Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-07-04
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And do you say no more nor that q
says Saint Kavin.
And that I'm behoulden to you,'
says the king.
But will you gle me all the ground
the goose fiewn over?' say the Saint
Kayin.
4 will, (says King C'TOole,) and
you're welkim to it, (says he, though
it's the last acre have to give
But you'll keep your word thrue q
says the saint.
As thrue as the sum- says the king.
It's well for you, (says Saint Kavin,
mighty sharp, it's well for you. King
0'Toole, that you said that word, (aaid
he, for if you didn't say that word, the
divl receaus the bit o you goose I'd euer fly
ogin,' says Saint Kavin.
'Oh, you needn't laugh, (said old Joe,
half offended at detecting the trace of a
suppressed smile you needn't laugh,
for It's Mruth Tn tellin' you.'
Well, when the king was as good as
his word, Saint Kavin was PLACED with
him, and then it was that he made nim-
self known to the king. And, (says
he, } King O'Toole, you're decent man,
(says he, for 1 only KEN here to Mry
yOu. You don't know me, (says he, J
because I'm disguised
'Throth, then, you're right enough,
(says the king, I didn't perceive it (says
he, J for indeed, 1 never seen the sign O.
sper'ts an you
'Oh that's not what 1 name, (says
St. Kavin, name Pm deceavin' you
all out, and that I'm not myself at all
'Blur-an ayers thin, (says the king,
if you're not yourself, who are you?'
Pm Saint Kavin, said the saint,
blessin' himself.
'Oh, Queen iv Heaven!' says the
king, maxim the sign O. the Grass betune
his eyes, and fallin' down on his knees
before the saint Is it the great Saint
Kavin, (says he, that I've been dis
coorsin' all this time, without knowin' it,
(says he, all as one as if he was lump
iv goSsoon ?-and so you're saint p
says the king.
Il am says Saint Kavin.
by gor, 1 thought 1 was only talk
ing to a dacent boy [man,] says the
king.
We'll, you know the differ now, (says
the saint y I'm Saint Kavin, (says he, }
the greatest of all the saints
For Saint Kavin, you must know sir,
(added Joe, treating me to another par
enthesis,) Saint Kavin is counted the
greatest of all the saints-because he
went to school with the prophet Jeremi-
all.
well, my dear, that's the way that
the place KEN, all at wanst, into hands
av Saint Kayin for the goose fiewn
round everey individyial acre O'King
O'Toole's property you see 6sin' let into
saycret by Saint Kavin, who was mighty
'cute, cunning, and SO, when he done
the ould king out of his property, for the
glory of God, he was PLACED with him,
and he and the king was the best O.
frind iver more afther, { for the poor ould
king was doatin', you see, and the king
and his goose as good as new, to dwarf
him as long as he lived: and the saint
supported him afther he KEN into his
property, as tould you antil the day iv
his death-and that was soon afther /;
for the poor goose thought he was ketch.
in throut, one Friday but, my jewel,
it was mistake he made-and instead
of throut, it was thieven horse.eel /;
by dad, the eel killed the kings goose,
and small blame to him but he
didn't ate her, bekase he darn't ate
what Saint KaYin laid his blessed hands
on.
'Howsumdever, the king never re-
covered the loss iv his goose, though he
had her stuffed, Il don't name stuffed
with pratees and inyans, but as a curios.
ito, )and preserved in glasscase, for his
own divarshin and the poor king died
on the next Michaelmas day, which was
remarkable. Troth It's druth Tn tellin'
you and when he was gone, Saint Ka-
win gev him an illigant wake and
beautiful berryin'; and more betoken,
he said mass for lis soul, and Tux care
az his goose.
To SPoRTsMEN-A correspondent of
the Scientific american communicates the
following which may be of value to
sportSmen
"Wash your gun barrels in spirits of
turpentine by dipping rag or sponge
fastened on your gun rod into the liquid,
and swabbing them out three or four
times, when they will be cleared from
all impurities, and can be used almost
instantly, as the turpentine will evapo-
rate and leave the barrels dry even if
they are little moist it will not prevent
their going off, like water. After being
washed thus, there is no danger of rust
as when water is used. | am an old,
experienced gunner and have prac-
ticed this for years, and found it use
full