The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-02
"A Little Story wish a Moral.
"CoRRY O'LANUs,'' the humorous {


illustrative of the demands of the rad
iesl party: Ia
sO'Blique thinks that If a man wants
everything the best way is to let him
have it, then be will be satisfied and
won't watt anything else.
If the nenple of The North will only
give the Radicals ALI the offices, and the
white people of the Suoth will grant De-
gro suffrage, give up their lands and
personal property, aud then come in
with ropes round tbbir Decks and sub
NIT to be buug without any bother, we
shall have peace.
This reminded me of
LrTTLEsToRY.
II was about man in COnnaught.
His name was O'Ksegau.
He was decent, qhiet, or5eriyt peace
able sort Of mai, who bc.IoJsa 2 a
quiet life, .r.
He lived out of town. and bad to trav-
el a bit of lonely road with bog on one
side aud woods on the other
Que day he was trav elling home all
alone, and it was quite dark, the moon
hadu't risen. and thar part OF the coun'
try wasn't lighted with gas in those days,
when who should step up from behind a
lamp post bat big murtherin' villain
with shillelah IN fer his arm.
Good morning toyou, Mr. O'Keegan,"
saws he, "and III trouble ye for the time
OF day"
Mr.. O'Keegan took ont his watch to
o,svar tho nnestiDp. when the black.
guard grabs it.
Its a fine repeater ye have, Mr.
O'Keegan," says he, and it's in danger
We are of losing it; so I'll jnst take care
If it for ye,' and he stuffed it in his
pocket. ,a
Mr.. O'Keegan says to himself, says he
"B tier let him have the watch, and
he'll be satisfied and 60 away"
But be didn't.
"Mr. OKepgan," says he, "may be, ye
have some small change about ye, that
you'd be happy to lend me; aud ysull
save me the trouble Of going through
your pockcts Ivy sh1lling ont p"
Thinks Mr.. O'Keegan to himself: He
enly wants my money, and I'll let him
have that rather than have any trouble
with the fellow.
So he shelled cut, and thought be had
satisfied the rapscallion, and was going
off quite peaceably. &C.
Whist, Mr.. OKeegan," says be- "you
have mighty fine coat that nd just tt
me- and I'll trouble you for it,
Mr. O'Keegan thought it wasn't worth
while 10 tight about a coat, so no pulls IL
off, and the other chap puts It on, aud
MIR. OKeegan 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 Kecgan," says hei land
if yed be after letting me have that gar
ment peaceaby, it would save misun'
dorstandina beEween usn
Mr.. O'KeoSdn believed In oVDoces'on,
so he peel, d again. though he began to
sbiver, and thought il was cold comfort
-Uo 49, q Christian under such circum-
stances,
But the chap hadn't doue with him
yet.
Its your boots I want now" says he.
Mr.. O'Keegau began TO think that the
chap was little too Radical, but as the
chap insisted that the boots were an in
dispepsable concession, Mr.. OKeegan
pulled them of, saying to himself, "he's
got everything now, aud I'll be OF"
While the chap was putting on the
boots, Mr.. O'Keegan wished him good
night and was trotting off, when the
unreasonable omadhauu calls after him
"Mr. O'Keegan," says he, "jnst sthop
where We are. | have your watch and
YOUR money, an yonr coat, an waistcoat,
an your boots, an | behave that's all ye
have about We that's worth taking. But
now yell be afther going to the magis-
trates au' telling yer story and sendiug
the peelers after me, an trying to get
YOUR property back and me banged. To
save ye all that throuble I'll jist knock
We on the head, and make ye comfort
able bed In the bog, an cover ye mp 80
that nobudy'Il disturb ye, Ii yo'yo q
mind TO confess your sius before ye take
yer nap, III give ye jist two minutes by
your own watch"
Now Mr.. O'Kcegan began to think
thai the virtue of concession had its
limits, and that it was time to take q
stand in defence Of conservative priDci-
Piles.
His eyes were opened.
He was aroused, aud instead of saying
his prayers, he squared OF and pitched
into the uncomfortable scamp, and be
irg some on his muscle when his dander
was up, he Knocked the blackguard out
of time In the first round, recovered bis
prSperty and handed the chap over to
he first policeman who came along.
"Bedad," said Nir. o Keegan, eff | had
only done that in the first place I'd have
saved meself a dale of tbroubie and q
bad could
l thiuk we had better fight it out on
the first issue.