Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-23
From fhe Brother Jonathan.

his wife?
Watchman--tlcre he is, sr--Mury Mucocney.
Muity-(A smart, bu, innocent looking fiber.
nan, scratching his ncdjle, and advancing as if the
magistrates desk was gallows) )trolh and amnt.
The divl resaive the wilc iha, ever Murty Muroo.
nv had
Complainant Ia little roundabout lady evidently
fre h from the "gem of the sea, ,")--Oh sasist Of
the world, only hear that and the the mother
his three chldher asself! Mur,y Mulrooney, loA,
me stl sish, in lhe face, few questions
MuHy--( making show Of looking the compIai.
nanl straight in the face but in fact looking any
way ese. )-There now ak thin in wekin
Compainaut-When you wor at home in Ire
t,nd. didn't you live in the town or DuDdalk1
Mury--No! but had a cousin of the same
painc and about me own inches, who lived in that
reishborhood. More be token, hard he got mar.
rcd, and ran away from lis wife
omplanan,-Worn't you waiver be thradc in
,'owj country?
Murty-Yes, and so was me cousin, and bis "a.
ihtr before him!
Comp'anant--And didn', you marry Mory cul.
len ov Castle Bcllingham?
Mury--No, the diyil q taste, thank God but
me cousin dd--and be all accounts he had the hard
bargain ov her
Conn lainan,--An' now Mury Mulrooney, be
the vat;ue ov your oath, aint | Mary Cuilen an
sourself the that married me?
Nurty--De the var'ue CIV twinty oaths, I'm not.
Complginant-Swai him, ginllemin kiss the
book, you bnis; AN thin I'll prove you to be
p,iurer before the whole world
Murty--I,'s out ov her mind she is, your honor
IL tell you Molly, lis me cousin sou main.
Compianant--The divi! cousin you, wouldn't
know your ugly skin on bush in the bog Of Allan
An more betoken, gin,lemin jewel. didn't YOU hear
him calm me Molly
Muriy-l; wos only slip OF tic tongue, your
honor
Magistrate 1t was very suspicious slip Muir
yl Have YOU any mark on him, Mrs. Mulfooncy
Complanan,--I have in ro,h; sn' wan he
wouldn't ii.;o to have mntioned
Multy--B Be the vargin, your homer. 'n as inno.
cen, as child unborn.
Complainnnt-No, Murty; ner as innorcnt as
two year ovid disil! Innocent! Oehensi but sure
that's the innocence that people sent to place
sgont piniion for
Magisra,c-How comes it. Mulrooney, lha. you
deny your wife
Mur,y-Why thin your honor, beksse the dlvi!
aeile ever bad
Comyaiuant-Oh! thin, that the same divil may
cit you, hiuriy Mu.rooney, for saying the Ike. No
bot you hang gallows thief believe It's dozen ov
him you have had; an sure only tho divil shruv
me across you, you'd be ajdin another to tho list
Ia day or Two.
Murty--Don't believe her, your honor; for Mol
y--l main this women heIe--'ud swair blood out
oY iurnip.
Complnirnnt-Ther i, ia s5ia, year honor? He
owes lie knows me karac,er!
Morty--Yes, be the karacter me cousin gave me
himself nigh, I've proud ov
ompiauaH,-Murty, your cousin end yoaEteli
s:1lJ ia tae same pair OF beechcs
MutIy--TLc Lord forbid, if you was the wife TO
wesr them.
Nlagstrs,o--Wa i, in ireland he left you, Mary
Is Low th--and three childher along wild ne-iwC
ov Thin in hand, tnd the other wan undher way
Magstraie--And you followed him out here.
Comp!anant-Dvil folly, for never har'
whore hs wint to. on' thought lie might have beer
honccd or transported ns he desarved; but ken
to this country wild ne friends three months age
Re rcciden,, az that's ito way found the villain
out!
Mu!y- (scro'chins his head, and looking as
be were wishing himself in the moon)-fm tsve
years here come Michnclnas, your honor.
Comploinant-No, nor the sorIow a two o' THU
assslf. for little paddy Is only in his eishteenI
month, an il you're not his father, The div has bee
prowlIn about in your likeness.
Magisro,e-IIow did you find hin out, Mary
Complninpn,-PIl tell your honor, was out
service. As am at Erisent, with MlS,her PeckhaF
in,Erank!in shrser, where scotch girl named Je
nv Cumpbell is The eEillhers's maid. Well s
jenny to me, stz she, i've got eounihTyman
.yours for a sweetheart sez she. 'Oh! ihs d'VI
douh, OF that sez J, for the Scoleh Wimn was
Ways great on Ilish mn,' sfz !. He's comm to ns
70 take 10y wild Us in the kichen,' s'z she. III
welkim,' sez I. An he's been akin me to mar
him reh, or sez she. We'll seL !, If yoa're
the humor you can't be slopt; but don't til
much OF that marriage meself. b,l,aze Of q raIsIi
had 'I'm tEryin 10 pot him off Tor month
two SCI she An dses'n. be like III ssE |. ~
sez she, for he sez he !oger 50 d,sparale Il
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