The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-06-12
BOW STEET.
1nr ASSAULT JUSTIFIED.

Brian NJ Catby, an Irish bog. standing
sls feet high in his stockings, with pair
OF shoulders which would have formed
an excellent model for the statue Of A.
/ chilles III Hyde Park, aud with his mob
most taneIiully tied up in all old worsted
stocking, AN kin
Sir Richard II You are killed, You
] had better 20 before the Coroner.
M'Carhy--lt isn't quite XIII am.
Your oDor, but a most, rs youll 70,
| (pnlllng OF the storltins,l ful here. !,
hole IN my skull you might be putting a
praty IN
Sir Riehard--Well, cover your head.
and lei mo hear what YOU have 10 sly.
NJ Catly---lts a warranted be want.
ing, your Unor.
SIR Acknowledgements whom
M'Carthy--Agin Mick Gavin, 10 bs
sure, your Onor.
Sir Richmd--And who is Mick Ga
Yin.
Observation-Disclosures lhiofo' The World
that murdered me. yonr Onor.
Sin RicIiard--An Irish row, sup
posc.
mccarthy Devil . row, your Onor.
II all happened IN sociable sort OF u
way.
SIR Richard Over glass ofwhiskey
] presume.
M'tMthy--l aith didn't yom Uuor.
II WIS over a kilchcn table.
Sir Richno--"e ii ~ as all about
it.
MCarhy--lr's myself thai will, your
Onor. You see your Onor, just step.
ped into Mick, place 70 have a gosqip
with The vauIther.
Sir RIcharn--Tle yanidlec And
pray who is ihrl
M'Cmthy---Thc bii ola wife he has,
| yonr Onor.
sir Richard-What, has he only BIT
oi wife
Mccarthy Och, she's whole what's
oi TIER, y0ul Onor but she AMI over
big.
Sir Richard--Well, 90 on.
M Carlhy--And so, your Onor,while
] was talking 10 her, saying nothing nj
all, IN co rs Nick, Mnsha than, hos
are you Nick says /. BY IS. IN
tell you, my jewel, says ne, and with thai
he ups with the hod be had in the hand
Of bIm, and bits me lick, Your Wof.
ship secs, on the head Murhcf -
says !, and down ! dropped as dead as
the father that bore me. So says ! To
myself, III MOI stand that any how, and
gathered myssIfup, and come 10 yoar
Onor's Worship iol warrant to nav.
the law o hun.
81 RicIlar9 And d'1n't you rciu.d
the compliment
NJ Carhy The devil a return, your
Onor.
SIR Richard vas rather sinpn-
lar bat presume you bad nothing IN
your hand, Or you woold have been even
with hlm.
M'Cartby--And you may say ibal a.
ny how, youI Onor but sorry the
thing | had handy, batrin' the misuoss's
pincushion.
Sir RIcbard--Jils wife's pincushion
do you mean.
M'Cartby--By my sowl d., your
Onor.
Sir Richard-And pray what wee
you dong with that
M'Carthy--Ooh, be dad with a ball
grin, winch seemed rather 10 open tho
worthy Magistrates oyes) was ju,t
a
feeling for pin.
Sir Rchafd--Jnst feeling for pin
that was no great offence ! bui where
did the lady carry her p.ncn,llon
M'Cartby-Just inside Of ner pocket,
your Onor.
Sir kicbard-4And you bad just got
your hand III her pocket wien hur b.
band caiue in
M'Carthy---ll's yourself THAI said it,
your onor.
SIR RicIard--- nd her husband broke
your head
M'Carlhy---Il he that did, afoIe
dad your Onor.
slr Richard---T Then, think, he ser.
we'd you right 1t will be a caution to
You, in future, to keep your hands out OF
the pockers Of your friends wives. l
shall grant no warrant, and so you may
go about your business.
Thank your Onnr,' said Brian, and
pulling mp his unmentioaebhs, he tod
died out of the office, aIniaol the laugh
ter Of the auditors. II turned ont, th1t
Mr.. Mccarthy had once bet9rs been
a similarly suspicious predicameni, fdt
then escaped the vengeance oil his CO.
my, Mick Gavin, who mad given innl fe,r
warnng to keep at the outside OF MIC
J door III future.