The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-06-17
from the Picayune.
I ION Ihe Ilcdy uhe.
\ STORY OF THE WIDOW HOGAN'S
COW

\ STORY OF THE WIDOW HOGAN'S
COW.
The following story was told few even
ings since by an Emeralder 10 one OF his
companions, the latter of whom is some
thing of turIman aud had that day been
to the Louisiana Course and witnessed
very interesting race which he vas Drag
ing about.
"Arrah, be aisy Pat wid yer stbories iv
yer great races wId Sary Baden an Grey
Medoc, an Boston au' Gano, an oil The
rist " ser nags an cteathurs, whin all iv
them would be nothing intirely, kimparcd
w,d the racing animals iv oaId irelacd
lhai'li rim their two mile Gu three quarters
in half The time, an thin tossh Of CLASH
oy whiskey wild the company. ShtOp bit
I'LL light me pipe, an III niarm ye " a
race that'll bate this country or amy other,
Ye ,es the boys " Mulinavai had fist
returned from the Limerick fsces, whn
VIVA, should inter their bids bu, to mex up
race jIsi to paZe the girls an be way ~
making a lntle shport, but there was no "a
ces horses TO be had, 90 the diyil one
" oil, 10 consequences ~ having med allihe
arrangements widoui thinking iy the hor
ses al all at all, the boys was forced TO tex
Larry O'Doro,y's Guild lame horse, an
Wildly Iogan's COW. Och that was The
COW for yc, sure, she'd outrln the diyil an
all his imps in the bargain amy day, an
there wasn't sowi IN Mulinaya,, nor twin.
~ miles to The back iy that, barriu' the
Wildly Hogan, could come up wild her
Wen, the peslormanshis iv the day begun
wild foot 4re iv quarter Iy nile hate,
which vas t-aa:,iuIly coolisied botwane
rai aicgu;ro an Micky Cosyins the shoe
maker, an no doubt but Milky would y
won, il Pat hsd't run agin him Just nf;er
they shtarled, which h.cky resinted aud
sh.ruck Pat blow uniher tie leg, au' ihin
KEN three rounds aich, fair play, the last
oy which settled poor Micky iniirely. -
Ih;n the foot race being owver, the piper
shtFuck up the Spug " Shillelah, as sig
nil for sh;artin' an off they whit, Larry
mounted on his ould haste, an the Wildly
Hogan ashlriJe the COW, wild all the buys
in Muliluava, rinniu' after them for The
bare life. Fat au' be jaibers bu, the bl,.
ling rim high that time. Twlu,y to Que
On tie Wildly D9ne,' siz the pralshi.
I'D wager yees lin month ould pig ngin
q couple IL murphies on the horse, sed Bar
uev Iaouny. Done siz Pat McGuire.-
Name time away win. amidst the shouts ~
the boys. Och, whack 90 i, Wildly
Don't be bate By COW, Larry ar so
%, I'll tie COW, catching a sight is the
horse passing her, l(Or the ouid creaihur
bad his lame leg creased an bit 10 ortbcr
IN ~ln, shmar,,) shinck, her tail in the air
IN med at him iul tit, an bet him blow,
tina! sinl him an Larry, one be the other,
nalc an comfortable on the grass, whilst
The :" idoy KEEP on I'LL the ind " the coorsc,
an tim KEN sbPor. The boys plled the
oBld horse With turf, an Larry pitcd IT
BACK at thin; an wld that they pied one
mother tiIl j. was all, Phiiloo Tarrina.
res Shiann clare Away yin, turf, an
nurphles, an, shlIeIahs; of wlnt boss.
an bang wiut shi'leahs; on the bids, an
maiaufs wint TO a great height whin the
girls inter:ared: the ould piper started a
juan from Gghln' they al whit to dane.
81. The boys brooched a barrel " wins.
key, and natter saody niger occurred in
hullnagat from the tine " Methuselum TO
this day, and tho Wildly very year, imme
dlately aiihcr the Limerick races, kapes Up
the daHirerary IN The old cor.