The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-10-03
wUoHRY MCMAHON AND THE DEAD
CONST AWlE.


wUenxY MCMAHON AND THE DEAD
CONSTABLE.
Haghey was sbroth Of boy,' well
known in our old Third District, as one
whenever there was sscrimmage' or q
wake about, was sure to be there and take
. hand, invited or not.
There were but three things in life which |,
Hughey considered worth living for-his
dudeen, his poteen, and Elegant fight. And
in tho latter, it made no difference what was
the odds against him, he'd 60 in and win.'
1t seems that Hughey got the handling Of
the ribbons Of a furniture car, (during the
month Of July, 1857 the owner Of which,
knowing that Pat didn't care any more about
the yellew fever than he cared for half a pint
Of buttermilk, succeeded in securing his val
liable services ION shares) in carrying out
his contract with the Howard Association,
Of taking the dead, at dollar body, from
their hospital in the third district to the bu-
rying grounnd.
About the period of the sBlack Day. the
10Th day OF August, when many poor fell
low was sent to his grave before his life was
fairly extinct, Hughey had got four boxes
in his car, one of which contained the body
Of a constable, who died holding warrant
",ss Ain,j aau ure" W ~ 'uo sa'e =. 'ne
o. lncs s ue "u. Lene.els' Win ef. .S
s mp, a, "ne ~ "os", We sIp a. a. sno
accompanied him, lie jumped to the ground.
nus tA'iA y - oG1ter 'ue'. .n1 .e.uel shouio
'"e ev .nI ssoly 40 IusnVs .oN ne
wen, now you see, squire, lI.ugney al,
:ns.s.eu upon .aili ~ me . mn oqune'l
JUS. JUMPED uown, anu an Tue iolks was IN
~ mrsaf ri ;;s. t D ,hsm o"la ,ohnars
" Jseii, - ss' 'aAe .ncln ouiu s1usels
gu. OF ,ne cur before take ano'her "has'ie
~ ,ne po'.ie;
al.n, IN as was nauiihs inc last one
ous' ne"ra uivH o. shocking some
wh"re' anu llss ,ooXed PENN. me- 10 see
wno II was rapscaiiihg'ng On .he renee tha'
May' uu' honooy oia see: INN LOOKS up,
thih ! LOOKS aown-nrst TINS way, thin that
MY pul oivl sne person oio see OUT QUO
0o .w ~ tn 4h snai'n u.s.. -. ,o and o
wen, INN, goes 70 the poA ana com
mences Puliins II out agane, whln' what
shoaia ! near put the knockin agane; BE-
dad' u made the bic rise; and kltches up
me whP, an goes up an. looks the Old
'haIs, BOP, right IN the lace, an l says,
says !, Will ye be quiet, yerze, ye auld muir.
inerln turf ather, yeaze. An, via that,
gives MN whaex via the but O me whip
handle. Tim goes an takes the cothn out,
an 1t hardly touches heground, when rap,
rap, rap,' it goes agane.
a springs back, an looks down, an shure
enough, 1t was inside the coffin the noise
came from.
s.Whist, says l. who's there, saysl
AN thin, hears some one say, in q
mighty wake voice, 'Ah, lit me out"
''Lay still; you're dead saps |, a little
onays.
Just then, sees the sexton comm up
but rap, rap, rap, again goes the box.
''Be aisy now, you dirthy, auld schwind.
ling rogue SEE |. 'The 6oss's coming, anc
if he's man true to his business, he'll set.
tie youH thought Pde spake civil to tho
poor, gone crather; where's the use o. swat,
words to haste without razen. Jist at this
moment, auld Jake comes up, and rap, rap
rup, goes the box agane.
''Be quiet, now, won't yeaze, ye auld rip
Have ye no manncrs?' says |. An give i
kick with my heel.
"Good morning, Misthur jacob SEE
Hears me surthiyecats for these four corp
ses,' says |. AM makes long bow, so a.
kinder keep him at a distance, you know.
RAP, rap, rap, whit the box. y
'What's thats' says he.
"lt's that auld carron haste in the shafts
there, says l; AN III Jlst grind every bone
in his body into smithers, for disturbing
your pace this morning, Misthur Jacob,
says |.
Wild that, | shuvcs the surthivecates in
his hands, jirks up me whip, and starts for
auld raw bones.
Rap, rap, rap, Jlst thin went the box once
more!
with that the sexton looks hard at me,
he did.
Come back, come back says he. .The
raps Is not IN your horse, but IN that coihn,'
says he.
am in for IT. says l to myself, and
one loads gone. So lcomes back and houldS
Yoear down to the CONN.
Zap, rap, rap, whit the constable right
in me ear. ~
"Och shutS Aacugh, MIR. Jacob, It's IN
the box saysln
'May tbe Houlay virgin take hkening
unto u.s. says l, as list crossed meseit like
dacent Catholic. An wild that makes
sphring for me ear.
'But ould Jake (bad luck TO the snip that
brought him over) makes a sphring, TOO,
ana grabs me.
''No you don't, says he. You'll jist PLACE
take that back wild ye, ye WILL says ne 10