Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-06-29

ents received rep4id recognition from all VINO
were even casually acquainted with him.
His t3lent Tor yituperaliSe language was per-
Ccived, and by some he was, even III those
days, considered machless as a scoid. There
WIS however, at that time in Dublin, a GER
lain woman, Biddy Moriarty, who had a
huckster's stall on one OF the quays nearly
opposite the Four Courts. She was a viraSo
OF he first order, very able with her fist and
S III more formidable with Der tongue. From
o re end OF Dublin to ihe other she was n2to-
ri1us for her powers Of abuse, and even IN the
Provinces Mrs. Moriarty's language had pass
cl into currency. The dictionary OF Dublin
slang had been considerably enlarged by her,
aud her voluble impotence had almost be-
come proverbial. Some Of OConnels friends,
i iwevcr, thought that be could beat her at
the use Of her own weapons. OF this, how
yer, he had some doubts himself, when he
had listened oIce or twice to some miuor
specimens of her Biiliugsgafe.
Ii was mooted once whether the young
Kerry b~arrister could encounter her. and some
one OF the company (iu O'Connefs presence)
rather too freely ridiculed the idea OF his being
able 10 meet the famous Madam Moriarty.-
lie never liked the idea of being put down,
and he pro|essed his readiness to encounter
her, aud even backed himself for the match.
Bets were offered aud taken-it was decided
that the match should come of at once.
The party adjourned to the huckster's stall,
and there was the owne herself, superintend
ing the sale of her small wares-a few loung-
ers aud ragged idlers were hanging round her
stall-for Biddy was a "characier," and, iii
her way, was one of the sights of Dublin.
O'Connell was very confident of success
He commenced the attack:
"What's the price of this walking-stick,
Mrs. what's-your Name?'
"Moriarty, sir, is my name, and a good one
it is; aud what have you got TO say agen it?
and one-and-sixpence's the price of The stick.
Troth, it's chape as dirt-so it is"
''One-and-sixpence for a w~alking-stick;
whew! why you are no better than an ilnpos-
ter, to ask eighteenpence for what cost you
towpence."
'Twopence, your grandmother" replied
Miss Biddy; "do you name to say. that its
chatting the people | am? imposter indeed"
LAY, imposter; and its that ] call you to
your teeth, rejoined O'Connell.
Come, cut you stick, you cantankerus
jackauapes."
"keen a civil tongue in your head, you old
diGgonut," cried O'Connell, calmly.
Stop your Jaw, you pug-nosed badger; or
by this and that, cried Mrs. Morisrty, ''lll
make you 60 quicker nor you came
Don't be in a passion, my old radius-an-
ger will only wrinkle your beauty"
''By the hockey. if you say another word of
impuAeGce, I'd tan your dirty hide, you, tase
terly common scrub; and sorry Id be to soil
my fists upon your carcase."
"Whew! boys, what a passion old Biddy is
in; | protest, as I'm a gentlemen -"
''Jintleman, the likes of you a gintleman !
Wisha, be gar; that beats Bannagher. Why
you potaloe faced pippin sneezer, when did
a Madagascar monkey like you pick enough
christian dacency TO hide your Ker-
ry brougue."
Easy, ncw-easy now" cried O'Connell,
with impurtable good hunor, s'don't choke
with big words, you old whiskey
paralellogram."
Whats that you called me, you muraerin
roared Mrs Moriarty s;ung into
ury,
Il call you, answered O'Connell, +" and a
dublin judge and jury will say that it's no H.
vel 10 call YOU a para lellograml."
.'0h tare-an- Guns Oh holy Biddy! thatan
woman like myself should be called a
'arry belly grum TO her face. FIN none of
ur parrybellygrums you sascallY gallows
nni yoa; you c~owafdiy, sheakin, plat,elickia'
'Oh, not you indeed!' retorted O'Connel
why, suppose you'll deny keeping hypoih-
encuse in your house."
Its a lie for you, you by robber | never
had such a thing in my house, you swim
Hing thief"
''Why, all the neighbors know very well
that you keep not only a hypothencuse, but
that you go out TO walk with Them every sun
day, you heartiess old hepIagon."
Oh, hear that, We saints OF gloryi Oh there's
bad language from a fellow tn t wants to
pass for IA jin,leman. May the devil fly a.
way with you. you micher from Munster, and
celery-sauce OF your rotten limbs you
mealy-mouthed tub Of CUTS"
"Ah, you can't deny the charge, you mis-
cradle submultiple of a duplicate ratio"
go, rinse your mouth, you nasty tickle
after the bad words you speak, it
to be fllhier than your lace, you nasty
chicken OF BeeIzebub.
"Rinse your mouth you wicked minded old
polygon-to the duce | pitch you. you blus-
tering intersection ofa s-g superfices."
You saucy nker'sspprentice II you don't
cease your jaw, lll---." But here she
gasped for breath, unable to hawk up any more
words, for the last volley of O'Connell had
nearly knocked the wind out of bur.
"While | have "a tongue, I'll abuse you,
most lnlmitable periphery. Look at her, boys
there she stdnds-a convicted perpendicular
in %petticoats. There's contamination in her
circumference, and she trembles with guilt
to the extremities OF her corallaries.-
All you're found out you rectilineal antece-
dent and equiangular old hag. Tis with you
The devil away, you porterswiping similltuie
OF the bisextion OF a vortex
Overwhelmed with this torrent Of langua-
&c, MIS- M~oriarty was silenced. Catching up
"A sauce pan, she was aiming at O'Connells
head, when he very prudently made a timely
retreat.
YOU have won the wager O'Connell, here's
your bet, cried The gentleman, who proposed
the contest,
OConnel well knew the use of sound in Vi
tuperatlon; aud having to deal with an igno-
rant scold, determined to overcome her invo-
by using all the sesquipetlalia verba
occur in Euclid. With thesr. aud a
significant r~pithets, aud d s%colHng, inpu-
dent demeanor, he had Tor once impos-d ST.
Ience ON Bidty Morlarty.-Maldca's Reuela-
tons Of Irciund.
CHARACTER Or GEN TAYLOR.
The following is the character and fitness
Of Gen Taylor, we extract from IA speech made
in July last, in Mobile, by a distinguished
} A Campbell,
In reference to the fitness of Gen. TAYLOR
the Presidency he said he found these
acts in history. There had uever been a du-
~ imposed upon him that he did not rigidIy
In subordinate stations bis principle had
been to render prompt obedience, In the
OF soldier he had learned 10 obey.
Whea he advanced to ~stetions of command
lie evaded no responsibility incident 10 them
'ut frankly and ie%ariessly encountered them
III. lie has shown himself compt tent 10