The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-03-07
From the n. o. Delta.
JOINT OCCUPATION
THE WHOLE OR NONE!

case came before the Recorder Yesterday
involving point. if not precisely like, at least
bearing strong slmilitude to that at issue an the
Oregon question; with the difference, however
that this grew out of domestic relation. willis,
that has had It's origin in our foreign relations
A little carrot colored haired Irish woman. with
bonnet that had been knocked into checked
hat, laborIng under no pressure from without by
bodice, or no distortion of shape from bus,le
occupied chair in the Court, in parallel line
with the bench of the Recorder She appeared
to labor under considerable excitement, and not
being furnished with that fashionable article of
refrlgeratlon-a fan-she made substitute for i,
OF the corner of her shawl, which she Dimblv
piled to and fro, in the vicinity of her face. On
the slde-seat sat a man with round red face.
rather extensive mouth, liberal supply of teeth
and quiet but humorous blue eve His chin
rested on his left hand and his elbow rested nm
his knee tie seemed to gaze on his old hat,
or cGubeen, as intently as fortune teller would
at the lines of ones hand, chewing his tobac
CO qud and the quid of bitter fancies at the same
time.
Terence Toomey 2" said the Recorder.
few moments after entered the office 40
in throght then he's here" said the LADY ia the
broken bonnet, I" looking as quiet and payable as
At butlher wouldn't melt in his mouth"
Here, sur said Terrence, for such seemed
sition we have just described" Here. sur
said he, as soon as the silence of the lady in the
battered bonnet would permit the Recorder tn
hear him.
Nancy Toomey 2" said the Recorder
Oh, isn't that me 2" said she in the broken
bonnet, and sure it the sorry day TO me liver
| laid me two Iookin' eyes on the blackboard
there, that give me such name and if it wasn't
for the sake of the poor childher sure ID
I'M of IN, h. L
him, the"
g Silence, madam" said the Recorder: Won
are charged before mo with disturbing the neinh
borhood where you live, last night and il wonId
now seem that you mean to disturb the Court
also"
Mrs. Toomey.-" And I'd like to know vonr
Amber, if could help it? I'd like to know
if yourself had three small childer, and one of
them 10 the measles and another at the breas,
how you'd like your lawful husband to be comm
in TO you ivGy night at IL or O'clock after helm,
out gallivaDttn' the whole night wild the Lord
knows who. How'd you like that ak YOU ?"
The Recorder told Mrs Toomey that he was
unable directly TO correctly appreciate such DO
slton, and at the same time informed her ,ba,|
any domestic difficulties under which she rniobt
labor was no justification for her disturbing the
quiet of the neighborhood in which she resided.
g Oh, it's all very well for you to talk so
htCoiu"s'' jewell sdiu HhIS. rooney, " but
Sant from Heaven couldn't stand the doip's and
carryin's on of that decayyin' BLACKBOARD. Where
did ! catch him when he sed he was poin' T.,
John DOnahO's wake, tother night, but as cosev
as you payse, sittin' beside Mary Moore in Rrieo
MONEYS back parlor, and smokin' pitcher a,
whiskey punch before them. Wasn't that purtv
conduct for married man and the father of a
family? WASN'T"
Stop, Madam" said the Recorder. " the
present charge has nothing to do with what tonL |
place 10 Bron Moneys back parlor. Let nae |
hear what Terrence has got to say. Terrence
stand up and state what was the cause of the
disturbance last night between you and Mrs /
Toomey %
Well, pom me sowl, sir" said Terrence
(" believe it would be aysier to howld on to q
Leprechduu% than to do that, for If know vyb,I
was the cause Of it no more than man in the