The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-10-26

diately TO overlook all mixings I'D Of
spocryphaI particulars and snachronisms,
and to side with her emphatlcaIly. And
the better to draw her out, very naiveIy
enquire -
"Perhaps, Mrs. O'Leary, your illustri-
ours ancestors ct whom you spoke, bore
commission in those wars?
"Sowl! and did nj he that same SURF
Och! wiIlaloo! Mis,hur Scroggy, but it
I'D done you good TO seed the goold
lace an him. A kimmission! is it? All
then, ct me noble ansislhor, Major Phcim
O'Lafftrty chats he me mothers side, sur)
was here this day, (r.st his sp,rit) he
could sarify to it that he was adgs III cong
10 his majesty, king Charles II, before
Sur Oliver Crumwull was king av all Ire
land and Great Brita,n!'
"Ah!' said | with great gravity
''ndped :"
"Yis, Wis, darint; an twas himself that
mostly contributed to the Restoration of
king CrumWul afterwards. BE- the Lord
Harry. they couldn't (misr her McShane,
| Ind me the loan av little av that vail
pye, # v" please) be ihis an be that; they
could nj done widou, him.
Her stomach now feeling itself sighted,
seemed to admonish her OF 1t: for she took
{ a horn" Of raw gin, and fell 10 work in
great earnest, on IA whole raw cucumber
WITHOUT any other condlment than salt,
and lew accomplishments, such as Two
raw onions. six potatoes, halt boiled
cabbage, raw artIchoke, slice of ham,
ditto OF mutton, some veal PIE, and som-
chicken pie, bread, ale, gin and whiskey
IN fnil proporti0n-ahd no time 10 talk
or "swap horses
! 'MiSthur Scruggs, taste av ,h,m cab
hagrs. et We pitaseF sad Mrs O'flarnp.
gan.
nth great pleasure, madam knew
what ga taste" meant il her vocabulary,
So laid tni hal! j cabbage ON her plate.
"Be gorra, but i''s rs"Ii that undrher-
STAINS a ady'S wants Aud ne dat IT'S
meselt nd like t" turn aft thimhirluI"
tht third OF a tnm, irr) 'sav g,n w,d We,
eI yr'rr agreeable" OF Course conpIled:
hui my handkerchief at nv mouth, las if
wiping it, relic, ed me OF at leas, the hall
OF It
"'Squire Scrubs" SAID the gentleman
on my lett, (Murphy, No | 81 had con-
linton wId Gentleman, mis,hur Tim o.
Havers whittier the prat-e is iurinashus
ltar'naceousl fruit, or suckuint, [succu-
lent. amphihbus an'ph,blou~l cratur-.
He contind' d it was nathrr the wonn nor
! the ,'uth-r: but that it was "a NATIVE JANUS
imported from Chill Until Ireland, &C.
cording to he bIst authenticated accounts,
beoore thin Aoods-,hst is aiqual to sayin,
before Adam was born! Domn me! mon,
ef can hardy b'Iave HIM. What's you're
sintimin', misthur Scruggins?'
81 alphabetically remarked, s.you mus!
confess Mr. Murphy, 1t would be at least
hazardous in ME, If not great piece of
presumption, to ventur, an opinion dis
senting from your friends postulate But
! may it not be SAID, without widely depart
ing from his hypothesis, tina, tn potato is
de jwe, as well as def,cfo, a rura ucis in
ter,s"
"Which names, sur?--a'-
"a raw apple IN the ground -said I,
cat least, SO some say. The French, for
instance ground apple" pomme de ferre"
! "Be the futt OF Pharanh!' said a peck
dentrd gentleman, on my right, INC
GIaughlin, No. /, "glv's yer ham on that
Masthur Scroggins-iur we're the only
man 1've met wild since Pm in this coun-
try, two yrars.) that how Ids iii that same
sin'lnin' wild mespf-an / SID he same
al Taste three scora year ago." He was
about thirty years old Here jgger OF
whiskey was tossed off h, us three and
the madam, (Nurphy No. 2.) with the
most afpc'lona'e cordali,y, and thu most
knowing looks, ami mods, and ducks Of the
capu' (vulgsr) head.
Our host now proposed to the company
to drink, ina bumper. Our absent irIends'
Our 'absent friends beng all duly swal-
lowed, call was made on Larry Malone
tor song. Larry was one OF your squat,y,
! pug faced, good na'ured fellows: and but
for squnt of the dexter eye, and draw
up al one side Of the mouth, las il made of
leather cut the wrong way of the grain,)
would not have been bad looking. As it
Was, he could throw over his unique
countenanc' such IN odd and humorous
lerr, that he was Fun personlhed Hav-
ing wonderful mobility, or move-ablIity
OF features, he possessed the unaccounta
bic and singular faculty, like Bunting,
whom Miss Sally asked TO sing at the
breakfast tablet OF taking face, at will
and therefore, sssuited the action to the
word, by dressing his plant visage in
accordance with the tenor or drift of his
song whether grave or gay. Having
"fixrd up" he Dire" full inspiration,
looking very grave, TO the great diversion
OF the company, and then he struck up
the new and original song Of,