The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-24
WHY PAT O'DONNEL WAS HUNG.
BY A TRAVELLER II IRELAND.

One day, during my stay at Derry,
observed an unusual cOmmOtion in the
streets asked the landlord of my inn
what was up. when he replied, in rather
metaphOrical style, that Larry o Hone,
the carpenter, was putting up picture
frame at the other end of the town.
u" And, pray, what kind of a picture
frame is Larry putting up, and what is
he putting it up for? inquired l.
Sure, an Pat O'Donnel is to be put
into it, said he"
"Oh, there is mani to be hung?" said
1, inquiringly.
AN what else would the frame be
for?" said my landlord.
"What offense is O'Donnel to suffer
for?" inquired @
Z" No ofense at all, your honor-it was
only liberty he took"
"Well, what was the liberty?"
"Why, you see, sir, poor Pat was in
delicate health, and his physician advised
that he should take exercise on horse
back; and so, having no horse of his own,
he borrowed one from Squire DOVES
paddock; and no sooner was he on its
shoulders, than the deuce put it into the
crather's head to go over to Kellogreen
cattle fair, where he had good many
acquaintance; and when he was got
there, Pat spied friend at the door of
shebeen-house, and left the animal graz
ing outside, whilst he went in to have
thimbleful of whisky; and then, you see,
they got frisky, and had another and an
other, till poor Pat went TO slape on the
binch; and when he wouke up, he found
the crather gone, and his pocket stuffed
full with big lump of money"
''In short, said [, "you mean to say
he has been horse-Stealing."
"Why, sir" he replied, stammering
aud scratching his head, they call it so
in England, bad luck to emf
Well, the time came round for the ex-
ecution to take place, and Pat was hung,
sure enough. And pretty mess they
made Of hanging him, as the landlord told
me, the next day. 1t seems that after
hanging the appointed time. this unfortu-
nate Pat was cut down and conveyed
away by his friends to an adjacent house,
where, it being discovered that his neck
was not broken, a physician was called
in, and the means of resuscitation
were successfully employed. He then
sank into a sound sleep, and was order
ed to be given cup of new milk when
ever be awoke and was thirsty. Two fe-
male relatives sat up with him; and the
worthy doctor sent them a bottle of
whisky to cheer the tedium of the night;
but they in drinking healths to one and
the Others families, and long life in es-
I D. L.
bic to be discreet.
When Pat awoke, he rubbed his eyes,
and, looking around him wildly, exclaim-
ed, Where am l, dear lady?'
'Arrah, don't you know Judy Films
cabin-your own sister Judy?"
"And is that you, Judy? and is this a
bed? he inquired, quite bewildered
ITO be sure it is, Pat, said she, "and
this is bed, though it is not as good a
one as / could wish; and here's Molly
Dorgan, your own cousinjarman; and
we have been both drinking your health,
Pat, and long life to you, vie the whisky
the doctor sent US to kape the ould blue
divil from taxing US.
But sure wasn't l hangt Judy, dar-
lint?' said he
sure enough was ye strung up lot lot
returning Farmer Doyle's pony that you
borrowed; but Doctor Mulready. bless
ings on him who brought you into the
world fve-andtwenty years ago, has
brought you alive again, after you had
been made the picture OF the shaping on
the Government sign post"
"Why, then, replied Pat, with a deer
sigh. Il don thank DIR. Mulready; / wa,
very aisy where l was, and here have
you brought me back to this dirty worlc
to beg, steal, and starye, as have done
before. / don't thank you, Judy; 20,
never ax'd my consent. And by the
powers! since DIR. Mulready has had ms
born over agin, he shall be at the expinst
o. bringing nae up