The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-04-12
FAMOUS SCOLDING MATCH
Between the Irish Liberator and q
Noted ViragO.

Between the Irish Liberator and a
Noted Virag0.
Most persons have heard of the cele-
brated encounter of 0'Connell with
the famous scold, Mrs Morarty, the
huXter of Dublin. There was at one
time in Dublin a certain woman. Bid
dy Moriarty, who had a hucksterstall
ON one Of the quays, nearly opposite
the Four Courts. She was virago
OF the first order, very able with her
lists and still more formidable with
her tongue. From one end of Dublin
to the other she was notorious for her
power of abuse. and even in the prov
inces Mrs. Moriarty's language had
passed into currency. 1t was doubted
once whether the young Kerry bals
rlster could encounter her, and some
of the. company Tin O'Connelps pres
ence) rather too freely rdiculcd the
idea of his being able to meet this
famous Nine. Moriarty. O'Connell
never liked the idea of being put down
and he professed his readiness to en-
counter her and even backed himself
for the match. Bets were offered and
taken. 1t was decided that the mat
ter should come off at once. The par
ty adjourned to the huckster's stall
and there was the owner herself, Sill
perintending the sale of her small
wares.
A few lawyers and ragged idlers
were hanging round her stall, for Bid
dy was a character and one of the
sights of Dublin.
O'Connell commenced his attack.
what is the price of this walking
stick. Mrs. What's-your-name?"
"Moriarty, sir, is my name, and Il
good one it is: and what have you to
say agin it? And one and sixpence's
the price of the stick. Troth it's
chape as dirt, so it is"
"One and siXpence for a walking
stick; Phew! Why, you are no better
than AN imposter to ask IS pence for
what; cost you twopence."
1.-TWO pence your grandmother" re-
piled Biddy; do you name to say it's
chatin' the people am? 1mpostor, in
deed!'
cay, impostor, and it's that 1 call
you to your teetl," rejoined O'Con-
nell.
Come, cut your sticks, you can
tankerous jackanapes."
"Keep civil tongue in your head.
you old diagonal" said O'Connell,
calmly.
"Stop your jaw, you pug-nosed bad
ger, or by this and that" cried Mrs.
Moriarty, "I'll make you go quicker
nor you came"
Don't be in passion, my old ra-
dfus, anger will only wrinkle YOUR
beauty"
"By the hoolSy, if you say another
word of impudence, I'll tan your dirty
hide, you bastely common scrub; and
sorry I'd be to soil my fists upon your
carcass"
"Whew! boys, what passion old
Bitldy is i'll protest as am a gen.
tleman-"
"Jintleman! Wisha, that bangs
Ranahcr. Why, you potato faced
grippen-sneeZer. where did a NADIA
gascar monkey like you pick up
enough of common dacency to hide
your Kerry brogue?"
EASY now, easy now," cried O'Con-
nell. with imperturbable good humor
don't choke yourself with fine Ian
guage, you old whisky-drinking par
whats that you call me, We MUIR
derin' villain?" roared Mrs. Moriarty,
stung to fury.
II call you.' answered O'Connell,
"a parallclogram; and a Dublin judge
and jury will say that it's no libel to
call you so.''
"Oh! tare-an-ouns! oh! holy Biddy!
that an honest woman like me should
be calleda palrybcllygrum to her face.
Pm none of your parrybellygrums,
you rascally gallows-bird; you cow
ardly. sneaking. plate-liclSin' blag-
gard"
ooh. not you. indecd!' retorted
OConnell; ''why, l suppose you will
deny that YOU keepa hypothenuse in
your house,"
Its a lie for you. l never had such
n thing in my house. you swindling
thiefr'
''Why, sure all the neghbors know
very we'll that you keep not only ny
pothcnuse. but that you have two
diameters locked up in your garnet aud
that YOU so out to walk with them
every Sunday, you heartless old hepta-
gonw
ooh, hear that, We saints in glory.
Oh, there's bad language for a fellow
that wants to pass for jintleman!
May the dickens fly away with you,
YOU micler from Munster and make