The Arkansas banner., 1847-11-08

eroesriss haa hesn ven sAdiest tlsy woula adjourn b large leE hoase adjacent and polsh tis yunch. ons-tAs Acor sf said heass bsing laid with thni suhstahtIAl article, no sooneF resolved than com nhsneed, soon was io hs sen every man win his boana. ercssine for csasrss adustiag fosk diamond snd elEsuiar uarks of snia centres eaeA scesfding te Ais notion.
 The match bsEah and gallon succeeded gailoa until the shooting became rafher danRsfoas than esherviss. when ons gentleman proposed aa there was peuty of the Ile-s-eern toeome h isr sll han for a while thsy mout q vel have Mir. Shea tAs scheoimasser give them sfsusth of July speech and have every thing reguIar. nothing shest, . shat weold suit him. and he emphasized soMs. Mr. shsa was unique, he needs diseriptisu, esd as near ss Ecan give x, here h is: He wss Hide old man considerably sixty, about Eve feet threee four inches high, alIshtly s,eeping. vssy sound shoal- dsrs and extremely Pase In his build, hs face such sa ohesas voaA have siaddensd the sssl Of Hog- arth or cruikshank, t was isag favored and the skin the color of mummy was drawn Into as many wrinkles as dried Pipin. bis mouth small, the corners drawn down and the centre pnckered as f about to whistle, his ness long and slightly hooked. his eyes grey and bazy: with the most ma
 cions expressions imaginable, hls front head bald so the top, where commenced the long gray hair, that terminated in most proposterous que, the joy of his heart, and the only thing animate or inni- mate. to which this querulousiltte mortal could ad dressakind word speak to his que.I think hear you say yes There he sat, hIs que drawn afectionsteiy sves his eft shoulder his night hand busiy engaged with comb, smoothing and dressing It's grey hairs ever and anon addressing it most endearing ss his beautiful que. his poor qae-for he was an irish man, with the richest brogue ever imported from Conaaght, s'Ma vourneen my soul but I love ye, ah thin, but yere the pretty que, DO ls..." sach WIS the position of this original-when waited uponb committee of as many as could get to him, in- forming him of the election they had made and the services expected. His vinegar face for mo- ment looked still more sour, he replied not aword, but taking the eelsskins to oil appearance coeval with the que-he began assiduoasly to wrap and wind until the whess length was completed to bis satisfaction, when giving his head eomplaesns shake t hung down his bach in all its glory, hsre says he, "my beauty, lie there bid you, Its you that's nicely fxed. who but you, ow wow i,s msself that knows the ways of you. Disil a better warrant" Then turning to his frolicing ac- quaintauces who appeared fally to understand his ways he commenced s'Its an oarashin yere wan- ting boys, och the devil doubt, I'd doubt ye thin, and 1t myself that can give ye that same; an oarashin indeed thin I will, and give 1t till ye after the manner and ways of the anshint cIas- sics, its giving yees an idea of yere humauities I'll be, and god knows ye need ii--the most of yee'sye ignorant craytares-but, its dhry fasting, am fur a dhrink and the diyil the won of yee's ask have mouth on me. and ye all wid yere skins as full as guagers keg." Soon the bucket containing the one thing needfal on such ocea- sions was placed before him and rough hands forward tin eups, some empty and some contain ing water or molasses that he might mix his Po- tation to suit himself, the which he was not long in doing, finishing with deep sigh and his eyes upraised to the bOttoms eevatede up; 'theres some sinse in yees yet, yc brown divis, and phase the pigs, there's more I'll be larning ye. I'll tell ye all about Cromwell, my curse on him for iver and iver amin, and about Shamus AhOeker Hivin rest his soul, but he was dirty Jamie-signs on it, and the battle of Vinegar Hill and the fight at Cas- tebar where the Frinch rin widout scarcely fight. and ieft the boys in for it. my curse on Boney for that same, the blackguard that didn't sind though nin uor the right sort wot there wor, he might have known betier-and Wolf Toae to the fore. well,
 well. oh thin twas Lord Edward Fitzgerai that was the pretty man, it tuk" .'Tcli something about the Revolution old fetler. tell us about our fore fathers how they fought and bled and no, about old nnu h.h h.l t, Aa ..st .s. thin about Lafayet, and tell us how he Tout with washinton agin the British, and leave out abou, them woolftones and Castiebars of any other knd % bars onless thar fat and this is not the season.
 "Yere poor egnoran. divl Bill Allen and pity ye sure twas history and that too the finest countree in the world, wor trying to taehe yees, ye PooI o'madhswn; ouid Ireland no Iess." "Always exeeP- tin these lei,le United States old ieiler. said Bill
 AlIen-and I'll tell you what well do old slap dra gon, if you'll giv us Tsle ginuine fourth % July and do it up hot. we'ili jest go and take tha lit le island bring it here .aers. pigs and af standin, build new still house it. fence it in snt give il to ye for farm. Oh thin. my hearts bsok' wid ye ntirely. come here ye misfotinit divil ant give me dhrink. and thin may be won't give v a rale classical orashin; Ma Bocaiish niver mied
 its that can do it ss we'll or maybe better. on this oceashin, than Mister Cicero. Mister DeDosthenesi the other anshint hsythen bagards. what wid the skoidia wives-bad luck 10 thim--their imPeror
 and sieh. they wOr not much account anyhow" The old man having. by this time. raised his pat
 riotism to the desired pitch, sgni6ed his resdnes
 for the stamp. to which he duly escorted by th'
 aforesaid committee. be, withoat hesitation. noant
 ed. put on look of the most Iadierous importance and eomms need. as near as can remember. ss fol | lows
 @Bs asy. Bhi Allen. wid yere gsb, and qaii
 tryin yere eomehther on the colleen suse sh
 knows ye. and yers ways. and he's bad tink c
 throws away sawthsr. put that in yers pipe am
 smoke it. and may the divii do yes good wid f'
 Now. Gentlemen (och. bat that ehokes mel so'
 ladies. (thats ssief.) were all here assinbisd to
 vefhey sn fhia hie.sed anniveraarv fhA sixty-ninf