The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
NUMBER g..
A Little Story With a Moral.

| 'Corry ~ LanuS, the humorous
correspondent ofthe Brooklyn Eagle,
is responsible for the following little
story illustrative Of the demands Of
the Radical party: a." 's-'ien
OBilque thinks that if a man wants
everything, the best way is to let him
have it, then he will be satisfied, and
wont want anything else. .ns
If the people Of the North will only
give the Radicals all the offices, and the
white people Of the South will grant
grant negro suffrage, give up their
lands and personal property, and then
come in with ropes round their necks,
and submit to be hung without any
bother, we shall have peace. ...
This reminds me Of .....
A LITTLE STORY.
1t was about man in Connaught
His name was O'Keegau.
He was decent, quiet, orderly.
peaccable sort ofa man, who believed
in quiet life. -...-
He lived out Of town, and had to
travel bit of n lonely road, with bog
on one side and wood on the other.
One day he was travelling home all
alone, and it was quite dark, (thc moon
hadn't risen, and that part Of the coun
try wasn't lighted with gas in those
days when who should step up from
hchnd lamp post but a big murthcr-
in yillain, with II shillelah under his
arm. ....
Good morning to you, Mr.. O'Kec-
gam" says he, AN III trouble you for
the time OF 'ay.'
Mr.. O'kceyan took out his watch to
answer the question, when the black.
guard grabs it.
IFS fine repeater yc have got,
Mr.. O'Keegan,' says he." and it's in
danger ye are oflosing it; so I'll just
take care Of it for ye,' and he stuffed it
in his pocket.
Mr. Okeegan says to himself, says
he. i" Better let him have the watch and
he'll he satslie and 60 away"
But he didn't.
"Mr, O'keegan," says he, "maybe
yehave some small change about ye
that you'd be happy to lend me, and
you'll save me the trouble Of going
through your pockets by sheling OUT
Thinks Mr.. o kee .yan to himself, "He
only wants my money, and I'll let him
have that rather than have and trouble
with the fellow"
SO he shclled out and thought he had
satisfied the rapscai!i1n, and was going
off quite peaccab!y.
"Whist, Mr.. OKcegan," says he.
"you have mighty fine coat that nd
just lit me, and III trouble you for it,
Mr.. O'keegan thought it wasn't worth
while to fight about Il coat 50 he pulls
it off, and the other chap puts it on, and
Mr.. O'keegan thought he was goingto
get home at last in his shirt sleeves.
But the rapacious cuss wasn't salts
fl d vet.
"Its bad the coat looks without the
waistcoat, Mr.. OKecgan,' says he;
"and if ye'd be after letting me have
that garment peacefully, it would save
misunderstanding between us
Mr.. OKecgan believed in concession
so he peeled again, though he began to
shiver and thought twas cold comfort
to be a Christian under such circum.
stances. ..p ..
But the chap hadn't done with lin
yet.
Its your boots l want now," says
he. .... lad.
Mr.. O'Kccgan began to think the
chap was little too Radical, ut as
the chap insisted that the boots were
an indispensable concession, Mr.. O'Kee- '
gan pulled them of, saying to himself
"hcs got everything now, and I'll be
off,"
While the villain was putting on the
boots, Mr.. O'Keegan wished him good
night and was trotting off, when the
unreasonable omadhaun calls after
him.
"Mr. OKeegan," says he, "just
sthop where We arc" II have your
watch and your money, and your coat.
and waistcoat, and your boots, and |
behave that's all We have about We that's
worth taking. But now yell be after
going to the magistrates and telling
yer story and sc ding the peelers after
mo. and trying to get your property
back and me hanged. To save ye all
that trouble, I'll jist knock We on the
head and make sc 4 comfortable bed in
the bog, and cover We up so that no.
body'll disturb sc. If ye've a mind to
confess you sins before ye take yer nap
I'll give list two minutes by your own
watch" .-. ....
Now, Mr.. OKecgan begun to think
the virtue Of concession had its limits,
and that it was time to take stand in
defence of conservative principles.
His eyes were opened.
He was aroused, and instead Of say
: ing his prayers, he squared and pitched
into the unconscionablc scamp, and
being some on the muscle when his
dander was up, he knocked the black.
; guard out of time in the first round.
J.. recovered his property, and handed the
c chap over to the first policeman who
came along.
!, Bedad," said Mr.. OKeegan, all
u l had only done that in the first place
Id have saved myself dale Of trouble
5, and n bad could" ']H H
u think we had hetter dght it out on
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