Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-11-18


The O'Boos.-Sittins the other day in our Of
fec, ,meditating on our sins Of ommission and com.
mission, and wishing that hearts were as light
us 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 jontlenan, for I've bit of business with
ye, that's what have, ant phase ye.' We opened
the door, and in twinkns gentleman from the
Emerald Isle stood before US, who, without oeremo-
ny exclaimed. I'm Dennis o'Bos, from auld ire
land, born in Kildare, and last from Cork arnt plas
We. And now de ye see, ! want ye to put little
piece of print in your paper, to tell the good pape
not to give lodgings to my dear Magsy 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 Seoul coul, yer honor" said Dennis, " and
de We think that can kape myself coul, when
MIaygy O'Bog, the baggage, kapes ma in farman-
tation! Out upon the baggage! Och =! that had
never known her, the cratur "A dell of bad day
twas for Dennis O'Bos, when he first cast his
peppers at Maggy McGilpin. But now and III tell
ye all about and about it, if yell only listen to poor
Dennis the wretch, that Pm indade!" We assured
Mr.. O'Bog that we would listen to the story oi his
wrongs attentvely, and if in our power would al
ford him relief "Well yer honor" said Dennis,
.' ye must know, that I'm 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 McGilpin, the cratur whose two
black eyes pierced the heart of poor Dennis, nnd
said to her Maggy, ye're swate cratur, now must
We be after having ma for yer ain lawful husband
With a. ma heart, said Maggy McGipn, that's
what will, Dennis O'Bog, and we'll raise childers
Tor the Kings army, and poultry for the gentry and
we'll be as happy the lord o. the manor that's
what we will Mr.. O'Bos! Well, as was saying,
Father Delaney made us both one parson; and dell
of a time was there ever seen happier couple
than MIR. and Mrs. O'Bog, and all the lads and
lasses would say, when we antared the kirk OF XII
dare, were there ever so happifed couple as the
dare craturs. the craturs, the O'Bogs! We lived
vastly happy, uade so did, for some years, till
the times become hard, aud Mr.. O'Bog ye see
was obliged to lave aud Ireland, he was, and
50 we took ship and passed over to America, when
found plenty ofwork on the pike and the canal
and Mistress OBog and all the little O'Boss and
we're sarvant 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, i'll don't baste
him to his shouts end, may the pipers Of Linster
blast the whole race Of the OBoss. 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 yere paper 10 tell
the world. that Dennis O'Bcg will ma longer have
TO do with Maggy McGipn, the cratur,-Mrs.
O'Bog, that was, that's all 20
Mr.. OBog appeared to be laboring under the in
tensity of hishly-wrought feelings; and although
we were disposed to accommodate him. we advised
him to make a last vsi, to Maggy Mcoilpin, the
cratur-Mr.. oBog that was-ere he adopted a
step, ,ha. nigh. deprive him Of an opportunity o
ebtainng an ultimate eelaircssenenf and reconcil.
fa,ion and observed to him, that was possible that