Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-12-21
ALIrrLE STORY WITH 4 MORAL.

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3 "Corry o Lanus," the humorous cores
pondent Of the Brooklyn Eagle, is respousi-
BILE for the following 'li,,le story illusira.
tive Of the demands Of the Radical party:
C'Blique thinks that II a man wants every
thing, the best way is 10 let him have Il, for
thea he will be satisfied and won't wan, any
thing else.
" the people Of The North win only give
he. Radicals all the Offices aud the white
people OF the South will grant negro suffrnge,
give M their lands and personal prop
erty, aud then, come IN with ropes round
their necks and submit 10 be hung without
any bother, we shall have peace. '
This reminds me Of ras
s..ts. ..o LITTLE STORY. y4
II was about man in Connaught.
His name was OKeegan.
He was a decen', quiet, orderly, peaceable
sort of man, who believed in. quiet life,
He lived ont OF town, and had to travel n
bitof n lonely road, with abog on one side
and woods on the other. ..,s.. ~
One day as he was travelling home al !
alone aud IL was quite dark, the neon
hadn't risen, and that part Of the country
wasn't lighted with gas In those days, when
who should step up from behind lamp post
bat big murthsrin' villain with sholalah
under his arm.
Good mornin to We, Mr.. 0Keegan,' says
be, I'll trouble Sc for the time of day. "a
Mr.. 0Keegan took out his watch TO an
swer the question when the black guard
grabs It.. .fs5t. .fa ..-...5.
.It's fine repeater ye have got Mr..
OKeegan,' says he, and III in danger ye are
OF loosing II; 80 I'll just take care Of Il for
ye' and he stuffed il IN his pocket, t,.5. /.
Mr.. OKeegsn Says to himself, Bays, Bet
ter let hips have thelwatch' and he u be sat-
is6ed and go away 49, ~ "a.
But he didn't.
Mr.. OKeeean says he, maybe ye have
some some small change about ye, that you d
he happy TO lend me and you'll save me the
troable Of going through your pockets by
shelling out. 49,.
Thinks Mr.. O'Keegan to himself: He
only wants my money, and III let him have
that rather than have any trouble with the
fellow
SO he shelIed ont aud thought he had
satisfied the rapscalion, and was going
away quite peaceably.
whist Mr. 0.Keegan,' SAYS he, you have
a mighty fine coat that nd Just fit me, aud
ri trouble you for it,
Mr.. 0'Keegnn thought II wasn't worth
while to fight abouta coat, so he pulls 1t of
and the other chap pnts il on, and Mr..
.Okeegan thought he was going TO get home
at last in his shirt sleeves. i5sl tas
But the rapacions cuss wasn't satisfied
yet.
Its bad the coat looks without the waist.
coat, Mr., OKeegan, says he; and II yod be
after letting me have that garment peaceably,
it would save misunderstanding between
u.s.
Mr. OKeegan believed in concession, 81
he peeled again, though he began to shver,
and thought il was cold comfort to Chris
tian under such circumstances.
But the chap hadn't done with him yet.
els your boots want now,' says he. Il
Mr.. OKOan began to think The chap
waI little too Radical, but as the chap 10.
sisted that the boots were an Indispensable
CONCESSION, Mr.. o Xeegan. rullei Them Off
While the william was putting On the
boots, Mr.. ,0,Keegan wished him good
night, and was trotting off when the un.
reasonable ornadhaun calls after him.
"Mr. 0keegan,n says be, ajust sthop
where ye are. have your watch and your
money, and your coat and your waiscoat
aad your boots, and behave that's all ye
have abont ye that's worih taking. Bui
now ye'H be after going TO the magistrates
aud telling yer story and sending the peeler.
after me, and trying TO get your property
and me hanged. To save ye all that trouble
III jist knock ye on the head, and make ye
a comfortable bed IN the bog, and cover ye
mp so that nobody'll disturb ye. If ye've a
mind toconfess your sins before We take yer
nap III give ye jist two minutes by your
own watch"
Now Mr.. o Keegan began 10 think the
virtue Of concession habits limits, and tha,
IL wrs time to take stand in defense o.
conservative principles. ''if FH
His eyes were opened.
He was aroused, and instead of saying his
prayers, I've squnred on and pitched into the
uneOnsc ionabie scamp, and being some on
his. muscle when his dander was up, be
knocked the blackguard out of time 10 the
first r,und, recovered his tropcfy, and
handrd the other chap over to the first police.
man who came along.
'Eedad, said Mr.. 0keegan, III had only
done that In the 6Isi place ia haze saved
myself dale OF trouble and bad cow,d
4 think We had better 6ght ii out on the
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