The Arkansas advocate., 1832-03-14

- and that was thfue enough, Jou see,
 bekase ] was bewiidefed ike about the
 baste, intirely. That quare way to be goin' to market,' says lie, and not to know what you expec' for your baste. 'Och,' says l-not likin to let him sus- pect there was sisy tiiiiig wrong witdi itd ner-.Och, says in a careless sort oi way, sure no one can tell what baste =slll bring, until they come to the fare,
 and says l, and see what price Is goin. Indeed that's nath'ral enough, says he. But If you was offered a fair price be- fore your come 10 the fare, sure you might as well take it, says he. sOh, 1 have no objection in llie,' says L. Well thin, what will you ax for herr says he. 'Why thin, i wouldn't like to be unreasonable, says i-Qor the truth
 was, you know l wanted to get rid iv her)-'and so I'll take four pounds for her., says ], and no less sNo Less ? says lie. Why sale, that's ehape
 enough,' says l. sThroth it is,' says he for lfthere wasn't sonethin' the mat ther, it's not for that you'd be sellin' the fine milch COW, as she is, to all ap-
 pearance. 'indeed then, says upon
 my conscience, she IS fine mlleh cow May be- says lie, she's gone of her milk, in regard that she doesn't feed
 well?' Och, by this and that says l, in regard of feedin, there's not the likes of her in Ireland, so make your mind aisy.and if you like her for the money, you may have her. sWhy, indeed, I'm not in hurry says he, and I'll wait ill sec how they goin the fair With all my heart,' say l, intcndin' to be no way consarncd, hut in tsrs.t.ll tsrsa.t..ll l began to be afeard that the people was seein' somethIn' unnath'ral about her, and that we'd never get rid of her, at all, at ali. ii iast, we kem to the fair, and a great sight O people was in it--throth you'd think the whole world was there, let alone the standins O gingerbread and illigant ribbins, ard makins O beau- tilul gownds, and pitch and toss, and
 merry goroun's, and tints with the best ov drink in thim. and the fiddies playin' up to encourage the boys and girls; but l never minded them at all, but de- tarmint 10 sell the thieyin' rogue of COW afore I'd mind any divarsilan in life;so on soonl dhrive her into the thick av the fair, when all of suddint. as we ketn to the door ay a tint, up sthruck the pipes to tune ay .Thattherin' Jack Welsh,' and, my jew'l, in a mint, the COW, cooked her ears, and was maxim d
 dart at the tint. Oh, murther!' says I, to the boys standin' by, should her, says l, 'hould her-she ate one piper alrea- dv, the vagabone, and bad luck to her, she wants another now. is it COW for to ate q pipers' says one Q tfi1im.- 'Divil word Q lie in it. for l seen his corps myself, and nothin' left but the two legs says l, and it's folly to be sthriyin' to hide it, for see she'll never lave it otf-as poor Paddy Grogan knows to his cost. Lord be marcilul to him. .Who's that takin' my name in vain? says a voice in the crowd; and with that shovin' throng one side, who the divil should sec, but Paddy Gro gan, to all appearance. sOh hould him too,' says 1; keep him av me, for it's not himself at all, but his ghost says I, for he was kilt last night to my certain knowledge, every inch av him, all to his legs We'll, Sir, with that, Paddy flor 1t acas Paddy himseli-as it kem out afther--fell laughin'-tnat you'd think his sides 'ud split; and when he kem to himself, he ups and he tould uz how it was, as tould you already; and the likes av the fun they made av me, was beyant tellin,' for wrongfully mis- doutin' the poor COW, and laying the blame iy atm piper an her. So we all went into the tint to have it explain ed, and by gor it took full gallon O sperits [ explain it; and we dhrank health and long life 10 Paddy and the COW; and Paddy played that day be- yant all tellin'; and many one said the likes was never heerd before nor since, even from Paddy himself-an av course the poor i'll trated COW was dilrove home again, and many quite day she had wid uz ahher that; and
 whin she died, throth my father had siteh regard for the poor thing, that he had her skinned, and an iligant pair c brooches made out iy her hide, and
 it's in the family 10 this day; and isn't it mighty remarkable if is, what I'n go- in to tell you now, but it's as true as