Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-02-17
PADDY's STORY ABOUT A FOX.

N.
paddy" said squire perhaps you would "a
vor us with that story you told about a fox
''lndeed and will, phase yer honor.
well, ye see. woodranger KEN home one
night mighty tired, for he was out wild n party in
the domain cockshootin that day, and when he got
back to his lodge he threw few logs Of wood ON
the fire To make himself comfortable, and took
whatever little mather he had for his supper, and
afther that he felt himself so tired hs win, 20 bird
It was more to rest hlmself Eke than to Shape for
1t was airly: and 80 he is whit into bid and there
he divarted himself lookin at the fire that was bla
Fin as merry bonfire on the harth.
We'll, as he was layin that way, Just thinning on
noihin at all, what should come into the place bpt
fox. But must tell you what forgot to tell
you before, that the ranger house was on the Dor
theirs OF the wood, and he had no one 10 live with
him but himself, barrin the dogs that he had the
care ~, that was his only companions: and he had
Q hole cut in the door, with a swinging board to
it, that the dngs might go in and out, according as
1t plased them, and oy dad ! the fox KEN in as |
told you, through the hole in the door, as baui
ram, and walked over to the fire and sat fornnst
it.
Now it was mighty provokn that all the dogs
was OUT they were rovin about the woods We
see. lookln TO catch rabbits to ate, or some other
mischief, and 1t so happened that there was not so
much us one individual dog in the place and by
Cos, I'll go bail the fox knew that right well before
he ps. his nose inside the rangers lodge.
Well, the ranger was in HOPES that some OF TIE
dogs id come home and ketch the chap, as he was
10th 20 STIR hand fut himself afeard OF frightenn
away the fox, but, by gor he could hardly, keep
his temper at all, when he seed the fox take off o.
the hob, where he lift it aore he wnt to bed, and
putting the bowl o the pipe in the fire TO kinde it,
Tits thrue AS I'm here, he begun TO smoke for.
nlnst the fire. as nah raj as any other man You ev.
er
.Musha, bad luck to your impudence you long
tailed black guardI says the ranger, and is it smo-
king my pipe you arel On Thin and by ,hs and
by that, and il had my gun convenient to me- it, ;
fire and smoke of another sort, and wha Won
wouldn't bargain for, Id give yu, said he. But
still he was 10th to stir, hopln the dogs id come
home. and by gor INV fine fellow said ne TO the
fox, If one OF the dogs id come home salt pethcr
would save you and that "a sthrong pickle
So with that, he watched unra the fox WASH,
mindlng him but was busy shakn the cinders out
o the pipe when he was done wild it: and so the
ranger thought he was going TO go immediately
after getting air of The fire, and shaugh of the
pipe, and so SAYS he, slaks my lad won LET Won
SO so aisy as all that, cunning you may think
yourself, and wid that he darted towards the door
and got betwane II and the fox and now your
breads baked, my buck, '-,ays he-your breads
baked, and may lie my lord wont have a fine run
out of you, and the dogs at your brisk every yard
you murtherin thief, and the devil mind YOU saws
ne, loE you We lIlt lHnpuuenCe OF h EhWaymaR 3
horse, or it's nor into my house ualher my nose
you'd dare come; and with that he began TO whis
tie for tho dogs. The fox who stood eyeinr him
oil the time that he was speaking, began TO think
that IL was time for him TO jogg, hen he heard
the whistle. and said the fox to himself sTro,h in
decd, you think yourself mighty great ranger
now, snys he; 'and YOU think you're very cute;
but upon my tail, and that's big oalh, Id be sor
~ to let such mallet headed bog trottcr as YOUR
self take dirty advantage OF me land III engage
says the fox, Ill make YOU to lave tina, soon and
sadd,nt;' and with that he turned to where the
rangers brogucs were lying hard by beside the
fire and what would YOU think but the fox took Up
one iv The brocues and went over 10 the fire and
kAFsw 10 into Il.
Il think thatll make you start says the fox.
Devil rcsarve the start SAYS the ranger; that
wont do my buck; the brogues may burn to Gin
dAers, says he. but out o this wont stir, and
thin paitin his fingers in his mouth he Civ a bias,
EswAs,le you'd heard mue oil, and shoassd for
Ne dogs
so that won't do SAYS the fox, We'll must
try another offer, and with that he took up anolh
sr bIogue and threw it into the fire too
There now. says he, you may Keen the other
company; and there's pair wye, as the divil said
Of his knee buckle.
'Oyou thevln varmint, says the ranger. Won
wont leave tact to my feet, but no matther, your
Mead IS wogih uaore nor a pair " brogues 10 me
any day. and by the piper o Blessng,on YOU re
money IN my pocket this very mint saws he and
with that his fingers were in his mouth agin and he
was gong TO whistle, when What do YOU think out
mp ats the tex on his bankers and puts his tw fore
paws into his mouth. maxim game iv the ranger,
Bad luck TO the lie I'm telGn We I
We'll the ranger, and ne wonder, although in a
sage as he was, could not help laughing a, him.
and BY dad he took sch a TT o'laurbinp tha, he
could not whistle; and TIA, vas the cuteness OF
the fox TO gain time; but when his first laugh was
over the ranger recovered himself and gev another
whistle, and says the fox, Il think II would not be
good for my health to stay here much longer. and
I mustn't trite with the BLACKBOARD ranger any
more, says he; | must make him sensible thar rs
best TO let me 60; aud though he haInt understand.
ia TO be sorry for his brogues IN 90 bail IN make
him lave that before he say sparables: saws the
fox; and with that what do you think the fox done
By all that's good, and the ranger owld me out iy
his own mouth, and said he would not have bella
we'd IL only he It; the fox took light piece ~
log out Nv the blazin fire and and run over with
il to the rangers bed and was goin to throw il in
amongst the straw and burn him out of house and
home, 20 when the ranger seed that. he gev shout
st him.
'Hilloo, hIlloo, yeu murtherin villain, says he,
yoa worse than Captain Rock. is il goin for TO
burn me ont ye are, you red rogue iv a ribbon
mani and he made dart between him and the
bed to save the house from being burned. but by
my sowl, tina, was all the fox wanted, and so Jus,
an coon as the ranger quilted the hole in the door
that he wasI landing forninst, the fox let 60 the
blazing Tags and made enc jump through the door
and escaped.