Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-25

took the name Of his mothers family, and died
violent death during the Revolution
From The Literary Cadet.
THE O'BOGS
Sitting the other day in our Office, meditating
on our sins Of omission and commission, and
wishing that our hearts were as light as our
consciences, tremendous humping on the
door awakened US from our reverie, whilst
voice without exclaimed in almost deafening
thunders, "Master Printer, Master Printer!
open your door, We good Gentleman, for I've
bit of business with ye, that's what have, ant
phase ye." We opened the door, and in twink
ling gentleman from the Emerald Isle stood
before us, who, without ceremony exclaimed,
{" / am Dennis O'Bog, from ould Ireland, born
in Kildare, and last from Cork, arnt phase ye!
And now do We see, / want We to put little
piece of print in your paper to tell the good pa
pie not TO give lodgings to my dear Maggy, the
cratur, who has left my own lawful bed and
board, an gone off with Patrick Murphy, the
spalpeen!'
Mr.. O'Bog appeared to be somewhat in
rage, and that we might be enabled to get from
him correct statement of his difficulties, we
invited him to seat, and begged that he would
keep himself cool "Coul, coul, yer honor"
said Dennis, "apd de ye think that can kape
myself coul, when Maggy O'Bog, the baggage,
kapes ma in farmantation! Out upon the
baggage! Och! that l had naver known her,
the cratur!--A dell Of bad day twas for Den
mis- O'Bog, when he first cast his peppers at
Maggy McGilpin. But now and I'll tell We all
about and about it, if veil only listen to poor
Dennis the wretch, that Pm indade!" We as
sured Mr. O. Bog that we would listen to "the
story of his wrongs" atten,ively, and if in our
power, would afford him relief "Well yer no.
nor, said Dennis, eye mus: know, that Pm as
good man as any in the County OF Kildare,
and once when went to the kirk to confess TO
Father Delaney, who should mate but Maggy
MGGilpin, the cratur, whose two black eyes
pierced the heart of poor Dennis, and said TO
her, Maggy, ye're swate cratur, now must ye
be after having ma for yer ain lawful husband
With "a ma heart, said Maggy McGilpin, that's
VIVA, will, Dennis O'Bog, * we'll raise chiders
for the Kings army, and poultry for the gentry,
8, we'll be as happy as the lord the manor, that's
what we will Mr.. O'Bog! Well, as was saying,
Father Delaney made US both one parson, and
dell Of time was there ever seen happier
couple than Mr. and Mrs O'Bog, and all the
lads and lasses would say, when we antared the
kirk Of Kildare, were there ever SO happihed a
couple as the dare craturs, the craturs, the
O'Bogs! We lived vastly happy, indade, SO we
did, for some years, till the times become hard,
and Mr. O'Bog ye see was obliged 10 lave auld
Ireland, he was, and so we took ship and pas
sed over to America, when found plenty of
work on the pike and the canal, and Mistress
O'Bog and all the little O'Bogs and ye're sar-
want Dennis, lived like pigs in clover, till the
Spalpeen, Pat Murphy, just walked into the
affections of my Maggy, like villain, that's
what he did now! And now ye're honor, if
don't haste him to his shouts end, may the pi-
pers Of Linstcr blast the whole race OF the o.
Boys. But its all over now, Master Printer,
Pat Murphy has done the thing for me--he has
Kilt my dare heart, and now just put little bit
Of print into ye're paper to tell the world, that
Dennis O'Bog will Ia longer have TO do with
Maggy McGilpin, the cratur,-Mrs. OBog,
that was, that's all!''
Mr.. O'Bog appeared to be laboring under
the intensity ofhighly ght feelings, and al
though we were disposed to accommodate him
we advised him to make last visit TO Maggy
McGilpin, the cratur-Mrs. O'Bog that was
ere he adopted step, that might deprive
him Of an opportunity Of obtaining ali ul-
innate advertisement and reconciliation, and
observed 10 him, that it was possible that
jealousy had infamed his soul, and led him to
suspect the integrity of Maggy, when in fact
she was innocent. As for Pat Murphey, we ad-
yised Dennis to give him the sprig Of shelalah,
the first time he met him; but first of all, TO
make an effort to restore TO his bosom Maegy
McGilpin, the cratur. The advice did not seem
to have been thrown idly away, and Dennis,
wiping his eyes, ezclaimed-"That's what /
will. I'll see her-Ill see her-and If get the
cra,ur agin, Father Luke blast Dennis if he
again leaves her!' So saying, he made us
Kilkenny bow, and fastened from the Office
Being somewhat curious to know the sequel,
we follow Dennis down the stairs; he had scarce
reached the street, when Maggy McGilpin the
cratur-Mrs. O'Bog that was-with her chill
dren, gazsd at him wistfully-and whilst tear
glittered in her eye, she exclaimed, "Fie Dem
mis- O'Bog--ar'n't We ashamed to be jealous
and lave Maggy and her childers, bekase Pat