The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-07-25
TILE BAD SHILLING.
AN IRISH SKETCH.

Ny brother left Oxfordshire and set
tied in n mildcr climate. During his
long sojoum there vague report
reached him that bad money had been
passed on Moore, one Of his tenants, and
lac had made the district ring.
When after seven years my brother
returned to his native woods, he looked
in on Scots Farm, and there was Moore,
the only familiar face about, which did
not seem day older. After other
friendly inquiries my brother said;
But how about the bad money that
was passed on you? Tell me all about
it,"
"ThGt | wool" said Moore, delighted
TO find n good listener to n grievance
which 10 him WIS ever new, though the
circumstance was five years old. 81
was nt dung-cart most Of that day, and
thea washed, and tried to get minute
10 milk the COW; but bless your heart,
they never will let me milk her afore
sunset. It's Moore here, and Moore
there from half dozen of EN-; and Mr..
Moore here. and Mr. Moore there, from
the one or two ms have learned manners,
which very few of EN- have in these
parts; and between 'cm they allus con-
triye to keep me from my own COW till
dusk. Well, sir, had got leave to milk
her, hmry-scurry MS usual, and night
coming on, when man | had sold fat
hog to came into the yard to pay.
Wait minute say7 |. But no, he
was like the rest, couldn't let me milk
her in peace; wanted to settle and drive
the bacon home. So I took my head
out O. the COW, and | went to him with
{ ont so much rs letting my smock down,
= and he gave me the money, E6 lis. |
took the gold in one hand so, and the
silycr in t'othcr hnnd so, and | went
across the yard to the house, and asked
the missus to get u light, and then told
the money before her. six sovercigns and
seventeen shillings, and left her to scratch
him n receipt, while | went back to my
COW, and thought to milk her in peace
at lust. But before had drained her as
should he, out comes my missus, and
screams fit to wake the dead: George
Gcorger Il I've coming, says |; so /
up with the milk pail and goes to her.
Whose cats dead nowY says l, for
mcrcy's sakc.
"iComc in, come in. says she.
George, whoever is thot man? He have
paid US bud shilling; look Mt TINT.
Well. we tried that there shilling on the
table first. aud then on the hearth: twas
rad. couldn't he WIS. Run after him,
tnys she; run this moment lard,
ays |, they I've halfway to Wnlling
Gard by this time. Here, give me scral
If paper. I'll carry it about in my fob
llc goes to all the markets; he will chang
it, you may be sure.
"Wcll, the very next Friday as eve
vas met him at Wallineiord market
pulls ont the paper, shows him the shil
ling. tells him it wnrn't good. He look
! at il and agreed with me. Then chang
it, If you please says |. What for
: avs he. Il don't want no bad shilling
, no more nor You do. But, says
! price of hog was six seventeen, and yo
only pnid six sixteen in money Yes
! did says he. 'Ig gave you six seven
. tcen.' mo, ye didn't. Yes, l did
No, we didn't; you gave me six sixteer
and this. Now, my man, says !, 'at
4 honest and pay me t'othcr shilling. N
| he wouldn't. There was crowd by thi
time. so I said, Look here, gentlemen
o | sold this man hog, and he gave m
P this in part pny, which it amt n rel
Il shilling, and mine was genuine hog
" so they all said it warn't shilling Mt a
g When the man heard that he was +
t slipping off, but I stepped after hil
with half the market at my heels. wv
Il YOU pay me my shillingY II don't o'
k you no shilling says hes You d
:, says |; and pay me my shilling y
d shall. Il won't. You shall; I'll pis
y your life else.
r "Ncxt time of asking, as the saying
was Reading market. Catches hi
!. chcapcning calf. Takes out shillin
Now, says /, here's your bad shillir
i as you gave me for my hog-which it
o warning to honest folk with calves
S sell, saysI. BE you going to changci it
NO, / bain't.' You bain'tY' says
Z. You shall, then, says |. Time W
II show says he, and bid me good-da
= rouical. let him get little way, NJ
:. then I stepped after him. lily, ste
o that gentleman | halloed, He ha
l. given me bad shilling You mig
, hear me oil over the market. Then
ly threatened defamation or summat ::
Nv Nv didn't keer bawled him out o Re
"a ING market that afternoon.
iss "Met him at Henley next; commen
nj operWtions-took out the shilling.
" crossed over directly, after 'un,
on held out the shilling. "Tain't no I
ear says l. You shan't do no bushes
81 this here county till you have char
it this here shilling. Come, my man,
me ouly shilling; what is all this her
10 about a shilling 2 says |; act no
'ar. and give me my shilling, and take
for here Keepsake back Il won't, says
you won't, says /; then III hunt
old out of every market IN England
a, hunt We into the wilderness and the
-, cean wave.
rd. "He got very sick of mo in n year
II two's marketing, ! can tell you; 10
ell, never missed market now, because
ing the shilling. He Ind to give up tr
:. q and 90 home whenever he saw my 8
nm nm ling and me acoming.. ~
yh "And so you tired him out
led "That did,"
"And got your shilling|
it's "Tbnt / did not. He found way
on, cheat me after all" with sudden ,ye
der roprobation) "He went and died
his here's the shilling l-Harper's No
eem cine.
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