Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-12-07
Let parsons prachc and pray,
Let priests to pray and rrache, sir-,
Phat's the rayson they
Don't practice what they tachc, sirs
Forrall orrall loll
Forrnll Orrall daddy 80

Phats the rayson they
Don't practice what they taChc, sir,
Forrall oTrall loll
Forrall orrall daddy"
After she admitted him Mrs. Casey
looked in some disgust upon her liegt
lord, and took cognizance Of his badly
demoralized condition, but her womant
curiosity was stronger than her anger
and when Mr.. Casey staggered into q
seat and confronted her, she said:
"Troth its the fine condition yer in
entirely, and its consulted am there
wor quare carryins' on at ould Done
vans last night
The divil doubt ay it, acushla.
Fax we had tay and cake and whusky
galore do yez mind thon hat Here
he took off his hat and eyed it with in
cbriated solemnity. 1T wor Tim
Hourigan sat down on the same, and
may the devil resave the soul ay' him
this night. Amin !"
And did yez get the match made p
"Faix we did, but it's dyin' wild
drouth | am, and av' there's Il wee
dhrap in the house do you 60 and get
it, for be me conscience, | haven't had
taste for n quarther av' an hour
Mrs. Casey procured the necessary
stimulant, and having imbibed it, Mr..
Casey laboriously filed his pipe and
proceeded TO relate the events Of the
evening between pufs.
" le see, Betty, the divil wouldn't
bate Donovan and Dugan for two ould
misers, and it wor which cud get the
whip hand o the other. SO, afhcr we
were comfortably seated, Dugan ,cz,
SCI he; 'Phat wull yez do for yer
daughter Plat will you do for the
gossoonY SCI Donovan, and in the
the young couple wor out in
the kitchen coortin' aich other and
diyil the hair they cared for the fee
nancial negotiations. Lets have a
wee dhrap o liquor, SCI Donovan, .
afore we 20 farder,' and wild that the
bottle wor pushed sroud to that degree
be me sowl Dugan and Donovan cud /
hardly see the other acrass the table. At .
Iiuth Dugan SEE, seq he, I'll tell We .
phat I'll do, Donovan, I'll give Con
and the CURL two rooms in my house
rint free for n year, SEE he, and, for
rye that it's new rag carpet and q
'ook stove I'll give him, and divil re-
ave me but that's all | wull do SCI
nc. 'Wud yez not throw in a bed and
)edstead ? SEE Donovan. 'Divil the
astc av n bed or a bedstead veil get
)ut O me- SCI Dugan. May the ould
BOY fly away wild ye1 for a miser,' sez
re. Sure it's the gurl's place til fur
lish the beddin'."
"Troth, there's no lie in thSt, said
Mrs. Casey, who had become extreme
Y interested.
well, sir" said Casey, fcebly puff
ing at his pipe, which had gone out.
] disremember the shubsequint pro-
adins for small pariod, but to call
ach other liars and there wor n rue
ion from words they'd KEN to blows
nd me and Hourigan wor necessitated
i'll take hand, and durin' the fracas
1ourigan smashed me hat may the
urse o God light upon him. Amin" !
But, Pathrick," said Mrs. Casey. ,
Iez tould me they made the match" :
GAY, they did, acushla, for whin !
)onevan had Dugan down and wor ,
hokin' him so that his tongue stuck !
ut the linth O yer arm, Dugan sez, !
ez he: 'Hould ON, well compromeeze,
CT he, and wild that he got up and we
lk more drinks and shuk hands all
Ound, and Donovan did the dacent
hing, entirely, for he agreed till give =.
he CURL the feather bed and set av
ane stated chairs and burow, and 9
heen o sheets, and, be heavens he !
irowed in one o his goats and the !
u!l-dog. Troth, it wor as good as a |
lay TO see the way ould Dugan I
rought him till time" o
THAT wor rale nice" said Mrs. a
asey.
But said Casey, "Dugan wor not
ehind hand, and he seq, sez he, Now j
that ye've come till yer sin r
s, its not mesilf that wull be back Z
ard in comm forward, and forbye \
hat I've promised, seq he. I'll give d
on. 60 in hard cash, seq he, and wild !
at we all shuk hands on the bargain. "
nd it wor settled that the young SSsl
uple wor to be called out in church in
xt Sunday be Father O'Rouke, and m
in Betty, we had lashins' of tar and r.