The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-08
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ON the tanks of the horse. The creature
rose on his four legs off the ground ana
came down with u sOss that sent Jen up
straight from the saddle like ball, and
down again with a crack fit. to knock
him into hundred thousand pieces, not
one of them bigger than the buttons Of
his waistcoat.
"Murther!" he shrieked. 81 wish l
was Jem MCGOWAN back again"
But there was no use in saying this for
ms had already got his wish The horse
palloped away like lightning He felt
rising one instant up as high as the
clouds, and the next he came plop into
the water, like a stone that you wonld
make take dead mans dive" He re-
numbered no more till he saw his two
kind, friends. Sir Harry McManus and
Squire Brien, holding him blythe woiegs
in the air, al d the water pouring nom
his mouth, nose, and every stitch OF MS
clothes, as heavy and as constant as II II
was flowing through sieve, or as if he
was turned into watering rot.
Pm dead man." says he, looking mp
in the face of his grand friends as well as
he could, and kicking at the same time
to get loose from them. I'm dead
man, and what's worse, I'm murdered
man by the two of you"
.'Bedad you're anything but that
said Sir Harry You're now the great
est man in the country, for, though you
fell into the pond, the horse leaped it,
and have won my bet, for which am
extremely obliged to you"
After shaking the water out OF him,
they laid him down on the grass, got
bottle of whisky, and gave him as mnch
as he chose of it, Jem's spirits began to
rise a little, and he laughed heartily
when they told him he had won five
hundred pounds from the English colo
mel. Jem got on his legs and was be-
ginning to walk about, when who should
be coming into the demesne but two
rentlemen--one dressed like an officer
with square mahogany box under his
arm, the other with a great big horse
whip Jem rubbed his hands with de-
LIGHT, for he made sure that the gentle
man who carried the box was going to
make Squire Kavanagh-that is himself
some mighty fine present.
"Kavanagh," said Sir Harry, you will
want somebody to stand by you as
friend in this business; would you wish
me to be your friend ?"
I'm troth, l would" says Jem. 81
would like you to act as friend, too,
npon all occasions"
oh, that's elegant" said Sir Harry
Well now have rare sport"
I'm mighty glad to hear it," Jem re-
plied, "for want little sport after all
the troubles I've had"
"Ob, you're a brave fellow" said Sir
Harry.
ITO be sure / am" answered Jem.-
Didn't l leap the gray horse over the
big pond2'
The gentlemen with the box and whip
here came up to Jem and his friends, and
the whip gentleman took off his hat, and
says he:
Might be after asking you, is there
any one of the present company Squire
Kavanagh9"
Jem did not like the looks of the gen
teman and Sir Harry McManus stepped
before him and said:
Yes, he is here to the fore What is
your business with him2 am acting as
his friend, and have right to ask the
question"
Then I'll tell you what it is" said the
gentleman. "He insulted my sister at
y
Fax" said Jem, that's lie! Sure
i wasn't near the races
The word was hardly out of his mouth
when he got crack of the horsewhip
across his face, that cut, he thought, his
head in two. He caught hold of the gen
tleman and tried to take the whip out of
his hand, but. instead of the strength of
Jem MCGOWAN, he had only the weakness
of Squire Kavanagh, and he was in an
instant collared, and III spite of all his
kicking and roaring, lathered with the
big whip from the top of his head to the
sole of his foot The gentleman got ut
last little tired of beating him, and
tlinging him away from him, said:
You and l are now quits about the lie
but you must give me satisfaction for in
sulting my sister"
Satisfaction rOared out Jem rs he
twisted and turned about with the pain
of the beating, "bedad, I'll never be sat.
isticd till every bone in your ugly body
IS broken"
Very well, said the gentleman. my
5riend, Captain McGinnis, is come pre-
Jared for this"
Upon that, Jem saw the square box
opened that he thought was filed with a
beautiful present for him. aud he saw
tour ugly looking pistols beside each
other. and in one corner about two dozen
of bran new bullets Jem's knees knock
ed together with fright when he saw
Captain McGinnis and Sir Harry printing
aud loading the pistols
"0h, murder, murder! this is worse
shan the gray horse" he said Now |
nm qnite sure of being killed ousright."
So he caught hold of Sir Harry ny III.
coat, and 8futtered ont, "Och, then what
,lre you going TO do with me2"
aDo 9'f replied his friend, why you're
,soing to stand shot to be sure
The devil shot I'll stand, said jena.
"Tll run away this minnte."
Then, by my honor and yeracity, if
you do" said Sir Harry. Pifstap Spu
with bullet Ny honor is concerned 10
This business You asked me to be, your
sriend, and I'll see you go through it
respectfully. You must either stand
your ground like q gentleman or be shot
slown like dog"
Jem heartily wished he was no longer
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