Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-04-22


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"'Tis a warum country ye live il
when yees at home, I've hard say: sor
Of underground Aist Injees. wild Veshu
vius for smoke-pipe to yer kitchin'
"Oh, but wasn't he the bould man t.
say that?
"Thero's no denyin' it's grand place,
sez the little man it bates ould Irelan(
out an out
"Why wouldn'ti.T sez Shamus, look
in at the dacent people that's born and
bred down there, takin' yer honor for a
speciment.'
"'Oh,' sez the little man, as PLACED as
colleen wild her first sweetheart, "tis you
that has the great fackilty Of discarnment,
Shamus.'
" Many thanks to ye,' sez Shamus.-
Otis proud of the compliment am, since
it revales to me that, considLerin' yer in
ches, yees gintleman Of extraordinary
sinse an sagashity.'
"'Shamus,' sez the little man, "what's
the use of buttherit' me that-a-way? Can't
l read ye as aisily as book
"' 'Arrah, thin, why would l be sooth-
erin yep seq Shamus: would be ma
kim behay of myself for nothin' at all at
all
"Sure enough that's thrue, any way
sez the little man. But isn't them soiors
| hears thrampin' over the hills Deyant!
"'Och millia murther. It's thin, sure
enough seq Snamus, can standin' here
like a omadhaun wastin' the precious
time"
"' Musha, thin, tits sorry l am for yees,
seq the little man, wild quarc twist of his
mouth. Deed an deed but it throubles
me- sez he.
g" Hould yer whisht! Bad luck to ye
for a desaiver as We are. IT'S little good
yer sorrow 'ull do an unforthinet boy whin
the murdherin' red-coats is at his fut.-
How will be thravel!in' acrass the big
bog, I'd like to know Tell me that, an
I'll listen to yees with all my heart
"' Maybe can, an maybe l can't
sez the little man. 'What 'ull We give
me to whisk ye over it widout wettin' the
sole Of yer fut?'
"'Pd like the dhry ground betther,'
sez Shamus.
"'What 'ud ye give, thin, for straight
path, med firm an sthrong acrass it, an
as fast as yc can thravel it?'
Where's the good of it ? SCI Shamus;
wouldn't the sojers folly it too?'
Not if it's destroyed as fast as ye
goes over it, seq the little man.
"What 'ull ye ax!' sez Shamus, des-
peratcly.
"Whisht. seq the little man spake
low, an hould down yer ear /
"'Och, murther.' p sez Shamus, is it
myself ye want?'
{" ye can't outrun the path afore it
touches t'other side,' scz the little man.
"'How will | do that ? sez Shamus, in
a quandary. Wont 1 be drowned in
the deep bog?
"'Thry it, seq the little man.
"sTll be gene man if do" sez Sha-
mus.
"sWhere's the differ?' sez the little
man won't the sojers be here in min
nit, an ketch ye? 'Tisn't plisant to dance
a hornpipe in the air, does be thnkin'.'
"FBad scran to ye" sez Shamus; why
do yoes be remimberin' me of that for ?
sure tisn't standin' upon daisies an but
thercups I am the night
"'Well,' sez the little man, will
make the road for yees or not p
"'Sorra bit | know sez Shamus. Otis
a stiff price ye're askin' an what good
I'D poor bewildhered boy do yees, afther
all |? Sure fat pig is bother nor me or
year ould calf; thin hape betiher
atm
"'Well, It's little l care about the bar
gain, anyhow sez the sleeven, considher-
in the throuble IA have: besides, It's
dark night comm on, an maybe they
won't kctch yees afther ALL
"'Ochone ! sez Shamus, 'what'll l 90:
IT'S hanged, an dhrawn, an quarthered
I'll be-
"'There's pity on my heart for ye, Sha-
mus sez The little man, AN I'd be PLACED
to sarvc ye.'
"sMusha small thanks to ye,' seq Sha-
mus sarvc me first, an roast me afthcr.
Don't know It's coaxin' the pig to q
market ye are? An that underground
Aist Injees yees GENE from, tits dhread-
full grand place, I'll go bail for it; but, ak
in yer pardin, Pm afeard it 'ud not be
agreeable wild my tendher consthitushin.' ,
""Tis as conthrairy as an ould maid
We are, Shamus O'Shaug messy SEE the
Eel, mon tan' as foolish "a n sthrav pan-