The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-30
JIMMY BUTLER AND THE OWL.

Suiou, tuat Iauueu Nv iiaWitou, Hoou %
new pratie just dug frow the "old sod"
and wid light heart aud heavy bundle
l sot of for the TOWNSHIP Of Buford, It'd
inga taste Of q song, as merry ayoung fel.
, low as iver took the road. Well Itrudged
on, and on, past many plisint place,
pleasin' myself wild the thought that some
day | might have place Of me own, wid
world Of chickens aud ducks and pigs
and cbilder about the door; and along in
the afternoon Of the sicond day | got to
Buford village. A cousin Of me mothers
one Dennis O'Dowd, lived about sivin
miles from there, and | wanted to make
bis place that night, so | inquired the way
at the tavern, and was lucky to find a man
who was going part ofthc way an, would
show me the way to find Dennis. Sure
and he was very kind indade, an whiu |
got out Of his wagon be pointed me to go
straight south mile and half, and the
first house would be Dennise's.
"Au' you're no time to loose now"
said he, for the sun is low, and mind you
don't get lost in the woods"
"Is it lost now" said |, "that I'd be q
gittin," an me uucles as q navigator as
iver steered ship across the trackless say!
Not bit it, though I'm obleeged to ye
for yer kiud advice, and thank yez for the
ride"
An wid that he drove off an left me
alone. | shouldered me bundle bravely,
an, whistlin, BIT Of tune for company
like, pushed into tile bush. Well, |
went long way over bogs, and turnin,
round among the bush an trees till | be-
gan to think must be well nigh to Den
nises. But, bad cess to it! all Of q sudden
| come out Of the woods at the very ilenti.
cal spot where started 10, which knew
by an ould crotched tree that seemed to be
staudiu' on its bead an kikin' upit heels
to make advarsion Of me. By this time
it was growing dark, and as there was no
time to lose, | started in second time,
determined to keep straight south this
time, aud no unmistake. Igot on bravely
for while, but och hone! och hone! il got
so dark I could not see the trees, aud
bumped my nose aud barked my shins,
while the miskaties bit me hands and face
to blister; an after tumbling aud stumb.
lin around till was fairly bamfoozled. |
sat down on a log, all Of q tremble, to
think that was lost entirely, an that may
be q lion or some other wild crashur
would dcvour me before morning.
Just then | heard somebody a long way
off say, Whip poor Will" "Bedad!'
sez l, I'm glad it isn't jamie that's got to
take it. though it seems it's more 10 sor.
row than in anger they are doin' it, or
why would they say, 'poor Will?" au,
sure tbey cant be Iujuu, haythino, or ma
pgur, for its plain English that they are
altur spakin." May be they might help
me out o this" so | shouted at the top
Of my voice, "a lost mani" Thin lis
tened. Prisintly an answer came.
"Who? Whoo? Whooo?"
Jamie Butler, the waiver?' sez |, az
loud as | could roar, an snatchin' up me
bundle an stick, | started in direction of
the voice.
Whin thought | had got near the
place I shouted again. "a Lost man.
"Who! Whoo!" said voice right over
my head.
Sure" thinks |, it's mighty quare
place for man to be at this time Of night;
may be it's settler scrapiu sugar oifa su-
gar bush for the childreu's breakfast in
the mornin.' But where's Will aud the rest
Of them3" Allthis wint through me head
like fash an thin answered his in.
quiry.
Jamie Butler, the waiver, sur" sez |;
"and it'll would Inconvenience yer honor,
would yez be kind enough to step down
an show me the way to the house Of Den.
mis- O'Dowd?"
"Who! Whoo! Whooo!" ses be
again.
dennis O'Dowd! SEE I, civil enough,
and a decent man he is, and cousin to me
own moths."
"Who! Whoo9 Whooo!" ses he again.
"NIe moherl" sez |, and as fine wo-