The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-05-13


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! daos'icr-Iliaua had bcea ,aus srrc
ab'y on aged, I say, for a short I'm, ,,
only, when. u.beknos n 10 her. 4 ,Lin
person enter. a tho house. -
1t was. 10. - as.ieel ,.s..or. @,
tie coe,,arv, hr xds rar,sn,.,,y. !!
| dressed his cooantenance bore unmis
takaLss q gSs 1t is,os s,casiss, and b,
staggered yery ccnsidsrni.y. r
This rerson was nons other tina
Mt. Patrick q Brieu, a sb,f,less fel
lox, who rendered his wife, ,,,e cook
very unhappy BY l,is habits Of dissi
patton. Although u.cy no lonac,
liye.l together Mr., Patrick stiil co,n.
pellcd his ialusts;sas consort to sup.
por. him, rcrlorsclessly cxtorted le,
hard earned wa2es, uAens wee h iassd
himselfin want Of MONEY. And Mr.
O'Brien, who had ali tho au;ab!s
weakness Of a romantic school n n, ia
loving an unworthy object, had neye,
failed 70 scold him, pity him, and ~
lleve his distress, until Dr.. Dowsles !
learning the state Of affairs, solemly
declared that Il she suffered her drum
ken husband to enter his house gain,
he would instantly dismiss her iror.
his service. -at ..... a
Now Mrs O'Brien. who fslt. tlla,
toe Doctor would keep his word, had
resolved to haze no more cou,aupica.
ton Will. poor Pat. uuless he reform.
cd |; and the inebriato would certainly
lave been prevented from enteriias
the house on the night IN ouns,;on
had it not been for one unluchy cir
cumstancc.
Mrs. O'Drien. having some bns;ness
to do in the upper part Of the house.
lel: the kitchen with no other occu-
pant than the cat. She was scarcely.
gone, however. when Pat, aoproach
ins By the back way, reelcd into. the
kitchen, the door Of which. unsortu.
naiely, was unfas.ened. Pat support.
ed himself against the wall, and cast
his eyes about him but although he
could sec two or three stoves. and two
or three cats, ard quite a number OF
lamps, he was not cratifiel viii, n
view of his beloved wife, .,.s ...
Accordinglv.the attached husband.
muttering to himself. and scoldiny his
absent Margaret for not being tres.
ent to welcome him, stag gered across
the room, and through the passapo
and went tumblins up tho kitchen
stairs. -. - .A.... ......
Bloothy murthcr, Margaret he
srumb!cd, having reached the Hall.
where are We? Is this the way to
treat a gentleman afther he had the
kindness to marry ycz, and made an
honest woman of yez!' -. .-.
lIouly miJhcr!!' cried Margaret,
coming down stairs in great conster.
nation, what arc yc here for? DR..
Dowsley'll bate tic life out O. ye.--
and if he knows ye're here, Lc'il turn
me ont O the house, sure, and then
where'il | be afther earniLy money
for sc, ye unsrateful bastc.'
Al that moment the door bell ranc.
st. Pe,her help us there is the
Doctor exclaimed Margaret. He'll
c,. Won :, n;cces with h,oo.by ;ns,r,.
ments Down into the kitchen wild
We. or veil be kilt sure .
Now Pa, was a great coward and
what his vile said of ,hc Ioctor f,;rht.
cned him almost ont Of his senses
.BIoo,sy murther.' he uttered I
shall break nv neck ifI 20 down the
stairs SAN, n,csnrca rs What !.
here - he added ,;ft;,r ,Lo covcr of
the chest. Ea;y ;.'s n hoy made /,
,ur,osc'
And without further ceremony Pa,
tumbled himself iu,o the long ch.,,
Quick darlin'-kiyer ire IN wid
suthinc. Put in nv lcg-th,ts . e.
for ycz, There now s6pt mc nm an,
if ye let the b,oothv doe,bor ont mo
10 ,;eccs Tn neye, ror,;yc 90, o.
Niarpa, ct in great confus;on sno trb.
cd un y sheet wh;ch sI,e hod hrn,,h,