Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-02-19


putting it into his right-hand breechcs oo, I.:
and bu,toning i, up tight. HPh tell van 'hss,,
replied the cluricaune: IF you only pin il to II.
petticoat Of the FIRST woman in the land ,hs%
follow you the wide world overland ,hs,'s,a
bad thing for q poor scholar. So saving ,bs
cluricaunc took him out Of The fort, put him ~" 's
the straigh, road, and wishing him ,ucr..'
with the charm, burst into fit of Laughter ~,
disappeared Good radiance uf you, any h ."s
bu, It's an ugly Laugh you have with you.i s,a |
Darby, as he made the best of his way 10 n.
widow FIeming's, who was in no grea, huno..
and no woader 10 be kept up so late BY such,
drunken blesheyum as Darby. Now whrn +.
saw the widow in bit Of fret, 'Ho. by NV
soDl,' said he, 'I've SO: the cure in my brre,b.
es poe et! So with thathe ouis with he charm
and pinned it slyly to the widows gown. r.,
charmed her now said Darby, If there's an,
truth in tha, lutte clap Of a clurie aupe.' Ar5
certainly there was soon wonderful chanpr !,
the widow, who, from being as gum as mis-,
" morning, became as soft as butter. So ,pr,
careful she was Of Darby, that late as i, wa,
she made a good fire, lest he should b.
cold az er the night, brought him supbtrof
the best the house could afford, and had ,,
much cooran about him as il he was lord o
the land. Darby grinned with delight al III.
success Of his charm; but he was soon made 10
grin a, the wrong side OF his mouth for III,
widow, in the midst Of her love, chanced to
disc over the charm that was pinned 10 the tail
of her gown. 'What's this you've pinned I,
NV gown, you rogue you' said she, at the SAN,
ZINE flineiug il into the FIRE. 'bohera,ion,
roared Darby, 'I'm settled for now and no
wonder ne should roar, for the ,harm 'ook n
slant effect and the fire jumped nolus bOts 4f,
Darby, who made for the door, and swavh.
went as fast as his l. gs could carry him; butlI
he did, the FIRE came after him roaring and
blazing as if there were thousand 'ar.oarrs
in the middle Of it. Away hr ran for The bln
life, across the country; over hedge and dlnh,
for as good as two miles; neither stopping not
STAYING nil he came TO deep well on high
farm, between 1'ullig and Geun a HeeIah, Shn
who Should he meet but his old friend the cIa,
riea 'Arrah, Darby! says the little fellow,
sy.u seem 10 be in wonderful hurry: WHERE ore
YOU going so fast, man. that you don't s'Opo
spnke to ON old acquaintance Bad lu'k'Ow,
you deceilful hop-n-my thumb! said D"rb';Ti
sure It's ali along Of you and your charm that
Pm in the nate way am This bless'd hight.
And that's my thanks for saving you from the
good people, says the clurie aune-vely WI
| .ais,er Darby, there's the first at your heshk
who's 10 save you no~' 70! thunder alive!
sure YOU wou'dn't be after sarsing Darby that
way well said the clur!caune, III take
com passion on you this once, 30 here's my ad'
| ,ice,-leap into the well, and you'll be saie."li
i, into the well you naans'' says DARBY; why
then do you take me for fool entirely" o,
you're very wise man TO be sure, seeing
you're scholar Darby. so you may take your
own way il you like, aud welcome. Good night
to you Darby O'ReiIy,' said the spil'iul 'lIl.
fellow, Shaping his cooked hat on his head's
nigh; to you. ID slby 0jtRsiy mSi,
der! shouted Darby, Tor by this time the 6ret,d
come so near that it began to scorth him. "ha
seeing there was no alternative, AID thinking
i, better to be drowned than burned, he mad.
desperate plunge into the we'll Sou" he
went into the well, anil souse went the TIRE A.
ter. him. Immediately the water bubbbd
sparkIed, growled, and rose above the w'sed
the well, filling with the velocity Of Lightning
all the adj acent hollow ground until II formed
one Of those liule sparkling lakes. which 'r''
numerous in this billy country. Oaro! "ai
borne with the speed Of whirldwind on 0t'0p
of a curling bilIow, and cast senseiess Oh NC
shore. The FIST thing hr saw on awakIng from
his trance, was the sun shining over him u"
first voice he he ard was That OF the wIdo" re
ming, who had travelled far and near in sea'en
| Of him, and the first word thai Darby u'ttc,
upon thoroughly recovering himself, was 'D'.
luck to the good people. for sure lis they 'oM
have been playing tricks upon me all the night
Then he got up and told the wido" em@s
ard the neighbors the whole history q, I'D
nights adventure. SITS drunk you wrrr' ps',
by, and you know it, said the widow; y'u"
had bow Darby Blu, whatever Was thr e,ut'
whether Barb y got the charm from 'h' cur
caune or not, il is certain thai the wldo" 'N%
ing not long after became Mrs. OKly ~.
that Loeb Brau, or the lake ol The D''""'
| Coal, is 10 be seen TO this day
| A New NovEL.-We some weeks sih" a.. q"
nounced that a Novel was in The press !" w
ginia, from native citizen OF that COMM"
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