The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-12-26
A Little Story With d Mora.

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"Corry oLan,,s,,' the hum humorous core,
{ pendent Of the Brooklyn Eagle, IS re,nor
slble Tor the following "little story" lllu,
tratiye OF T. e demands of the radical uarty
OBllquethinks that ifa man wants ever,
thing the best way is to let him have /
Efors then he will be satisfied and wont wan
anything else. ~ "'u
} 4 the people Of the Moth Win only DIV
: the radicals all the offices, and the whit
people OF the South vii grant negro emf
rage give up theirlapds and personal pro
) perry, and then come in with ropes roun,
their recks and submit TO be- hung withou
any bother, we shall have peace.
This reminds me of u little story:
1T was about a man IN Connaarht,a hi
name was O'Keegan. "
| He was decent, quiet, orderly, peoceabl,
sort 81 man, who believed in a, quiet life. i
he lived ont Of town, and had to fraye
a DIT OF lonely road, with bog on one sid,
and woods on the other.
One day as he was travelling home al
alone, and it was quite dark, the moor
hadn't risen, and that part of the countr,
wasn't lighted with gas in those DAYS, wheii
who should step up from behind lamr
Fpost bat abb Z 'muftherins villain with =
shillalah under his arm.
"Good morning to you, Mr.. OK eecau q
day" =
Mr.. OKeegan took out his watch TO
grabs it. 20 FeeN
"lt's fine repeater ye have got, Mr..
oheegan," says he, "and it's in danger We
are Of losing it; so I'll lust take care Of #
for ye," and he stuffed Il inhis pocket.
Mr. Okeegan says to himself saws he
Better let him have the watch, and he'll
be satisfied and go away"
But he didn't.
mir. OKeegan," says he, amay be We
have some small change about We, that
you'd be happy to lend me land you ii save
pockets by Smelling out" "
Thinks Mr.. O'Keegan to himself: aHe
only wants my money, and I'll let him have
mat rather than have any trouble with the
fellow."~S1 "'''' ''-e'
90 ne shelled out, and thought he had,
satisfied the rapscallion, and was going, off
quite peaceably.
whist. Mr.. O'Keesar, o2s says he, "you
have mighty fine coat that nd lust fit me
and Ill trouble YOU for,itp
Mr.. O'Keegan thought it wasn't worth
While to fight about coat, SO he pulls it
of, ard the other chap puts it on, and Mr..
OKeegan thought he was going to get
home at last in his shirt sleeves.
But the rapacious cuss wasn't satisfied
yet. So.
"It's bad the coat looks without the
waistcoae, mir. O'Keegan, z says he, .and il
ye'd be after letting me have that garment
peaceably, it will save misunderstanding
between u.s."
Mr. Okeegan believed in concession, SO
he peeled again, though he began to SILVER,
and thought it was cold comfort to be q
Christian under such circumstances.
But the chap hadn't done with him vet.
Its your boots l want now" says he. |
MIR. O'Keegan began to think Chat the |
chap was Q little too radical, but as the
chap insisted that the boots were al indis. |
pensable concession, Mr. O'Keegan pulled
hem off, saying to himself she's cot eyery-
hing now, and III be off,
While the villain was putting Oh, the
'oots, MIR. O,Keegan wished him good
light and was trottingloff, when the uu-
easonable omadhaun calls alter him.
!"Mr. O'Keegan," says he, 'just stops
7here ye are. have your watch aud yourl
aoney, and your coat, land waistceat, and1
our boots, and | behave that's iall' We have
bout yet that's worth taking But now !
ell after going to the magistrates and tell
'g yer story and sending the ,peelers after
lie: and trying to get your property back
nd me hanged. 10 save ye all that trou-
lie LII just knock ye on the head, and
lake ye q comfortable bed in the bog, and
overye up SO that nobody'll disturb.ye.
we've mind to confess your sins before {
e take yer nap I'll give ye jist two minutes $
YET. own watch" II
Now, Mi. OKeegan began to think that
rtue OF concession had its limits, and that
was time to take stand in defense of
'nservative principles. r :
His eyes were opened ~
He was aroused, and instead of saving Q
$ prayers he squared of and pitched into a
e uncOnScionable scamp. and heino soma
his muscle when his dander was up, he
rocked the blackguard out of time ia the
St round, recovered his property, and
'nded the chap over to the first policeman !
no came along. q
.Bsdad,s. said Mr.. 0'Keeean, "IfIhad Q I,
ly done that in the first place, I'd have A
we'd myself a dale of trouble and q bad G
Wild. e. rrFYFNfTrTFfrA Tn N Up
thinkswe hadtEbetter fight it outIon The
st Issue. EE{jTsi n =
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