The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-11-17
DANIEL 0'CONNELL.
How he Squelched a Term CANT.

the bar, his peculiar character and talents
received speedy recognition from all who
knew him. His talent for vitupera,ive
language was by some, even then, con-
sidered marchess. However, there was
at that time in Dublin certain woman
-Biddy Moriarty by nams-who had n
huck,ter's stall on one end Of the quarry,
nearly opposite the -Four Courts. She
WAS virago Of the first order, very able
with her fists, aud still more formidable
with her tongue.
From one end OF Dublin to the other
she was nole Ell tor her power of abuse, and
aven in The provinces Mrs. Moriarty'>
language had passed into currency. The
dictionary of Dublin slang had been con-
sldersby enlarged 10y her. and her volu-
bic impotence had almost become proven
bal.
Some Of O'Connell's friends, however,
thought be could beat her at the use of
her own weapons. OF this, however, he
had some doubts himself when he bad
listened ones or twice to some minor
specimens of her billingsga.e. 49,,
Kerry barrisler could encounter her, and
one OF the company lin O'Connell's pres-
ence) rather ridiculed the idea Of his
being able &c meet the famous Biddy.
O'Conne! never liked the idea of his
being put down, and so be confessed his
readiness to encounter her, and even
backed himself for the match.
The affair was soon spoken Of publicly,
and bet. were offered and taken, and j.
was decided that the matter should come
off at once.
The party adjourned to the hucksters
stall and there was the swner herself.
perintending the sale Of small wares
A few ioungers and ragged iders were
! aso hanging round the stall, for Biddy
was " character" and in her way, "as
one of the sights of Dublin.
Dan was very onfldent of success. lie
! had laid a very ingeniou. plan tor over
coming her, aud, with all the anxiety OF
/ An ardent experimentalist, waited to put
| 1t in practice At this time OConnells
own party and the loungers about the
place formed an audience quite sufficient
to rouse Mrs. Moriarty, Oh public Provo
cation, to due exhibition Of her sco'dng
powers
O'Connell walked up to her stall and
commenced the attack by saying:
Whats the price Of This walking stick,
| Mrs What's your name E
Moriarty, Fir, is my name, and good
one it is, too, and what have you to say
agin it? Wan>an sxperce is the price OF
he sick. Troth, it's chape as dirt, so ii
is"
| "One.snd sixpence for such walking
silk +. Whey. why, you ale go better
than an imposter to ark one-and rixEence
ioI what cost only Two pence
"Tuppence, your grandmother re-
piled Biddy. Do you name TO saj that
IT'S chsteing the people ! am? An i'm
poster iDdsQe ~
"Ay, imposter; and it's that call you
10 your teeth y
"Come, Gu, your chtick, ye can'anker>
GUS ovid badger iv jackauapes. T."
keep civil tongue in your head, you
old diagonal" replied Dan, cooly.
"Sthop yer jaw, you mug -nosed skunk
or, by this and that. III make YOU Iep.'
"Don't be in passion, my old radi
Us. Anger will only HrnkIe your beau
W.
by the body, il you say arothe1
word OF imPudence I'll tan your dh'rry
hide We bas,ely common scrab; and sorry
I'll he to sic my fist wid Yer carcass"
Whey, boy. Whist y passion Ole
Bddy i. in protest, as am gentle
man
Jintiemen jjntIemer Wlsha, b.
gor. that bangs Banagher Why. y"s
potato faced p!pp;n snerzer, when did !
Madagascar monkey like you pick W
enough Christian dscsucy 10 hi1e You
Kerry brogue9"
Easy, now" cried @ Conn-ll, will
imperlurable good humor " don't ctok
yourself with fine language, you OLE
whieky-drinking psralleIogram."
What's that YOU call NE, you mur
therin viiIyun Z" roared Bidiy, stung int
fury.
Il call you" said he. "a paralelo
gram, and Dublin jury would say it
no libel to do So
30, tare and Guns 0, holy Biddy
that an honest woman like me should t.
called a parry bel!ygrum to her face In
none fyour parry beIlygrums, you rascal.
gaiIows bird, you cowardly sneakng
pate>iickiug blaggard."
"Ob, no. you, indeed ~ retortet
O'Connel.
"Wby, I suppose you'll deny yo'
keep rascaIiy hypothenuse in you
housev'
"lt's lie for you, you bloody rotber
| never had such thing in ny house, eo'
swindling ovid thief and cherry. snoutet
deludheaerl."
"Wby, all the neighbors know yer!
we'll that you keep not only hypothe
muse, but that you have two diameter
locked up in your garnet, and that yen e
to walk with them every Sunday, 20,
hear,less old heptag6n y
"Oh, hear that, ye saints in glory
Oh, that's bad language for fellow who
wants to pass himself off for a jin,lsman
May tie devil fly away wild you, yor
micher from Munster, and make celery
sauce from your rotten limbs ~
"Ah, you can't deny the charge, YOU
miserable submultiple Of a duplicate
,otio y,