Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-01-31
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AN IRIsTE EIGEwAYNGAN.
BY BENSON Z. HILL.

DIR. W, the Bishop of Cashel having oc-
casion to visit Dublin accompanied by his wife and
daughter, determined 10 perform the journey by
easy stages, IN his own carriage, and with his own
sleek and well fed horses, instead of trusting his
bones to the tender merces of an Irish post chase
and the unbroken garrons used for drawing these
crazy vehicles
One part of his route was through wild and
mountainous district and the bishop, being very
humane man, and conslJera'e Of his cattle made a
point OF quitting his carriage at the foot of every
hill and walking to the top On one Of these occa-
siOns he had loitered look at the extensive pros
Pect Induging in reveIIe upon lis sterile appear
ance and the change that agriculture might pro-
duce, and in so doing suffered his family and ser
wants 10 be considerably in advance perceving
this he fastened to make up for lest time, and was
stepping out with his best speed whena fellow lea p
ed from behind heap of loose stones, and accom-
panying the flourish Of huge club with demoni-
ac yell, demanded 'Money! 20 with ferocity OF
tone and manner perfectly appalling.
The bishop gave the robber all the silver he had
loose in his pocket, hoping that it would satisfy him
slowed 1t away in capacOus rent in his taltered
garment, than with another whir of his budgeon
and an awful oath he exclaimed
"And is 1t with the likes of this, Pm after letting
you off, few paliry tinponnics lis the gould III
have, or I'll spatier your brains. Arrah don stand
shivering and shaking there, like Quaker in the
ague, but lug out your purse, you devil, immediate
ly, or Pl bate you as blue MILESTONE"
Ills lordshiP most reluctantly yielded his well
filled purse, saying in remulous accents "My good
fellow there it is, don't i'll use me--l've given you
all, pray let me depart
''Fair and softly, if you phase; as sure as Pm
not good fellow, haven't done with you yet
must sarcli for your nole case, for III engage you
have few bits of paper, payable at the bgnk Sc
! hand 1t over, or you'll sup sorrow tonight"
IL was given up; glance at the road showed tina
all hope OF assistance from his servant was unava
ing, the carriage had disappeared, but the bishop
made an instructive movement as though anxiou:
10 escape from further pillagc
"WaIt awhile. or may be ! shall get angry witt
you hand over your watch and sales, and then yot
may trudge"
Now it happened that the divine felt particula
regard for his wach-not so much from lis being o
considerable value, but because it had been present
ed to him by his first patron-and he veniured {,
expostulae.
''Surely you have taken enough leave me m,
watch. and III forgive you all you have doneU
"Who ax'd your forgiveness, you old varmint
Wodld you trifle with my good nature? Dom
force me to 90 anything I'd be sorry for-but with
ont any more bother, just give me the watch, or b,
all that's holy"
And he ierked the bludgoon from his right hant
TO his left spat in the horny palm Of the former anc
re-graspcd tine formidable weapon as though ser
ously bent on bringing it into operation. This nc
ton not unheeded by his vctim-hedrew for;i
the golden tmepiece. and with heavy sigh hand
ed ii to his spoller, who, rolling the chains anC
seals round it, found some wider aperture in his ap
parel into which he ctammed it and giving himsel
a shake 10 ascertain that it had found, by its OWL
gravity, place of afety, no said
"And now be OFF wild you, and thank the blissec
saints that you lave me without scratch on you
skin, or the value Of your little finger hurt"
II needed no persuasion TO induce tho bishop e