Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-30
Erin-so-Bra.n.

An lrlSn emlgratlOn snip ndu Deen
fallen in with by one of our cruisers.
and the commander Of His MajeSty's
sloop, the Hummingbird, made a selec-
tion of thirty or forty stout Hibernians
to Gil up his own complement. and band
over the surplus to the admiral. Short
sighted mortals we all are, and captains
of men-of war are not exempted from
human lmperfection. How much also
drops between the cup and the lipl
There chanced to be on board of the
same trader two very pretty Irish girls
of the better sort of bourgeoise, who
were going out to join their friends at
Philadelphia. The name Of one was
Judy, and of the other Maria. No
sooner were the poor Irishmen informed
of their change of destination than
they set up a howl loud enough to
make the scaly monsters OF the deep
seek their dark caverns. They rent the
hearts of the tender hearted girls, and
when the thorough bass of the males
was Joined by the sopranos and trebles
of the women and children it would
have made Orpheus himself turn round
an gaze.
''Oh. Miss Judyl oh, Miss Marial
would you be so cruel as to see us poor
crathurs dragged away to man-of-war,
and not for to go and spake a word for
US? A word to the captain from your
own purity mouths, and no doubt he
would let us off," Thus spake two of
the emigrantS who were regarded with
special favor by the two girls.
The young ladies, though doubling
the powers of their own destinations,
resolved to make the experiment. So,
begging the lieutenant of the sloop to
give them passage on board to speak
with his captain, they added small
matter If finery to their dress, and
skipped into the boat like couple of
mountain kids. caring nothing for the
spray of salt water, which, though it
took the curls out of their hair, added
a bloom to their cheeks which perhaps
contributed in no small degree to the
success of their project. There is some
thing in the sight of petticoat at sea
that never falls to put a man into good
humor, provided he be rightly con-
structed. When they got on board the
man-of-war they were received by the
captain.
"And, pray, young ladies'" said he,
''what may have procured me the honor
of this vislt2"
sit was to beg favor of your honor, u
said Judy.
"And his honor will grant it too"
said Maria, ''for 1 like the look OF
him."
Flattered by this shot of Maria's,
the captain said that nothing ever gave
him more pleasure than to oblige the
ladies, and if any favor they intended to
ask was not utterly incompatible with
his duty, he would grant it.
swell, then," said Judy, "will your
honor give me back Pat Flanagan
that you have pressed just now." The
captain shook his head.
Hes no sailor, your honor, but
Do OF bog trotter; and he will never dc
you any good" The captain again
shook his head.
"Ask me anything else," said he,
''and will give it to you"
swell, then," SAID Maria. 'giye us
Phelim O'Shaughnessy." The captain
was equally infexible.
''Come, come, your honor" said
Judy, "we must not stand upon trifle:
now-a-day. I'll give you kiss if you
give me back Pat Flanagan.
"And l another" said Maria, ''fol
Phelim."
The captain had one seated on each
side of him; his head turned like dog
vane in q gale of wind. He did moi
know which to begin with; the mos
ineffable good humer danced in hi:
eyes, and the ladies saw at once the
day was their own. Such is the power
of beauty, that this lord of the ocear
was fain to strike to it. Judy laid q
kiss on his right cheek, Maria matches
it On his left.
"Well then," said he, ''you have
your wish; take your two men, for l an
in a hurry to make SAIL"
If such are captains perquisites, who
would not be captain? Lord Broug
ham used to say that he always laughed
at the settlement of pin-money, as lad
les were generally either kicked out g
it or kissed out or it; but his lordship
in the whole course of his legal practics
never saw a captain Of man-of-wa
kissed out of his men by two prett.
Irish girls. After this. who would no
shout, "Erin-go-bragh"