Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1861-11-14

which way TO choose. At last, after turning
himself over in the sun several tunes, new idea
struck him. Couldn't he 60 to Finga himself
and then he d be equal to that upslart O'Sul-
livan, No sooner was the thought etgendered
that Barny sprang to his feet new man. his
eye frightened, his step became once mere elias
tic, he walked erect and felt himself to he all
over Burny O'Rerdon once more Richard
was himself again
But where was Fingal !--there was the rub.
That was profound mystery to Borny, which.
until discovered, must hod him in the vile bon.
dage of u!erority. The plain dealing reader
will say, couldn't he ask p No, no; that would
never do for Barny-that would be an open
admission Of ignorance his soul was above, aud,
consequently, Barny set his brains to work, to
devise measures Of coming at the hidden knowl.
edge by some cfcuitons rout, that would not be-
tray the end he was working for. To this pur-
po>e fifty stratagems were raised and dcmolish.
ed in half as many minutes. in the fertile brain
of Barny, as he strided along the shore, and as
he was working hard at the ifty.6rst, it was
knocked oil to pieces by his jostling against
some one whom he never perceived was ap.
proaching him. so immersed was he in his spec,
ulations, and, on looking up, who should it prove
to be but his friend 'the long sailor from the
Aysthern Injees, This was quite god-send
to Barny, and much beyond what he could have
long sailor was the man in million for Barny's
net at that minute and accordingly he made
haul of him, and thought it the creates. catch
he ever made in his life.
Barny and the long sailor were in close COM
panionship for the remainder of the day, which
was closed, as the preceding one, in carousc ;
but, on this occasion, there was only duet
performance in honor of The jolly god, and the
treat was at Barny's expense. What the nature
OF their conversation during the period was, we
will not diIate on--we will keep i, as profound
a secret as Barny himself did, and content our
selves with saying that Barny looked much
happier man the next day. Instead OF wearing
his hat souched and casting his eyes on the
ground, he walked about with his usual uncon
Germ. and gave his nod and passing word Of
'ciriN'ude' to every friend he met; he rolled
his qnid Of tobacco about in his jaw with an air
of superior enjoyment, and, it disturbed in his
narcotic amusement by a question, he took his
own good time to eject the leprous dstiment
before he answered the querist with happy
composnrc that bespoke man quite at ease
with himself twas in this agreeable spirit
that Barny bent his course to the house of Peter
Kelly, the owner of the big farm beyant.' be-
fore alluded to, in order to put in practice a
plan he had formed for the fuIflment Of his de-
termination OF rivalIing O,Sullivan.
He thought it probable that Peter Kelley
being one Of the "snnggest" men in the neigh.
borhood, would he likely man to join him in
spec" as he called it, ia nvorife nbhrevi.
alton Of his for the word speculation and ac-
cor1i 7gly when he reached the big farmhouse"
he accostcd its owner with the usual "Go1 save
von " "God save You kindly, Blrny," return
ed Peter Kelly, "an what is it brings you her,
Barnv Z" asked Peter, this fine dav. instead
% bein' out in the boat" "Oh II be out in
the boat soon enough, and it's far enough too
III he in her; mn indeed it 5 partly that same
is bringin' mo here to YOURSELF
Why, do you want me to 60 along wild you,
Barny"
'Tbroth an don't. Mr.. Kelly You re a
knowlcdgeabNe man on land, but | m afeard it's
bad bargain you ii be at say
And what wor you talking about me and
your boat for?'
why, you see, sir, it was in the regard Of a
little bit O. business, an If you d come wild me
and take a turn in the praty field, I'll be be-
houldin to you and may be you III hear some
thin that won't be displaying to you
An we!kim, Barry said Peter Kelly.
When Barny and Peter were in the 'praty
field Barny opened the trenches I don't mean
the potato trenches) but, in military parlance
he opened the trenches and laid sicge to Peter
Kelly, setting forth the extensive profits that
had been made by his neghbors in exporting
potatoes, and sure, said Barny why should MT
yom do the same, and they here ready to Your
hard, as much as to say mhy dont yom profit by
me, Psther KrlIy? and the boat is below there
in the harbor, and III say this much the divi
better boat is betune this and herself
Indeed | beve SO, Barny,' said Peter for
considering where we stand, a, this present
there's no boat at all at all betune us and
Peter laughed with infinite pleasure at his own
hit.
oh well, you know what | manc, anyhow.
an as | said before, the boat is a darlin boat,
aud as for him that commands her-I b'lieve |
need say nothin' about that and Barny gave a
toss Of his head and n sweep of his open hand,
more than doubling the laudatory nature OF his
comment on himself
But as The Irish saying is 10 make lorg
story short, Barny prevailed on Peter Kelly to
make an export but in the nature Of the venture
they did not agree, Barny had proposed po.
tatoes Peter said there were enough of them
are,dy where he was going, and Barny rejoired
that praties were so good in themselves there
"ever could be too much o. thin anywhere. -
BIT Peter being "a knowledgeabc man. and up
to all the saycrets o the airth, and understand
lag the theory and the che-misthery,' overruled
Barny's proposition, and Determined upon a
cargo Of sc0lprens, (Which name they give to
picked mackerrll as a preferable merchandise,
quite forgetting that Dublin bay hcrrings were
a much better aud as cheap commodity, at the
command OF the Fngalans. But by many sim
liar mistakes the ingenious Mr.. Kelly has been