The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-01
THE DAILY DISPATCH
AN IRISH ANECnoTr.

once upon time, a long time apo vh.n
s'an's were as plenty in Ireland as isss "s,ea =,
tom cat, there lived on the borders of,sa sas on
" Armagh, one Barney M'ConneITi + ,.ha mie c1un-
iuiiy came under the above anneli.,;on hs:
seven feet high and made ID propor,;on Ogng H;s
plowess was Wen known, and acknowledvad
10. lot many ln,'es round bethere was one thing
.h .ha. sI'esed barney above a little, namely
.hat ne couid get no one tos stand befnra NJ,
in his own country. Now tenors snaIa ~ u.'n
certain giant in Scotland ehn was ssb ishao. -
under the like grief, and for precisely the a. r,s
cause; therefore, Barney. aiter cons,,I,;nr h;s
TRENDS on the subject, sent 1 challenge fr the
scotch grant, to "come over TO Ireland md ae,
the conceit taken out of hirnself.n Af,er sha
due time the bearer of the challenge re,urnsd
with word that il had been accepted. and f1r.
ther stated That he was. advised to inform Bar.
ney. that ne mad better make his will, get his
CONN made, &c, as ne, that he was about TO
encounter, never left his work half done
"Did you see him % asked Barney
Faith, an did," said the messenger.
What ls ne like?" interrogated the giant.
d, |kath, tu, Barney avc he's like any thing at
show big is he 7" said Barney, looking any
thing but pleased at the description Of his RI.
val.
"How big is he, did you say? Faith. he's
as big as the ouid tower furnint the door, an
head an shoulders like Father M'Gurney's
bull, an by all accounts he'll ait YOU alive. .
Barney began to feel rather. uncomfortable
at the prospect before him, and straightway
went to consult his wife, as to what was TO be
done in the event of his rival proving to be
such as his messenger had represented. While
they were thus engaged, one of the children
came running in, and exclaimed:
"Daddy, come TO the door and see the great
big man that's coming down the hill!''
Barney peeped through the chinks of the
door. and to his great terror, saw the mon
ster.
A look was enough to satisfy him that his
messenger had not exaggerated his account
Of him, and turning to his wife he said, She
la, jewel, Pm EFT alive for sartin Here comes
the Scotch baist to drum your moor Barney.'
When Shela heard the approach of the COM
ing foe, and her lords utter inability TO wage
war with one so far superior in strength and
size, she concluded that it was only by some
piece of woman's wit that her husband could
escape from the affair without diShonor, and
accordingly she gently lifted the child out of
the cradle, and depositing it on the bed of the
inner room, made the father get in his place,
and covering him with quilt, gently seated
herself and ressmed her work. After few
moments, in walks the cause of allthe distur-
OuuCci anu uctDduueu un lnteftlcW Win the
giant. Shela, after motioning with her hand
for him TO keep quiet, walked gently across
the floor to where he stood, and in al, under
tone told him Barney had gone out in the
woods. The giant informed her tharhe intend.
ed waiting his return. "Very vel. said Shs-
la, "only don't make word of noise for the
life that is in you; for there's nothing makes
him more furious than to hear the: child cry
ing when he comes home"
By this time the giant had seated himself on
bench and was quietly surveying The apart.
| ment; but when his eyes rested on the cradle
| with look Of unutterng asfenishment, he
asked what was in it 'lnit."-cr4d Shela
"don't you see that it is the child THAT'S in it
| an Heaven help you if you wake him; the
raythur didn't get wink of sleep last night
with the two back teeth he's cutting.v The
giant, with look of terror and astonishment
asked what size the father was "Fai,h an
can't tell you, for never measured him, bu,
that gasson (pointing to the cradIe) when the
father is angry, runs and hides himselfjn one
of his boots" Laird save usv' exclaimed
the giant; II Wilma mind waiting the moo las.
see, maun be gaun, guide morning; and SO
saying he took to his heels and never thought
himself safe until he got among the bills ol
his own country.