St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20


a man named O'Toole, who Was
great grandson's great grandson of
King O'Toole. He was prean fell
low, who didn't take after his ances-
tors; and the devil tempted him to
covet making a tremendous pile of
money, all at one haul. So he en-
ployed a sea captain and sent him off
on a voyage round the whole known
world, to find where and how the most
money was to be made, upon a spec
ulation of any particular description.
And this sea captain sailed for the
three years and three days, returning
back, at the end of it, to tell his mas
ter that in the South sea islands, the
natives would give their one eye-if
they lad only one-for scalpeens
(salted mackerels), and he said that
there was loads of money to be made
commodity there.
O'Toole he jumped with JOY when
he heard this, and he not only gath
cred every penny he owned himself,
and likewise every penny that was
invested in the bank with him; but,
moreover, he sent messengers, east
and west in Ireland, for to notify
every man who had shilling OF
money put by in old stockings, for
to fetch it to him, and lend it TO
him for year and a day, and at the
end of that time he would pay them
back double.
And the amount of money he took
in, on loans, in three weeks, was
miraculous sight.
Well, the year and a day wore
round, and every man, woman and
child in Ireland that had penny in
vested in the Bank of Ireland walked
up to Dublin, at the end of the time,
to draw their money and their inter-
est; but 10 and behold We, the sea
captain and his fleet hadn't re-
turned
Andy O'Toole he asked of the peo-
pie to give just ten days sparin's, and
his fleet would be in. What to do he
didn't know, for he was sore afraid
that the fleet would not be in within
the ten days.
So he sent private es5engers
throughout all the land and gathered
up to Dublin at once every great and
clever man that could be found, and
here and then offered each man
his weight in gold, when the
boats would come home, if they could
invent some plan of saving hi1aself
and saving his bank till the arrival of
the fleet
But all of the plans put together, if
they were tried, couldn't save two
states Oh the bank.
Now there was at this time in the
far parts of Donegal poor man
who went by the name of Dark psf
rick, by reason that he was dark Wis
aged, and had black head and a
black beard, and he was noted for
sound sense.
Now it was Gil the very last day OF
the Bank of Irelands sparin's that
Dark Patrick arrived in Dublin, and,
finding it was SO late, didn't even
wait to look for lodgings or get a
pick to ate but inquired his way to
the Bank of Ireland, and to the coun-
Gil chamber in it.
O'Toole welcomed Dark Patrick,
and he told him that, as all the 9TH
ers had failed him, and as the worst
had come to the worst, it was no
harm for him to have his try.
Dark Patrick bowed gravely, and he
inquired of O'Toole, and satisfied him
self that the feet was, sure enough,
safely on it's way, and couldn't be far
from the coast of Ireland now. and
that it carried loads and lashin's of
money to pay, and double pay, all
claims. And, when he was contented
on this point, he asked O'Toole what
was the most money, in gold and sill
yer, he could, by any means, obtain,
beg, borrow, or in any ways come
honestly by.
O'Toole said that he owed hun
dred thousand pounds, and that the
most money he could now obtain, beg
or borrow, to pay off his debt, would
be e1,OO0.
What" says Dark Patrick, says he,
proceeding to the window, and look
| ing at the houses opposite, what is
that establishment that l see oppo-
site me?"
THAT establishment, says O'Too1e,
says he, lis a mandatory of horny
buttons"
well an good" says Dark Pat
rick, Il now want you to do three
things
Name Them" says O'Toole.
"They are says Dark Patrick,
that, in the first place, you'll hire
at any money-for this day that man
ufactory opposite, and have it COM
pletely cleared out instantaneously
And the next thing that you get me
at once SO trustworthy men, with
| SO picks and shovels, whom you can
rely your lie upon. And, il the third
place, get me ten herring barrels.
Can you do all these things?" says
Dark Patrick
O'TooIe considered with himself
for a minute, and then he says des.
perately: I'm prepared to do as you
| direct"
In short time O'Toole had engaged
the mandatory opposite and turned
It inside out He had brought Dark
Patrick the so men with the so picks
and shovels, and the ten herring par
rels, and he stood by to see what in
the name of wonder the next move
was going to be.
Now" said Dark Patrick, says he,
81 want you to start 20 of these
men in the cellar of this bank. and