Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-04-23

ing him. Those that read may under
stand.
PIcTURE OF AN IRIsHMAN.--An Irish
man is man with two ideas, no better than
one to wit, a right one and wrong one !;
between which, like two stools, his wit
becomes constantly to the ground. Then
it is as natural for him to blunder as to
breathe bissign is Taurus, for he is con.
stantly uttering dilemmas with horns TO
them. Verify, the experienced matador of
Seville would be sorely taskedt to encounter
all the bulls which come out Of his mouth.
Hence he is Catholic by nationality; for
the Pope makes bulls likewise, and is there.
fore a mere Irishman born at Rome. For
the rest Of his religion he confesses to, at
least, nine Of the seven mortal sins and,
above all, Sabbath breaking, by which he
understands eating flesh on Friday. In
his politics he is commonly partisan, his
main aversion being trimmer or as he
describeth him, man who sits on both
Emerald Isle to be the brightest ruby in
the English crown; and recommends Eng
land and Ireland to unite in repeating the
union. He hath a scheme FOR reducing
tithes from a tenth to fifth and another
for furthering tho education Of the poor by
means of Sunday school twice week.
In hospitality he is prince like, for he givelh
all he hath, though it be but. a potatoe.
sit is not much, he saith but you are as
welcome as the flowers in May, If It was
twice as little. In amicality, he win stick
to friend so long as he hath stick to do it
withal for he IS not so much member
of a club as member Of him to wit, his
shiIlelah, which, as it cannot write written
hand, makes always its mark. To see
him in his glory, as the fidus Achates Of
oil mankind, you must behold him at the
fair of Denny where the heads look
up at the eudgels, like Scottish man at
an old acquaintance, when he says unto
him, 8 Come. gie's your cracks !" Next
To- Donnybrook, his delight IS q duel, or
pistol.duet, wherein he prefers to play first
rather than the second but he takes It
amiss ifthere be not a lit, even on his own
side. Rather than fail Of challenge, be
would call out deaf man to a ball IN hrs
ear nay, he hath been known, for want Of
other satisfaction, to blow out his own
proper brains. Hence war, which is the
multiplication Of duel, is quite bis ele.
mens, only that be is far more fierce In
multifarious fight his last threat to bis
enemy being that be viii cut off his head
i oa1 sb,1s.s e =. H. g. - -, 1<t,6 he
flame is ike unto j kitchen fire, which
requireth wide range for he is a sex.
agenarian, or il love with some sixty 81
the sex at once. Yet for all this special
License, he doth not incline 10 marry for 4
is better, he saith, 70 be walking with tie
darling jewel Of girl bs the sweet Iight
ofthe Young May moon, IN the beautifn
groves Of Blarney, than to Be the man Il
The honey moon, looking about for hirnsel
with q lantern. Sometimes, howeYer, b
will hunt fortune BY way Of chance, bu
hc IS apt to outrun L as well as bis own
whcreupon Re betakes himself to poteen
which consoles him for his single blessed.
ness. BY making il seem double. &
conclude, be ends as be lived, with spirit
8 aloger of fun and frolic to the last, an,
ever noble generous and free. LOndo.
Sgay.
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