Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-07-21
MI = & L. LLAN Y .
From thc Belle Assemble.
AN IRISH STORY.

AN IRISH STORY.
some time ago was pleasantly surprised
by receiving visit from Harry Stanley, an
old and valued friend Of mine, who owns a
noble plantation saue ten miles distant from
ms residence. He had ridden acro,s, as
v0gnJry-folk often DO; no, 30 much because Of
aay particular business be had with me, as
% have a chat abou, Old times, and the crops.
aBj politics. AMI those lesser matters Of com
mrp interest 20 both.
As I had not seen Harry forscycral months,
OWN. TO the illness Of Mrs. Stanley, hisyisit
vas even more than usually agreeable to me.
trl,much as il proved ,ha, my old college
cbam was siiil the same frank, easy, warm
hearted fellow as ever w frs, question
naturally touched upon thc health OF Mr..
Stanley, which was guufej Co learn bad
greatly improved Of late. Afterwards We
ON into a social couilb, and when ihe newer
topics OF the dlv were exhausted, Harry
yrulIej with me around thc hra, noting with
1rar,tcsl eve the growing grain, and srcc-
uauu, urou 'hs pro5abtIitr, OF a 5ouu,lfl
harvest Having extended our walk across
tac hc'is, We took 20 thc hills beyond. aod
al, length seated ourselves beneath a fac ODD
gagsauttrcc, from whence there was a noble
prospect OF the surrounding country. Tax.
ilr a cigar from a ease De was accustomed
Go carry in his pocket, my friend proceeded
le.'urely to light 10 and when this fcl, was
accomplished end a few vhlls had been "a.
Ken in ,,leucc, all at once, and TO my SUI.
rr-c, De ,uidguIy broke ou, with, II say,
urlan, DO You know anything Of one Peter
Ng'rcOncy ''
"Why DO you ask '' s1.ll.
"Oa, Shinc only he claims You as
warm friend Of his. aaI referred me- 20 Voc.
rssrecabIe self tor hls character. didn't
wan, To- bother YOU, however, at the time
bu, happening jus, ben 90 need hand, I
hired him al once. and 90 assure YOU hls
character som uade itself apparent w.lhou,
any further irosb.c.
Nner he had been with me lor a week OF
So, doing nothing properly, ] thought 8, just
possible son nigh, have discharged him ior
some nIsiemslDor or other, and concluded
60 sa,cyhi,c INV gentlemen liile.
$50 you know NJ. Urban, Malrooncy 2"
said [.
"Decl, SIR, said he, us proud ! avn TO
cav that sane lor sure there isn't a daccn-
trr rintIsman, barru' MS yerself ia aIl
Ameuky."
II am happy TO hsar him so we'll spoken
Of. but, 1t YOU were so much ati,ched to
f.m, why did YOU no, Quit his service l'
"Soua ore o. me knows" be replied,
luIc cyasi,ely, as thought "Ayeh, bot
'tsasn'i his fault, any how"
u dare say not. But what DID YOU DO at
Ter YOU Def, Mr. Urban
"Och, bad luck To inc, sir, twas the fool
i.hest thing in the world. married a wild
dy, sir"
"Aud became a householder, sh''
"Augh @" he exclaimed, with an expires
s.5n Of intense disgust, "rhe housc wouldn't
hold me long twas ,o1 ho, Coz that, does
Do ,h.uk.u'"
"Ilumgh You found the widow too fond
ol having her own way, suppose 20
''Thrue for YOU, sir SIR, au' a mighty
crooked way i, was, thar same, an that's no
Io."
"shc managed TO keep you straight, ;
iale,ay."
Straight Och, oy the FouJhcrs, Mis-,
'hsS Slanley, We may say that lfId swal-
lowed sogsr's Famrod, 't.sn'' sirl.shtcr ia
hl' been"
"And the result was, that, no, approving
of she widows discipline, you ran away and
lsit her"
"Ssre sir, twas aisier done nor that.
lIcr drst husband, be,bor luck 90 him ! say,
slved me the tbroubIc % tbit."
"lIer first husband What, had she an
other husband living
"Oh Wis ono Michael COuoIly,a sayaru'
man, ,ha, was reported dead bot be came
back ono day, au' res,horcd HIM his wife
aud chiIIher. Oh, ba, twas proud man ]
was to be free again"
With these explanations our conversation
for the time terminated but, some days al
,eIwarJs, a colt, Of no great value, looking
rather sluggish aud heavy, thought would
test Master Peters usefulness abou, the sta
blss, so ! sent for him to come to the house.
Peter" said !, "do YOU think could trust
YOU to give the black GIly a warm mash this
syeriusi"
As he stared at the lOr a minute or two
without replying, repeated the question.
"l,t mash, sir - said he. "Sure I'D
Ike to be plasln' yer honor, any way, an
shat's no lie"
As he spoke, however, ianeied saw a
strange sort Of puzzled expression fii across
BIS face but, taking 1t fOr granted he Snc"