The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-06
PAT AND TIE PIG.
AN ABOLITION TALE OF THE WAR.

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natured, care for -naught, daredevil Irish
men that ever left his Emerald Isle to
sow his wild oats in foreign land, Pat
rick Flannigan was one among the chief.
Always ready for a frolic or a fight, he
was one Of the irst to shoulder his musket
in defense OF his adopted country against
giga ltc rebellion, and within his manly
breast he carried soldiers heart to the
end Of his mortal career. Better !nen
perhaps have died, but never q drawer one
ed the iron hail of belching battery;
md when at last his cold and CHASTITY form
was borne back from the ensanguined
front Of 4 desperately fought battle, to
find It's last, quiet rest in soldiers grave,
many a comrades eye paid a sad tribute
to his memory.
Poor Pat was the life of his mess; and
Of all those who knew him Intimately, not
one will ever forget him, for the fun that
made light and pleasant many an otherwise
dull and gloomy hour. He seemed to be
always in good spirits and had a cheerful
smile and word for everybody; but his
best friend was not safe from his joking
propcnsities, which he would indulge at
any cost and every hazard Thus he was
continually getting himself into scrapes
that threatened something serious. and
getting himself out Of them in manner
peculiar to Patrick Flannigan.
Pat was in Irishman I'll oyer-in fun,
frolic, fight, warm blood, rich broeue,
and mother wit. At dance. at q wake,
drinking whisky. singing songs. telling
stories. making love. cracking heads. or
charging 2 battery. he was at home in his
element. and acLnowIedoed 10 superior.
and at cight-and-twcnty years of age he
had seen rs much Of life as could well be
crowded into that space. lie Lad slender
! form. ljght hair. twipklinc blue ewes and
merry l.:ych;efa!l ever II; rather hand
some face. which VAS 50 f,rer assessing as
to win On sipht the regard Of nine men out
ten.
We have MT ve4 ont to vrite h;stor,.
OF poor Pat-whicn might he dome with
auita as much aG-an;a..e fo the nunl;c ~
some we know of@but only 10 record one
or two aian~ipg "reminiscences. as related
l,v orc os his soldier comrades.
The regiment to Which our hero belong
e.. aud w,,;cl, f,r inportant reasons. we
will not narle-was sent to do duty IN =
rart Of VIRGINIA where the inhabitants
ttsere sunncsed to be about halfloyal. and
strict orders were siyen not 70 mo!est
,riyafn ,rnparfy nor IN an,. u-ar I;sf,,rh
he ci.igen5 u tloir neaccf,il OCCUPATIONS.
That these orfers we're no ALWAYS strictly
olovcl tbc Colonel soon ;pfarrcJ from :.
loug string Of commitments tLat were rsade
~ heaI.rarso~e b, farmers and others
i livipe anywhere within q circuit Of five
nila: Chickens oooso hnrkevs MOS and
eve. calvc.. had be.ra,, 70 mysieriouslv
,}isauroar IN evcrv auarter. and as sucI
oyvf,j ,b;nos had noror b.nno,ad dur;,..
tho recollection ne tb, Oldest inhabitants
w. - tho e,ot;o,;no of tLe rco;mont IN
II lit, = 80 sf,.,,.r,, s,s,.oo,o5
tbot eoll;ors bod ~ ro 70 10 9TH tho
-. - ~, Ill. af 81, ,,.,.o al
liz, 70 nonc,ss Tbo Colonoj Who f,,rod
j,o 1 1m;obt bo called to account hv his su.
ner;or2 hccamo evcitcd alarmed and on
raoe1 and threatcped vcnooarcr unon tbe
,coressors. ncw ordcrs ve~c issucd the
o,,9rds wore dophle1 sn;es verc nrt mon
f5o ,yatch .,a tbc me-, v-o. !. reinire5 70
have nasses to oo beyoDd ? certain limit.
In th;s way ouiet was once more restored
and the fowls and MOS we're arain allowed
to mass tbcir NIGHTS in neace
IFS mosolf now os don't ike T. IT al
~ al coil p.+ ono d., ,s Cbr;str,oc ,ras
Jro,y;r,, roor "Snro H. NO, do;nr tbo
-. 3,;ua. :, Loua,,so, ho.d o taa,so a,I s,,I
sal. :',,.t IT, 60 49, boat1,ons ,r;.h tho
hI;send Cbr;rtr,as fa-nosf - al ~ ,,an,,
swato fresh crators rnnn;no ,oose ~ al abon,
~ D. oarra Tn not It'll = nn .,aua ,'"."'
7 won, md r. dop't b,vo ono Cbr;st
mas meal then tell me I'm not an Irish.
: man.
noubt]ess Pat would have made his
word GOOD hut for an accident 70 which
III b,,mon nat,,ra ;s Gahlo ss po conn.
nl,;nts had been made bv the citizens far
some considerable time. the severe c,mr
rornlat;ons had become so much rel,xed
that PAT found little 1;l,icul.v in oettipo
n.st The sentr;es ~ n;cbt on tIree d;frcrcnt
oo ;.h srst I've rvo saoond
~ t,rn ro,aootaiia ".e Two bensond tb;rd'.
."o iosPoot'D.' ,;o hh ;."is ',''i" =
1--we DlO-aIt OF Wnlcn were intended tDl