The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-01-30
a LITTLE STORY WITH A NOR al


Illustrative of the demands Of the Radical
party:
O'Blique thinks that ie a man wants
everything, the best way is to let hir,
have it, for then he will bo satisfied and
won't want anything else.
If the people OF the North will only
give tho Radicals ali the Offices, and the
white people Of the South will grant ne,
gro sufft'ge, give up their lands and per
sonal property and then come in with
ropes round their necks and submit TO be
hung wi,hou, any bother, we shall have
peace.
THis reminds me Of little story. '.
II was abou, man in Connaught-
his name was Q kepgan.
. He was decent. quiet, orderly, peace.
able sort ofa man, who believed in y ouie,
lie.
Hc lived: on, Of town and had to travel
bit Of l"nely road with bog on one
side aud woods on the other.
One day as he was travelling home all
alone, aid it was quite dark, the moon
hadn't risen, and tha, par, OF the country
wasn't lighted with gas in those dava,
when who should step up from behind q
lamp pos, but a big mur,herin' william.
with shrllslah under his arm
GOOD morning to You. Mr.. O'keegan."
says he, IAN II! trouble ye for the time Of
dav."
Mr.. O'K"eaan took on, his watch TO
answer the question, when ,ha blackguard
grabs il.
"lts a fine repeater 20 have got, Mr..
Oksegnn," saws he, "sn it's in danger
ye "reof losing it so III jnst take care
Of it for ye,' and he stuffed i, in h,
pocket.
Mr.. O'Keegan SAYS TO himself, saws he,
"BN.'"r''e, him have tho watch, and he'll
be satisfied and go away"
Ru, he didn.,.
"Mr. O'Kesgan," says he, "may be We
have some small change about We, tha,
you'd be happy to lend me and you',l
save me the trouble OF going through
your pockets by shelling out"
Thinks Mr.. O'Ksegan to himself "He
only wants my money, and III let. him
have 'hat rather than have any trouble
with the feNow.".
So lie sheIled out and thought he rad
Satisfied the rapscallion, aad was going
off quite peacsably. .
"Wh~s, Mr.. O'Keegan," says he, "you
have 4 mighty fine coat that nd just lit
me, and III trouble yon for it"
Mr. OKeegsn thought il wasn't worth
while to figh, about a coat, so he pulls it
"f, and the. other chap pat, i. on, AMI
Mr.. OKeegan thought he was going to
get home at last in. his shirt sleeves.
But the rapscious cuss wasn't satisfied
vet -
ATS bad the coat looks without the
wais,coat, Mr.. O'Keegan," says he, "and
II ye'd be after letting me have that gar
ment peaceably, il would save misun.
derstsnding between US"
Mr. O'Keegan believed in concession,
so he peeled sgain, though he began to
shiver, and thought il wa. cold comfort,
to he = Christian under such circun,
stances.
But the chap hadn't done with him
yet.
"Its your boots I want now" cav.
he. ...
Mr.. O'Keeean began to think tia, the
chap was a liule too radical, but rs the
chap insisted ihat tho boots were An in.
dispsnsable concession, Mr. O'Keeean
pulled them of, saying to himself "he's
got everything now, and I'll be off"
While the villain was putting on the
boots, Mr.. O'Keegsn wished him good
nigh, and was tro..ipg of when the un
reasonable omsdhaun calls after him.
"Mr. OKeegan." said he, "jast stop
where you are. have your watch and
your money, and your coat and wsistcost,
and your boots, and I believe that's all
ye have about ye that's worth taking
But now ye'll be after going to the mag
istrstss and telling yer story and sending
the peelers after me, and trying to get
your property back aud me hanged
To save ye all that trouble I'll jos. knock
ye on the head and make yea comforta
BILE bediug in the bog. and cover ye up,
so that nobody will disturb ys. II ye'vs
a mind to confess your sins before We
take yer nap I'll give ye just two minutes