American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-03
JOINT OCCUPATION.
TUE WHOLE OR NONE!


A case came before the Recorder Yesterday,
involving point, if not precisely like, at least
bearing n strong snilitude to that at issue on
the Oregon question; wi h the difference, how
ever, that tins grew out of domestic relations,
whilst that has had its orig n in our foreign re-
latiOns A little carrot-coored haired Irish
woman, with ii bonnet that had been knocked
into Il cooked hat, liboring under no pressure
from without by bodice, or no distortion of
shape fIum hustle occupied chair in the
Court, in Il parallel line with the bench of the
Recorder. She appeared to labor under con-
siderable excitement, and not being furnished
with that fashionable article OF ref IgeratiOna
fan-slIe made a substitute for it Ut the corner
Of her shawl, which she mimbly piled TO and
fro, in the vicinity Of her face. On the side
seat sat u man with a round, red face, rather
extensive mouth, liberal supply of teeth, and
q quiet but humorous blue eye. His chin rest
ed on his loft hand aud his elbow rested on his
knee. lie seemed to gazo on his old hat, or
caltbsSn, as In,enty as a fort une-teler would
at the lines Of ones hand, chewing his tobac-
90 quid and the quid of bitter fancies at the
sanap timo.
"1'erence Toomey?" said the Recorder, a
few moments after we entered the Office. 80,
in thrOght then he's here, p" said the lady in the
., broken bonnet, "looking as quiet and payable
IS if butther wouldn't melt in his mouth"
, "Here, sur" said Terrence, for such seemed
to be the name Of the man whose passive posi-
ton we have Just described "flere, sur, )" said
no, as soon as the silence of the lady in the
battered bonnet would permit the Recorder to
hear him.
'Nancy Toomey?" said the Recorder. ooh,
isn't that ne?" SAID she in the broken bonnet
tl,p Il hat
] laid me two lookn' eyes Ola the blackguard
there, that give me such name; and if it
wasn't for the sake Of the poor Childher, sure
ID a meal Of v,ttles Id liver eat in the same
house wild him, the -"
''Silence! madam" said the Recorder; "you
arc charged before me with disturbing the
neighborhood where you live, last night, and II
it would now seem that you mean to disturb
the Court, also"
Mrs Toontu. -"And I'd like to know, YOU
Amber, if | could help it, I'd like to know il
yourself had three small childer, and one Of
them in the measles and another at the breast
how you'd like your lawful husband to be
comm in to you ivry night at l2 or O'Clock
after benz out galivanlin' the whole night vic
tho Lord knows who. How d you like that
ak you?"
The Recorder told Mrs. Toomey that he wal
unable to correctly appreciate such position
aud at the same timr informed her that any do
mestic difficulties under which she might labor
was no justification for her disturbing the quie
.. ofthe neIghborhood in which she resided.
y ooh, it's all very we'll for you to talk so, Re
:, eordher, jewell" said Mrs. Toouey, shut
Saint from Heaven couldn't stand the doin't
and carryin's on of that decayvn' BLACKBOARD
Where did catch him when he sed he wa:
soin' to John Donaho'S wake, tother night, bu
as cosey as you playse, sittin' beside Mary
Moore in Brien MONEYS back parlor, and {
smokin' pitcher o. whiskey punch before them
Wasn't that purity conduct for married maj
and the father Of family Wasn't"
''Stop, Madam" said the Recorder, "thc
present charge has nothing to do with wha
me hear what Terrence has got to say. Ter
renee, stand up and state what was the cause o
the disturbance last night between you and Mrs
Toomey'"
"Well, 'pon me sowl, sir" said Terrence
81 believe it would be aysier to how'd on to
"Leprechnun than to do that, for if know
what was t. 20 cause of it no more than thu
man in the moon, may | be a mile stone. Nan
cy gets into the tanlrum betimes, and when sh'
does, she's like Larry Meals wild coult (colt
q; there's no stopping her."
so, negnbors!" sid Mrs. Toomey "wit
ness that; listen to the cGract,r my lawful hus
band gives"
"Be silent, saw" called out the Recorder
imperatively. eco on, Mr.. Toomey, and &C
count for the disturbance"
swell, your amer, as | ras sayin',n contnu
ed Terrance, "lhere's nc accounin' for it,
Begosty she was for cummin the Oregon gam,