The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-08-14
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From Putnam's Monthly for August.
An Irish I1ighw

Doctor W, the Bishop OF
Cashel, having occasion to visit Dub.
din, accompanied by his wife and
daughter, determined to perform the
Journey by easy stages, in his own
carriage, and with his own sleek and
well.ied horses, instead Of trusting his
bones to the tender mercies OF an
Irish post.chaise, and the unbroken
garrons used for drawing these crazy
vehicles.
One part Of his route was through
a wild and mountainous district; and
the bishop, being very humane
man, and considerate to his cattle,
made a point o! quitting his carriage
at the foot OF every hill and walking
to the top. On one of these occa.
s:ons he had loitered to look at the
extensive prospect, indulging in a
reveric upon its sterile appearance,
and the change that agriculture
anight produce, and in so doing suff,
cred his family and servants to be
considerably in advance; percciving
this he hastened to mako up for lost
time, and was stepping out with his
best speed when a fellow leaped from
behind heap Of loose stones, and
accompanying the flourish Of huge
club with demoniac yell, demanded
money" with ferocity o. tone and
manner perfectly appalling.
The bishop gave the robber all the
silver he had loose in his pocket, hop.
ing that it would satisfy him; but he
was mistaken, for no sooner had the
ruffian slowed it away in capacious
rent in his tattered garment, than
with another whirl Of his bludgeon,
and an awful oath, he exclaimed
"And is it with the likes Of thin
I'm after letting you off? few paltry
tinpinnies! It's the gould I'll have,
or III spatter Jour brains. Arrah,
don't stand slivering and shaking
there, like a Quaker in the ague, but
lug out your purse, you divil, imme,
diately, or I'll bate you as blue as a
whetstone."
His lordship most reluctantly yiel'
ded his well.filled purse, saying in
tremulous accents: MY good fellow,
there it 10, don't i'll use me--Pve Civ
en- you all, pray let me depart
Fair and softly, if you please; as
sure Pm not good fellow, haven,
done with you yet. | must search
for your note case, for III engage YOU
have few bits of paper payable a
the bank; 80 hand it over, or you'll SUI
sorrow tonight
1t was given up, a glance at thu
road showed that all hope of assis
tance from his servants was unavall
ing, the carriage had disappeared
but the bishop made an instinctiv,
movement as though anxious to es
cape from further pillage.
wait q while, or may be | shal
get angry with you; hand over you
watch and sales, and then you ma.
trudge.'
Now it happened that the divin
felt a particlar regard for his watcl
not SO much from it's being Of con
siderable value, bnt because it ha'
been presented to him by his frs
patron--snd he ventured to expostu
late.
Surely you have taken enough
leave me my watch, and I'll forgiv
all you have done %-
Who Ax'd your forgiveness, 20
.ould varminti Would you trias wit
my good naturea Don't force me
do anything I'D be sorry ior-bu
without any more bother, just civ
me the watch, or by all that's holy
And hs isskeJ. shs, ,bludgeon fsal
his right hand to his lett, spat in I'll
horny psl,n Of the former, and r.
grssped the formidable weapon
though xsEiSSsly beht on bringing
into opsratlon;a this action was n
unheeaSd iby tituttesl M n a dlre
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