Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-10-02
EMANCIPATION CoyRTsyy,p

Under this head al Irish paper gives the fol-
lowing Police Report. Whether it be u 4ruc
story. or supcrstructurc ofiun rcsting on liz
tic fact, wc cannot of course say-but it is worth
reading by those who .avor this recently created
branch of ljtcra,rre.
! Is this the police Office 2,said stout well aros
sed connhyinan, pceping into the Board ROOM
OF College street, on Thursday week
Is, said the magistrate. Can do any thing
for you?
| why, faith YOU can, your worship, although
I'm almost ashamed to ask you but | want a
summons Tor the widow Fcgon, aud i'll could
get another FOR her pig. it would give great con-
ISOLATION, as he is actually greater bas,e than
! she IS
Who areyou'
Atty Cox, your worship, thirty -nino yeats old
last Michaclnias fire feet len high, and made
| in proportion.
Worry good Mr.. Cox. Now, about The widow
All jealousy, your worship. She is about six
| ~ years old, and warm, snug, woman ; and as
happened !otalie her eyn, we were just Oh the
point Of being married, whom F! remembered tha,
we were not OF the same persuasion.
| Magistrate. What is she
| ALL. Oh, shc'sa wonderful Roman Catto-
lie. Now, lin Il Protestant since the time of
Cromwell. So says to myself. and then to her,
! il we have any children.
Magistrate: Children m'y thought you
said she was sixty years old.
ATTY. O she was only G.iy-nine thon.
Magistrate. That ccr.ainlya.tc,s the case
Atty So SAYS Mrs Fegan, It's all nonsense
If we have any children, we'll only be fight
ing about their re!igion-so I'm off, and I'll not
marry you at all With TINT she called me- an
'll-looking, black -mcutncd sllGcboy and sworo
she would never mar, any hereto Of my short
toI fear might murder her, as k.ng Harry tie
Sih did his n:nc-ccn wives. We missed heavy
handful to bring home to nay mother, said | to
myself So good bye Mrs Tosan.
Magistrate And has she been annoying you
since
A:.y annoying why she takes him UP h, HE
hind les. aud ;uas hiin att; like wheel bar.
row, until ~, obliged to run away through the
town for my life and iii, grealeSt diversion the
neis hoors nave iuttcry, is to see Atty Cox hunt
cd BY iho widows pig.
Magstrrjc. This is very unpleasant.
h;iy. Another time she turns him mo my
garden, where am afraid 10 attack him, as he
does dot look like regular pig at all-and after
he mas rooted lis Ill! if Try to h;Sh him out, me
snaps at ave like viper, and turns up his tail
like corHscrew, as much 10 say, that for you
and you garden, Atty Cox.
Magistrate You don't think the pig has any
onialosiIy to you because you arc Protestant
ATTY. Faith don't know any thing about it.
know hes fond of tasting flesh meat as tho
calves ofmy legs can show sign and token for
Looh at the bite he took out the side Of my lea
Il o, brooches yesterday
Here Atty turned sideways to show the place
from whence tho piece OF leather had been ex-
tractod by the pig, the want Of which had been
supplied by an old piece of black cloth There's
bite for you-i'm sure lie must have tusks like
rGziourS as the same leather brooches were worn
By my old father 10 years ago.
Magistrate. That is certainly bad usage
ATTY Bad to bo hunted to Jericho by iiri-
wild animal like that pig, AS for herself
she came into my place OH Shrove Tuesday
night, half drunk and half upsy, after my moth
or had made bowl of batter for the pancakes,
danced a ono handed reel in the middle Of tho
floor, sworo that it was her birth day, as she was
born on the batter, threw the bowl of materials
in my face, and danced off again.
Magistrate. Wen give you summons, and
tint may bring her to her senses.
Asty. But the pig
Magistrate. Have him pounded for trespass-
ing on your ground.
A;ty Thank your Worship.
lie then got the simmons SIEVE raj DAYS past
and nothing was heard of Atty, the widow
or the pig, when on Wednesday last he passed
again into the Office, and saluted the macis-
tratc.-Woll Atty, where is the widow Faith
said Atty, tho Gay so cold didn't like TO Let
her venture out.
Magistrate. Why, you were complaining of
her here the other day.
Atty. But your worship, politics have chan
ged since. !
Magistrate. Your politics
Atty o no the affairs of tho nation she is
as good as am now, now that the Duke has G.
mancipatcd them, only she can't be chancellor
and can
Magistrate. Oh, perceive you have made up
the matter.
ATTY Why 20 be sure, without joking your
worship. began to think that it wonld be pi.
tY 10 throw away such match on account
Of pig, and sol made an apology and forgave
hor.
Magistrate. Abou, the children daughter
Atty. (Grinning) Oh, when they come, il
will be high tine. for US to bother ourselves about
them.
Magistrate. Aud the pig p
Atty. Not a word about the pig, III soop set
Ito him il don't send you one half of his coun.