New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-26
slr. O'Connell and Mrs. 1Ioriarty.

could look down, she rejoiced that peace for the
weary had come at last.
Mr. 0'Gonnen and Mrs. laoriarty. i.
It was 1T an Irish court of justice that Mr. OCon-
nell could be seen to greatest advantage. Every
quality Of the lawyer and the advocate he display
ed He showed research and perfect mastery of
his profession and he exhibited his own great and
Inmate qualities. Who that eger beheld him on the
Munster circHit, when he was IA the hight of his
fame, but must have admired his prodgious versa
fflity of formidable powers. His pafhos 6ften
admirable, his hnmor flowed without effort OF art.
What jokes he uttered what sarcasns How well
he worked His case through, never throwing away
i chance, never relaxing his untiring energies.
4 One or fhe dfolIest scenes of evaporation that
part 81 bis life Not long after lie was admitted to
the bar his character and peculiar talents received
rapid recognition from all who were even casually
acquainted with him. His talent for vituperative
language was perceived, and by some he was even
in those days considered matchless scold.
There was, however. at that time in Dublin, a
certain woman, Biddy Moriarty, who had buck
seris stall on one of the quays nearly opposite the
Fonr Courts. She was q virago Of the first order,
very able with her fist, and still more formidable
with her tongue, From one end of Dublin to an
other she was notorious for her powers OF abuse,
and even In the provinces Mrs Moriarty language
had passed into currency. The dictionary Of Dub
lin slang had been considerably enlarged by her,
become
proFerbial. Some Of Connell's, friends, however,
thought that he could beat her in the use her own
weapons. OF this however, he had some doubts HIM
self. when he had listened once or twice to some
minor specmensof her Billingsgate. II was moot
ed once whether the young Kerry barrister could
encounter her, and Some one of the company lin
O'Cnnnell's presenee) rather too freely ridiculed
tho idea Of bib being able 10 meet the famous Madam
Moriarty. OiConneIi never liked the idea Of being
put down, and he protested his readiness to en-.
counter her and even backed himself for the match
Bets were offered and taken it was decided that
the match should come off at once.
The party adjourned to the huckster's stall, and
there was the owner herself, experimenting the
idIeIs were hanging round her stall. for Biddy was
q character in her way, and one of the sights
Of Dublin.
osconnell was very confident Of success He
had laid very ingenious plan for overcoming her,
and with all the anxiety Of an ardent experimental
ist, waited to put IT into practise. He resolved to
open the attack. AT this moment0 'ConnelIis own
party, and the loungers about the place formed an
audience quite sufficient to arouse Mrs. Moriarty,
on public pTovocation to due exhibition Of her
powers 0sGonnell commenced the attack.
g What's the price of this walking stick, Mrs.
what's your name ?n
Z Mofiarty. sir, Il my name, and 4 good one il Is
and what have you got 70 say aginits and one and
sixpence'E the price OF the stick. Troth, it's as
cheap as dirt, 80 # ISL
One and sixpence for walking stick whew
why you are no better than an impostor, to ask
eighteen pence fer what costs you twopenoe.''
!. Twopence, your grandmother replied Mrs.
Biddy !" do you mean to say that it's chatting the
people / am inpostor indeed !,
AN, imposter; and its that call you to your
teeth, reioined O'conneli.
Come, cut your stick, you cantankerons jacka-
& Keep civil tongue in your head you old diago-
nal, cried 0'Connell carnly.
I. Stop your jaw, you pug-nosed badger, or I'll
make You go quicker nor you came.
Don't bein passion, my old rndi,ts--anger
will only wrinkle yonr beauty
g Il you say another word Of your impudence,
III tan your dirty hide, you bastey common scrub,
and sorry IA be 70 soil my fists upon your car
cass n
Whew, boys, what q passion old Biddy is in; I
protest, as I'm gentleman----,, gsssE
Z Jintlemani jinileman the likes of You lin.
tleman Wlsha, that bangs Banagher. Why, you
potatosfaced, pppin sneezer, when did Madagas-
Christian decency to hide your Kerry brogne.n
Easy, 8W-easy. now, = cried o. DonnelI with
good hunor, " don't choke yourself
With fae Language, you old whisky. drinking paral-
:" What's that yon call me, you murderin' vii
lain r roesed Ars. Moriarty, stnng into fury.
q call yonsn answered OaGonnell a a paralIelo-
gram; and Dublin Judge and jury will swear it's
@ tars.an-nounsg Oh, holy Biddy that an
honest woman like me should BE- called parry
beliygrum to her face. I'm none Of your parry
be.ggrums, you rasealiy gallows-bird, you coward
", aaeak1ng, plate icken' bliggard Z, ..a
an, not you, indeedin retorted OiGonnell:
Why, suppose yon'll deny that you keep by.
fotheneuse in your house.
s, it,s lIe for yoa, You rohher; never had such
inng IN my house, You sWindling thiefn
!, " ny, sure, ali the neighbors know yery well
that you keep not only hypotheneuse, hut that
you b. out 70 walk with them every Sunday. you
heartless old heptagou.'' u ~
oh, hsar that. Ye saints Of gloryi oh, there's
jintleman, May the devil fy away with Won. von
nIoher Tom Munster and make celery.sauce III
your roi.en limbs, You mealy mouthed potato
All, Jon can't deny the charge. YOU miserable
sabmnltiple Of duplicate ratio ~
60, rinse your mouth in the Liffey, You nasty
tinele- pitcher; after all the bad words You SPEAK
Il pnght g pc aithier than your face, you dirty
z Rinse yonr own mouth, you wieked-minded old
polygon--to the devil pitch you, you clustering
Intersection Of q supeTficessh
You saHey finkerss apprentice. ii you don,
cease your jaw I-ll,' but here she gasped fol
breath, unable to hawk np any more words, fol
the last voIley Of 0sConnell had nearly knocked
the wind ont Of her.
e While have tongue Ell abuse you, you mos
sile Atands convicted perpendicular peGic0ats
There's contamination In her circumference, and
she frsmbles with gnilt dean to the exiremties Of
hsr corollariass Al you're found but, yea rectil-
linfeal, Anfecedcnt, equllIangGiar old bag. 'TiS
VITA you the devil will fyEaway gau pofler-swip-
ing stmilitnde 6f the dissection Of vortex 81
overwhelmed with this torrent of language Mrs
Moflasty Wss sllenced. Catching mp saucepan,