Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-05-08

wufship's reverence; and I'll not do
nor say nothing but what yer honour
will tell me is right
Currsn Very well, now do you
think it possible, by going back to-
what part of the country do you come
from?
Farmer. My native place, when
I'm at home, my lord, is Gallagher,
in the county of 'Fipperary.'
Curran Very well; do you think it
possible by going there, that you could
raise, borrow, beg or steal another
hundred pounds, and be back here in
a few Gaysf'
Farmer. %, murther!-if it's a
hundred pounds of potatoes We name,
could do it asily; but as to money
I've notion it's entirely impossible
Curran. Bot cannot your relatives
assist you: You will require it only for
few days, and give you my word
that you shall take il back to Tippera
ry; as | hope you shall the hundred
pounds that YOU have lost
Farmer. Sure I've got an ould un
Gle, my mothers own brother. that's
worth oceans o. money, and it's Worth
trying for yer honour
Curran Certainly: go then, with
out delay; say to your uncle that one
hundred pounds, for few days, will
make your fortune; and see that you
do no. mention your loss to living
soul; hut come 10 me the instant you
return. I'll take care that the farm
shall remain open until you come back ,
Farmer. Long life to yer honour's
reverence; Til do that same; am Pll
be back 10 jiffy, without any delay
in life
The farmer, buoyed up by the pros
pect of rcgainlng his lost treasure, de
parted in good spirits for the county of
Tipperary; and played his part SO well
as to return in few days with the
needfui.
Having waited on Mr.. Curran the
latter sent Immediately for the friendly
doorkeeper, whom he instructed to &C
company the countryman to Rooney's,
in order TO witness the deposit of the
second bundle of Bani, notes. He
directed the farmer to plead mistake
and ;ntoxication in regard to bis former
claim, and to apologize accordingly:
also to say be was DESTROYS Of making
amends for his former suspicion of his
honesty, 10y now depositing The mo
ncy i'll bis hands until the morrow; as
he was tired with the journey, and
could not transact his business with the
landlord that evening He likewise
warned them both to be on their guard,
that Rooney might not suspect their
intimacy or business; and for that pur.
pose he advised the countrymsn to en-.
ter or his business before the door keep
er made his appearance, which should
be exactly at the instant when the notes
should be counted out
They set out accordingly, and the
farmer obeyed his instruction to the
letter; the villain Rooney, no doubt
anticipating second booty But see
ing the door keeper enter, the farmer
took up his cue, and said, THERE'S the
hundred pound every hap'orth of it:
count it your self, Mr. Rooney, and
see it's al! right. I'll take bed with
you to night and in the morning I'll be
wanting it again, to pay for my lase;
yell be sure not to fail to be giving
me the money when lax We for it,
Och! never fear Nick Rooney, for
that replied the inn keeper; 'there arc
the notes safe in my pocket book; and
I'll put the same under my bolster this
blessed night
The door keeper saw that now
was his time TO take part in the colo.
guy; accordingly, he exclaimed, 'Troth
Mr.. Nicholas Rooney, and it's not
myself wonld be after trusting such an
old Belzebub as you are with any mo,
ney at all. Much better, sure, for the
farmer to lend me hold on the finn
sizes; for Pm an honest man every inch,
and I'll keep them as safe for him as
if they were lodged in the bank of
Ireland
BY the holy!' replied the farmer 'but
ye're mighty dacent sort of brute
basic now, to be after thinking that /