Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-06-12

merciully miligatrd, in consideration of
lis being his first offence
"Well," said Dr.. H when he went
with his head bandaged up, shade over
his right eye, and about twenty bits Of
sticking plaster stuck over his face, TO visit
DR.. NJ (who was unable TO leave his bed
Tor a week. "well, what fool l was to be
persuaded by you TO go 10 Donnybrook
! fair! what a pretty exhibition we would
have made at the police office this morn
ing Was it not most fortunate that we
made our escape?
81 have been thinking," said (or rather
groaned) DR.. NJ, "who that scoundrelly
country fellow could be. l never fell into
bog in my llr-that was all lie; and
still the backguard's face was familiar TO
me-"
81 think he was very like that scape-
grace Robert O'Gorman, only that he had
! light hair; and though | could take my
oath know nothing Of that Infamous little
wretch that they called Bddy, yet l do
think | have seen her lace before-hum.-"
"Could it have been that he disguised
himself, eh PIl inquire into it, and if he
did, BY -"
! 81 Think" my dear M--you had better
let it alone; the less ,rc say about it the bet
ter. You know we really led the fight
that's fact that can't be denied though
il surprises ine how we were hooked into
! it,"
A rustic at the door, followed by loud
knock, announced that the newspaper had
been thrust into the letter box, from which
Dr.. IL Immediately extracted it; and as
be glanced over the page, the following
paragraph met bis eye. 1t was headed
"DiSJracpiuI and fatal riot at Donny-
! brook :"
"Il is with mingled feelings of indigna-
ton, horror, and contempt, that We feel
! bound, in discharge of our imperative, on
erous, and painful duty to the public, to
give publicity 10 one Of the most astound-
/ ing, tr!IhtiJl, and overwhelming facts
! which it has ever fallen TO our lot, as faith
! ful journalists, to record. The peaceahle,
gentle, and innocious inhabitants of the
village Of Dannybtool, and the casual visi
tors who sought little innocent recreation
al the fair now being holden, were yester
day evening thrown into a state OF the
utmost alarm, confusion, and dismay, by a
bareiacrd attempt to carry off by brutal
force a young girl from the guardianship
and protection OF her brother. 1t appears
that they had gone into tent TO rest and
refresh themselves (haying probably over
eXerted their light fantastic toes,) when
their savage assailants (rcspecting whose
rank and station various rumorS are ahoat,
which .or the present we forbear from men
tioning) rushed upon them, and endeavor-
ed TO force her away. The indignant by
slanderS interttred to prevent the outrage,
when-wil it, can it be believed? our pen
tremblpS, and a cold thrill runs through us
as we write il the worse than Indian
war whoop, the yell Of the colegians, was
raised, and their numbers would in all hu-
man probability have succeeded, but for the
timely interference Of the police, TO whose
humanity, promptitude, and torbearance,
upon The trying occasion, too much praise
cannot be given. The riot was not quel-
led, until the military were called out, and
: by three O'Clock this morning all was again
quiet. Up 10 the time OF going TO pres:
we had only heard Of sixteen lives being
lost"
"SEcoND EDrIoN.-We stop the press tc
announce that no lives have been lost but
Sir Patrick Dennis, the Meath, and Mer-
) GERS hospitals, are crowded with wound
ed. n. B.-'rhe soldiers were not called
out"
"TuRD EpTloN.-Dr Fitzgerald ha,
just informed us that there are no wounded
in either, Sir Patrick's, the Meath, or Mer.
/ GERS"
| "Well," said DR.. H ''if they are moi
there, we at least know where some o.
, them are"