir,2 says /, "may ask how many yon a,e
10 family, that you would nos give poor travser
lodgingP I'm sure Ills not 60 often you're troubled
with strangers coming to see yop, for his long
way" Pm by myself Dam says he but
You'd better let go The reaping hook Faith,
and With your leave" says |, " III not let 20 the
grip" " You had better, DAM says he again
!" Why, them my little fellow says l. aking the
Whole weight of him with my eye iotn head to foot,
. there are two words io that bargain and ii not
bulge, but you may il you like " "We'll see how
hat is to be- says he and back he went, giving
The door such great bang al'er him tTor it was
plain ne was huned) that thought the moon and
all would TALL down with it.
Well, was preparing myself 70 try strength
with him, when back again he comes, with The
kitchen cleayer in his hand, and without saying
word he gave two bangs to the handle OF the reap.
ing hook that was keeping me up, and nhap! il came
IN two" " Good morning 10 you, DAM says the
speful little old blackgnard, when he me clean.
ly falling down with bit OF the handle in my hand:
"I thank you for your visit, and fair weather alter
you, Daniel" | had not time to make any answer
to him, for was tumblng over and over, and roll
ing at the rate Of fox hunt. God help me-"
says !, "but this is pretty pickle for decent msn
to be seen in at this time OF night: am now sud
fariy." The word was not out of my mouth, when
whlz what should Hy by close to my ear but flock
OF wild geese: and the ould gander, who was their
general, turnjng about his head, cried out to me,
!" Is that you, Dan 70 | was not bit daunted now
at what he said, for was BY this time used 10 als
kinds Of bedivilmen and besides, knew him of ould.
Good morning to you," says he, /" Daniel C'
Rourke: how are you in health this morning!''
Very well, sir" says |, 81 thank you kindly
drawing my breath, Tor was mighty in want of
some: 81 hope your hcnors the same" " think
It's falling you are, Danel,o says he. You may
say that sir" says /. " And where are you going
all the way so fast I" said the gapder. SO told him
how had taken The drop, and how came on the
island, and how lost my way in The bog, and how
the thief OF an eagle flew me up TO The moon and
how the man in the moon turped me cut. DAM
said he, III save you put out your hand and catch
me by the leg, and III fly you hone +" Sweet is your
hand IN pitcher of honey, my Jewell says /,
though all the lime thought in myself that don't
much trust you but there was no help, so caught
the gander by the leg, and away and the other
geese few alter him as fast as hops.''
The ould ganders leg serves poor Den's turn
hardly better than the eagles wing; and the irip
ends with his being dropped plump into the very
bottom of the salt sea ? Down 10 the very bot
tom went. and gave myself up then forever, when
a whale waking up to me, scratching himself after
his nights Sleep and looked full 10 the face, aud
never the word did he say, but lifting up his tail he
splashed me all again with cold salt water, till
there wasn't dry stitch upon my whole carcass
and heard somebody saying-'twas a voice knew
too Get up, you drunken brute, off that:' and
with that | woke up and there was Judy with tub
full ol water, which she was spashing oil over me;
for, rest her soul though she was good wife,
'he never could bear to ms in dsink, and had
litter hand of her own
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