Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-08-30
Of a Sea serpent.

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Tale Of a Sea Serpent.
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-nApropos to The current story of a sea
serpent having been seen in Lake Michi-
gan, the Chicago Tribune reporter re-tells,
in his own words, the very funny Mum
chausen story of Barney's brother Phelim.
"Barney," who is resurrected for the &C.
casion, is supposed to discourse as follows :
T "sYou see me brother Phelim was broth
of boy; there was not his equal in the
whole county of Killarney. It was him
self that was the devils own brOther-nO
allusion being made to me, by that same
token-and sure enuff he turned the heads
of all the girls in the county, and the men
around looked upon him as "g0rsoon"
that the King of England himself might
have carried cakes to. 1t was himself
that got into a little bit OF throuble wild
the boy that was after his sweetheart, and
he made up his mind that he would come
to America. Sure it was sorrowful part
ing that it was in the Ould mud cabin at
home. He fell upon the neck of his
mother, and he kissed Judy and the spal-
poems oflall the neighbOrs, and then he
took his leave of me. "GOod bye to we,
Barney says he to me, giving me square
that made me fist as soft as roasted apple.
"The blessing of Heaven go with you,
Phelim," says / /; and gave him shake
that put his shoulder out Of joint. Phelim
brushed away tear from one of his eyes
with the tail of his freize coat, and away
he started for Dublin, where he found an
old friend, who was captain Of q vessel
who agreed for 'ould acquaintance sake to
take him across the wather, for Phclim, you
see, not having the selling of the pig was
by no names full of money, and his peck
cts gaped tremendously at the mention OF
pay.
"Well, as he tould me the story, they
were going along under good Roadway,
one morning, and had got about hundred
miles from land, with spanking breeze in
their stern, when Tim, the boatswain' s
mate, all of student followed out "a
thoosand murthers.' =. Holloa,' says the
Captain, sand what the devil is the row
now? Row enough says Tim, your
honor; bedad it is cause enough for a row.
ShrFe there is a great sea sarpint npon us
in rale earn'st.r WE'LL the Captain he
looked, and Phelim he looked, and sure
enough there was the sarpint. The head,
of him was clane over the ships bows,
and the tail of the craythur was tickling
the rudder into fits, all at the same time
You may be sure there was a row, and
the divil q soul aboard the vessel but What
ducked his head under the matches, all ex-
cept Phelim and Tim, the boatsWain's
mate, and he had heart as brave as ould
Nick himself He looked at the cray thur
awhile, and all at onct thought struck
him right between the eyes and forninst
the nose, and says he to the Captain,
Captain how much will you give me to
take ship aboard the craythur there, and
go over to America ahead of you, and tell
them you are on the road?' oh says
the Captain, it's a bould boy you are but
you can't be afther doing that, you know.
=! will, says Phelim; if yougive me your
dispatches | will take them for you any
day. and with that he turns to the cabin
boyand told him to fetch him a lot ofblad-
defs out Of the, jolly boat, which they used
in those times, do you see, on account OF
life-preservers not having been invented
The Captain he looked on wonderingly
but Phelim was not bit down hearted
He took hold of the sbladders and com
menced to fastenC one to the neck of the
Sarpint and another or two foot further
down, and kept advancing, fastening q
bladdcrshee and a bladder there, till he
came to the end of his tail, where he pu,
on the last. Then taking the dispatches
under his arm, his knife in his hand, and
swinging keg of whiskey over his shoul
der, he jumped upon the back of the sar
pint, and stuck mis- knife up to the haft fol
a good hold.
well, if ever says the sarpint, land
like to know?'
Oh says Phelim, l am just going to
make carrier boy of you to take me over
to America 81 = n ~ - De
"The sarpint shook his head and says he
you may think you have got me, but you
will find that Ishave got you. "eF ~ ~
"Says Phelim, says he, we may say that
same wild your own ugly mug, and We are
likely to keep me longer than we have bar
gained for. 49, stsas -. * s.ilt...t -
Phelim took hold of fin and pulled out
his knife, and gave the craythur prod
with it In about the region of the tail, and
tould him to go along and let him have nc
more of palaver, and the sarpin.f did as he
was bid, and launched out over the bows,
to the great relief of the captain, though
not soul on board was there but what
pltled poor Phelim, expecting that he was
gone to the bottom with the keg of whis-
Key, which was valued all the more that ii
never had paid guagers' duty.
Wen, they trudged along all night very
contentedly, and in the morning when the
sun was rising Phelim looked behind him,
and found that he had lost sight of the ship
and he began to be hungry. So said the
sarplnt to Phelim, says he, Il would like
bit OF something TO eat; l would like you
to take bladder or two off and let me go
downso as to takemy breakfast, Il viii be
up IN a jiffy.' tOh,' says PheIim, says
he, and there is no occasion for all
mat at all, sure. dssI am just about
taxing my own breakfast and with
mat he out with his knife, and whipped of
great big piece from the end of the sar.
p pint tall' to the no small surprise of the
, Wei. Il ever says the sarppnlnt, sbul
you are mighty free and aisy to DO cnttine
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