Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-05-22
Tho Origin Of Saving Ones Bacon. I

said Mick Casey, peering over tho garden
fence Of his neighbor Timothy McGuiness,
on fine, sharp crispy aired December
morning, "come along wild mo mon. an
we'll go to Phelim McLaughlin's berrin." /"
(funeral)
NO. says Teddy, II can't 90, for l
have TO dig this ridge Of praties for Judy
and tho ehildher's breakfast, an thin I
have 10 60 10 confession 10 Father O Brian,
who's houldin a stashin beyant at his own
house."
"Bother take the stashin," says Mick,
I'm ah for the funeral"
Teddy dug the potatoes and then went
into the cabin where his poor wife and
children awaited him. breakfast was
soon ready and eaten, and then the head
Of this poor but good family arose, dounsd
his frieze coat, aud with that light-hearted
whistle which betokens the possession Of
a clear conscience, sallied forth for the
priests residence, which was in shady
nook, about mile of. Arriving 10 front
of the woodbine .shsdowed cottage, he
gazed up at the windows in vain, for a
glimpse OF the venerable. smiling face Of
Father 0'Brian, who was nowhere to be
seen.
A knock at the door brought an aged
female to answer il; il was Shela, the
priests house keeper.
Top in the morning t'ye, Shela" says
Teddy, where's his revere nce?"
"He's busy wild Mrs. Blennerhassitt,
the squireens wife, jist now. Step into
the kitchen minute an it'll be Jour turn
next"
Accordingly Teddy doffed his hat and
strobe into the room where blazing turf.
FIRE sent forth it, cheering blaze and genial
warmth through the room. lie drew his
coat tails about him and turned his back
to the fire with the air Of a man who win
make himself at home, whether or no,
when the warmth admonished him either
to turn "about face, or walk away. The
former was his evolution, and he wheeled
about only to find himself vis.a. vis to
we'll corned and smoked leg Of the animal
whose acoustic organ cannot be convert
ed in a silken port.monnoie.
"Powers O. mud says Teddy, "but
that's the illigant pigs ham entirely; how
the pure wather is runnin in my mouth
at the site iv 1t. Wouldn't il be the glor-
ious trste to Judy an the children, to
say nothin' iv meself, that hasn't tashted
the likes for many long day? III just
take that home-No, won't neither, for
it's only the inemy iy mankind that's
temptin' me to be stain IL, anyhow. But
! III Just feel aud smell il, for it'll do me n
power O. good" Here Teddy lifted down
the sayory ham from the hook whore il
hung and raised il to the red nose that
ornamented his froutispieco. Cd
"Ghlory be to goodness" says Teddy,
"but the shmell iv that bucon 'ud bring
mon to life aither he was dhrowncd an
kilt dead iniirely. Och, blur'au' 'oons, but
it had the wonderful parfume, intirely'
Here there came rafting noise, and
Teddy, becoming frightened, threw the
ham under his coat.iail and then put it
into his pocket, when the door opened
aud Shela exclaimed, "Teddy, his rever-
ence is ready for ye now Tho enormity
of Teddy's sin now fully burst upon him,
and he was now ready to drop dead be-
tween the fright aud shame Of his posi-
ton.
"MiIla murdher," metally calculated
Teddy, "but I'm ruined harse an foot, be
Jabers; oh wirra, wirra, an fwhat will |
do, at all, at all. Wall, I'll thry an make
the best iy it anyhow
Into the little paror stalked Timothy.
looking the very picture of guilt and re-
morse. Kneeling down before the rev.
erend father, Teddy told over number
of trivial offences, and was about to re-
ceive the balmy words Of reprieye and
pardon, when he suddenly exclaimed:
"Oh stop, Father Brian stop, for good
ness, Gods sake, stop, intirely stop, sir
yer reverence [ name. I've wan more
sin to tell ye, an I'm afraid to tell, because
never done the likes before"
"Come, Teddy" says the priest, "you
must tell what it is Is it riotin? Have
ye been breakin any more headsY'
mo, yer reverence"
as it arson2 Have you been at burn
in with the Rock boys?' inquired Father
Brian.
No, yer rivereuce.''
lis il love scrape? Oh Teddy, shame
on ye; it's some baggage ye've been tath-
erin wild, is it2"
! mo, yer TlNcteuce, was uinago tuO
to Judy, intirely."
"well, said the priest "what did you
dor
"Wall, sur-yer reverence name
there was wan day this week | wint to see
"A iintleman the finest wan in this dis
thrct, an long life till him-on shmall
bit of business, an sure he wasn't ready
to sphake to me thin, so | was shown in
the kitchen to wait till he'd be ready for
me. While was there, my eyes fell on
an Elegant fitch O. bacon that was hangin'
in the chimney place, an me teeth began
to wather like if they was rivers, an put
me hand on it, an then the ould dlvil wild
the hig horns KEN in and tempted me, an ;
| put it in my pocket But have IL here
now, an I'll give it to yer riverence.
"Give it to me?" said the priest, ono,
no, Teddy, take it aud give it to its law
ful owner.,'
"Wal, sur--yer rivcrance mane-I
offered it to him an Jedad, he Womdnf
take IT,"
"Then, take it home, Teddy" said the
holy man, sand eat it with your family
"Thank yer riverence kindly, so will;
but first an foremost, I'll take the abolu-
ton If ye plaise."
The reverend father now gave the alb
solution. and Teddy rose to leave.