Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-07-19

served in the same way and how a wicked monk, |
in days of old, had died like basic, because he
stole one Of the precious hairs, and sold II to car
digan for bottle of whskey. All this was well
enough; but still the tail continued tail of mys-
terry. We turned mploringly to Tim for soln.
tom and Tim in return gave us look, which said
as plainly as words could express, al could if |
would but I'm not to be wheedled." little bri-
berry, and great deal Of blurney, however, produc
ed their usual effects; the ice appeared to be thaw-
ing Tim was melting into state of compliance.
The gentlenan-keeper deposited the jewel in Its
ancient resting place quietly folded his arms and
seated himself upon the huge old chest and we as
quietly followed his example. 1t was evident some-
thing was coming, and expectation was on tptoe
Tins tongue, we he'd perceived from the first, was
hung upon the perpetual motion princple-once
set going, it stopped not until worn out and iis
powers being now directed to an calculation Of the
mysteries of the tail we had nothing t. do but to
act the part Of respectable listeners 1t is certain.
! ~ Il matter of regret that Tins rich aud racy
broguc his genuine llibcrncisms, cannot be trans
feTed literally to our pages; to make amends for
this, 1t is our intention, next time we visit Bay-
h0ugh, to induce Tim to write mis- own history OF
the tall and if this is not well received by dis
corning public, we shall certainly say that taste is
delunct, and at once set about writing its cpitaph.
"Arrah." said Tim, commencing his narrative,
"but this precious jewel is the thing itself! there's
nothin' in the whole wide arth to compare wild 1t !!
Och darlin' tail, wasn't Bayhaugh different sort
of place before We walked into il? Pretty divils
were the boys then-a days, and hard work was it
for his Iverince, the prase, to get them safe through
purgatory, and some aternally bad that the
blessed bishop himself couldn't put them into the
right road. Och murther! but they were diyils
unborn, and the biggest uivil among them all was
one Nike Lcary. spapcen whose name shouldn't
be mentioned In daceut society but that we can't
help it. BE dad it was strange that SIGH all ever
lasting raggamuffin should have been the names Of
given US SIGH giit-a gift which all the kings OF
the artb if they put all their gold and all their jew
els together, couldn't buy, nor get another like it,
for this plain reason, that there isn't another to be
had. The animal this wagged behind was what
the larned called rara aus and, his rverince has
often told me, had but one tail.
"Ihis Mike Leary, us | told yer honors before,
was broth OF boy, as unslnctlied sinner as
the land could produce. Divil bit o mischief was
there going on but Mike had his hand in it. He
lived all alone, and by himself, and Ills cot was
rarely seen by any eye but the crows, as it few
over the mountain the boldest ventured not to visit
him where he dwelt, for awful tales wee told Of
the doines thereabout. And yet, wthall, the lad
was not unsoclal; lie was always foremost in the
fun at fights, and at fairs, at wakes and at we'd
dngs. No one ever knew him to work, or to win,
to buy, or to sell, and yet his uristack always
high; he never was wldout prates on his floor, or
pork in his sly; but how did he get 'em? That's
the question | should like to have answered.
MAY be they come naturally, as manners do to
monkeys, or ptchfork tongues to women, or may
be"-and here Tim crept close to and spoke low,
-" evil sperts supplied him. and tits said nfarnal
creatures were sometimes seen dragging swine, al
ready fitted and shaved, up the mil, while the poor
bostes so frightened that they said not word
but went like lambs to the slaughter. And, as to
the prates and turf, they positively walked up Of
= their own accord, and niver nefered with shout
IS if they met one, but jst said Good night anC
i passed on There was strange dongs in those far
n oN days. If child caught the masels, the mother
vowed it all OWN TO Mike; If a COW Sllppct
: into ditch, donkey grew melancholy, lie wa:
y certain to have n hand i'll it. Not thing happen
Cd good bad. indifferent for miles around tina
y Mikes powers were not called into question Mike
/ sartiny was rind to some, particularly to his kit
l. and kim AS an instance of this, though he regur
u ed no land himself, he niver labored, he tool
e care to provide all his relations with the best thu
/ neighborhood could bestow; if the hesita
e ted, Mike dispatched his compliments, and assured
r them that it perfectly necessary for their owl
Y good, and the pace Of society, that they shout
s. comply with his trinds request, and let them hay
G. the acres. They seldom needed a second admoni
De tlon If any OF his own fancied q wife, and III
ID parent the maiden, was bold enough to say M
IN Mike limited softly to them that he should feel
III bliged by their so far honorng his family; and
us they still hesitated, he would condesceud to pa
ne them personal visit, not as the lily-lvered spa
poems do nova days. in the dark night, but
IN broad day, and gintay strappng the damsel on h
nd horse carry her off TO the nurest praste. Mike
n his own sole person was the parliament Of his pal
lis sh, and fax, he was judge and jury too, and tu
Oh her, whlnver occasion required, he niver failed
lg execute his own DEGREES. No one for momeI
a. dreamt of opposing him; he was universally bC
10 laved to have on his side u power which nothl
ed human could withstand. In those days we hudn
nc the Sassenachs, neither their laws nor their re
* coats; and, supposing they had been here-wh
nd then? No laws can bind, and soldiers niver WEI
Use and nver will be able to fight against divis, ar
OF these most assuredy Mike had at his fingers ends
nd Here, although Tim made no pause, we Coz
not avoid asking ourselves what on earth all til
rd- had do with the tail 1t did not appear that Mi
to had, however likely subject for long voyag
ere travelled in strange lands and certainly it stood
fessed that such tail was Of Homegrown. ID
yer he associate with, keep, feed, and CHERISH sor
ma strange beast in his out-oi-the-way den I
ie' mountain and had lie in moment of anger splice
all. disappointment or forgetfulness mutated Its Fl
IN proportions? The generosity, kindness, and al
the ability of the Irish character, at once negativ
THE assumption. Had it been head instead of
de- tail, should at once have assigned it to sol
&c HYDRA some joint stock monster, creature who
am loss Of heads is OF such frequent occurrence as
cen be scarcely entitled to notice.
ler- Could it be disjonted member, which, VIC
iii out with continual agitation, had spontaneous
lay dropped? Unfortunately for this solution of I
Tue enigma, Mike houlished in golden age, in an
not yrhen COLLAGE Green retained its verd,re and
tain snronts warranted of native renring amidst viii
Iy- the Hibernian bucks reveed, strangers to dec
ors or any mortal i'll.
peel This was poser; speculation was complies
-es foored, conjecture dead beaten. Nothing rema
qua ed but to turn again to oracle and guide"
sill Of would take long dav.n continued rim. 8
as mintion all Misther Mikes doings; but must
Of tell We that he cared not snap o the finger for
81 praste himself; whnver he crossed his rivernc
ans path he would be after cooking his eye, or putt
one his tef of finger to his nose and yit his holm
Lall strived hard to convart the sinner.
nta- WtPlood an oonsl - he would saw twbat do
AVE think will become O. ye Mike Leary, unless ye
De- allher mendinS yer ways? There's II very d
corn gintleman looking close afther ye Mike Leary,
d9e if once yo git into his claws, let tell we, all
am saints couldn't git ye out agin. Come to mi
Us. Nike, and pay your praste his honest dues, and