Year: 1859

! An hishman of our acquaintance namec
Michael O'Rodger. who settled in this part o
the country some. years age. lately received al
ane4T Te9ted visit from his brother Pat, who
was direct from the sod Mike heartily wei
coined his brother and resolved to do every
| thing in his power to make his visit an agree
able one. "A ceordingly at the end of the sec
ond day after Pats arrival, which had been
spent by them in general earousal, Mike armed
his brother with a shileah, and immediately
led off in the direction of the cornfield about
half a mile distant, where he assured Pat that
they would enjoy rare evenings coon hunt
ing.


The night was too dark to distinguish the
object of their search an any great distance
but on entering the field and setting up IA veil
they soon discovered by the rustiing Of the.
corn stalks in various directicns that they had
been successful in routing several of them from
their hiding places Mikes keen eyes were
now fixed upon large tree, which stood few
yards distant, and he soon had the satisfaction
of detecting an Object moving up its trunk at
rapid rate. This he knew to be coon. and
with shout of JOY be rushed toward the tree
calling his brother to follow up. In mo
ment the two sporfsmen were under the tree
Mike prepared to climb, and directed Pat how
to act when the coon reached the ground


He'll be afthcr maxim a great noise TO get
away" said Mike, but for your life don't let
him escape yc."


"Och. be off up the tree wid ye," answered
Pat fourishing his slli!eIah evidently growing
impatient for the sport, ''niver fear but III
pat an end to him when he comes down"


Mike now commenced climbing the tree
with all possible haste and succeeded very well
in the ascent until he reached the first branch
es and became hid from the gaze of his broth
er. when he paused moment TO ascertain in
what part of the tree the coon had taken lodg-
ings While matters were in this state, the
coon made a sudden move among the branch
ea which so startled Mike that he unfortunate
ly let go his hold and fell headlong to the
ground.


Pat supposing him to be the coon, rushed
furiously upon him with his shilelah, and com
menced that delightful operations Of putting All
end to him.


Murther murther = cried Mike attempts
ing to raise to his feet, in the n4me of ST
L dtIIck duu | bt ditEf pdtiIlg me 10 utiitn


Yc needn't be girin me any Nv yer dirty
excuses shure me brither tou!d me yed be
alther maxim a great noise to get away, but
not flt yell move ont O this alive"


Mike now surposing his brother to be crazy,
thought it time to make q desperate struggle
for life so Selling Pat by the legs he succeed
ed in throwing him TO the ground, whereupon
a rough and tumble fight commenced which
lasted for some time without either Of the
brothers uttering Il word.


After a violent contest, however, Mike came
off victorious, Pat being so completely subdued
as to render him helpless. But fearing it was
all over with him. he began to call wildly for
Mike to hasten down the tree and assist Him,
or the ugly baste' would have his life.


BY this time Mike fully comprehended the
error into which his brother had fallen, and
commenced using every means in his power 10
bring him to his senses, which after "a great
deal of persuasion be succeeded in doing.


But the coon was allowed to escape un-
harmed as neither of the advcnturers felt in a
humor for continuing the hunt that night In
deed it was Pats first hunting scrape, and he
swore by all the saints it would be the last.