Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-18

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get myself upon me legs once more; and
afther commencing meself to the holy Var.
gin, and all the blissed saints, I determined
to SO '~ 49, =. -, -.
Not a Roman Catholic, I hopeTr said
the landlord. ..as -.e9-s -. !'--s. ,aF~>%5'5
.. sAnd, vAy do you hope not, SIR asked
Milton, starting to his feet, but quietly re-
suming his seat. -, ssa - - - - ;
Wentworth exchanged glances with the
landlord, and requested Barney to proceed
with his story ~ ~ - H.. a.-s -.
Il determined to go up to the desarted
house, an rap at the door; thinking that
somebody might have moved into it within
the last month, an that I might beg glass
Of the crater, you know, continued Barney.
d wint to the door; an, finding it fast
locked and even nailed, I got more scared
thin iver, an called again upon the Holy
Mother. Afther sitting down upon theoWld
marble steps awhile, Invent rounatbe house,
to find a door upon the other size; but all
the doors and windeys were closed, an no.
body answered me, though I shouted a hun.
dred times -.i-..'.'', 4. - a..- : - -,
"A most remarkable storyv said Went,
worth. ~. ~ g. -. -. = $50 ~
.sAfther remaining near the ovid house fol
sometime, continued Barney, 4 set out on
foot for the ovid fortune.teller's house,
hoping to persuade the ovid diyil Of a woman
to give me some whiskay. In an, hours
time found her hut, an saw ovid Loo sit
ting in the doorway, looking as solemn as a
judge. I got almost up to her before she
obsarved me; but as soon as she did, she
started up, shut the door, an walked rapid.
ly towards me. '-''- ..'
who is it, that visits Louisa p she asked.
=, dts only. Barney O'Flannagan,' said,
half scared to death. T. --.' '..' "
'And what do you want me, rash man p
she asked. ,.. -.--- ..-. -.-.. ,~... --
Il told her, that, in the first place, want.
ed drap O. the crater, an thin wanted tc
find out where could find the lad,, that
saved Miss Rosa's life. The ovid divil jis1
bursted out into hoss laugh, and said
miserable fool if thou hadst as many
pounds of gold, as thou hast hairs upon thy
head, thou couldst not purchase such knoWl
edge from old Louisa p
sAnd what then?' asked Wentworth.
sOsh! thin I done me best to persuade
the ovid diVil to give me some information
about the whereabouts of Jim, but diyil d
word would she spake, but, 'the lads time
is not come. yit." -. .....e< ~ :
'Ha! exclaimed Wentworth, starting
did she really say that?' ...'....
livery word of it, 'pon my sOwl ! replied
Barney.
This is remarkablep said Wentworth
'How old is the boy Of whom you speakT
dts no the likes O meself can answer ye
now, replied Barney, because me eyes nivel
saw the lad
A. proceed with your story said Milton.
Il towld the strange woman all about me
adventure at the desarted house, an how
had lost me hoss,' continued Barney. 'She
got into a dacint passion when I towld hel
that I had tried to enter the house an by
the powers O. mud, I behaved that she was
going to kill me intirely, wid divilish look
ing bhroom sthick. I saw that it would be
no use to thry to get the diyil of bag te
tell me anything about Jim; so jist left
her cabin, and determined to 60 on foot tc
hometown. The fall that I had from me
blackguard of hoss, made me bones feel
so sore, that afther awile, thought best tc
walk as far as the White Swan Inn, where
I might probably hire boss, or fall in with
the hometown stage
sWhat was the upshot of the whole story
Barney?' asked the landlord, growing .impa
tient. ....... .... ....t s. -,
well, to make me story short, reached
the white Swan jist at one o'clock in the
Afternoon, where found me diVil of hoss
safely lodged in the stable; an Everybody
scared to death about the absent rider. The
company made me tell me adventures, an
thin laughed at it all, an would not behave
a word O me Elegant story. Faith ! me
blood got up at once; an called for me
boss and left the white Swan before you
could say Jack Robinson.
1T was jist about sunset whin I got upon
the road to hometown again, and your honors
may behave, that L rode as fast as the divi
would let me, so as to pass the desartec
house before nightfall.' 49,.
well! what then p asked Wentworth
did you succeed?
Ooh! if I had succeeded, yere honol
would not see me here, this time O. the night
murthered an kilt intirelyp said Barney.
well, we'll; pray proceed, my honest fel
low said Wentworth.
'Jist as I gotin sight o the desarted house
the divil got into the bloody boss, an hi
would not go at all; but began to pitch, real
up, and cut all kind of capers, as sl1ure al
my names Barney O'Flannagan. Arrah
ye sorrel divil says I to the baste. Viii
ye be aisy bow, like gintlemanly hoss !
But the divil bit he cared for all nv scold
ing, patting, coazing or spurring.
I'll fix yev says I. So I jumped dowr
an built fire under the baste, thin mount
9ed him before it began to blaze but q diyi