Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1830-06-04

gratitude, which the doctor had lightly
mentioned, what was il after all Il
sacrilrgs and impivtJf Gor he, MALACHI
Macbrlde, would pronounce Con GUILTY
Of these mortal offences, had he ventur.
ed to retain one Iar,hing Of his property
seeing that every rlxpence was hoiy;--
TO wit, dues and offerings, churchlngsS
ehristeningS, house money, marriages, 8
masses; in short, all sorts OF fees brlops
ing 10 the dead and living. He hadsuoDg
suspicion that the flight Of Luke Lynch
had caused the delay, and II that was the
case, he pledged himselfto curse the said
Luke from the altar, on the hrst con-
venient opportunity.
My father, who was BY no means so certain
Of Consdeslgns ofan immediate settlement
yin fun. hoped at least be would make a res
: pectnble compositions and my aunt most ere.
ditably eVnced strong sympathy Toe he'
quondam friend, BY requesting my iatner Dol
TO press him too severely; and empowering
him, on her part, 10 accept of nineteen shit
lihgs Il sixpence in the pound, promptly paid,
in bank Of Ireland paper, and that she would
patiently wait for the remaindertili Il wasper.
fectly convenient; q offwcnl the trIulnvirale.
Allthe ceremonial, observed whea admit
ting a flag oftrpee into place Of arms, was
onlyienacied in conducting the deput tonic
the hofmltory of Con Carney. Tiapssat
ehe unhappy barker, his gopty fOos bplxi o
pillow; and Biddy, otherwise Sophia, with a
hllylwhiie handkerchief in her hand, having
been.weeping, or preparing 10 weep, over The
fallen fortunes Of her house,
81 am sorry to find you ailing, Carney"
said my father.
+ "God bless all here said the priest, while
the doctor interdicied fretiing and mental
bneasnsss, both being, as he averred, mju-
Yfous to equity habits.
: Con Sighed" All! gentlemen, am glad
70 sec you--very civil indeed &c come 10 see
man, and he in trouble---the grlet il killing
me - here Blddy, alias Sophia, sobbed audit
DIV. No one knows that better than Doc
TOR Doran, az he said to me the night Mrs.
Carney iGod be good 10 her soul) died--"My
dearfIiend your wife can't live half an hour,
and therefore raise your spirits"
My father here limited, that lie understood
Con wanted them On matter OF business,
,sYes, my dear sir" sHid tho banker, ~ have
been badly used: the world says I'm rogue;
and Luke Lynch, that have fed, man and
boy, those thirty years, has run oil with the
account books" st.
" AS to Luke Lynch" observed the priest,
make your mind easy, my friend, on that
subject, as intend by the blessing Of God 10
curse him next Sunday"
Con returned thanks duly for father Ma
lachi's ciyiity, and continued" They, blame
me hear for the Forthcoming my childroni but
.n,,ld ,.sall ford Al Inr ufua
that was snug; but, Biddy, dear it's you Tint
must suiisr"-lhere Con apOslrophised the
lady in the corner,)" Thought gentlemen, to
settle my little girl before died, but her for
tune Ill give all over TO you.
The priest and Doctor Doran simultune-
ously produced their pocket-books, and while
they arranged certain vouchers IN due order,
the lkur proceeded:
81, afany mah would take care Of his own
bur'---lhe wiped lis eyes With the back VI ms
left hand, and looked pntheticoly a. Miss
Biddy--eI was lucky man, MajOr dear,and
Thought to leave you, Biddy, independent.
But Gods will be done here's her alt" us
ne spoke, no gradually drew out the drawer
of the little table where he sal and thence
producing small paper, he handed it with
areet ceremony to my father. The priest
and doctor regarded il with intense anxiety,
while nv father etcleimed-"Here's some
mistake this is lottery ticket"
Eyes, dear gentlemen, take it and wei
come lis my an; and If it come up prize, pay
Yourselves first, and the creditors aAerward'
:, WHY, POUNDS and the devill" reared my
father, @did you bring us here TO make US
greater fools than w have shown ourselves,
BY trusting your internal bank S---have you
no property assets:
6 None, the Lord sees, not os much az
would bury me:" here Con sobbed, and Miss
Riddy, threu tened to become hysterIcal, up
rose the priest, and up rose the doctor.
aeon" said my father, rushing from the
: room, you're consummate rogue.
"Con," said the doctor, =" I'll never darker
your door, though you should have the govt
in. the stomach
Charley Castillo, the attorney, undet.ooH
70 sottle Cons affairs, and after due and Ia
borioua investigation, al length declared hli
estate capable Of producing two pence three
sarhipqs in the pound. The result vast
Con retired to castle Muck, lived comtorta
bly, paid off the remainder Of Patty Blake'
debts, purchased farther promotion for Majol
Corcoran. &msrrled MissBiddyto an undoubt
cd gentleman from Connemarra, who was sli
akin to the celebrated Dick Martin. Col
lies under a snug tombstone in KlgobbiI
church yard, which sets forth that he wa
both honast and aIlectionate; but whether Il
his last moment he made satisfaction to-th
rhurch--shother "the bells we're rang an
the mass was sung" or he went to the grav
nnannointed and ppforgsen, is point ne
yer could determine.
We learn, that Convention Of Indemnity
III relation 10 the long pending claims Of eli