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

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that wouldn't let daccnt hoy bo out in the
cvcnn', good or bad for whin tho days work was
over, divil Il ono of W. daur go 20 meet IL trind
over glass, girl ut the dance but ,rust 30
home, and shut curse yes mp, and never hi,lrc
nor rise latch. nor dhraw bout, until the morning
KEN ugn. Well, to TO my storv:-"rwas
atlhcr nightia!l, and VIC wor sittin round tho fire.
| ana the psaiecs was boillin,' and the roggins OF
| buttcr-nilk was stand;n' ready for orr suppers
whn knock ken to tho door sWhsh,' says
my atter, heres the sogcrs come uron US nov
says lie; bad luck Ia thin, the williams PIN aIcl,d
they seen gl'nmor of the fire through tho crack
III the door, says he. NO. says nv mother .Cor
Pm athcr hanging oulu sack and my new petit
coat agin it, while ago. We'll, ,vliisht any
how says my father, for there's knock ar;u:'
and we all held our tongues till another tl,unp ken,
to the door. oh, it's folly TO purtnd any more
says my fathnr-'thcy'rc too cunnin to be nut off
tha'-away,' says lac. Go Shm,us. says he 10 me-
'and see who's in it, How can sec who's in il
! in the darkr says !. Well SAYS he .lirht IN,
candle thin, and SEQ who's in il, but don't oren
the door, for your life, barrin they brake il in
cxccptin' to the scgcrs, ana spakc thin fair if IFS
th'n.' So with that went tn tho door, and there
was another knock. who's tiicrc?' saws l. sI,,s
me- says he who are yon?' says L. a frind,'
SAYS l'c. 'BortherGskin,' says I-'who arc You a,
ALP 'Arrah don't you know mc?' SAYS ho. .DiyT
taste says |. Sure Fm Paddy the piper saws
he 'Oh, thund!er and turf says l. SIS il Won P,J
dy that's in tp 'Sorra ono else saws he. And
what brought you 81 this hour7' says l. BY gar,
says he, Il didn't like goin' the roi5' by the road
says no, and so L KEN the short cut, and that's
what delayed mo- says no. oh bloody war;,
! says Paddy, wouldn't be in your shoes for III,
Kings ransom, says /, 'for you know yourself It's
a hnng'n' natthcr to be cotchcd out those times
says |. Sure know that says he, God help mo;
and that's what KEN to YOU for saws he: sand
let me in FOR ou!d acquaintance saws poor Paddy
'Oh, by this and that says l, .. durnt open the
door for the wide world; and sure Won know IT, and
throth 1t the Husshians O. the Icos+ kctchc. you'
says t-theS'il murther you. as your names
PADDY Many thanks to yon says he sfor your
good mutations; hut Place the pigs, | hope it's rot
inc iikes o. that IL in store for any how. sFaix
thcn, says j, you had better lose time in hdin'
yourself, for throh tell you it's short thria and
long rope the Husshians would be sfthcr gvin'
you-ior thcvo no Justice, and less marcy the vii
lians" Faith thin, morc's the raison you should
| let me IN, Shamus,' says poor Paddy Its 4 fol-
ly 10 talk, says Il darn't open the door, sOh then
militia murther!' says Paddy swhay'u become
OF me at alp says he. 60 ullinto tho she'd saws
l, behind the house, whore the cow is, and there
there's All iiigant lock o. straw that YOU may ro
sleep in says Land fine bed it id be for lord let
alone piper So off Paddy hide in the shed:
and ;hroth it whit to hearts to refuse him, and
turn him away from the door, more, by token
when the prItccs was rcady--for sure the bit and
the sup is alwa VS. wei lin to the roor traveller
| " ell, we ali wiut to bed, and Paddy hid himself in
Inc COW house, and now must tell you how it was
with Paddy
| ''Eou sec, after s'rc,in.r for como ,i,,c p,lG.
wakcncd up, thinkin' it was norma bat it wasn't
mornii' at all, bat only the light o. the moon de-
ccavcd HIM; but ut all cvints, he wanted 10 be
stlrIn' airy, hckase lie was ruin' of TO the town
hard by, it hcn' fair day to pick IN few haponcc
with ms plpcs-for the div a bother piper was in
| ali The country round Paddy; and every one
| gave 1t up TO Paddy, that he gant on the
pipes, and pia yed jimmy banr'd the Wccycr, he
yant tclin and the Hare in the Corn that you'd
think the very dogs in it, and the horscmcn
ridn like mad Well, as was suyi,i lie set of to
| go to the fair, and nc went meandhcrn' along
through the fields, but lie didn't 90 far anl climb
| IN up through hedge, when he was comm out Mt
roti'cr side, his head KEN plump ugin somcthin'
That made the fire flash out iv his eyes. So with
mat ne looks uP-and what do you think il was,
Lord be lnarciful 10 w, bat corps hanHin out of
branch OF three. 'CA the top OF the rnurnin' TO
yon, Sir says Paddy, land is that the way with
you, my poor fellow throth you TUX start out o.
me- says poor Paddy; and twas thruo for him. for
IL would make tic heart of stoutcr nor Pad
! dy JEmp, TO see the like, and TO think of 4 Chr-
tan crathur being hanged up, all rs Il dog.
NOW, twas the rebels that hanged this chap-bc-
kasc, you sec, the corps had good clothes on him
and that's the ra!son that might know it was
the rcDcIs-by raIsOr that the Russians and the
| Orangcmcn never hanged any BODY wild good
clothes on him, but only the poor and dcfncccss
eratiiurs like nv; so, | said before Paddy knew
we'll il was the boys that done il; and says Paddy
| cyen the corps, by my sowl thin, but YOU have n
| beautiful pair o boots you says he, and It's
what I'm thiniin' you won't have any great use for
thItn no morc and SHIRE it's a shame TO see the
likes o. me- says he, 'thc best piper in the swim
counties, to be trampin' wild pair OF ould brogucs
not worth three traneens, and Il corps wild such ar
lIgant PAIR o boots, that wants one 10 wear
thcm' SO with that Paddy lays hould of him by
tho boots, and began puilin' at thin, but they
wor mighty stiff; and whether it was by raison of
their being so tight, the branch of the three
JIggIn' mp and down. all rs as Il wcghdco buck
ettce, and not lettm' Paddy cutch any right hout
o. thIm-hc could get no GdUnRfage o. him at all
and ut last gev it up and was eoin' away, whin
| lookn behind him again, the sight of the iligan
inc boots was too much for him, and he turned
back determined to have the boots any how by
fair means or FOUL and Pm loGth 10 tell you now
| how he got them-for indeed it was a dirty turn
and throth 1T was the only dirty turn / ever knew
faddy to he guilty av; and yen it was this a
way: pom my sowl he pulled cut Il BIG knife and
what does he do, but hc cut off the legs av the
corps: and says hc Il take afr the boots Mt
my convaynonce;' and throth it was, rs | said be-
fore, dirty turn. Well, Sir, he tucl'J the logs
under his arms, and that mint tho moon pecpcd out
from behind c!oud-'Oh, is it there YOU arc
says he to the moon, for nc was nm irnpudcnt
chap-and then scCiE that ne had made a mistake |
and that the moonlight deceived him. and that it
wasn't the alr!y dawn, he conceived and bcin'
trlken'd for fear himself might be cotchcd and |
treated like the poor corps he aither NAL |
thTeatng if he was found walking the country Mt
That tlmc-by gar, he turned about, and walked
bacH agIn 20 tho cow-housc, and hidin the corps's
legs IN the sthraw, Paddy went to sleep arin.- |
But what do you think? the divil Il long Paddy |
VS. there antil the sOgcrs ken in airnest and by /
the powers, they carried off PaGdy-and faith It /
was only sarvn him right for what ic don to tho !
poor corps Well, whin the rnornin' ken. my IA. |
thor says 20 nc, go Shanus SAYS he 'fo the she'd
ana bid poor Paddy come in and take share Of the