The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-02-06
A Little History with a Moral,

ry," illustrative Of the demands Of tho
Radical party:
OBliqne thinks that if man wants
every thing the best way is to let him
have it, for then he will be satisfied and
won't want anything else.
1t the people of tho North will only
give the Radicals all the Offices, and the
whito people of the South will grant ne
gro suffrage, give their lands and perso.
nal property and then como in with
ropes ron ID their necks and submit to
be hung without any bother, we shall
have peace.
This reminds me Of little story.
1t was about man in Gonnaught,--.
his name was O'Keegan.
lie was a decent, quiet, orderly,
peaceablo sort Of man, who believed
in quiet life.
lie lived out Of towrand had To tray.
el bit OF lonely wood with bog on
one side and woods on the other.
One day MS he was travelling all alone
and it was quite dark, tho moon hadn't
risen, and thai part ofLhe country wasn't
lighted with gas in those days, when
who should step up from behind lamp
post, but big murtherin' villain, with a
shillaiah under his arm,
Good morning to you, Mr. OKeegan
says he, an I'll trouble you for the time
Of day"
Mr.. O'Keegan took out his watch to
answer tho question when the black.
guard grabs it.
ITS fine repeater ye have got, Mr..
O'Kecgan," says he, ''an' it's in danger
ye arc of losing it; so III just take care
of it for ye," and he stuffed it in his pock
ct.
Mr.. OKeegan says to himselG says,
"Belter let him have the watch, and
he'll BE-. satisfied and 60 away"
But he didn't
"Mr. O'Keegan," SAYS hc, 'tmay be
70 have some small change abort ye.
that you'd be happ~ to len me; and
you'll save mo tht roie Of going
through your poc.,ota j. a.elling
ont"
Thinks Mr. O'Kce@an to him%rr "l}e
only wants my money aml Tit ra.her
let him have hat than lave any trouble
with the ftllow."
So he shelled out and thought Ire had,
satisfied the rapscallion, ana was going
Off quite peaceahly. : '''
whist, Mr.. O'Kcegan," says he
"you have a mighty fine coat HAT nd
just fit me, and III trouble you for
it."
Mr.. OKecgan thought it Wasn't worth
whsle to light about a coat, 50 he pulls
it of, and the other chap puts it on, and
Mr. o Kecgan thought he was gong to
get home at lass in his shirt sleeves.
But she rapaciotrs eass wasn't salisfie |!
yet.
"lts bad the coat looks without the
waislcoatt Mr.. O'Kcegan, says he, ''and
if yed be after letting nc have that gar.
mcnt peaceably, it would save % n.isun-
derstandin9 between us"
Mr.. Ol<cegan believed in concession,
30 he peeled again, though he began to
shIvcr,. aud thought it was cold comfort
to be Il Christians under such circumstan.
ces.
But the chap hadn't done with him
yet.
"its your boots I want now,9 says
he. f
Mr.. O'Kecgan began to think that
the chap was little too radical but AZ
the chap in i,,dd that tire boots were a
indispensable Concession MIR. O'Kcegan
pulled them Of, saying to himself "he's
got everything now, and I will be
off," r
While The villain was putting on the
boots. hlr. O'Kcegan wished him goo,i
night and was. Josring oil, when the
unreasonable amadhum calls after
him.
"Mr. OKeegan," said he, just stop
where you are. have your watch and
your money, and your cnat ard waist
coat, and your boots, and ! belaive that
is all about yon that is worth taking.
But now ye'll be after going to tie
magistrates and telling yer story ana
sending the peelers after me, and trying
to gnt yonr property back and tue hung.
10 save ye all that tro.ble I'll just knock
ye on the head and make W a comk,rt-.
able bed in the bog, alld covrr We up so
shat Hoboay viii dlstarb ys. Us we've
a mind to confess your sins before yS
take yer nap I'll give yejist two.minuIes
by yer own watch" H
Now M OKeeean legan to think
that virtue ofsconcession had it's limits
and that u was time to take a stand i'll
tfeferfss Of conservative prn,cirg,s. = Z ~
! LIS eyes were opened.
He was aroused aud instead of saw.
ing his prayers he squared off and pitch.
Ell INTO the uneonscionable scamp, aid
being on his muscle when his dander
was uPt he knocked The blackgnard ont
OF time IN the first rouna, recovered his
and handed the chap oyes 10
the frstpol esman who came alons.
'Bedad," said Mr.. O'Keegan, laIf I
had only doLe that in tho first place I'd
h"ve saved myself adsle ostrotble and
a cowld."
! think we had better fight it out on
the first issue
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