Litchfield enquirer., 1837-11-09

FMtckGet M'SherTy. y.-About fifty years ago. the ship Franklin arrived at PhiIadni- phia from Londonderry. with an assorted cargo olive stock, the. known by the de- siguation of Redeniptioners. On" ofthese, q robust made, strapping young fellow, called Michael M'Sherry, was selected un board the vessel in llle Delaware, and pur- lchased from the captain by fulfilled, round sllOnldered Dutch farmer, named Simon Stover. Simon was particularly fond of a Ieette s'ceet Uinc, and lectle goot brandy. Oi"c, when he met with any clever mer- chant wh" would give him treat: and even at his own expense, he generally in- dulged himself in the morning with niske trinke of some kind of spirits, made more palatable with a beaten egg. MT. Slower was we'll pleased with the appearance of his Irisher, and having equipped him in a decent new suit ofhabiliments took his de- parttre one afternoon il, u gig, aud after re- peated libations, they both arrived safe at the little town of Darby, where they slept. Next morning, afier some gg-nog and bitters, they started again, and M'Sher- " being by this time pretty well acquains- ed with tho peculiarities of his German companion, thought il would be nn difficult matter, and no sin, not only to obtain his liberty in this land of freedom, but also to put little money in his pocket 10 help him along tue road. When Mir. Slower had slackcd his thirst so frequently as to rem der him completely insensibie 10 what was passing around him, his man Mikc drove on the high road into lane, and having escaped himself in the Dutchman's broad trimmed hat, in exchange, and thus meta- morphosed they arrived at one of the inns at Chester, a little after dark--M' Sherry rassing himselfa as the master and the Dutch farmer as the man. 1t was no easy mat ter to get MT. Slower carried up stairs to bed 1; however, there he was at length de- posted, M'Sherry all the while having cursed his Ill luck in having laid out his mo- ney upon drunken hog of a Dutch Re- demptionsr, and offered to dispose of him to any person who would be bothered with him for half his cost. He was not long without a purchaser. A bargain was struck; 100 was paid down for him by the landlord himself. M'Sherry wassup before day the next morning, and while the horse was putting into the gig, hc told the new master that the frs! thing Simon Slower would call for would be eeg-nog. Away goes Mr. Sherry in tho Dntchman's gig, and the hundred dollars in his pocket; and the landlord had scarcely got back to his bar-rocm, when the floor over head was vi- olently disturbed by MT. Slower striking i, repeatedly with the leg of chair, while he lay enjoying himsolf ;" his bed. Wha, do you make rumpus for, you lazy scoun- drel?' exclaimed ,he landlord on entering the room. Get up in tho twinkling of a bcd-post, and come down stairs to your work; have bought you from your mas ter, and will make you know your business ere long, Some egg-nog-some egg nog, landlord bring me some hot cgg-nogr I'll egg-nog you. you drunken rascal 2 replied the landlord !; and going down to the bar room, he returned with tremendous wag- gon whip, with which he laid on poor Si- mon's s back and shoulders, as if he had been a stalled horso on township road. 'I'll egg-nog you, you beast of a Dutchman I'll take the worth of my hundred dollars out of your lazy carcass, or my nan,e's no, Jim! The Ddtchman continuing 10 voc ciferate for his egg-n0g, and to threaten vedgeance upon the whole house, was tied fast to the beds;ead, and al length becom- ing partly sober, was made to understand the transfer that had been negotiated, and began to perceive the trick that had been played upon him by his man Mike; and it was not until after repeated reservations of las being the real master, and the Irishman, redemptioner, that the landlord was per- suaded to ride to Philadelphia, and bring ont a respectable merchant, who rccog- nizcd the unfortunate detenu as Mr. Simon Stover, an old and wealthy inhabitant ol Frederic co. Md. whose only failing wa. his too frequently moistening lis clay. Tc conclude, Michael drove somewhere into ile western part of Pennsylvania. married fine. bouncing girl, (the only daughter o
 a rich farmer,) who could vault over five rail fence, cradle two acres of wheat before dinner, and carry barrel of -four on one shonlder across tho ibreshing floor: became a proprietor or land himself, and dysng fuI
 of years and honor. left considerable es. tate to his wife, and the young M'Sherrys.
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