The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-05-28

| s.It win be all right yet, me friend" se2
the Col to him one night at his own house
.I'll bet you cool thousan' that before
another. month, ye'l be able to call the
nrettiest girl an the largest fortshin' in
FIoriday yer own. The girl, ye see," sel
he, "'ll be misthress NV her own money
immajintly afther her marriage am"
90. Martini" SCI the other, 81 care but
little for her money, if | only could hope
to call her parsin mine,'' sez he, in kind
Nv voice that 'ud bring the tears into yer
eyes. -
! t,Nivir mind, ME boy" scz the Colonel.
Don't be bahv-monthed about the matter.
Depind on it it III lie all as straight as a
sEpelser in n month or liss."
'.But what dye name at all, at all?"-
sez the lawyer puzzlid like.
The ould Duoanus, ye say
"Nuenna you mean, / suppose"
Every like, Misther Boggs; but it's all
the. same in Latin. So sez the Colonel,
the ould dhrohenny, ye say, locks up this
little hummin, bird, night an day, an
niver goes out herself to look at tie beau
ties nv nature an Vegetables in gincral?'
.'Jist SO, sez the lawyer.
can that she sleeps or snores in the
same appartmint with the niece?'
"'Yes, sez the lawyer.
can where does the he dhraggin Nv
an oncle sleep?'
''tn the west ind, down stairs sez the
other.
allow high is her chamber windey
from the groun'?'
Gas high as a steeple;-a laddher 'ud
be Nv no manner nv usc.'
''It's all right, howiver' sez the Colo
mel, afther musin' little. .I'll manage it
all aisily,' sez he.
"'Be me sowl, thin, it's all Habrew to
me how yell do it, any how sez the law
yer.
"tIll clear the house Nv thim,' sez the
Colonel. 'Ould Snaggletooth am the bull
tarrier, hcrbrother, mast come out of that'
sez he.
eye don't name to use violence,
hope sez Misther Hartley
"lTe. know me friend Davis, Divil Da-
Wis as they cali ~'em? Wen, he'll do any
thing for me want. SO I'll jist get him
to coort this ould hamper trout"
"Aaphytrite, you mean, suppose; but
go on" interrupted Mr.. Bogs.
''Riddikellis!" sez the lawyer.
I "YeN see, howNir,n sez the Colonel.
'He's not much over fifty, an he can
wind younger one than her round his
thumb like cork-screw McShane an
meself can manage the rest, for McShane
is a Po'ly-raa in his way"
"Talieyrahd was the word, imagine .
ITO be sure; but in troth me heart jum-
ped to me throut at this bit uy q com
! p'en,ipt; FOR was in the room all the time
iistenin' an waitin' an thin; but they
knew I wouldn't desave thin for goold
'But,n sez Misther Hartley, hesitatin
an lookin' computations, which, in a
lawyer, seemed strange an onnatsheral
like; 'but," sez he, q would this be fair
an above boord?"
"Pshawn yez the Colonel ''In love
an in war" sez he, 'iviry things fair bar
! rln' pllfagln hen rooSts
! So Divil Davis, he goes to coortin' me
ssalamandher Nv an aunt, an be all ac-
] counts in double quick time, he made pa
'tvin' stones NV all her objictions; for in the
coorse NV couple Nv weeks, she was as
blind in love as a two-ye year-ould But it's
himself that had the sootherin' tongue
! So, one night afthers Hartley an' Davis had
wint away from the Colonel's the Colonel
he calls to me an sez:
'.Bony McShane!" sez he.
4 "Here at your service, sir, SEE I.
Il think l can depind on yc, sez he.
.I'm not rotten mimher, hope,
seq I.
"Ye're steady an firm, think" sez he
"Ye've heard Nv the rocks Nv Giberal-
ther, l suppose, sez I.
"Were ye ivir in lover" sez he,
"WelI, that's qnare question to ak al
Irishman, any how" sez /.
: "Can ye read writin?" seq he, taken W
aft the table three little letthers that wa.
) sailed in the natest manner.
"Any thing. from copper plate down t,
Father .O'Roorke's sarmints in Irish il
5 aisy to me-" sez I.
II Thin he begun TO tell me all about tn,
: coortship an SO an. which was yer,
1 shuperiueus as Sarjint Stripe said tn
5 other day. whin ordhered to go out il
!, Ipurshoot NV the Injins, SEEM that knew
| iviry thing about it meself beforehand.
G sWell now" sez he, "since ye com
0 prehend the natsher Nv yer mission, ye
: have to keep yer eye well skinned; for on
e mistake, We persaye, 'ud be the ruinatio
: NV us; ye undherstan'?"
"As plain as the flowers nv May
l sez |.
Yell give, this little billet to Misthe
Blathereye; it's an invitation to him to
phwist party here the morrow night; al
I'll sind me own carriage for him to come
This. otherye'll persaye be the shuperscrip
9 ture, is for the famale ailigathor, his sis
5 ther, an look out for mistakes, for she,
e as dafe. as a catfish It's sint to her b
; Disil Davis; she'll know what it means