The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-06

On the following night there was a
grand soiree at tie house OF wealthy cit
izcn, to which all the principal officers of
the regiment were invited. Among the
rest, the Colonel was there in all his glory;
and at a late hour he was called out of the
dancing hall, and informed that an Irish
woman wished to see him on very particu-
lar business
she refuses to go away without speak
ing to you personally" said the host, by
way CT apology
"Wcll, my good woman" said the Col
Onel on being confronted with the strange
visitor, who was well muffied upin shawl
and looked ike a coarse, hard work
ing female, what can | DO for you >"
And it is yourself that's the Colonel
sure p returned the other, with short,
jerking courtesy.
Il am the man, madam, and so what do
you want?'
Il want justice, your honor. sorry a
bit less . and that tn have bctimes, az
there's law in the land, so | will I'm a
dacant, hard working woman, yer honor
the Wildly McFune, av yees AK me my
name-and it's not the thaves of yer hon
or's regiment I'm going to put up wild at
all at all 20
well, out with it. What has happen
ed to you?
"I've lost pig. your honor--to make
short of 4 long siory-and as dacent a pig,
too. as dody could wish te see in a days
walk"
A pig. ch - said the Colonel think
ing of the animal he had seen in camp.
Yes, pig, your honor, sorry a bit
less"
wv hen did ycu lose it.
This blessed night, sir; bad luck to the
thafe that stole it,
"And do you know where it is now :"
u does that, yer honor; for I've traced
both the thafe and the pig to this very
house. so haye.I'
"uere 2" exclaimed the Coioncl in as
tonisiment; traced he pig and the thief
here
Sorry I am to hurt your honor's feel
ings; bu- ia the truth I'm telling yces .
'Whrc is The zig, then: and who is the
thief:
Nv your honor Il step tLis way bit,
/ III show you the horse that's got the pig
strapped on TO il, and It's like yourself can
CUES the thafc afterwards, sir
| The Major and enc or two other officers
now co;.ins III. the Colonel mentioned
! TIE cc...f iant OF the old woman, and invi-
ted tlem to accompany him aud her 10
see what she had 10 point ott-adding in
i very serorc tone, that he would have to
stop such lawless doings, even though he
should have TO punish every man in the
regiment.
The Widow NcFunc now led the w y
10 g she'd, where several horses were hitch
ct and pointed out her dead pig strap
ped to The -addle Of one OF them.
Gracious heavens that is my horse p
cried the horriiicd Colonel, while his
brother oficnrs roared out with laugh
ter.
..-ih, saints GeGnd us, thin ~ cxcIaim-
ed Widow McE'une, IN alarm, "av come
all this way to make my complainings to
the head thale himself? Ochone. there
/ II be no justice here, and I'll just 60
right to the blissd President himself SO |
will, now"
This is somc mistake, some trick,
cried the excited Colonel.
Sure an, It is. SIR and n dirty trick,
at that, to stale poor, hard working hon
est woman pig" returned the widow,
turning to depart did ivcr the world
hear of the likes? But the biissid Presi-
dent shall know Of the same, SO he shall.
av has to 90 to him meself."
She was fastening away, when the Col
onel, who could not see the joke that was
convulsing his friends, overlook her.
Here, woman said he, what is your
confounded pig WORTH
Tin doIIars-sorry a cint less"
"Wel, here" returned the Colonel,
hastily producing his pocket-book, "here
is your money, and now say no more about
it, and go about your business"
"Sure," rejoined the old woman, drop
ping parting courtesy; "sure your hon
or's gentleman, barrin' you'er thafe." "
The next day the whole camp was laugh
ing at the joke, and We believe the Col
onel has not heard the last OF it yet. In
due time Patrick tlannigau was set at
liberty without being court martialed, and
then the whole truth came out. On that
Christmas night he managed to escape
} from the guard house and get back again
without being discovered; and during
absence he played off the whole trick
; the Widow McFune being no other than
his worthy self, disguised III the garments
of one of his female friends In laugh
ing triumph he exhibited the ten dollar
creenback to his intimate comrades re.
marking:
81 said I'd be aven wild him betimes
: and it's mcsilf as is thinking | am, now. ,
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