The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-12-24
THE FAIRIES WARNING.

4 broth OF boy rs ever stood in shoe
leather, was Mickey Mcguire. At burling,
wrestling, kicking football, or kicking up a
shindy generally, there WASH It his equal in the
barony. II would really do Your heart good
to sec him with the fun glancing all over his
face like sunbeams dancing on the Shannon s
water; ''batin the flure," at a fair ora pat
hern, with some bright eyed "colleen, for
there was no better hand at the Jig in the
country round, and that the girls knew mighty
welb for there wasn't one Of them that would
not walk long mile to dance "PlauXty Mol
w." or the "0ald Fox -huntur" with "Spor-
tin" Mickey Maguire.'
Now, you must Know that our friend Mick,
was tho sole and whole proprietor Of the only
mill, such as It was, III the entire vicinity;
consequently, at the early part Of his life, the
hopper was cODtilUslly going, aud the result
was very comfortable living for the thriving
miller; but as he increased in years, instead
OF growing wise by experience, aud husband
ing his prcsentresources so that, ia the event
Of accidents, III health, OF misiortuneof any
Kind, he might have q trifle 90 fall back upOn.
iRt, like too many Of his conitrymen, kt
lived from hand to mouth, spending exactly
what he had, b0that much Or iittle. 10 be
sure, a little always satisfied him Wheu he
had no more; but, ii it were ever so large
be readily conceived, therefore, that Mickey
was quite unprepared for q rainy dRy--indeed,
he never suffered himself to think Of anything
beyond the passing moment. II to-day were
only provided tOrs to.mofTOslmgM take care
Of itself.
Bya singular contiuuanee Of equally bal
anced luck, Mickey MagHjre managed, for o
humber Of years, to scramble On t0lerahly
we'll. The mill was his banker, and It depend-
ed upon its yielding much or little as to wheth-
er he had q thigh onLd time or merely
satisfied the fow wants to which he could cir
culnseribe himself ii necessary.
notwithstanding the carelosSness Of his gen-
erOas disposition, Mickey, was a dillgept
worker in working houfs. NOone ever saw
hiLa lounging about in idleness when labor
was in demand; and moreover, he was pos
cssed Of true, honest, and beneyOlent heart
1.-The latch oil bis door was never lifted With
out WelcOme--Tieb or poor, il was oil the
same to him. bitp and q sup, given with
pride 10 his equals aud With Joy TO the hungry
wayfarer, was ever to DO had at his table, a seat
BY his cheerful chimney Garner, and smoke
Of his pipe, aud may be drop OF mountain
dews was always Proifered to the weary tvav-
eles. .adfa aa 48 1ei
ltwas thousaad pities that 70 his many
Heaven sent yirtnes, he did not add the world
" .oAe OA pfuathcts bab nc uldn !, ana
there's an cpd Of tho matter nor was lie 10
blame fqrit eiSher, slthough some few self
satisfied, money-scraping moftals, who fDrtu-
nstoly for theif sous and successors, happen-
Cd e have thai same groFellhg virtue TO a
vicious extent, elevate their eyes, shrug their
shoulders, andcry shame up0h the opeu hand,
and ell the time the w6tild.be philosophers
forgot that they might as well find ianlt with
an Individual lot TIC shape Of bis nose, Orthe
color 81 hit hair a. Cor tlie neculaFities Of his
disposition 0r temperament. ~. q - s,oa