The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-12-01
The Termngnnt sQuelched.

Tne TeEmnEumt SQuelched.
One Of the drolleSt scenes Of vitupcraticn
that tho late Daniel 0Connell ever figured
in, took place in the early part Of his life
Not long after he was called to tho bur, bis
peculiar character and talents received
speedy recognition from ell who knew him
His talent for vituperative language was
by some, even then, considered matcbless.
However, there was at that time IN Dublin.
a certain woman -Biddy Moriarty by name
who had huokstsr's stall on one end OF
the quarry nearly opposite the Four Courts
She was o virsgo Of the first order, very
able with her fists, and still more tormida.
ble with her tongue.
From one end OF Dublin TO the OTHER, she
was notorious for her powers Of abuse, aud
even in the provinces, Mrs. Moriarty's lam
guage had passed into currency. The die.
tionary Of Dublin slang had been consider
ably enlarged by her, and her voluble i'm.
pudence had almost become proverbial
Some of OConnelrs friends, owover,
thought he could beat her at the use of her
own weapons. OF this, however, he had
some doubts himself when he had listened
once or twice to some miuor specimens of
her billingsgate.
1t was mootod once whether tho young
Kerry barrister could encounter her and one
OF the company Gin 0Connelrs presencel
rather ridiculed the idea of his being able
to meet the famous Biddy.
OConnell never liked the idea Of his be.
ing put down, and so he confessed his read
mess to encounter her, aud even backed
himself for the match.
Tho affair was soon spoken of publicly,
and bets were offered and taken, and il was
decided that The matter should come of al
once.
The party adjourned to the huckster's
STALL and thero was the owner herself, SUI
perintendmg the sale of nor small wares. A
few loungers and ragged idlers we're also
hanging round the stall, for Biddy was
"character,' and in her way, was one Of the
sights of Dublin.
Dan was very confident Of success. lie
had laid very Ingenious plan for overcom-
ing hor, n with all the anxiety of an ar.
dent experimentalist waited 10 put it ia
practice. A this time 0Connell's OWE par
ty and the lcungers about the place formed
an audience quite sufficient to rouse Mrs
Morlarty, on public provocation, to due
exhibition of her scolding powers.
OConnell walked mp to her stall and eofI
ineneed the attack by saying;
!" What's the price of this walking stick,
Mrs. What's, your-name
Morlarty. sir, ~ my name, aud o good
one Il ls too, and what nave you to say agin
itP Wal-and ,sixpeuce is the price of the
stick, Troth, it's clape as dirt, 80 it is."
" One'and-six-pehce for such walking
stick Whew why, you are no bette,
than an impostor to ask acknowledgements
for what cost only two pence"
Tuppencc, your grandmother replied
Biddy. Do you inane To say that it's chate-
ing the people | smP An impostor, in
dadei"
"Ay ilnpostor; and its that call you to
your teeth -
Come, cut your shtick, ye cantankerous
ovid badger iv . jackanapes."
Keep civil tongue in your head, you
old diagonal" #" replied Dar, coolly.
"Shtop yer jaw, yon gug nosed skunk !
or, by this and that, I'll make you lep."
Don't be in passion, my old radius.
Anger will only wrinkle your beauty"
BY the body, If You say another word OF
impudence, I'll tan your dhirty hide. ye
bastely common scrubj and sorry Ill be to
sile fist wild your carcass"
Whew, boy what passion old Biddy
is in. protest, US am gentleman
Jintlemen ! jintlemenl Wisha, By gor,
that bangs Bauagherl Why, You potato.
faced pippin sueezer, when did Ma6agas,
car monkey like you pick up enough Chris.
tiaIl daoency 10 hide your Kerry BIogHeS
Easy now" cried 0'Connell, wifi. i'm.
per,urbable good humor; "don't choke yonr-
self with line language. you old whisky
drinking paraielograln." 0ll-
What's that you call me. you murtherin'
vllyun!" roared Bi1dy. stung into fury"
8 cali yon,' said he. "a parsllelogram,
and Dublin jury would say it's no libel to
call yOu So"
80 iare aad GUNS Oh, holy Biddy 1
that an honest woman Ike me shonl,l be
called a parry.bellygrum 10 her face I'm
none OF ypHT parry-bellygruns, you rascally
galIows bird yon oowardly, snealSing,
plate.licking blaggard."
"0h, not you, indeed retmted 0'Con-
nell. "Why. suppose you'll deny that
you keep rascally hypothenuse in your
house"
ats lie for yon, you blnody roibef, J
never had such thing in my house. yna
swindling owl thiof and cherry shouted de-
lndheaer!r
Why, all the neighbors know very we'll
that you not only keep hypothonnse, but
that yOn nave two diAmeters locked up IN
your garrett. aud that you 60 to walk with
them every Sunday, you heartleEs old hep
,agon
"0h, hear that ye saints In gloryi Oh,
that's bad language for fellow that wants
O. pass himself of for = jintlemen. May
the devil 81 away wid you, you micher aow
Monster, and make celery sauce from your
rotten limbs