Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-09-19
NasSCalHHlAN
FROM THE BINGHAMPToN COURIER.
Paddy's Story aboutt the DevH and The
Money Chest ByJ. Houghton, esq

Come, Patel! us the story Of the
Devil that tried 10 steal your uncle's
money chest.
It's myselfll do that same sir. You
see my uncle Barney O'Dermot was edi-
Gated as good Catholic as ever kissed
the Pope's big toe, or drank whiskey
in honor Of st. Pathrick. But twinty
years OF his LIE he had lived in the Aist
Indies where he met with Prothes-
tant wilder with forchin OF tin thou.
sand pounds and ball terrier that was
the sauciest thing alive. So nv uncle
praised the wilder and the wild ler's
dog. though he couldn't bear the crathur
Tor the life of him, il was sich hateful
haste. but next TO herself and her money
barrin' my uncle Barney, the wilder
liked the terrier dog. brkase why p
Why bekase the dog always slept a top
of her money chist; and many's the
time the faithful crathur had druv away
thaves from the house. So my uncle
Barney patted the dog on the head, and
popped the question 10 the widder.-
But She said she'd not be afthcr having
him at all, at all, unless he'd turn pro-
thes ant and damn the Pope. My UNI
Gle thought Of dissolution, aud then OF
the widder--of purgatory. and then OF
the widders money-and he KEN to
conclooshion that he'd rather have the
wilder than absolution, and that he was
willing to run his chance of purgatory,
if he could get her money. So he
walked straight up to her. aud said he,
"li's bargain, Mrs. Bolton! the Devil
burn the Pope, and the praists, for ras-
cally deceivin blaggards. that they are !
So you see, they war married right aft
and IFS many a year that he lived
with her-when she took ii into her
head all at onsi, TO die OF faver, and
left ny uncle a witbower. and the mas.
Their of snug forchin, aud the bull ter
rier to boot Aftbcr that, my uncle
KEN home from the Indies back to ould
Ireland and bought nice country
safe, aud kipt Horses and hounds, aud
the like O. that. BY an by Father Nc
Corkan the ourate Of The Parish, got
his eye upon my uncle's good dinners,
and his chist Of goold-and when be
found my uncle had turned pro!hes!ant,
he said
IAN its vile haretic you've become
MIR. O'Dermot !--sure now, If it is mt 10
the thrue faith you return widin wake
it's sick you'll become, and thin it's die
you will Au' if ye die without abso.
luton from me, it's anathemy marryna-
thy III pronounce over your body, in
stead OF giyin' il daceni christian buri-
/ all"
"Jist go about yer business, for a
meddlin' bIaggard Of a praist that ye
are-It's no dissolution at all Ill be wan-
ting from you, any how, We ould black
ran - said my uncle Barney.
TIE praist whit his ways; and IL,
tfrue for ye, my uncle Barney was Ia
ken sick the next day and thin h,
thought of what the praist had told him
and be began TO relent-he thought h,
would die; ard Thin it was sure, be re
griied he'd turned pro:hestant for th,
widdeF's money, aud asked the prais
for absoIulion.
I'VE wicked sinner" said Father NJ
| Corkan, sits no absoiUiion at all III Civ,
ye 10 dab, unless We give up 10 the flo
Iy Mother, the Church, livery cint O
the goold in the ould oak cbist, shat y
got Of the hareiic woman ye married J.
Och, thunder aud praties said M
uncle, "and is it rob me ye would, G
livery thing, ye cowld hearted praist :
It's absolUtioD, sure, can get muc
chaper from the Pope himself though
damned bim win turned prothetsant !!
tfU 4 Al. Il