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

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STORY OF DANIEL O'ROURKE.
Daniel had been to feast of the ma,ter,s., on
the return of the young MASTER from foreign parts
and thus he tells the story -
WELL we had every thing of the best, and plen.
" OF 1t; and we ate, and we drank, and we danced
and the young master by the same token danced
with Peggy Barry, from the Bohereen-a lovely
young couple they were, though they are both low
enough now. To make "a long story short, got.
as body may say. the same thing as tipsy almost,
Tor can't remember ever at ALL no ways how i,
was that lett The place only did leave it, that's
certain. Well, thought for all that in myself, I'd
just step to Molly Cronahan's. the fairy woman, to
speak word about the bracket heifer that was be-
wched and so as was crossing the stepping
stones OF the ford of Ba!yashenogh, and wa. look
Ing up at the stars and blessing myself-for why ?
II was Lady day missed my loot and souse fell
into the water. " Death alive!" thought /. "I'll
be drowned now!'' However, began swimming,
swimming swimming tor the dear life, Till at last got
ashore somehow or other but never the one of me
can tell how, upon dissolate island.
wandered and wandered abou; there without,
knowing where wandered, until at last got into a
og Dog. The moon was shining as bright as day,
on your tar ladys eyes, sir (with your pardon Tor
mentioning her) and looked east and west north
and south and every way, and nothing did | see but
bog, bog, bog could never find out how got
into IT. my heart grew cold with fear, for sure and
certain | was i, would be my berrin place. So /
sat down upon stone which, as good luck would
have It. was close by me, and began to scratch my
head. and sing he Uiiagone-- when all of sudden
the moon grew black and locked up, and saw some.
thlhg Tor all the world as ii ii was moving down
oetWeeI me and it, anc could not tell what it was.
Down It came With pcunce, and looked at me full
Ia the face and what was it but an eagle; as fine
one as ever flew from the kingdom Of Kerry
30 he looked at ne in the face, and says he ,o me
Daniel O'Rourke," says he, how do you do 70
very we'll thank you, sir" says g hope
,ou're wel;" wondering out Of my senses all the
time how an eagle came 10 speak like Christian.
" What brings you here Dan !''s says he, s. Nothing
at all, sr,'' says "only | wish I was safe home
again. Is it out of the Island you want to po
Dan?" says he. "'Tis sr,' says l so | got up
and told how had taken dop too much, and tel
into the water; how | swan to the Island and
how got into the bog, and did not know my way
out OF it. Dan.' says he, after a minutes
thought, though it was very improper for you to
get drunk on Lady-day, yet as you are decent,
sober man, who tends mass well, and never filings
stones al me or mine, cries out alter US in the
telds--my life for yours" says he; " so get upon
my back, and grip me well for fear you'd fall off,
and III fly you out of the bog.' :" am afsaid,'
says !, "your honor's making game Of me ; for
who ever heard OF riding horseback on an eagle
before {" Pom the honor Of gentleman" says
he, putting his right foot on his breast, I" am quite
earnest; and SO now either take my offer or starve
In the hog--besides, see that your weight is sink
ing the stone.'
1t was true enough as he said, for found the
stone every minute going from under ! had
no choice; so thinks TO myself, faint heart never
won fair lady. and this is fair persuadance: 81
kat,l
ciriy; and I'll take your kind offer | therefore
mounted upon the back Of the eagle, and held him
tight by the throat, and up he flew 10 the air like
lark. Little knew the trick ne was going TO serve
me. Up-up-up-Go knows how far he flew.
Why them" said to him-thinklng he did not
know the right road home-very civy, because
why FL was in his power entirely; +" Sir" says /,
please your honor's glory, aud with humble sub
mission to your better Judgment, if you'd fly down
bit, you're now just my cabin, and could
be put down there, and many thanks to your wor
ship.''
8" .frroh. Dam" said he, !" do you think me a
fool? Look down in the next field, and don't you see
two men and gun BY my word it would be no joke
to he shot this way. to oblige drunken backguard
that picked up off could stone in bog.o Bother
you,' said to myself but did not speak out for
where was the use? Well, sir, up he kept, flying,
flying, and asking him every minute 10 fy down,
and all TO no use, Where in the world are you
going, sir!' says to him. /" Hold your tongue,
DAM says he; "m mind your own business, and
dom, be interfering with the business OF other peo.
pe.' g Faith, this is my business, Think saye
|. :" Be quiet, DAM says he; so said no more.
AT last, where should we come to, but to the
moon itself. Now you can't see it from this. but
there is, or there was in my time reaping hooh
sticking ont OF the moon this way drawing the
hgure on the ground with the end OF his stick }
:" Dan,' said The eagle, I" I'm tired with this long
fly had no notion twas so far" "And my lord
sir" SAID |, "who in the world AGED you to fly so
iar-was it |? did not | beg and pray, and beseeeh