The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-12-13

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houses. He knocked at the door of the
first, where he saw the name of O'Brien
on the brass plate.
SIS Mr.. O'Brien at home,' says he.
Sure, he's not up,' says the maid who
opened the door.
| Not up not up said the little fellow.
with the air Of Galway grenadier; go
then, if you plase, and tell him to get up
as soon as possible.
| 'Maybe,' said the maid, IN be telling
him who sent me-
'Oi COURSE said Tommy, 'and tell him
to make haste, too and he handed his
finely scented card to the girl, who went to
call her master.
| wen have some fun here.' thinks | to
myself; for knew we were in the house
Of Mickey O'Bnen. who wouldn I take this
unusual disturbance very easily.
| well. presently we heard the steps OF
the gentleman descending with what
call "a cross-grained walk;' and in anoth-
er moment in came Mickey. dressed in his
best dressing gown, and looking for all the
world as il he'd like to ate US all. He
nodded to me. and seemed rather sur
prised that should be there. Then, turn
i ing to Tommy, he asked him his busl-
ness.
Tommy began stammerinq. and hem.
ming. and having, for he didn't like the
look of Mickey; but, in order to make sure
of his man, You are Mr.. O'Brien, Pm
thinking Z says he.
Mickey bowed, and Tommy begsn 10
grow courageous. for he had heard for
certain thai Mr.. O'Brien. (meaning the
other) was a notorious coward. So up
he walks to Mickey, and, saws he, You
have dared to interfere with nv attentions
to Miss Biddy Macgrath; and now you
must altogether promise to foreeo all fur
ther acquaintance with her, or take the
con SEQUENCES. and little Tommy nearly
inflated himself to bursting. .Ihe storms 5
eoming thought t: but sure | was mis-.
taken, for saws Mickey. in the mildes,
mode imaginable, Sure, I never saw Miss
Maoerath in the whole course of my lie,
and SO, I'll give up with pleasure TO you;
but, having seid so much may ask wha
the conseeuences were you were good
enough to allude to p
Mickey's civi!ity made the little man s
courage rise 10 an ungovernable pitch so
says he, If you hadn't, I'd pulled your
moss bat, as il is. wish you good morn.
ing
Stop, my fine little hop o'-my thumb,
suddenly roared Mickey, in voice that
made US both jump sstopr
81 den'tsee airy -oeoa sion TO do so,' says
Sharp.
/ .t'ft-be id, but do says Mickey /;
SO without further shift he catches ahold OF
the malitia-msn, and lugged him back in
to the middle Of the room, and then says
he. You miserable, little understood black
guard, is il to escape you think you are
going so aisy? Be dad you dom; know
Mickey O'Brien at all, if YOU think so.-
Ye come, ye scum of the world, to gem
tleman's house at seven o'clock in the
morning-make him rise from his bed
address him in a tone which no Irish gen
,leman hears twice without a pistol Shot.
and then conclude by talking of pullin .
his nose. By the holy mother of Moses
nv fine ia, lad. YOU don't 90 till we un
derstand each olher. Mr.. Sharp, YOU
shall find Mickey .O'Brien is no f1at. good
luck 10 him.
The G,,le northern stood petr;fed ab.
solu,ely pale with lear, and his two knees
knocked together. Sure, says he, there's
some mistake here
.Divil mistake saws Mickey it.
quite otherwise. So. if you'll do me the
favor 10 wal, an instant, I'll run up and
briua the irons. We can settle this lob
on the spot
.On the spot ! Good God what do you
mean /? In this room?'
|. Sure, why not?' says Mickey. by
standing corner.ways we have ten good
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play on both sides.'
Sir chimed in Tommy, I'll moi fight.
It's mistake (; and, having said so much,
| shall say no more. You never injured
me, nor was it my intention to injure you;
SO you see. it would be ridiculous to risk
our lives for nothing
so it would says O Brien so as your
blood wants little warming, take that.
And he boxed T'ommy's ears soundly.
Well, sir, Sharp looked very red and
very angry, but deuce word did he say.
| / was all the time dying with laughter en-