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

/ We know not how soon we may want
blisters to rise on ourselves. Impart."
"Why thin, ye see, there wus a man
oncet in the ould counthry called Phalim
/ lO'Brallagan, and he was very sick. When
the docther left bisther with Phalim'S
wife to be put on his stummick to give
him relief like. So the docther called
mkt mornin' to see how the blisther act
ed, an sez he to Pralim's wife, 'hou's yer
Ihushan' this mornin?''
Hes very bad, docthor," sez she.
~ hope the blsther, riz WELL" sez he.
"Troth it's been risin' off his stummck
all night" sez she.
'Rising off his stummick!" repated the
Edocthor, starin' like. "What dye name,
maam, be that?" sez lie.
why phase yer honor, sir" sez she
mighty innocent, che tried to ate it raac
but could't; indeed it turned him intitely
for he's very wake and has no appetite
for any tLing strong, barrin' it's dhrop
luv whiskey and shugar; so / cut the bis
ther in strips an fried it with little bit
NV bacon an a couple nv eggs, TO make
fit more palatabe like; am, sure enough,
he relished it nightly, but poor man! he 5
Ebeen roomancin' ivir since, an, in troth,
Pm afeered he's little out of his head"
+ "But gintlenin, talkin' makes me nigh
ty dhry, some how, this morhn'. I"
/ "WeIl, McShane, you may take anoth-
er drink; but take care it doesn't act like
O'Brallagan's sblisther' aud rise off your
'stummick'"
"Divil a hap'worth NV harm; it'll do
me but good. Sure no christian, except
an alligator, or wild bird Nv the will
dherness, could live here without it
0nld Walk in-the- Wather- Milky -Nopy
himself carries jug NV it with him, I'm
tould. o, it's terrible place, these
swamps in Floriday; the bog. Nv Leitrim
is nothin' compared"
on had much rather, doubtless, be
back again in the bogs of Ireland;'
"Troth l would; or at st. Augustine
itself Pleasant an well lived there an
would still, only for some Nv me own tran
trums."
'Lived wherein ST. Augustine?"
ayes sir,' and McShane's couptenance
assumed an expression ofremorse.,
"What happened to you there?"
'.Somethin' wv delicate natsher" de-
precatingly responded the Irishman.
Nothing disgraceful l hope?"
40, no! Be the Grass Nv ST. Bridget
there nivr WIS one NV me name, aithcr
dead or alive, that did amy thing dhirty.''
Trouble with some OF the Spanish
girls there, l Imagine"
II sad always sthrong .wakeness for
the cratshers, but it wasn't that No,no;
it wus all out NV giyln' some eldherly
people a galopin' ride be moonlight"
Let's hear it. then,by all means; come,
out with it." F
ssWcll, thin, there's gintlemin I lived
with there, NV the name NV Martin, Col
onel Martin, an ould witlower, full Nv all
kinds Nv diyilnent an fun, an oceans
of money. An he was very great with a
young lawyer thai come from Vrgeeny,
NV the name Nv Hartley, fine, handsome
young fellow, who boorded at the Plan
ter's Hotel. Well, Hartley, We see, was
in love with Frinch lady, an heiress NV
great fortune an renown, Nv the name uE
I Blathcreye-,,
"Blathiere, you mean; have heard of
the family; she was very beautiful, I've
4 been told.''
.'As beautiful as nosegay an as rich
as crane. So, he was in love with her,
an she with him; an what does they both
do hut agree to run off aud get married;
for, We see, her ould uncle an aant that
she lived with, wouldn't hear of her mar
Iryin' any one but a Spaniard that had face
on him as green as "a ducks egg. But
the young Miss Sophy, turned up her
beautiful nose at the Spaniard, as well she
might, an swore she'd nivir marry mortal
man bnt the lawyer So they agreed to
run aft but some how, afther they started
a little the hilabaloo was raised am the
whole clan-jaffry of the Frinch wint in
: |purshoot. The young folks was overta.
ken an there was great ructions, depend
upon it,-nothin' but curses an shouts
an pistols, that 'ud rise the hair OF yel
: head
Il However, nobody was killed, bnt Mis-
Sophy was fetched back an locked NJ
!, like a linnet in her cage. Poor Hartle,
was greatly bothered of coorse, an, oult
: Balderdash swore that he'd have his heart
blood af he iyir got a hould NV him
! while the ould gridiron nv an aunt prayee
pardition to all lawyers an hiritics. TIL
I Spaniard immajintly sint a challenge /,
Misther Hartley to fight him a jewel, an
they NIT on beautiful mornin' above tn
!. town; but the lawyer, it seems wns ia
nous jeweller an wus nearly maxim
|, spatchcock nv Don Goslino, for he sho
e him through the back Nv the neck tn
. first clip.
'.This made onld Balderdash madde
S nor iyir, an he hopped about for acoupl
: NV days like hen. ON a hot griddle S
9 he ehallesigedsthe lawyer too, but Hartley
Hike q dacint boy, as lie was bcin jabiou
i to of1ind the young lady, refused to hav
: any thing to say to the ould badger..sA,,