Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-08-05
AN IRISH ,sKgIMMAGE

Cierkenmaft~-Mrs. Eleanor Donovan, q
tidy good. locking little dame, but whose
natural beauty was sadly obscured by a
pair of artificial black cyes, appeared ~
court 10 prefer n charge of assault agninat
one Histhcf Patrick Early, whom she de-
sorlbed as 'nehor an first cousin by her
afeat.gfan mother SIDE There was across
warrant against Mrs. nonovan's husband Of
the suit oil Mr.. Early. and both were diss
posed oI at the satne time. Each OF The
parties was attended by a host Of witness.
SEES, and Alt Of them, principals included,
exhibited The ustal uneuuivoeal tokens Of
mn Enefala sskrimmage,' not ono ofthem
being minus a black eye, OF some other
conspicuous Disagreement of the human
face divine
Yer manners wersetips,' began Mrs.
Donovan, after devoutty blessing herself,
and giving the Testament a hearty smack,
yer hammer, II was on Tchuesjay the last
AZ was. | was sittin' in me own room, on
VA rsin' wild Nelly Nowlan about ould
times an the like, an saisonin' the dis
course wild a dhrop Of comfort, and the
pitvaties boilin for me husbands bit nv
dinner, whln who should kum in bet Mas.
Their Patrick here. An sis he, God save
all here,' ses he. An ye're wellkin,
pathriek,' SOS I. for | seed as he'd been hav.
my a dhrop, an | thought it bctther to be
civil. AN maybe Nelly SEES he, 'yoll be
afther fndin' me the loan Of u sh,|lin' this
mornin,' ses he, quite coaSing. 'Errah,
thin, SEES |, dye think | carry The four la.
we'd shamrock about me- ses |. that |
should have 80 much money, an il Only
the beginning OF the week. ses /, 'Begor,
ses he, L must have il. Nelly SEES he. {
baderskin,' sis /, spanking civil all the while
where 'ud | ge, it; an be the same token,
ses t. meseIt I'D be obIeeged t,iye fye't
pay me. the hppence ye W me,' ses
for SEES |. AN ovid debts hettker nor III
,owld grudge amy day;..ses |; when up b,
, Jumps, an made moie to do but hot me
cruel poulthouge hetune the two eyes tina
sent me sprawlin' on The aure; an thin m
husband KEN in. an then | screeche
. .murther' for the bare l,fe os me, an thi
the nibors KEN in, an thin they all bega
: fchtin' like mad, an thin--hut meseI
= disremembers all The rest Of il yer har
|, ncr."
: Mrs. Nelly Nowlan was then called "
on to supply the hiatas oe casloned by Mr.
: Donovan's want OF recollection, and sh
: eofirmed her statement as far as it wen
: sAn'whln Pat Early continued Mr.
: Nowlan. when he sthruck Nelly Done
van. an whia her husband KEN in, the'
! was a regular skriinmage amongst Us al
an
- The Masistrate-And you took part
: i'll supposed
.Trothit's mese.f as did that same, y
:. wersciip. said Mrs. Noslan smiling, a
; why shouldn'tl9
AN didn'tyou' pelt me with The bolll
e. p~raties7' asked Mr.. Early, AN then didr
,e YOU whack the pot at me and sind n
N clane over the bannisthers7 Come nc
ve'r e on yer hessedoath, Nelly Nowlar
i. Faith T did, returned Nelly, AN dl
ia lie I'll tell about il.
in AN didn't you hease he kittle OF DC
= in wather at Tim C~alIaghin, an the thr
e; legged stool that hot him in the mouth a
nj med him swaliy all his teeth at onest?'
Musha. my boy o. chi ckled M
>. Nowlan, Il don't deny it, and ! hope they
!. nisv on his stomach Laughter
f thin, may the distl dhItse ye to LII