The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-06

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"Sure, it's empty, sir" said Larry;
'barrin' the rats, there's nothing in it. y
Don't | know that as well rs your
said Dillon; "but can't you do as you re
bid, and when you We done take the pony
and gallop over to the bog and toll the
people to throw the turf on of their
carts and then ride back here as fast as
you can"
He had scarcely given the order when
Hannigan called out: "Now, Pierce, for
the farm-yard If you please" and so,
taking Kennedy's arm, he walked out,
followed by two big bailiffs that never
left them for moment. When they saw
all the riclls and stacks rs thick as they
could stand they began counting and put.
ting them down on paper, till at last
Hannigan fixed his eye upon the little
door in the loft, upon which now two big
padlocks were hanging.
81 suppose it's oats you have up there,
Pierce?" said he.
mo, indeed" said Dillon, looking a
little confused.
Maybe seed potatoes" remarked
Kennedy
NO" said Dillon, cts empty" And
with that he endeavored to turn them
away and get them back to the castle;
but old Hannigau turned back and fix
ing his eyes upon the door shook his
head for a couple of minutes.
WELL" said he, ''for an empty loft it
has the finest pair of padlocks l ever
| looked at. Would there be any obiec-
ton, Pierce, to our taking a peep into
it?"
'None," said Dillon, "but l haven't q
ladder that long in the place"
81 think this might reach, said Ken.
nedy, as he touched one with his feet
that lay close along the wall, partly GOV.
cred with straw.
"Just the thing" said Hannigan,
while poor Dillon hung down his head
and said nothing. With that they raised
the ladder and placed it against the door.
"Might l trouble you for the key"
said Kennedy.
81 believe it is mislaid," said Dillon.
you'll not take it amiss then, Pierce,
If we break the door," said Kounedy
you may break it and be hanged"
said Dillon, as he stuck his hands in his
pockets and walked away.
"This will do" cried ono of the bail
ifs. taking up big stone as he mounted
the ladder, followed by Hannigan and
Kennedy.
1t took some time to smash the locks,
and all the while Hannigan and his
friend were talking together in great
glee, but poor Dillon stood by himself
against q hayrick. AT last the locks gave
way. and down went the door with a
bang The bailiffs stepped in and Han
nigan and Kennedy followed it took
them couple of minutes to satisfy them
selves that the loft was quite empty,
but when they came back again to the
door, what was their surprise to discover
that Dillon was carrying away the ladder
upon his shoulder to distant part of the
yard.
"Halloa, Pierce" cried Hannigan,
"Don't forget us up here"
Dickens fear O that" said Dillon,
"few that know you can forget you"
eve are quite satisfied, sir, said Ken
nedy, "what you have said was perfectly
correct"
"And why didn't you believe it be-
fore, Mr.. Kennedy? You see what you
have brought upon yourself"
"You are not going to leave us up
here, sir ?" cried Mr.. Kennedy. "Will
you venture upon false Imprisonment
ord venture upon more than that if it
were needful; but see now, when you get
back, don't be pretending that / didn't
| offer to treat you we'll, little as you de-
served it. | asked you to dinner, but
you preferred your own dirty calling, and
so take the consequences.
While he was speaking great cheer
was heard, and all the country people
came galloping into the yard with their
! turf cars.
"Be alive now, boys cried Dillon.
GLOW many cars have your"
Seventy, sir, here; but there are more
coming"
''That'll do" said he. $50 now set to
work ond carry away all the oats and the
wheat the hay, barley and potatoes. Let
some of you take the calves and the pigs
and drive the bullocks over the noun.
tain to Mr., O'Callaghan's: don't leave a
turkey behind you, boys. and make
haste, for these gentlemen have so many
engagements, can scarcely prevail on
them to pass more than day or two
among us.
Dillon pointed as he spoke to the four
figures that stood trembling at the hay
loft door. A loud cheer and roar of
laughter full as loud followed his speech,
and at the same moment to work they
went, as busy as bees, loading their cars
with the harvest or the live stock. Such
scene was never witnessed, the COWS
believing, the pigs granting, fowls
caclling, men and women running here
and there, laughing like mad, and Phil
Hannigan swearing like trooper the
whole time that he would have them all
hanged at the next assizes,' Indeed, the
harvest it.took them three weeks to
bring home was carried away that night
and scattered all over the country al
different farms, wnere 1t could never be
traced. All the cattle were taken away
too, and before sunrise there wasn't as
much as q sheep or lamb left to bleat
on the lawn. The next day Dillon set
out on visit TO friend at some dis
tancc, leaving directions with the people
to liberate the gentlemen in the hay-loft
in the course of the afternoon.
The story spread like wildfire, and
there wasn't man, woman or child in
the whole province that didn't enjoy 9
hearty laugh at Pierce Dillon's bold plar
of campaign.
Making Literature Interesting,
From the Time.
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