The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-24
A Literary OuFIosIty,

A Literary Curiosity.
The "Ourse of O'KelIy" is often al.
luded to, yet very many, wo think, have
not read it. Cormao O'Kelly, the cele:
brated Irish harper, went to Denefaile,
in the County Of Cork, where his watch
was pilfered from his fob. This so
reused his ire, that he celebrated the
people in the following unexampled
''string OF curses:"
Alasl how dismal is my tale:
I lost my watch at Doneraile-
My Dublin watch, my chain and seal,
Pilfered at once in Doneraile.
May fire and birthstone never fail
To fall in showers on Donerailo;
May all the leading fends assail
The thieving town of Doneraile;
As lightnings fash across the vale,
So down to hell with Doneraile;
The fate Of Pompey at Pharsale-
Be that the curse Of Doneraile;
May beef or mutton, lamb or veal,
Be never found in Doneraile:
But garlic soup and scurvey kale
Be still the food for Doneraile;
And forward, as the creeking snail.
Industry be at Doneraile;
May Heaven chosen curse entail
On ragged. rotten Doneraile;
May sun and moon forever fail
10 beam their lights on Doneraile;
May every Penitential gale
Blast that cursed spot called Doneraile: !:
May no sweet cuckoo. thrush or quail
Be ever heard in Doneraile;
May patriots, kings and common veal
Despise and harass Doneraiie;
May every post, gazette and mail
Sad tidings bring to Doneraile;
May vengeance fall on head and tail,
From North to South of Doneraile;
May profit small and tardy sale
Still damp the trade of Doneraile;
May fame resound dismal tale
Whene'er she lights on Doneraile;
May Egypt's plaques at once prevail,
70 thin tho knaves at DoneraiIe;
May frost and snow, and sleet and hail,
Benumb each joint in Doneraile;
May wolves and blood-houuds race and
trail
The cursed crew OF Doneraile;
May Oscar, with his fiery fail,
70 atoms thrash all Doneraile;
May every mischief, fresh and stale
May all from Belfast to Kinsale-
Scoff, curse and damn you. Doneraile;
May neither -four nor good oatmeal
Be found or known in Doneraile;
May want and woe each joy ourtail
That e'er was known in Doneraile;
May no coffin want nail,
That wraps rogue in Doneraile;
May all the thieves who rob and steal
The gallows meet in Doneraile;
May all the sons of GramaWeal
Blush at the thieves Of Doneraile;
May mischief big as Norway whale
Oerwhelm the knaves of Doneraile;
May curses whole anu by retail
Pour with full force on Doneraile;
May curses whole and by retail
a convict bring from Doneraile;
May every ohurn and milkipg.pail
Fall dry to slaves in Doneraile;
May cold and hunger still conceal
The stagnant blood OF Doneraile;
May every hour new woes reveal
That hell reserves for Doneraile;
May every chosen i'll prevail
Der all the imps at Doneraile;
May the inquisition straight impale
The rapparees of Doneraile;
May curses of Sodom now prevail,
And sink to ashes Doneraile;
May Charon's boat triumphant sail,
Completely manned, from Doneraile;
Oh! may my couplet never fail
TO find new curse to Doneraile,
And may grim Pluto's inner Jail
Forever groan with Doneraile.
An exchange says: "Some men are
for niche." "Yes," says the Boston
B!3ulelin,. "but they don't all come up to
the soratoh."