The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-01-30
THE HANGING OF PAT o,DoyNEL
BY A TRAVELLER IN IRELAND.

| ~ OooOt FSu du uuubudl COMM d.
tion in the streets. | asked the
landlord OF my inn what was M,
when he replied in rather metapho.
rical style, Il at Larry O'Hone, the
carpenter was putting up a picture
frame at the other end Of tho town.
"And, pray, what kind Of picture.
frame is Larry putting up, and what
is he putting il mp, forp" inquired |.
"Sure, and Pat. O'Donnel is to
be put into it," said he.
ooh, there ia a man to be hung?''
said |, inquiringly.
And what else would the frame
be for2' said my landlord.
"What Tense is O'Donnel to suC-
for for" | inquired.
"No ofense at all, your honor; il
was only liberty he took"
well, what was this liberty?"
why, You see, sir, poor Pat was
in delicate health, and his physican
advised that he should take exercise
on horseback; and 20. having no
horse OF his own, he borrowed one
from Squire Doyle's paddock; and
no sooner was he on his sho wIders
than the deuce put il into the crach
er's head TO 90 over to Kellogreen
csttle'fair, where he had . good ma
ny acquaintances; and when lie was
Igot there, Pat spied a friend at the
door OF shebeen house, and lett
the animal grazing outside. whilst
ne went in to have . thimbleful OF
whisky; and then, you SEQ. they got
frisky, and had another and another.
hll poor Fat went to slspe on the
binch; and when ho wouke up, he
found the crscher gone, and his
pocket stuffed full with big lump
0f money"
In short, said I, "you mean to
say he has been horse,stealing."
"Why, sir," he replied, stammer,
ing and scratching his head, "they
call it 40 in England, bad luck to
em!"
Well, the time came round for the
execution to take place, and Pat
was hung. sure enough, And a
pretty mess they made OF hanging
him, as the landlord told me the
next day. 1t seems tia, after hang
iug the appointed tims. this unfor
tunste Pat WAS cut down and conI
veyed away by his lriends to An al
jacsnt house, where, il being discov
cred that his neck was not broken, a
physicisn WAS called in, and the
means OF resusnitation we're success.
fully employed. lie thsn sank into
a sound sleep. and was ordered to
30 given cup of new milk whsn,
ever he woke and Was thirsty. -
Two female relatives SAT up with
him; and the worthy doctor sent
them a bottle OF whisky to CHI er
the tedium OF the night; but thsy in
drinking healths 10 one and the
others antilles, and long life in ss
pecial to Pat, very soon became too
socisble to be- discreet.
When Pat swoks, he rubbed his
eyes, and looking round him wildly.
exclaimed:
Where I'm |, dear lady"
"Arrah, don't you know Judy
Films cabin-yonr own sister Judyr'
"And is that you, Judy, and 10
this a bedP he inquired quite be-
wllderad.
"Fo be sure il is, Pat" seld she,
land this is a bed, though it is not
as good a one as | could wish, and
here's Molly Dorgsn, your owp
cousin'jsrlnsn; and we have been
both drinking your health, Pat, and
long lifs to you, wild the whisky the
ioctor sent no to kape the ould blue
divil from taxing u.s."
but sure wasn't hangt, Judy,
darlin?" said he.
Sure enough was ye strung up
for not returning farmer Doyle's no.
ny that you borrowed; but DR.. Mulr
ready - BLESSINGS on hiul - who
brought you into the world i've and
twenty years ago, has brought you
alive again, after you had been
made the picture OF tina 'slaping' OF
the Government sign peat"
"Wby, them" replied Pat, with /.
deap sigh, II don't thank DR.. MuI.
ready; wac very eisy where | was,
and here have you brought mo back
to this dirty world to beg. steal and
stsrve, ss have done before.
don't thank you. Judy; you nover
ax'd my consent. And by the pow
ers! sirce DR.. Mulroady has had me
born over again, hs shsIl he at the
rxpinse OF bringing me up!"
To molhtv Pats discon.ent at hi.
restoration, tho women handed him
the whisky bottle, Qhough strictly
snioined by the doctor 70 give hin
nothing but milk which be, seixinp
with dsspe ration, drained at i
draught, and the liquor, meeting the
wind in his throat, he stranglsd
aud iell back upon ths bed, bsyosc
tho skill CT DR.. Mulresdy to reviv,
him.
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