Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-12-17
The Man who struck Bil1y Patterson.

The Man who struck Billy Patterson.
The hero of the following capitalIy told
story, from the New York Knickerbocker.
is well known in Boston. The facts ere
accurately told f
"Patrlck Mahoney, was considerable of
man among his Irish brethren, kind of
leader, who was looked upto on extraordin.
airy occasions by his countrymen, held a
high place at church, sat in tile broad aisle.
carried round the plate, etc. He was
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talked loud and large, and did not like to
be imposed upon. His courage however,
Ia very common thing) was chiefly at his
tongues end. He could buster and fight
hard with woods, but was rather shy in real
fight, always had look out to be on the
strongest side, and had a way of slipping
aside when the Jaw was over, so as 10 let
his hackers have there share of fighting
Now, Billy Patterson was an intimate
friend of Patrick's, a choice friend,the other
half of himself, his more than brother, and
Billy was not slow in getting into trouble,
but hadn't quite so much knack as Pat
rick in getting out again. The consequence
was, that Billy Patterson often got beat
ing and never worse one than in the late
Broad Street riot. Patrick, like a good
Christian as he was, was sound asleep in
church during this celebrated fight, where
every good man should have been, and then
there would have been no trouble; but Billy
Patterson didn't happen to go 10 church
that afternoon, he was otherwise engaged,
part of the time. Billy Patlerson-bet;er
luck to him hereafier!-fell Into the hands
ola tall fireman, man of figure as we'll as
stature, one whom you would be likely to
know, when you should see him AGAIN.
Billy Patterson knows him, to his sorrow
and il will be long day before he will for
get him. He raised Snow-storm about
his ears, so deep that Billy Patterson, be-
side getting well brow-beat, came near to
being buried alive in the solid drifts which
fell upon him.. But Billy Patterson lived
through it, not exactly to see the light Of
the next day, for day and night were pretty
much alike TO Billy Patterson for some
time, so severely were his peppers done for.
When Patrick Mahoney, Bllly's friend,
came TO hear of his mishaps, he went oul of
the church door as though potentates of
purgatory were at his heels. He found
Billy Patterson in shocking state of bait
terry, up 10 his eyes; and the way he rip
ped and tore was caution to beginners
Oath upon oath rolled out of his over filed
mouth. "Och, by me eyes! who struck
Billy Patterson? Where's the man that
struck Billy Patterson? By the powers, if
catch the man that struck Billy Patterson,
it will be long day before he will darken
his own door, Show me the man that
struck Billy Patterson I'd batter his eyes,
be me sowl, now, so that he couldn't see
hole through a pickaxe just show me
the man that struck Billy Patterson! And
away he went, in pursuit of the man thar
sruck Billy Patterson BY Saint Patrick,
the patron saint of Ireland, whether in
Ameraky or in old Ireland herself, should
like TO see the man that struck Billy Pater-
son Wouldn't max the grass grow be-
fore his door before liver he'd come into the
street again!--there now If | find the fell
fow that struck Billy Patterson, he'll he after
being scarse hereafter, that ye may depindpl
AS luck and chance--those spirits thar fix
things as would not have them so oflens--
would have it. the man that struck Billy
Patterson was found not far from the scene
of Billy's particular engagement, and point
ed out TO Pat Mahoney ais that the fellow
that struck Billy Patterson! inquired Pat.
rick, almost frothing at the mouth, and still
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