The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-05-05
EDENSBJRG, THURSDAY, MAY ), 1853.

- 'OH, tHlu, SEE SllulUS, JSSS not Tue HIS
ther-'
AK me no questions. an I'll not desaive
ye, ses the little man; will do the job 2
Sure Pm dead man any way SEE Shamus
to hisself, am maybe there's chance afther
all; who knows but what can bate him in the
ind! Begorra, but I'm half mind to thry it.
..''Tis bargain, thin?' sez the little man,
spakin to his thought.
'''Houd II bit, seq Shamus; will We be PLACED
to tell me what ye undhertake to do:
That's soon said. Make a road acrass the
bog fast yer fut can thravel it, an brake
it up afther yees.'
'''Afore cock crow in the NORM sez Shamus.
sure seq the little man. .'tis we'll be-
knOwnst 10 ye we can't work afther that
But yen not break it up undher my fut,
an lave Inc to dnrown in the black bog"
'.'Pd scorn to do so dirty rhriek,' sez the
little man. "A bargains bargain, an I'll
stick to it straight an aboveboard.
Ills agreed am, Shamus.
'.'M hin he said that the little man stoops
down an picks up ii jack o'lanthern that wor
dancin' III an out tOrelient him, an sticks it
uudher the band of his hat for sign; AN thin,
all ut waust up rose swarm of little men,
hundthreds Of thousan's upon THOUSANDS, all
ihrest as like rs brothers, an all wild jack o-lan
therns letmin' Il their hats, AN pickaxes an
sioyei> ia their hands, ready and waitin' for the
word. Shamus fashioned his hankerchy about
his waist.
~ III SEE TIE little man.
"'Iis, sez Shamus.
''.Whoroo who"p! whoroo!' an the crop Of
pickaxes in skovels fell 10 work. Oh but thin
begun tue wonderful race! Away few the road
aiUre Shainus, AN fast he travelled over
il, twas bruk up agin behind. The fasther he
ran, the fasther worked the crowds Of little men,
an the fasther wint the road afore him.
''''Tis u.s. thryin' to folly the Industrious
rapscauns.' SEE Shanus: i m but half way
acrass the bog, an all the breath is gone clane
out of me- Mushi, thin but they'd bate the
best race horse that ever run over the gh'
SO SEE SLamus, he; Stop! stopl Pm dead bate
Take it far an aisy, Shamus, sez the little
man; sure there's plinty of time afure ye.'
...Ye'N not cut the ground from under me?
sez Shamus.
'''Oh, upon the honor OF ginteman, that
will not, SEE the little man, layin his hand upon
bright spot of fire tiickerin through his left
side, tina Inny-b be he called his heart
.''Musha, thin, by your lave, III rest myself
a bit,' sez Shamus settin' down the bare
new ground, an nursin' his knees.
g Make yourself quite comfortable sez the
little man wild grin; sure the cock won't crow
till the break o day, an If we finish our job an
desthroy it agin, afUre that time, tbs all we have
to do
That's thruth. anyhow, Shamus.
''"How do yees feel, Shamus7' p sez the little
man, CONSIDERABLY.
'.'Ayehi tits hard teln' that same, sez Sha-
mus, for the summer dust is not dhryer nor
my mouth
'.Would you like to thry taste of the raal
golden stuff? sez the little man; an he out wild
Il bottle full Of liquor, red as a fiery furnace.
"'Many thanks TO ye,' sez Shamus; but Pd
rather not, If it's all the same
'''As you PLACE the little man; tits yours is
the loss, I'm thinking an tossiu' off he tamin
dhrnk hisself, he suiacked his lips afther it, as
if the flavor wor exactly to his taste.
'.'Augh! much good may it do ye, sez Sha-
L..
by r,son of the cast iron stomach We have.
'P""f" SEE the little niin; twas hut wake
table liquor. gintieman should always be alb
sthamuus whin he thrivels.'
''Nell, the hours rowled by, an there was
Shamus continted girleen wild her first
kiss, till the army of weeuy wOrkmen got up n
dacent faction fight by way of d varshin Twas
onaisy thin the little man got.
Come, sez he, are ye rested, Shamus
there's not much time to spare; It's hard upon
cock crow now.
Away wild ye, thin sez Shamus.
''Nhonp whoroon the little man; an
away wnt the wonderful road, and Shamus at
ther it, at the top of hs speed ontil. III last. he
come nigh to the green bank the far side OF
the bog.
stop sez he, I'm goin' to rest myself
q Rest the bank, Shamus,' SEE the little
man, softly. @
Faix, sez shamus, I'm betthcr off here,
does be thinkin''
Did | iver hear the likes O. that = sex the
little man, ';ln' he SO near overi Up wild ye,
Shamus, say Tae cock nd be CROWN pri-
sently.
Good luck to the darlin'; I'll be extremely
glad to hear him., sez Shamus
Tear an agesn sez the little man, don't ye
name TO go any furder?''
...Niver ii fat = sez Shamus.
".l'll tear up the road below yez!' sez the
little man, in passion.
That's agin the conthract, sez Shamus-
How will desthroy it afther ye, thin 2
sez the little man.
...Oh. begorrai sez Shamus, 'tis none Of my |
business; sure ye can lave it if ye likes
..'Oh the vian the chate the desaver.' sez
the little man siampin' and throwin his arums
about wild the rage that wor in him.
''Arrah why will ye be calm yerself bad
nnmes!' SEE Shamus. Sure l tux ye for da-
cent an respectable little ould ginteman.'
.Tare an ounties!' the little man, quite
beside hisself; take that, ye vagabone! and he
struck Shamus lick wid his fist that knocked
him snceless. By good luck. at that minnit the
cock crowed; and thin--oh but twas the mys-
tharious thing OF all-the swarms of weeny
workmen, and the little masther slowly melted
away an disappeared, eolorin' like q dark red |
tundher-cloud the mornin' mist.
''Oh, begorra! but the afther matther bates
bannagher Whin Shamus comes to hisSeif, he
wor iyin' at the dure of his bit cabin among the
hills. wild the Imply poteen jug rowled up along
side m.'-L1dy's Book
n@- hog nearly three years old, and weigh
inp 800 lbs, is TO be sent TO the New YORK
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