The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-09-21

III Shlope street.
Halo there 7 said Rory, stop her =
Give her HEX back, or you're tiaht into
me . murther, afiher all liver | went
through, | am TO die Of steamboat 10 the
swamp"
8 Boa, ahoy, there : said a lplly young
waterman, coming up when Rory was IL
the midst OF bis excitement; what is the
matter here 7
Ma'her enough said Rory there's
steamboat and unless she's put abou, she'll
knock meself and the lille beat into smith
erins y
why look here, old lellerr said the
young 'un, you can. fool me tina, amt
no s,eaniboal--Il's u saw milIp
We'll. be gor' now that begin 10 look
at it. said Rory / believe i, is, bu, see
Mls'hur, do ye know where Terpsychore
street, a, the corner OF - street is; or
how am 10 get TO ~
TO be sure do said The Young 'on !;
and lfyou like ~ pilot you right up 10 the
spot. But uo-l rows here for the corpo
raIIon and can't 90. You, then, pct about,
and getrigh in lierculess'. because II is paw.
ed; and SO be II you get shipw,ecked, you'll
have good bottom. When you once get
her into Hercules ST., keep her head right
up TO the wind Your course viii be uor
nor ~es,--so good night, peasnn, voy (.
age TO You y aud say ing this he rowed IF
Good night 10 ye me boy said Rory
fo"ing 90, 100, according 10 the chart LAID
down by h,s more sallor.like friend. BE
gor' I'm sorry there isn'l some house opeu.
at I'd thrOn (rea'.) Wei, be pulled
way, thinking OF nothing as he went bu,
Nancy Clancy, ,II he came to a two story
house, standing solitary aud alone, amidst
the waste Of waters
Thus 's,i, said Rory; Il know il TO be
he marks and tokens she gave me, two
STORY house with one s,oIy in the wather,
and one not far out ov Il /; gallery IN tont
and d kitchen 10 the rear. Al rght-as
sttaigh, os single. Now, Rory o.
Rouke, If ye don't pop the question to night,
ye have not the courage OF a true O'Rouke
and # YOU are refused, you're DOT such a
iasor''e among the INDEPENDENTLY With
Macy Nell-as your mother tod you
you would BE-. Bul | mus, give her the
coup!her,ign, as VIC used to call II down
IN Mexico : and saying this, Rory had re.
course again TO his poaers Of vocalizatlon
>- o.. Nancy, mo love. from above
Come doan 10 NE boat;
Aud vel { 'de o'eNhe stream
| mayne.
Der the walers veil float,
Like The light Of your eyes, so prize
The moon brightly Oh mes;
Aud While toxin sal,
III revsy
How me love IL nclInes.
Nancy me darling raid Rory descen.
ding from poetry to prose, don't you hear
our own Rory and l.n'I II goin 10 take a
sa, With him sc are according to promise !
And sure Il you we're 10 break your promise
ou'd break me hcartn
4 young lady, the daughter Of the own.
er OF the house, thought when she heard
The first few notes OF the serenade hat she
herself VAS the object OF attraction but
soon che became dsabused Of tina; opinion
Having splrlt Tor mischief and knowing
that Rory Was on anerrard Of love, she was
determined 10 have joke at his expense.
O3eGing, IN part, the window blinds, and ar.
0ectlng, as we'll as SIC could, tho IRISH idl.
ON, she asked, -" Who's there"
lis me SAID Rory dome you know
me voice I'D know yours II heard il,
through a spayk,n trumpet, Blu, come
down tlI " Watt you away IN mo boat, y
as The song says"
well be a,sy, an will" said the as.
sumed Nancy. " iiouid on I'LL 20 down, !"
1t took her q short time to dress out the
servant, great strong negro @ench, whom
she bonneued and velled, aud sent down, in.
stfuclIne hor, IN going into the boat, TO step
on the side OF II and upset It IN the flood.
Rory, Who was awaiting the arrival OF
his lady love with all the anxiety of a lover
soon heard her heavy foot coming down The
stairs.
"Is Ghn, you Nancy he said.
cit ,s massa,' SAID she-tor tho negro
broke out on her Notwithstanding the school
lng she rot from her young mistress.
Och, I'm not-thai Is, | soon will be
your lord and mos her" SAID Rory, pro,l
ded &c, your consln, and viii Of the clar,
gy But what need you muili, yourself
up so mi darllu9 1t snnt could. But nlv-
cr mind, lst step 10, and as soon as YOU sit
down, YOU can throw back tina, vale of your
own beautiful face. See tho moon herselfJIs.
dams TO vale herself behind cloud, thus lie.
CANT night. There now, give me your hand,
mind your foo, lhore"-and then il was q
slap, dash, splash for Diana stepped inup.
set the boat, and sent Rory laundering,
ani herself too, but for tina, she was pre-.
pared-ln four feet vnter, scant d" Muir
Their, muuher ~ said Rory, "l'm XII, = /
Nancy, me love, hou d on to tho boat keep /
your head 'bove uather, anyhow, tli | /
come, nll come TO your relate. There
have We nov dlldnnnh you're safe -
bu, what Do me eyes deceive the Am
| in my snses1 BE the Rock OF OCashell
' ou',e not ME colleen baum, me own Nancy
Clancy, but magyar, as black as the ace
,f spades, and rs ugly as an orang ou'ang