The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-01-12

Hufy ilIuaiWlve N ihs demands n
iht HalleHi party
| UiilI1na thinks ihat II 4 man
gfhis everything iho lfsf say h M
li him hate Il M Then be eill ie
sgiiahed and wop't watl anything
elae
| N ibe people ~ me- Nmih viii
mly give The Radicals VII The onic,fs
and ihe white people N The smlh
vii grant negfo aufmet give w.
their lands and personal property
and then cume N with fups fwud
their necks and submit ~ w. hung
without any Mthef W. shall have
peacc,
This reminds me "
A tirfLE stuhN
II waa ahmit man IN tnnnnugh.
He naine waa O'kecganl
lie WIS a decent, quiet orderly,
penccahle SORT II n man, who believed
IN q quiet lie.
lle lived oui ~ town, and had 10
travel bii Of a lonely rad, with
bog IN one side and wou,ls IN the
other.
One day be was travelling homo
all alone, aud II was quite dark, The
moon hadn't risen, and that part oI
the country wasn't lighted with gas
in those days, when who should step
up from behind n lamp post but q
big murdcrin' villain with a shelalah
under his arm.
Good mornin' TO yc, Mr.. O'Kcc-
gam says he, an trouble yc for the
time Of day."
Mr.. O'Kecgan took out his watch
to answer the question when the
blackguard grabs Il.
ats a fine repeater yc have got,
Mr.. O'Kcegan," says he, "aud its in
danger ye are of losing it; SO I'll
just take care Of il for ye,' and he
stuffed il in his pocket
Mr.. O'Keegan says to himself
"Bettcr lot him have the watch, and
, he'll be satisfied and go away"
But he didn't.
"Mr. O'Kcegan," says he, "maybe
, We have 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 shelling
: out"
. Thinks Mr.. O'Kecgan to himself
ale only wants my money, and III
$ let him have that rather than have
any trouble with the fellow"
$ So he shelled out, and thought he
had satisfied the rapscalion, and was
: going away quite peaceably.
e "Whist, Mr.. O'Keegan," says he
e "you have a mighty fine coat that
: would just fit me, and I'll trouble "
c for it,"
s Mr.. OKeegan thought il WASH
worth while to fight about a coat, 81
It he pulls it of and the other chaI
It puts il on, and Mr.. OKecgan though
! he was going to get home at last il
e his shirt sleeves.
e But the rapacious cuss wasn't sat
II is6ed yet.
d Ttis bad the coat looks withou
s. the waistcoat, Mr.. O'Keegan," say
y he; "and if ye'd be after letting m
q, have thatgarment peaceably, it woul'
l. save a misunderstanding betwee
j. u.s."
10 Mr.. O'Keegan believed in conces
j. sion, so he peeled again, though h
J. began to shiver, and though il wa
Y cold comfort TO a Christian unde
d such circumstances.
al But the chap hadn't done wit
him yet.
e. ats your boots want now,
r says he.
Mr.. O'Kccgan began to think III
L. chap was a little too Radical, but .
" the chap insisted that the boots wei
n an indispensable concession, NJ
n. O'Keegan pulled them of.
ic, While the villian was putting o
be the boots, Mr.. OKeegan wished hi
Of good night, and was trotting OF whc
d. the unreasonable omadham calls at,
be him.
d. "Mr. 0'Keegan," says be, "ju
nd stop where ye are. | have yoI
vs.. watch, and your money, and yoI
coat, and your waistcoai, and yo'
is boots, and believe that's all yc ha'
about ye that's worth taking. B
now yen be after going TO the magi
he tratcs and telling yer story and sem
mr. ing the peelers after me, and tryiI
he to get your property and me hange
,as To save ye all that trouble, I'll j
no. knock ye on the head, and make
a comfortable bed in the bog, Al
for cover yc up so that nobody'll dis,u
icb We. If ye'ye mind To confess 20
non sins before ye take yer nap, III gi
an ye jist two minutes by your O'
md watch"
ned Now Mr.. O'Kecgan began
a think the virtue Of concession b
,on its limits, and that il was time To Ia
nal a stand in defense Of conservati
, Of principles.
-i,h His eyes were opened.
ter lie was aroused, and instead
i,s saying his prayers, he squared
its and pitched into the uaconsciona
ron scamp, and being some on his mus
5m- when his dander was up, he knocl
,r,s the BLACKBOARD out Of time in
in. first round, recovered his propei
mo- and handed the other over to
the first policeman who came along.
nom "Bedad," said Mr.. 0keegan, /"
had only done that in the first plI
ives I'd have saved myself a dale
,wer trouble and bad cowld."
eth I think we had better fight It
tho on the first issue.
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