Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-01-18
O'CONNELL AND MRS. MORIARTY.

From his earliest days, O'Connell had the
reputation of being proficient in the art OF
vimpcraiion. Not long after he was called
90 the bar, his character and peculiar talents
received rapid recognition from all who were
even casually acquainted with him. His tai
enl for v,uperaIye language was perceived
and by some he was, even IN those days, con-
sidercd maichess as scOld. There was,
however, AT that time in Dublin, certain
woman, Biddy Moriary, who had buck
stcr's stall on one of the quays nearly oppo-
site the -Four Cour,s. She was yirago OF
the first order, very able with her fist and
still more formidable with her tougne From
one end of Dublin TO the other, she was no.
,orious for her powers of abuse, and even in
the provinces, Mrs. Moriarty's language has
turned into currency. The dictionary OF Dub
lin slang had been considerably enlarged by
! her, and ner voluble impudence had become
almost proverba. Some of OConneFs
! friends, however, thought that he could beat
| her al the use of her OWN weapons. OF this
| he had some doubts himself when he had
! listened once or twice to some minor speci-
mems of her Bllingsgae. 1t was mooted
once as TO whether the barrister could en-
connrer her, and some one of the company
| (n O'Conuellis presence) rather too freely rid
icnled the idea of his being able TO meet the
famous Madam Morarly. O'Connell never
liked the idea of being put down, and he
professed his readiness to encounter her, and
even backed himself for the match. Bets
were offered and taken-it was decided that
the match should come off at once,
The party adjourned to the hucksler's stall
and there was the owner herself, supernten-
ding the sale of her small wares, a few louu-
gers and ragged idlcrs were hanging round
her stall-ior Biddy was character, and in
her way was one of the sights of Dublin.
O'Connell was very confident of success
He had laid an ingenious plan for overcoming
her. and with all the ardor of an eXperimen.
talisl, waited 10 put ii in practice. He resol
we'd 10 open an attack AT this time O'Con
nell's own party and the loungers about The
place, formed an auditory quite sufficient Il
arouse Mrs MuriarIy, on public proyocalion
TO Il exhibition OF her powers. OConnel
commenced the attack.
"Whal's the price of this walking stick
Mrs What's your name ~
"Moriarly, sir, is my name, and a GooC
one it is; and what have you to say agcn it
> aud one and siXpence's the price Of stick
p Trolh, lis chape as dirt-so it is"
, Gone and siNpcnce for walkHg stick
r whew why, you are 40 better than an i'm
d poster, to ask eighteen pence for what COS
you two pence"
"Two pence, your grandmother" repic
Biddy, "do you name 10 say, that ir's chaliu'
the people, am impostcr indeed -
"Aye, imposlor, and it's that call you t
d your teeth" " rejoined O'Conuel
If Come cut your stick, you caulaukerou
jackanapes.o
y "Keep civil tongue in your head, you ol
y diagonal" cried O'ConnelI, calmly.
"Slop your jaw, yOn puguose badger, or h
u u this aud that,n cried Mrs Moriarty 81
- make you 70 quicker nor you came"
, "Don', you be in passion, my old radiu
,e anger will only wrinkle your beauty"
"By the hokey, il you say another wnI
of impotence, III tan your dirty hide, yo
basiely scrub and sorry I'd be TO soil m
re fists upon your carcase"
"Whew ! boys, what passion old Bdd
is in, protest, as Pam gentleman"
,c Gentleman jintleman the likes OF VI
. iintleman Wisha, by gar, that bangs Ba
y ; agher Why you potato faced pippnsneeze
r. when did Madagascar monkey like y'
ry pick enough of common Christian decenc
10 hide your Kerry Brogue i'
nd easy, now easy now" cried OConne
e, with imperturbable good humor, don't cho
r' yourself with fine language, you old whisk
&c, drinking paralelogream.'
'' "Whal's that you call me you murdn
70 villain 2n roared Mrs. Moriary, slung int
?" fury