Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-12-23

says i; Are yon sure, shamus' says my mother
Il WISH was as sure of new pair o'brorucs /,
SAYS l. bad luck 20 tho bit she has Icn j.; L;e H.
rs 'w' ieSS' And do you tell mo she alto ths,
pipes ,oo! says my father. by gor b,l;evc so ,H
s,3S l. o-, TIC divil fig away wild her. says ho.
what Il cruci taste she has for Inusicn iArraLek
says my mother, don't he cursing the COW th ,t.
gives tho milk To The child, or, Wis / will
my i"thcr, why shouldn't curse stitch an unnnE
tI'ra' bastcf You ough,n't tn curso INV Er;
thing that's undhcr your roof, Save ,,,, D,,,Io
i'y my sow!, ihen, says my father ,shc shan,t bsf
undhcr my root any more; for I'll sind hor IN a. az
lar inns 'hinit says he, and sell her for wha,cvcr
shell BRING Go ait,' says he, .Shumus tho mini, ~
you've a'c your hrcakque. and .,hrivc hcr O., ,L ~
tlir' 'Ihr"th don't like TO dhrive her, savs n
'4>rrah don't br maxim guminag of Yourself =
says he Faith don't says |. We'll like or AL
Ike, says nc, 'you must drivc her. sSuro father
says L. you could take more care iv her vonrsclf,f
THAT'S mighty good, says he, ito keep dor ondtt
Dark myself and faith l reelected the sayin,S
from That hour-'ict me have, moro words nbouth5
II, says he, 'but he an wild YOU SO, wint and5
us no lie I'm tcll;n' whin say it was sore agin my
VIE had any thing to do with stitch william of
puS'' nnt ho'Tsomover, cut brave long wattlo,
'hat might dhrivc the -athcr v thief rs sho
wa', without bcin' near her ut all at all Well,
away we whit along the road, and mighty tbrona
IL wax wid tho boys and the girls, ,nd in short ali
SORTS rich aud poCr, high and low crowdin, tr
the fair. Sod save you,' says one to mo God
save yon, kindly says L. That's fine basic you,ro
dhrvin', says he. 'Throth she u.s. says 1; thourl,
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word for the likes of her. ITS to the fair youro
So'n' SUPPOSE says he, with tiIo basie!' he
was sang lookin' farmer, rdn' purity little gray
nack) Faith thin you're right enough, says /,
1T is to tn" fair Pm goin' What do you expcc' foS
herr says he. Faith then myself doesn't know,
says and that was thrue enough, you 500 bek.ss
was bcwdered like about tho haste intirelv,
'Inut quare way to DO roin' to mo rkct O., vs.,
ne, and not to know what you cxpsc' for youT
haste Och, says mo, lkin' to let him SUSPECT
.ncro was any thing wrong Wild her-'Oct,' says
In careless sort way, sure can tell w hat
basic I'LL bring, art! they the fair and
says l. and what price il goin Indeed thot,s
nath'rai enough aya he. .Hut if you was offered n
iair price before you Come TO TIC fur, ouro YOU
might as well take it, says he, 'Oh have no OBJ
lection in lifo, says |. We'll thin what will YOU
tx for her?' says nc. why thin wouldn't like to
be unreasonable, says I-(for tue truth was ron
know L wanted To get rid iv hcr)--snJ 81, rll take
l"r pounds Tor her. says l. and no less. mo Lest
says he 'Why sure that's chape enough saws T.
'ihro il is,' he 'tor fLhcre wasn't somethin,
the matthcr, it's not for that you'd be seIin the
snc rEilch cow as she is. to all appca rance, Indeed
them says 1, upon my conscience, she is n fine
mich COW Maybe says he, she's gone off her
milk, in regard that she doesn't feed wer Och by
this and that says |, 'in regard of fccdin thcro's
not tho likes o! her in Ireland; make your mind
aiSy, and ii You like her for the money, you may
have her. why, indeed, l'm not in a hurry saws
lie, and Ill wait till see how they go in the fair,
With all NY heart, says |, ntcndin' 10 be nc WAYS
ccnsHrncd, but in truth began to he afcard
chat the people sccin' sorlctin' unnath-'
raj ahout her, and that we'd never ret rid of her at
ALL at all. At last, we KEN to the fair, and 4 great
sight o people was in it-throh you'd think tho
whole world there, let alone the standn's q:
gingerbread and ilIigant rbbns, and n1aizins o.
beautiful gownds, and pitch-and-toss, and merry
goroun's, and tnts with the best drink in Thin,
and the fddics playn' up to encourage tho boys
and girls; but never minded them a. ali, hut de-
tarmint TO sell the ticyin rogue of n cow acore Pd
'iin! any divarslin in life so dhrivc her into
tic hich av the fair when all o. a suddin, we kem
to tie door tint, mp sthruc! the pipes the uno
nv 'iatlhorin' Jack Welsh, &, my c.v'l, in a mirit
tho cow cooked her cars, and maxim a dart at
Inc TINT 'Oh, murtlct says !, to the bows sai4Ain'
by, should her, says l, 'houd hcrshc ato pipor
already, the vaga5one, and bad luck to her. she
wants another now. Is it n COW for To ate piperl'
says o. thin 'Divil Il WORD o. lie in it. for
seen his corps mysclf, and nothin left but tho two
legs says l. 'and lisa folly to be sthrivn' TO hide
1t, Tor sec she'll never lave it off-as poor Paddy
GroS2n knows to lis cost, Lord be marcful
TO nIin' Nv hos that takn' my name in vainl
says voice in the crowd and with that gloyin'
The throng side, who the dvil should Sec
but Paddy Grogan, TO all appearance. sOh houid
man too says !; 'kccp him 0v me- for It's not him
sell at all, but has ghost says l. 'or he was kilt
last night TO my certain knowledge, every inch av
him, all to his legs We'll, Sir, with that Paddy
for it acH& Paddy himscli-as it KEN out ,fther-
eI iaughin'-that you'd think his sides nd split;
and when he KEN to himself, nc ups and he tould w
how it was, as tould you already; and the likes
av the fun they made me, was be yant tclIin for
wrong!ully misloutin The poor cow, & LAYING the
blame ly atm Pipor her. SO VIC all went into
tic tint to have it explained, and by gor IL took n
full gallon O. sporits foxplan it; and we drank
health and long life to Paddy and the COW: and Pad
dy played that day bcyant all tcn and many n
said the likes never hccrd before nor since
even from Paddy hmsclf-an av course the poor i'll
tratcd COW was dhrovc home again, and many
4 quite day she had wild NJ afLher that; and whin
she died throth my father had stitch regard FOR tho
poor thing, that he had her skinned, and iigant
pair o. breaches made iv nor hide and it's in the
family 10 this day; and isn't it mighty remarkable
1t Is, what I'm goin' to tell you now but it's as
true as Pm here, that from that out, any one that
has thin brooches the mint pair a. pipcs strikes
up they can't rest but goes jiggin' and ggin,' in
their safe, and never stops long tho pipes arc
Playn-and there, said he, sIarping tho garment in
question that covered his sincwy Limbs with spank
of his brawny hand that might have startled nerves
less tender than mimc-tLcre, hero is tho very
brooches In rs now, and fine pair thoy arc
this mint"
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