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


twelve and sixpeHce . day"
My aurt,s present was an order "a
lCun Carney for twenty pounds, and J
proceeded to the hank.
tn the outer room, behind d narrow
counter which separated him From tne
customers, sat one eyed clerk, with q
lpen behind his ear, telling over abundle
Eofshilling notes, which COn { onle scar
city Of change, bad put in circulation.
pfesenieJ ~ order, Laie Lynch direc
lss5 his SOLITARY optic at The paprss S-s
perceiving it was weigh,y transfer,
pointed to the inner door, and was
speedily in the presence Of the man Of
money.
Wealth and govt are said to be insep.
cradle companions; and how should Con
earn escape?
There he sat--a short punehy man, his
lin6rm foot implicated with divers rolls
of flannel, resting on low cushion. On
1.-The table stood a pewter ink-stand, with
its Eagles quill; and the large dog-eared
account book for Con knew nothing Of
your double entry system--was lying o.
pen before him.
Con was 10 prodigious credit; his shil
Hing notes passed current as the kings
Town coin. The private purse Of every
thrifty mAtroh in the parish was consid
Tered Insecure until coniided in his Gus
ItOdy and there was not an old maid for
lmlles around who did not keep an account
lin the bank Of Castlebar. The snail
farmer requested, as a particular favor,
THAT he would take charge of strife Of
money to portion the little g,rl Off" & the
lpriest himself had been found, more than
lonce, clobeted with the banker;--and
lmost auspiciously so. just after the Easter
land Christmas dues had>been collected.
But there were others besides depos.
Iitors, whn sought the domicile OF Con
lstantine Carney. He was blessed with
three humping daughters, aud many 0
Hover sighed in the little left hand parior
From the crowd Of competitors for hel
fair hand. Patsey Blake bore the bell
and led Sibby Carney, blushing 10 the
lhymeneal alter. Patsey's patrimony had
been cruelty disorganized but thing
soon altered for the better---debts werI
discharged or liqudated-the old hous,
was newly roughcast, and put On lresl
land jaunty air. and COIghawn Mack--th,
designation of the mausiOn--and which
lbeing interpreted, the "pigs' stepping
stones" was voted vulgar, and Castl'
i. Muck submitted in its place.
Nor did the prosperity Of Patsey Blake
pass unnoticed in the Deighbourhood.- -
Sally Carney, the second Of the graces
was besieged by beaux; and never did
lde >perate suitOrs go more desperate
Lengths since the days Of Penelope. =
rlGod knows how matters might have
Tended, when, in the nick of time, whC
should arrive to recruit, but Lieutenant
lCorcoran, of the 18th Royal Irish. The
Lieutenant was bold man; numbers
Ibid not deter him, and he determined Il
call the gentle Sally his or perish. He
took the field immediately-pOlitely in
ltimating that any attention to Miss
Carney would be considered by him per-
sonaI and finding Notwithstanding, thai
Philip OFlaherty, Esq. persevered in be.
ling civil he requested the honor Of
that gentleman's company one blessed
morning, TO the race course and winged
him, the said Philip, in workma Mike
style, as was fully attested By a large Il
Impartial assemblage. --Miss Sally Car
lney, to prevent farther effusion Of blood,
surrendered at discretion, and Lieuten-
ant Corcoran appeared shortly IN the
gazette, promoted toa company 10 the
I"ssths BY purchase"
| Joined my regiment. Time roll ed
lon. My small remittance from Mayo
rlshowed me that my friend Con was
still alive and merry; Tor these subsidies
generally reached me in the shape Of q
bill on London, and Con Carney-oh
what an autograph II was usually
sprawled across It, either before or be.
, hind, with large splash beneath, snd
las mauy coneentric circles as the hooker
ilof an Indian resident. Notices OF Con
eiand his family were frequent in the
+ elaborate episiIes Of my aunt O'rOoIe'
all found she had, on a certain day, ia
n ken an airing in the Castle Muck car.
!. riagg that Mrs. Major CorcoIan had
been safely delivered OF twlns--that
Miss Buddy, the youngest, had had
Iher name changed to Sophia--and tina,
r the Carney family we're soreIy perPlex
/. led--Con to employ excessive capital
: land Biddy, alias Sophia, TO dispose OIL
4 Iaccumulatlng admirers.
y Time still kept roluling, as an irisl
= lcoachman would say, "peace was pro
/. Iclaimed--I escaped from the slaughter
!. land once more returned to my native
DflIown.
III shall never forget my reception
dlMy father was waiting at the eoacl
l. loffes, and thought he wOald have shA