The Van Buren press., 1867-01-25
A Little Story with Q Moral.


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A Little Story with q Moral. o
CORY O'Lsnus." the humorous cor
respondent Of the Brooklyn Eagle. 10 re-
sponsible for the following "littls story"
illustrative Of the demands Of the Radical
party ;--isfem ...4asIir Ly3H u9w
OBlique thinks ,ia, il a man wants sve-
ry thing, the best way is to let him have
it, for then he will bc satisfied and won't
want any thing else.
If the people Of the North will only give
the Radicals all the Offices and tho white
people of the South will grant negro suf.
frage, give mp their lands and personal
property, and then come in with ropss
round their necks and submit to bs hung
without any bother. we shall have peace.
This reminds me Of little story: adi
1t was about man in Connsught his
name was O'Keegan. r
He was decent quiet. orderly, peace
able sort OF man, who believed in q quiet
life. m oayH afi
lie lived ont of town, and had to travel
\ bit of lonely road. with bog on one side
and woods on the other.
One day, as he was travelling home all
slonc, and it was quite dark, the moon
hadn't risen. and that part Of the country
wasn't lighted with gas in those days.
when, who should step up from behind .
lamppost but big murtherin' william with
a shillalah under his arm.
"Good morning to you, Mr.. O'Keegan."
says he, "an' I'll trouble ye for the time Of
day"
Mr.. O'Keegan took out his watch 70
answer the question, when the blackguard
grabs it.
Its fne repeater ye have got, Mr..
O'Keegan," says he. 'and it's in danger
ye are Of losing it; SO I'll inst take care Of
it for ye." and he stuffed it in his pocket.
Mr.. O'Keegan says to himself, says he,
Better let him have the watch. and he II be
satisfied and so away a4
But he didn't t.s., -.
"Mr. OKecgan," says lie, ''may DO 70
have some small change about ye. that you'd
be happy to lend me- and you'll savc me
the trouble Of going through your pockets
by shclling out"
Thinks Mr., O'Kecgan to himself, "Hs
only wants my money, and I'll let him
have that, rather than have any trouble
with the fellow"
So he sheled out. aud thought he had
satisfied the rapscallion, and was going
off quite peaceably. -,
"Whisht, Mr.. O'Keegan," says ne. "you
have a mighty fine. coat that ud just fit me.
and I'll trouble yon for it." srsnao
Mr.. q Keegan thought it wasn't worth
while to fight about coat, so he pulls il
off. and the other chap puts it on. and Mr.
O'Keegan thought he was going to get
home at last in his shirt sleeves. t}Isasi
'Tt's bad the coat looks without the
waistcoat. Mr.. O'Kcegan," says he "and il
yc'd be after letting me have that garment.
pcaceably, it would save misunderstood
ing between US" ss,,a
| Mr.. o O'Keegan believed in conccssisn. 70
he peeled again. though he began to shiyer.
and thought it was cold comfort to be q
Christian under such circumstances.
| But the chap hadn't done with him yet.
'"It's your boots ! want now, says be.
Mr.. O'Keegan began to think that tho
chap was little too Radical. but as the
chap insisted that the boots were an indis-
pensable concession, Mr.. O'Keegan pnlled
them off, saying to himself, "He's $ got every.
thing now. and III be off ("
While the william was putting on tho
boots, Mr.. O'Keegan wished him good
night. and was tro,ting off. when the un.
reasonable omadhaun calls after him.
""Mr. O'Keegap," says he, 'jast sthop
where ye are. Ihavc your watch and your
money, and your coat and wsistcoat. and
your boots, and belaye that's all ye have
about ye that's worth taking But now
I ye'll be after going to the magistrates and
telling yer story and sending the peelers
after me, and trying to get yonr property
back and me hanged 10 save yc all that
trouble, I'll just knock 20 on the head. and
make ye n comfortable bed in tho bog, and
cover ye up so that nobod'!l disturb ye. If
ye've miad to confess your sins before ye
take yer nap, I'll give ye jist two minutes
by yer own watch
Now, Mr. O'Kecgan began to think tho
virtue of concession had its limits. and that
it was time to take d stand in defense OF
conservative principles. .u
His eyes Were opened.
He was aroused, and instead Of saying
his prayers, he squared of and pitched into
the unconscionabe scamp. and being some
on his muscle when his dander was up, hc
knocked the rascally blackguard out OF
time in the first roand, recovered his prop.
srty, and handed tho chap over to tho first
policeman who came along. ii
! "Bedad." said Mr.. O'Ksegan, "if ! had
only done tha, in tho frs. place, I'd have
saved myself a dale Of trouble and bad
cowld' a. r,.. tu huaan
think we had better fight il out on the
first ssue,