The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-12-20
ALttsEe story Vy'ish q .uoraI.

CORY " Lanus, the humorous cor
respondent Of the Brooklyn Eagle, is re-
sponsiblc for the following little story
illustrative of the demands Of the Radi-
cal party:
O'Blique thinks that if man wants
everything, the best way IS to let him
have it, for then he will be satisfied and
won't want anything else!
If the people of the North will only
give the Radicals all the Offices, and tho
white people Of the South will grant ne.
gro suffrage give up their lands and
personal property, and then come in
with ropes round their necks and sub
nit to be hung without any bother, we
shall have peace.
This reminds me of little story:
1t was about a man in Connaught;
his name was O'Keegan.
lie was decent, quiet, orderly, pea
ceable sort Of man, who believed in
quiet life.
lie lived out of town. and had to
travel bit Of lonely road, with bog
on one side and woods on the other.
One day as he was travelling home all
alone, and it was quite dark, the moon
hadn't risen, and that part of the coun-
try wasen't lighted with gas in those
days, when who should step up from be-
hind lamppost but big murtherin'
villain with shellalah under his arm.
Good morning to you, Mr.. O'Kee-
gam" says he, can I'll trouble ye for
the time of day."
Mr.. OKecgan took out his watch to
answer the question, when the blaguard
grabs it.
It's fine repeater ye have got, Mr..
O'Kecgan," says he, "and it's in danger
ye are Of losing it so I'll just take care
of it for ye," and he stuffed it in his pock-
ct.
Mr.. O'Keegan says to himself, says
he, "Better let him have the watch, and
he'll be satisfied and go away
But he didn't.
"Mr. O'Kecgan," says he, "may be
ye have some small change about ye,
that you'd he happy to lend me ; and
you'll save the trouble of going through
your pockets by shelling out"
Thinks Mr.. O'KeeSan to himself -
He only wants my money, and III let
him have that rather than have any
trouble with the fellow"
! So he shelled out, and thought he had
satisfied the rapscallion, and was going
off quiet peaceably.
whist, Mr.. O'Keegan," says he,
'you have a mighty fine coat that I'D
just fit me, and III trouble you tor it."
Mr.. O'keegan thought it wasn't worth
while to fight about a coat, so he pulls it
of, aud the other chap puts it on, and
Mr.. O'Keegon thought he was going to
get home at last in his shirt sleeves.
But the rapacious cuss wasn't satisfied
yet.
- It's bad the coat, looks without the
waistcoat, Mr.. O'Keegan," says he;
"and if ye'd be after letting me have
that garment peacably, it would save
misunderstanding between US.
Mr.. OKeegan believed in concession
so he peeled again, though he began to
shiver, and though it was cold comfort
to be Christian under such circum-
stances.
But the chap hadn't done with him
yet.
" It's your boots [ want now,' says
he.
Mr., O'Kecgan began to think that the
chap was little too Radical but as the
chap insisted thatthe boots were an inGs
peusablc concession, Mr.. O'Keegan pull
led them off, saying to himself she's got
everything now, aud I'll be off"
While the william was putting on the
boots, Mr.. OKeegan wished him good
night and was trotteng off, when the
unreasonable omadhaun calls after him.
"Mr. O'Keegan," says he, "just sthop
where ye are. | have your watch and
your money, and your coat, and waist
coat, and your boots, and behave that's
all ye have about ye that's worth taking.
But now yell be after going to the mig
istrates and telling yer story and send
ing the peelers after me, and trying to
get your property back and me hanged
To save ye all that trouble I'll jist
knock yc on the head, and make ye Il
comfortable bed in the bog, and cover
ye up so that nobody'll disturb ye.-
Ifye've mind to con fess your sins be.
fore ye take yer nap I'll give ye jist two
minutes by ser own watch"
Now, Mr. O'Keecan began TO think
the virtue of concession had It's limits,
and that it was time to take stand in
defense of conservative principles.
Ills eyes were open.
He was aroused, aud instead of saying
his prayers, he squared off and pitched
into the unconscionable scamp, and be.
ing some on his muscle when his dan.
der was up, he knocked the blaguard
out of time in the first round, recovered
his property, and handed the chap over
to the FIRST policeman who came laong
" Belad," said Mr.. OKeegau, ";f
! had Onlv dOnn that in the frst I,l,oa l. "A