Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-03-19

money that is down in the bottom ol
the sean' " Money" repeated the
Merrow, "what's money z" "'Tis
no bad thing 10 have when one want,
it," replied Dick; and may be now
the fishes have the understanding to
bring up whatever you bid them ?''-
"Oh! yes" said the Merrow, they
bring me what ! want" so speak
the truth, thcn,'' said Dick, "'t;s a
straw bed have at home before you
and that. I'm thinking, is no ways fit.
ing fer a kings laughter; so if 'twould
not be displeasing 10 you, just men.
ton nice feather bed, with a pair oi
new blankets; bat what am talking
about may be you have no such
things as beds down under the watcr!'
- BY all means" said she, Mr.. Fitz-
gerald-plcnty Of beds at your ser
vice. Fye fourteen oyster beds Of my
own. not TO mention one Just planting
for the rearing Of young ones."-
lyon have" says Dick, scratching
his head ani looking little puzzled
"'ris feather bed was speaking Of
but clearly, yours is the very cut OF
decent plan, TO have bed and supper
h,ndy TO each other, that a person
when they'd have the one, need new.
er ask for the-othcr" However, bed
or no bed, money or no money, Dick
Fitzgerald determined to marry the
Morrow, and the Morrow had given
her consent. Away they went, there
fore across the Strand, from Gollerus
to Balli2runnig, where Father Fitzgib.
bon happened to be that morning.
" There arc two words to that bargain,
Dick Fitzgerald" said his reverence,
looking mighty GUM. "And is it a
fshy woman you'd marry?-thc Lord
preserve us!--Send the sca!y crca-
ture home to her own people, THAT'S
my advice TO you, wherever she came
from" Dick had the cohuleen driuth
in his hand, and was about to give il
back to the Merrow, who looked COW
etously at it, but he thought for a mo-
ment, and then, says he" Please
your reverence, she's kings dah n.
ter" elf she was the daughter Of
fifty kings" said Father Fitzgihbon,
/" tell you, you can't marry her. she
being a fish," "Plcasc your revcr-
cncc," said Dick again, in an under
tone, " she's as mild and as beautiful
as the moon." If she was as mild
and as beautiful as the sun, moon. and
stars, all put together, tell you Dick
Fitzgerald" said the priest, stamping
his right foot, "you can't marry her,
she being a fish!'' But she has all
the gold that's downln the sea only
for the asking, and Pm n made man
if | marry her; and" said Dick, look
ing up silly, Il can make it worth any
ones while TO do the job" "Oh!
that alters the case entirely" replied
the priest; why there's some reason
now in what you say why didn't yon
tell me this before ?-marry her by all
means if she was ten times a fish,
Money, you know, is not to be refused
in these bad times, and ! may as well
have the hansel Of it as another, that
may be would not take half the pains
in counselling you that have done"
SO Father Fitzgibbon married Dick
Fitzgerald to the Morrow, and like
any loving couple, they returned to
Gollcrus well pleased with each other.
Every thing prospercd with Dick
nc was at the sunny side Of the world
the Nurrow made the best of wives,
and they lived together in the greatest
ccntcntment. ltwas wonderful to see,
considering where she had been
brought up, how she would busy har-
self about the house, and how well she
narscd the children for at tho end of
three years there were as many young
Pitzseralds-two boys and a girl. Ia
short, Dick was happy man, and so
he might have continued to the end Of
his days, if he had only the sense to
take proper care Of what he had got !;
many another man, however, beside
Dick, has not had wi! enough to do
that. One day, when Dick was oblig-
cd to go 10 Tralce, he left the wife
minding the children at home after
him, and thinking she had plenty to
do without disturbing his fishing tao
klc. Dick was 10 sooner gone, than
Mrs. Fitzgerald set about cleaning up
the house, and CHANGING to pull down
fishing net what should she find be-
hind it in hole in the wall, but her