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

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Of the praties.'
&C Dear praties murphies, or whatever nams
yhs Famed may eau yci love yG The same If c,,
And I'll sing till rm tired in praise of the root
Jist scbrnpe thom ginaly when put in the pot,
Aud take them up smoking, and ate them quite hotj
And while on their beauties my shout is rcgaln',
I'll loudly proclaim they require no rspaln'.
Wild buttermk, shuro, for prince they're fhsto
Jheros nuthn' like pntes, wos morrill, SOUTH or east
e @ hS Tf s %fS sar vii ne lE oSsse
The gntos may talk of their fruit from nfar,
on ihe grape aud the paeh tho apple and pear,
hut the pioty so mob, the pray is mine
May the proy and shamrock forever intwine"
"Whether Mike had finished his song or not
tisnt aisy to say, but It's sartin that gntle and
purte tap at the door sllenced him intirely.
"'Murther and who is it there? Come in, and
plase ye, as We gncrnlIy do, through the kayhole
or down the chmbly.' But the invitation was de-
cllned, and the tapping continued. After some de-
lay, Nike went to the door, and opened it, aud to
be sure very dacent looking gintieman stood on
the threshold lie didn't stop to be asked but
walked in, as if he had been stcppin into his own
house.
"Quite at home sir!' said Mike.
"1o be sure, Misthcr Mike, and arn't we glad
to see me p said the stranger
Seem as how haven't yer honor's acquain-
lance, | carn't very well say whittier Tin glad or
sorry to see ye, but if yer honor will be plased to
tell where we larntm name, perhaps shall be able
to answer
"'We shall be better acquainted soon Misther
Leary.'
"Maybe, or maybe not whispered Mike to him
| SELF
"The stranger fine, tall man; he walked
to the fire. and seated himself in the chinbleycor
ner large wide cloak covered him from head to
| heel, and Mike was ray Their surprised to that
although the rain was comm down in a flood, not
drop had touched it. He wore singularly shap-
| ed hat; his face quite sllded and he appeared
anXiously to conceal his feet Mike KNOWN as
the lad was, couldn't exactly understand his visitor
and was quite curious to fad out who he was, and
what he wanted. He had nothin' of the praste
about him; the police wasn't born: who else was
bold enough to intrude on Mike? The lad was
fairly puzzled.
"'l hope yer honor had pleasant walk up the
HILL said Mike, re opcnin' the conversation
"'Qulte delightful, Misther Leary; it was the
fineness of the night that induced me to pay we a
visit
"This was rayher unintelligible to Nike seem
1t was what might be honestly called, the 'divil's
| own weather.
IBID yer honor asily find the way up'' inquir,
ed Mike.
"'Quitc asily, indeed I was lighted all the way,
said the stranger, pointing to the ghtnn'.
mike stated himself by the fire, opposite his Wis
itor, and endeavored to get peep at his face, but
the man was too deep; there sarlinly was somethin
very singular about him. Mikes blood began tc
get warm, but the appearance, and the free ant
fearless manner OF the stranger, kept him quiet; II
fact, Mike changed from hot to cold, and in few
}, minutes he began to feel perhaps he had Reve
felt before, confoundedly afraid of the man before
him. The stranger glanced frequently at Mike
and the very peculiar expression of his well-shadeC
eyes made the lad feel quare and uncomfortable
lie fidgeed about, and began to consider where he
should light upon his biggest sbillelagh. lie sar
tnly, than once, wished the stranger in very
warm climate. He seemed perfectly to understand
II lhouOltS. 10
2 inquiries aflher his health and he asked ather oil
his frinds, and how they gettin III the world
and what they had been dom lately and whethe
K Mike had been busy, and all SIGH things, and 81
many of them, that Mike began to think him frint
Of the family, which the stranger confirmed by say
d i'm
. "'I feel great INTEREST, Mike Leary in all tina
q concarns ye, and have strong desire 10 ye
e if we will jst be ather lettin Inc know how | cal
: do it,
e "'By maxim yerself scarce,' Mike would hav
}, said, but he didn't. He was ravther onaccustoui
j. ed to resave, and seldom needed, offers OF assist
ance, so he hardly knew what to say, and therefor
said notbin'.
l. "1he stranger wasn't at all surprised at anythil
n Mike said or didn't say; he played with the lad q
is We would-with wol-hooked trout or delicat
n morsel that we've only to open yer mouth to swa
+ low. He continued: Il have been thnkin', MisthC
r Mike that ye would like to pay visit; in trut
70 have called specially to invite ye, and as the ey
ut min is so agreeable we shall find time bette
? than the prsint. My sarvnts and frinds have Ion
n been expectln' yc Misther Leary, so yell have
It occasion to fear inconvanencln' u.s.
ID "'Arrah will said Mike, hardly KNOWN VIII
at he was sayin'.
re "'My risdince is q considerable distance fro
I'd bis but it will take we very little time to raat
l." it," Not SO long, we could not help hoping
Id it takes you, Tim, to reach the tail.
is "'Shal we start at once p continued the strange
(l..,ta hon, hat
e, thnkin' yer honor must be faint; so, perhaI
n before CO. yell be takin slice o the bacon,
id there isn't better under the moon--and dhrop
ne the raal stuff, the gnune dew and Mike point
he proudly to key in the corner, - don't spake OF
IN and Mike winked at his visitor, but made it N
air SELF
nj "'It was sartnly kind o We Msther Leary
ed think o the bacon; and Pm obleeged to we for t
dhrops that comm, and carn't fiud it in me
ne refuse yer Offer
use "Mike jumped up suddenly 10 rake the fire
to gether, and takn the stranger rayther by supri
for his cloak had slipped aside, he saw someth
,rn that nearly made him jump back agen; but the
sly smothered his eelins and just went on wild his
he as if he'd seed nothln at AL.
ERA "'Malely mnrther! thought said he to hims
its 'but the sacrets out; but Mike Leary is safe
ch yet and, be dad but he intinds kapin SO. Yen
ay, deep ould file; but jst name for we to pay
lodgns'
ely mike hustled about, fookin' ailher the grdr
in but he couldn't find it nowhere-and how could
consldern' he hadn't one? 1t warnt under
'to bed, nor under the table, it hadn't got among
jist pigs, and Mike had no neighbor to borrow it;
the thought 1t must be in the corner behind his visit
e's and there, enough he didn't find it, but he
ing see tundering big tail curled round and rou
ess and the tip turned up like snakes head, and
this the owner quietly fancied was covered up
We his cloak, but it wasn't 'Now's the time thou
be Mikes and he very nately slipped one end of i
ark ter over the tall and fastened the other to nail
and the wall.
the "This was a strange way, yell be thinkin',
ass, sarve frnd, but Mike didn't fancy baancin'
ye accounts Just yet and he felt sarian his mosther
called for a settlement, so he thought he'd t
siss round, and open new score. Perhaps he made
ler his mlnd 20 "a! ~ timer weather. Nj
nto- pertinded to go outside the house TO 10T
ab- grdlron. lie took one short pape in at the win
whn he saw the dyil already began to get fidp