The Shasta courier., 1866-03-17


voices responded to the c.:ll.
The unfortunate doctors, who had just
expected nothing short Of utter annihiia-
ton, felt their spirits rise at the prospect vi
aid and rescue, and beloved with might
and main, Trinity! Trinity p and in
few minutes they were the nucleus Of fight
in which the whole fair had joined.
. The poliss the poiss here comes
the bloody poliss' was now the cry and
, the horse nol.cv dashed into the mob with
their customary ardour. their spurs fastened
in their horses fanks, causing them 10
plunge, and bite, and kick most furiously,
and laying about them with their swords,
cutting at everything and every one within
their reach; luckily they did not know the
sword exercise, and, therefore, when they
struck with the edge, it was only by acci-
dent. In jiffy, the reverend seinors,
caught in the very act Of shouting " Trim
ity!' were handcuffed, as were also the
Englishman, who got blow of a sabre from
policeman that nearly took off his ear, for
attempting to expostulate Paddy, who
submitted quietly and Biddy. after severe
| tussel, in which she reefed one policeman
face, and nearly bit the thumb off another.
They were all put together into jingle and
conducted by mounted escort to town the
P'i'SO Huii lucul lOF lcdI VI d IcSCut, ny
keeping continually whaling the driver with
the flats of their swords, and proddiug the
horse with the points, which so enraged the
jarvy. that when he got near the corner of
Leeson street, Stephens Green. where two
or three hundred of his brethren as
sembled, having whipped his Rosinante into
galiop. he drove against IA brewers dray,
| by which his traces were smashed, his horse
set free. the jingle locked fast. and he,
springing off his perch, shouted out, " down
with the bloody poliss ~
| In an instant the mob rushed upon them.
Paddy and Biddy, with an alacrity and
agility truly astonishing, sprang from the
lofty vehicle, plunged into the crowd (where
there were plenty Of willing hands to free
them from the handcuffs), and escaped =
Nor were the worthy doctors 81, in follow
ing their example, the only prisoner
that remained being the bewildered English
man, who suffered :" only" three months
incarceration in his majesty's Jail of New
gate for going to see Donnybrook, and the
fun at it, his sentence having been merciful-
| ly mitigated, in consideration of its being
his first offence!
Well" said DR.. H, when he went
with his head bandaged up, shade over his
right eye, and about twenty bits of sticking
plaster stuck over his face, to visi: DR.. NJ
| (who was unable to leave his bed for a
week : well, what a fool was to he pur-
suaded by you to go to Donnybrook fair
what a pretty exhibition we would have
made at the police office this morningi-
Was it not most fortunate that we made our
escape?"
Il have been thinking" said Tor rather
| groaned) DIR. NJ, who that scoundrely
country fellow could be. l never fell into
bog in my life-that all lie; and still
the blackguard's face was familiar to me-
| . think he was very like that scapegrace
Robert O'Gorman, only that he had light
hair; and though | could take my oath |
know nothing of that infamous little wretch
that they call Biddy, yet | do think have
seen her face before-hum"-
Gould it have been that he disguised
himself, eh ! I'll inquire into it, and if he
did, by"
Il think" my dear NJ, "you had bet
ter let it alone; the less pe say about it the
better. You know we really led the fight
that's fact that can't be denied though it
surprises me how were hooked into it,
A rustic at the door. followed by loud
KNOCK, announced that the newspaper hal
been thrust INTO the letter box. from which
DR.. H-immediately extracted it; and as
glanced over the page, the following par
agraph met his eye. 1t was headed :" Dis
graceful and fatal riot at Donny brook :"
- Ii is with mingled feelings of indigna
ton, horror, and contempt, that we feel
bound, in discharge of our imperative
onerous, and painful duty to the public, to
give publicity to one of the most astound.
ing, frightful, and overwhelming facts which
it has ever fallen to our lot, as faithful jour
naists, to record. The peaceable, gentle.
and innoxious inhabitants of the village OF
Donnybrook, and the casual visitors who
| sought a little innocent recreation at the
fair now being held, were yesterday eve
ming thrown into IA state OF the utmost alarm.
confusion, and dismay, by barefaced at
tempt to carry off by brutal force a young
girl from the guardianship and protection Of
her brother. IL appears they had gone into
a tent to rest and refresh themselves having
probably over.exerted their light fantastic
toes), when their savage assailants (respect
| ing whose rank and station various rumors
are atioat, which for the present we forbear
from mentioning) rushed upon them, and
endeavored to force her away. The indig
nant bystanders interfered to prevent the
outrage, when-will it, can it be believed
our pen trembles, and IA cold thrill runs
through us as we write it the worse than
Indian war whoop, the yell of the colegans.
/ was raised, and their numbeis would IN all
human probability have succeeded, but for
the timely interference OF the police. t.
whose humanity, promptitude and forbear
ance, upon the trying occasion, too much
praise canno, be given. The riot was not
| queiIed until the military were called out
and by three o'clock this morning all was
again quiet. Up to the time of going to
press we had only heard of sixteen lives
being lost.
Second Edition.-We stop the press to
announce that no lives have been lost bur
Sir Patrick Dunn's, the Meath, and Mer
GERS hospitals. are crowded with wounded.
| N. B-The sold ers were net called out.
Third Elition.-Dr. Fitzgerald has just
informed us that there are no wounded in
either Sir Patrick's. the Meath, or Mercer's."
Well," said DR.. H, if they are
not there, we at least know whese some OF
them are." "
| Mry will alwava he ant IN think tho