The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-03-30

Well, as was sayin he set OH 10 go
to the fair, and he wint meanderin'
along through the fields, but he didn't
go far, until climbin' up through
hedge, when he was comm out at
t'other side, he KEN plump agin some
thin that made the fire flash out iv his
eyes. So with that he looked up-and
what do you think 1t was, Lord be mer-
ciful unto uz but a corpse hangin' out
of a branch of three oh; the top o.
the mornin' TO you sir says Paddy,
'and is that the way with you, my poor
fellow Troth you took start out o.
me- says poor Paddy and twas thrue
for him, for it would make the heart of
a stouter man nor Paddy jump to see
the like, and to think of christian
crathur bein' hanged up, all as one as q
dog.
Says Paddy, eyein' the corpse, by
my sowl, thin, but you have beautiful
pair of boots on you,' says be; 'and it's
what Pm thinkin' you won have any
great use for thin no more; and sure
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he, the best piper in the sivin counties,
to be trampin' wild pair of ould brogues
not worth three trdneeas, and corpse
with such an illigant pair o. boots, that
wants some one to wear thim.' So
with that, Paddy laid hold o. him by
the boots, and began pullin' at thin,
but they wor mighty stiff, and whether
it was by rayson of their bein' so tight,
or the branch of the tree ajiggin' up
and down, all as one as weighdee
buckettee, and not lettin' Paddy cotch
any right hoult o. thin, he could get no
advantage o. thin at all and at last he
gev 1t up, and was goin' away, whin,
lookin' behind him agin, the sight of
the Elegant fine boots was too much for
him, and he turned back-out with his
knife, and what does he do, but he cuts
off the legs av the corpse; 'and, says
he, can take off the boots at my con-
vaynience." And troth it was, as said
before, dirty turn.
Well, sir, tuck'd the legs undher his
arm, and at that mint the moon peeped
out from behind cloud. oh is 1t
there you are p says he to the moon,
for he was an impident chap; and thin,
seein' that he made mistake, and that
the moonlight deceaved him, and that it
wasn't the airly dawn, as he conceived,
and bein' frikened for fear himself might
be cotched and trated like the poor
corpse he was afther malthreating if he
was found walking the country at that
time, by gar he turned about and
walked back agin to the cow-house, and,
hidin' the corpse's legs in the sthraw,
Paddy wint to sleep agin. But what do
you think the divil long Paddy was
there antil the sojers KEN in airnest,
and, by the powers, they carried off
Paddy; and faith it was only sarvin'
him right for what he done to the poor
corpse
"Well, whin the mornin' KEN, my
father says to me, Go Shamus,' says he,
to the shed, and bid poor Paddy come
in, ond take share o. the pratees; for L
go bail he's ready for his breakfast by
this, anyhow"
"Well, out wint to the cow-house,
and called out 'Paddy!' And, afther
calm three or four times, and gettin'
no answer, wint in and called agin,
and divil an answer got STILL Blood
an-agers = says /, Paddy where are you
at all, at all p And so, castin' my eyes
about the shed, seen two feet sticking
out from undher the hape o. sthraw.
Musha! thin,' says I, bad luck to you
Paddy, but your fond of warm corner;
and maybe you haven't made yourself
as snug as a fay in blanket But I'll
disturb your dhrames, Pm thinkin',
says I, and with that laid hould of his
heels (as thought,) and, givin' great
pull to waken him, as intended, away
wint, head over heels, and my brains
was almost knocked out agin the wall.
Well, when 1 recovered myself
there j was, on the broad uf my back,
and two things stickin out of my hands
Ikea pair of Hosshian's horse -pistils
and thought the sight'd lave my eyes
whin seen they wor two mortal legs
My jew'l, threw thin down like a hot
pratee, and, jumpin' up, roared ou
millia murtheT. oh you murtheriI
villain, says I, shaking my fist at tn,
cow. oh, you unnatural baste, says
L; you've ate poor Paddy, you thievin
cannable; you're worse than nayger,
says i. And bad luck to you, how