The Shasta courier., 1866-03-17

tanning or following up more than one idea
~ ~ tlme, and the one now before him was
that OF forcing himself, will be mill he, upon
the recoiiec'ions of the worthy doctor.
| re don't know mei-well, listen to
that I've don't me l-ch, well, iy that
does nt Hog Arrah, thin, maybe yc don't
recollect the bog hole that We wanted me to
carry ye over. an ye were so mortal heavy
that my tut slipped, an had the luck to
iaii On my face jist at the very edge is the
slush' an ye pitched right over, hend fore
most, Into the very middle iv id an iv id
wasn't Tor the good luck that yer legs stuck
cut, Jst the laste taste in life, by which I
got a hold " We, sure wouldn't We be lost
intirely? An don't yc''-
uoio your tongue, you Internal scoun
drel u roared the enraged doctor, who saw
that every eye was fixed upon him, and
| every ones attention drawn to the spot,
from the eagerness of manner and stentorian
voice OF Paddy, whose reminiscence had pro
duced roar Of laughter. Escape, too. was
utterly hopeless for the tent had been eli.
ing, and the doorway was blocked up by
those who were pressing forward from the
outside to get view of the speaker
|
for some one else. never was thrown into
bog hole in my life."
| Oh. plleieu meellia murther listen
to that-as iv any one that ,yer seen Doe
thor Nov Trinity College could iver
mistake him again; but sure DR.. H
there III may be help out yer mmory
DIR. IL gave writhe, for he had hoped
to have escaped, at least !; sure he was at
the Colonels whin ye were brought home
in the muck'
This announcement of the names and ad-
dress OF both the unfortunate betrayed, was
received with shout, whilst Pa ldy's ear
nestness to free himself from the charge of
having blundered, increased every moment
and reminiscence followed "reminiscences
each in louder tone than the pre- :edIng.
until his argument became perfec shout
whilst the unlucky S. T. T. C. D.'s strove
to out below him with their denialS, and
the audience laughed, shouted, and danced
with gee at the fun.
Il protest." bawled DR.. Il, :" that
| do not know Colonel Trench. You mis-
J take, my honest man; | never was at his
place in my life. My friend here, DR.. NJ,
knows him, and has been there often; but |
have not | assure you"
''Oh you ass" beloved DR.. NJ,
. what do you acknowledge my name for p
IT'S no wonder they call you Leather head
| Il"
A renewed roar followed this piece of
bluudering recrimination.
Never at Colonel Thrench's mot you !
oh ye desavin' ould villain ~ screamed
the hitherto silent Biddy. :. Not you!-Do
We know me do ye!-do ye!l-Do-o o 0
ye! ~ every repitltion of 'do ye' being
/ uder and longer than the last, until she
finished in a terrific long shrek, squeezing
her hands upon her knees, and stamping
her hands upon her knees, and stamping
alternately with her feet, with a rapid.ty
that gave the effect Of a shake to her voice.
. do protest and declare,'' shouted the
worthy doctor, Z" that | never, to my knowl
edge, saw your face before.'
Arrah, Biddy, avourneen, is this the
old Turk that ye tould me about, but
wouldn't mintion his name, that was so i'm
perant to ye Scraub his face, the oud
theft and let me see if he dar prevnt ye,
me aarin'. Tache him to behave himself to
unpurtected faymales ~
Biddy, who seemed quite inclined to fore
stall her companions orders. had sprung up
on the unlucky doctor before the sentence
was half finished. He strove in vain to
shake her off; she clung to him like wild
cat, screaming, shrleklng, scolding, biting,
scratching, and tearing. until at last mad
dened hun past all endurance by pulling
two handfus of hair successfully out of the
! little that renamed on his skull, for which
| he repaid her with two furious blows.
The spectators. who had hitherto looked
on, and mere y laughed at the entire affair
as an excellent joke, had undergone a change
of sentiment upon hearing the ineundo con
tanned in Paddys last speech; and. no
longer considering the old gentlemen as a
pair of innocents amusinglv blown" they
now looked upon them as Il pair of wicked
old protiigates. worse than young ones ;
and one, more zealuus than the rest, shout
ing out " shame to strike the GIRL" stretch
ed DR.. H with blow
| DR.. M, irascible at all times, now lost
all self-possession, and unable to reach his
/ friends new assailant, turned fliriously upon
the cause of all his woe, and bestowed a
show Of blows with his stick upon Paddy,
before the latter had time to bring his cud
gel to parry them. He soon recovered him
self, however. and from defendant quickly
| became assailant.
| Many of the bystanders Indignantly call
| ed out, Murder the ould vilain-knock
out his brains. Paddy. That's right, Biddy;
| ftltther him ana Several proceeded TO give
a helping hand at the good work; but
others thought it was a shame for whole
lot of people to fall upon two, and in their
| love for justice they ranged themselves
alongside the reverend doctors. shouting
:. fair plays jewell" The fight thicken
| ed, volunteers joining either rank every
moment. in the laudable endeavor to keep
up the balance of power. Biddy bad quilted
| her grip of the doctor, and WAS now, to the
surprise of those who had time to look about
them land they were few. engaged in the
endeavor to wrench stick out of the hands
of huge hulk of an Engishman. who.
avingpnereIy gone to the fun at Donny-
brook. without the most remote idea of JOIN
| in a fight. could not be pursuaded OF the
necessity OF giving his stick. as he did not
intend TO use il himself, to one who did, and
that one IA female !" At first he laughed !;
but be ras quickly Obliged to put forth all
his strength to retain it. and, whilst twist
ing about, he caught stray blow that aaored
him: he fell against table; which of course
over set; the confusion increased, whea a
/ shout suddenly arose, . Hurrah for DR..
NJ Iurrah for DR.. Il! College to
the rescue! ! Trinity Trinity !"
At the well known war cry of the students,
several changed sides; those who had just
been defending the d 'ctors now turned upon
| 50, whilst M nv of their late assailants