The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-06-04

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'Diyii bit," sez I. ''T was called af-
ther holy saint be the name Nv Bona
venture"
.'Bah!'' sez he. "How did that hap
| pen ?"
'I'll tell ye," sez I. "When l wus
born, / wus wake lookin' an donsey, Pm
tould; so, to keep me out NV child's pur,
gatory in case l should die, me mother
wanted ME christened immajiatly, an be
good luck, who happens to step in in a
couple nv days, but the priest whin the
thing wus proposed.
"What name will ye give to the spal-
peen?" sez the priest.
'.Divil one NV me knows yit," sez me
mother. We haven't made up our minds
about it.n
make haste, thin," sez the priest, ''fo,
I'm in hurry
'.There's Milky sez she, AM Pether
an Paul, an Patrick, ah' Falix, an Cor.
lney-'
'0' yes!' sez his riverince gettin' mad
.Thim's beautiful names. Hadn't we bet,
ther, thin, call him afther all the saints in
the calendhir in a lump?"
90 the Lord forbid!' sez me mother
crassin' hersilf.
This is the fistival NV ST. Bonaventure,
sez the priest, 'snpposin' we call him be
that blissed name an have done with this
gostherin' nonsince
Yer riyirince knows what's Jest fol
the hi,3, ezmY smesher. 81 hey chris
tened ~ne Bouaysniure But the worSt
az the tllite wus to hap eu. Whia III,
father come home in the evenin' ne tucR
me upsiB hisa
HIS rive rince was here the day." 81
nls rnoriier.
Wsaa Sez mc father
Il ebfisteJiad onr boy, . seq she
II s1ne in !. !ivii nv harry not te
asaa Tor his father sez he. But wha,
aaae did ye give mp
'Letne see," sez me mother, musin' !:
little.
See wj.a7f sez me father short like
In ihroth s'iiese forget" sez mt
iaother.
eOch! mnrther. marther! d We hear that,
seq me father. '.Now, if that doesn',
bang Bannagher! ye don't kaow the name
NV yer own born child! That's beautiful
any how. May be it's Belzybub, or Ne.
buckkoddiunazar, or some Nv thin aisJ
names. seq he mockin' like,
an think uy it PRESENTLY af ye have pa.
tience,' sez she.
..I'll go raviH' mad an distracted" se2
he.
II have it now" sez me mother
"Glery be to God for that!" sez me
father.
.'It's Hop-at-a-venture he's called" se2
she.
Tare an nouns! how the Frinchmar
laughed at that.
"Are ye native of this country" sez
the ouid fddlesticks Nv sister, spakin
for the first time
"'Deed I'm not Miss Blathers," seq /
"Blathers!D squeeled the brother. =
"There!n sez he, he's at it again, the
Ephooterin' diyil!' an thin he roared ou,
a langhin' the saccind time
But jist thin the sisther handed me
somethin' like tin bugle
"Fin not a musicianer, mas 'am," sez
l.abarin' it's few tunes on the jewsharp
now an thinn
"Musicianer!n seq the brother, an ht
laughed again It'll ne fairly cried ''Why
that's al ear trumpet, ye gump ye," SEE
he. Put that ind to her ear an spake t.
Iher.''
/ Idid as he tould me, an "how's yel
health, ma'am, this long time?n sez 1 spa
kim through the tin. But she only roul
ed her eyes at me like an owl layin' al
egg.
40 dearl O dear!" sez her BROTHER
I"This man III be the death NV me surely
Why, man, she axed ye if We wure ma
tive NV this country" seq he.
80! is thatsi it?'' sez l. aBeggin' ye
fpardin, ma 'am," sez l, Il was born in Ire
Ilan'.p
# s'Ah! thin" seq she, pased ike, "y
tmusS tie {. C.tliohc.''
Il sThroth am, ma 'am,n seq /.
4 iiepe sc don't forget TO attind ye
religious jaiies, here sez She.
Il do lne best, a'an," sez l. Bu
ye {,4vi; 5 eis stiarniu' needle We, thinks
w,a,'aH 4 yer bisness whether | do or 10
lnvli.wtis DO hered SO in my horn day
for she kipt catechisin' me ike Il cou,il
Nv friars. There wus only one question
howivir, that ! couldn't answer, ii seems.
.tWhat was ihat?n
she axt d me how many commandmin,
! there wus, ail b'lieve | didn't answt
correctly. May be you know, Misiht
!, Boggs?"
There are ten commandments, was ii
, reply.
..Phoo! there must be far more nor tha
for offered her thirty meself but 81
/, wouldn't look at IN. She thried to pu,
zle me worse howivir
Dye know the FIVE cardinal vartues
, sez she. = ~;
| q The four cordial points Nv the compass
ye. name, / suppose, ma'am,' seq /, co
J rectin' her, ferlI 1 wanted to be up with ht