Delaware State reporter. [volume] (Dover, Del.) 1853-1859, 1856-02-19

"Go1NG TO THE 'SQuIREs. MIR. JOHN HER
RY and Mr.. PATRICK FINNEGAN, two very gen
teel looking Hibernians, g barring" the soiled
condition of their coats and " breeches," which
bore the appearance of having recently had an
encounter with mud pile, in which they came
off second best, determined one day last week
upon having a " bit of Spree" and, accord.
ly forthwith procured the requisite quantity of
whiskey, and were not long in bringing thenn-
selves under It's peculiar influence-to spree
ing condition, sure enough. Now Mr.. Henry
and Mr.. Finnegan were both, it seems, employ
ed on the Railroad in the capacity of gravel
diggers-a healthful, consumption-killing &C.
cupation, by the way, in which many worse
men than either Mr.. Henry or Mr.. Finnegan
might engage with no discredt and much ad-
vantage to themselves, were they only so dis
posed rather than waste their time in idle and
less commendable pursuits. In the course Of
the day, when the whiskey had done its best
toward aiding the determination Of Messrs.
IIerry and Finnegan, they made their way to The
Contractors Office, which is on the lower floor
Of the Reporter Building, and here demanded,
in " sprceing tones" a few dollars which they
alleged were due them for services rendered
The gcntemanly clerks in the office, observing
their condition politely requested them to :" va
cate the premises" and return, when sober,
and get the money alleged to he due. To this
the aforesaid gentlemen dissented, and hesitated
long time before acceeding to the clerks re-
quest. At length, however. they found them
selves outside the office. and the key of the
door turned upon them. Many were the efforts
made to re.enter, and long and loud were the
imprecations cast upon. the devoted heads of
clerks, contractors, and everybody else connect
, ed with the great enterprise of the day.
II want me money-and that will have if
have to butt in the dure," exclaimed Mr..
Henry to his friend
, An so do I. be,jabers" calculated Mr.. Fin
| negan "I'll do my share of the butting an
if we can't do it ourselves we have plnty oil
fiinds TO help us, Jonny. That's So"
t And our heroes now backed off from the door
as if intending to carry their threats into exc.
: cution; but the whiskey had apparently pro
n duced a weakness in their under-pinnings, and
as often as they attempted to go forward just SC
l often did they fall backward, leaving - blur
: red" impression of their forms upon the snow
+" beneath them. The butting" arrangement
d after several Intellectual attempts, seemed all
e once TO have been forgotten, for Mr. Henry, ate
Z. sundry very successful feats of balancing, as
ii sumed asuprght position as the weakened stat
N Of his limbs would admit. and proposed TO hi
4 companion, who was comfortably seated on TIN
is snow with his legs stretched out in front Of hin
le and his arms serving the purpose OF right am
y ie'e S',.o~~ '---r A.; io.lv arect. the idea
going to the Squirrels Without cercmon.
or palaver, MIR. Herry's suggestionwas adopted
re and Mr. Finnegan, BY well executed, but no
te very graceful movement, got on his feet, and
\, went the pair, Keeling and staggering like /,
ne brace Of blind donkcys in the direction of Jus
IN, tce DAVIS office. Before reaching it, howeve
d. Mr.. Fnnegan found it necessary to take rel
he the whiskcy was too much for him; Will
R. his friend, the bold Henry, trudged onward, an
u. at length succeeded, after good deal of'' tack
so ing and filling" i'll g making" the Office. Th
~ worthy magistrate happened to be out; but a
ty attorney, who occupies part of the Office hal
d. pened to be in, and to this gentleman Mr.. Herr
Id addressed himself in language and manner Co
in responding with his mental and physical col
dition, so obnoxious, that, without great de-
Of ceremony, that gentleman "pitched'h hi
ne out of doors! And this was. an, uniortuna
tie pitch for poor Henry, for he fell into the arm
I'm of "a mon with grey coat on"-and tn
as "mon" was Constable ARrucEs who held hi
ice secure until the magistrate returned. when "
'at Henry was introduced to the acquaintance
nd the gentleman whose presence he had sougl
by under so many difficulties. The result was TIL
ay Mr.. Henry was sent to a " safe and convenicr
gh place" to remain until be became sober.
was subsequently brought before the JUST
and questioned as to where he procured liquc
"s but not feeling disposed to answer he was fin
PIP $40, which sum he promptly paid, when t
we magistrate after imparting bit of good adviC
h'' lest he might be brought under his notice agai
Sc permitted him to depart. Thus ended the da,
IN spree Of the rolIicksome John Henry. WI
'a. became of his companion we have not lcarne
re-
BOOK NoTIcEs,-TuE New JERSEY FARMER.