The Greensborough patriot [March 20, 1833]

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ORFlS^nOROUGII PATR
V /A lu.\'i\ IHTjtXD OBliHADRDOf BTEHl VA1IOJVOH CLIMB MUST OB E.Yl.KiHTKXF.IJ. BBBOHB OCR E.IH1H CAtt HAVE HO.Y'.I. I.Y /..•/ VXIWMKS1: "
V«» I Mi: IV SO. 42 GREEN'SBOROUGH, N. C. WEDNESDA, MARCH SO, 183a V IIOI/E NO. l»)fi
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Tii: Patriot
WILLIAM Stl 17V, '
At Two Douara per annum, payable within three mraitha
irum the data at the tw Dumber, or Three Dollars
will be fivariahly eXICted immrttia!'In utter the expir -
over' 'Well,wtll,'r»'(l Dennis'as you pleats*? and
in' tln\ wi iii. A.r eome preliminary arn,ngo«
•ii' nt-. and i good deal of *.| rabbling aboitl tin | ro.
I of your iitalrucflona, where ii i* «li-t tly italed thai and conjectures, you I .ml H convenient to rings few
No mail (eicepl at distributing office*) shall be rllmijis. proclai nui;(i ■• i'-r ■! I> irriii^fr'n opinion* on
clewed more than halfan hoar before "the time fixed ihe tame subject. You know you have butt), in
le printed & published every >'> eduetday niorniiiL'. h) lor the departure thereof. It ii true, tin' privilege innumerable instances rifi/trd the collection winch m • girth of the litha -tin if. i day's work m con. lu*
oi closing the mail* sooner it often taken, at mum utuaily UAnblet at the poitniRce on the arrival o fi ded, mid Tim, a* wire customary, wai ii.viinl in (n
pnrtaot offices, where no mail it pending; but never, tin- mail*, with the any $o'i ol tins congressman, tec'the mist rets,'and to partake of a bottle of the
except hy such mcli a- vou, where an important whom von considered at high authority lor ataer. rwif *,rl I'mi growled Msenl like ait dog in <>■•
mail is pendiiig; and rareli even by them. ting thai O. II. Brown could be eViW! file. •->l having followed Deunii seated himself hy
Yon know uri well, if you ever exanunied the But sir, after a little liit- tune w.-is clnugcl in re Ihe fin- in a thug htlle room that served a> bed rh n.«
tion ot' that perimt, [instructions which y ou have received from ihe post- gardln Mr Smith, liter an arraug •nt wataflec- ber • • the good mini ami hii wife, and upon i>n;i-
Bach subscriber will he at liberty to discontinue at anytime office department, that, instead ol hurrying on the lu I witli him, you ho. h found it convenient to turn |*i"'-,us a kind ol parlor tort-reive quality, uhi-..
, within the first three months from the time ol subscri. I mails when iln n- wAi no necessity lor M, you are your attention to Pecks & Wellford, and made then • v-r il should plca«e Jupiter to send strangers, c-bing,
by paying for the numbcra received, according to not only bound to detain them till the hoiir fixed by run the gauntlet for a time. You recollect, sir, about wnitlh.il like angels'visits, were few and far be-the
above terms; but no paper will * discontinued until contract lor iheir departure; but you have a disci*., lh< lime you had them on Ihe rack, you thought pro- It _ Here rivaled himself on tome prep
nil arrearages are paid.
A failure to order ' ditcontinuance wftmn the yrar, will sab-lee'
tne subscriber t paymc 'I r the vth;lr *f rlietuc-ceeettnt;
' me. al tile rates bovc nicnlinticll.
A M- i s subscriptkn wit. IK* HBcertahiei by tin nuniliers
of ilc pa| or and not by calendar mont'-s. Filty-two
numbers wi I make • veart subsrriptien; and in
the same proportion tor a shorter nine.
Tbost win. '• .V beci me responsible turten copiesshall re
cetvi cm Ilth gratis.— \n ullowanceol ten percent will
aim IK-madeto luthorited agentt for procuring subscri-ber*
ami warantbte. their solvencv or renming tin i «»h
•VDVF.HTISEMKN'rS,
Notexceedini IS line*, will be neatly inserted three tunes
tor aiedollar—and twenty-five centalor each succei in
publication—those it greater length in the mine propnr
tion.
A letters ann communications to the Editor, on business
rciutWeti th*- paper, must he POST-PAID, or they will not
be id to
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•■.■•;• i, v»-. it uou '•' in ' h/r4*f
trnr fi vi' -."''- n ;■'.■<•' and ease.*9
FOB 7iik GtKPXSBt&OUGB PATHIQI.
To Doctor John si. Jtiebane< Esq. Postntatter^Greens
borough^.' C.
Sir:
I saw, in tltr (irren-borou«li Patriot, of ihe Gilt
inst. a publication, purporting In be an "arrotini of
the arrival an t departure of the principal mail".1' al
the office over which you pri side with so much dig-nity
fin • i quip , | «.« informed In the editor, 111 M
tile puMll atinn, so far as lig'lardl Ihe recular lime*
of " irrival and depaiture," was made under your
ajull onty.
i la re being in tin- "ickrHult" error?, which I
wa> certain you kneu to he tm Ii. induted me to call
on you to have them corrected. You will know
the itiswer \ou gave lo this call; and a second pub
he lion show* the attention yon pan) In it. V u
though*
to V w
ween. Mere Tim
tiouary powi r to drlum them, even brgvud that lime, per lo report to the pottqiHrc department, that they i It pu'kiiigi from ,, we'l-'sved hum, a leg ol n niton,
when an important n.ail is pemlmj. did not deliver their mails al your office beloro one|»umefal bacon ilumlieriiig in ..r, ,.» luxnn upon a
To say any il.nr nun in regard to vottr dnlv. o'clock; win n tou was politely informed in return, I butter of white • ibhu .. md a dish of isnij'liing
would seem iupi iflsni-;—m in i, could I have be-, that their mail was not due there until two. inu«/»An,», jumping out nf .thiir -km-. IVhen Tim
lieved you iciinrant ol tins, vourconduit should have j When all your resources on Iheir account were ,h»d duly p aid bis rcsperts to the tempti g repast.'as
passed uuhi ed- d: Hut even Ihe plea nl ignoraiict exluusied, tou had nu other alteruatite than to com- |Oan Homer tuiga somewhi're, 'rich libaiini.a nffo,
would hate been an enviable tn . • •• i your cou-lmcuce \,-ur insidious and sly atl.ickt on me,iu which imimj poteen smoked upon the frugal boanl.'m nee-duel,
in comparison with Ihe uinch you know you havi been per>evi-rmg, beyond all tbriner exam tar lit lor Ihe god»,'yclep'd whiskey | cjw Round
public opinion hat fastened u- you. pie. But sir, t hould recollect, lhal 'lie who followed round, u id Tim co-, menced some doleful
You have repraledl) prilmili ' that you had no. liirs in a glis* limite, ou^hl md to throw stones /" I ditty, not tinlikn Ii >d sav« ihi Kiiu;.' I), i ■- who
iiisiniclinns rel live to this i i but eten thta sun | You onjn tohiv wu llu-re were loo man) der-|wa» not an futt at musiral criticism, fancn d '.' im
erfiiKe cannot avail you. I isk you, had you never ebctioiis oi lull in yuurowu cond ICI, to be so e/o-1 was giving ibeni a stave ol some pious hvmii, . -j
any meant ol knowni}1 (he lime livtil h> roiitract. yueu/ in poi.iliii^oiit ihote of voui neighbour-ni
ilie imta and departure of this mail! Have you >- i -not a proper place to point oiityouruo-r
iii!.,i,iti n. 'In' you wilnessed, wnh your own hand, !mi« l<•■■ •-. I .ti'l re-erve ttn-ui lor auotht-i n
executioi ofilie cotitiacl, with the trhednh an- dispu tiou: You may, however, d |" I >ii
n t'd, for carrying this mnl! V\ as not lliis contract tbal iiiiny •.'then, llioii'h not all, mil rn in
-int to you, i" ai.nl for ihe postm.i-b r tiem n.l, to nsenl against yuu,al aproptr li.i., and in u
have it i*ei nil d, and lo laki H"'il mid suficiml »< plait.
curity for its p-rforinauce? Was inn the price paid I tuppot" you will tin,,k proper t
foi performinit lln« contnet from Uretusborough In ing em ith tour notice, is you hav
Yoiktille, S. (', iii ui five ihoiisand dollars per all-(occa»in.is wl.ei your ptlty peiiiliiii
hum? Ami did tfii nu! rretivt tireen I). J• -r !.m, to thi public -a very coincident v
nlonf, as good and tuflit « •.' ■■cur.:, (or it- perform-' round wh it toil cannot ::■ t v.-r .'
• im ' In coniln-ion, sir, suffer lo
Perhaps bv the tin:e these qnesttoiK are satisfaclo' who will thus iiiosiiloie, mil oi.lv honc-u, but u
rially aiitwcrid, yon may bet;iii lo n col rial thai Iho influence of an odice uhich he hoh's, togmtift • " -• ' •■''' I im ciint lo Ihe word,
iherawasat I, n- xistcnce, such a Conlracl and '• • ■■ ■ li'lle. . •• .ly mo- no h>lmg« which :,- '.' w.ilerto sprinkle to sprinkle I
pass
dm..
th
y
n in
exp
, lo
I when il was over, look ihe libertt of askhpi;.-. ., -t
lor •■ Ming, Tim's thought! ni-lnd hack ml mtij
to ihe 'heroes of the oliiei day-;' so after a lit i de-hai,
In- siruck up 'The Boyoe Water,' whili poor
, I 'e.ni- a litile mortified, huutt hi- head, but tai ' no
,tii g; not so Mi-. I). I.uiy.-lie good soul, betrayed
liven moment the iitmosl svinptomi of ill--..' ■■•if.
I„. tion. However, Tim was allowed lo pn e »ili-
,M ,., onl iiiterruption to the •
• ial"
le ol
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rfgi ■
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rl'i
•I uln
'h
, lhal ^
- r
il as innrh as to I
in a livelier ki y.
llo\ ,'n I-, Tim
i It- i • ..# \, iipn, \, iii».
a-l. d i.u another, lie
' d in a frolicking ,: ;•
i. Ho i'ro'e-lant l!.o -.' All had g • oil Very
well noiwilhstandmg the italheriiig siorm on ihe
Mi-tie—V brows pnrti luted lhal 'tvehief was brew«
ater! t* ater! ho.
tail ohe* • very
such a schedule. Wa« it then necessary, afii-r wit- gendered onlv, in i:« hn-n»ti> of men wiili grov-lli £ i.'—when Mrs. Delaney rusheil to Ihe lied side
•••—iii!- the ex-1 ui ii ni of tins cnoli.icl, with the -<•!.«- iitudt, i- «li"l|. imworlhy of roi lists pee. But lo |*'id grasping u Ith fi arhil em rgy a huge two li.es-Tils d
dule annexed ami irai.-nnttu.^ it to tin departim ■,!, «uch, ttir puhlii IVIII, always deil out a due regard.] which lay under ihe vallance. she
with "good and Mifficuui lecurny " iliat vou -houldI This yo ay lee strikingly exemplified m vmn-i Ii, 'd>-lu'd ilie conieni. plump into Tim's face, ej.cnl.,-
be aided ui the li<charge »i yitnT*,ifflcial duliet," by I lh« ro iff leoce of a large najority of your fellow cit-a
parade of ri.piti from lie dipartnn'm.1'
I h ive i.o other motive I. re, III .lludiuu lo the If
cunt;/.- for whom I have i|,»a»« eniertained a due
re-pi n iii II to I. I il be disi m i|v i-n Icr-iooil, hj-n ,
lew faithfully you aieal all times, disposed to do
yonr ditto,
'I hiav who do not know vou, mat be at a lost for
your .until' iii line- flagranlly mi shamefully r> iliep-rc-
entiuif he true lime when the S.ih m 0...1I should
arrivi \ ttrp'irt; hut io Gneii*l orniijh, it 1- 1.0 nws* ibiisii
I i- kuowi, loever) per-mi here,thatyou had
1 •/' 1- having been, ., i you well know, ioi.o-incc tram
'■ ferrcd from yon.
I am wilh all due n -11 •• :.
THOM \.-s CARBRY
Grreiuborough, M-irrh \bili, lliii.
N. It. The public are particular!! requested to
behove evert (hing,ot all things, whii hyou, or your
fri-nd Mr. \lormu. m iy think propi r install, or have
been in the habit of si iluig, in rolalion to me, or int
tel. •
you
port.
ii.. <■• 1 -up
1 p, r 10 cornet what you did not know . becomeex'Mnily punctual in the dlfcliargi of torn
I-B; and looked over Ihe errors which you Iduit. s,. far as to r« port evert lite ininuli-s thai ilie
iutmttonally lied and puhlUhed, 10 >erei 11 your I mail foi Ihi coiiveyaiiCi. of which I am contractor,
yon justly minted; and which j happened lo be after my conlracl lime in arrivim;
ai youi illiii : and in order, a- I said before, lo
-. reen yoursell from ihe reiisiire which was gat In r
in: Illicit upon y-'u, !"• total neglect i,, report the
ahlifltl 1 " •■--■■' I ! nl'iii - ol the s-a'eiu m ill, h. i ..ii-e
your frimit M, n. . was tliecontracloi I sat,loan
pease till' puldu ul*pl i«i|re on till* CCiUllll, toll hate
a!i 1wed Imil m 1 le ibli-ln I tthrdulf lietore me, to
.s '. /. 1 CTK l>.
" .Ind'ti* the sad t "/'.'■, 11 -■ -r, .
llhat i'ir nw .. .■- ■ ■■ fuiih ai thin > •
. r> ceitrH. in full measure from v - •• ■ 1 neieh
\ • partial ■ ■ dnet ■ t• ■ r 1 . ihe pa-' what, r
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if ii
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to a 1 '
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thai Hi
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1 ra Ii r,yoursuof'cincc;foi I ihmk
stance 'tetween you, lh< per-iiii to
. In ' n 1.1 im 1 - :l '
ton kuntchtzly a d wilfully .in
Ii .1 in , . p n oi Wl H Ii—lo use .
A1
Ll( IIINGs PRIIM ii,;n I.U i..
T. n S.i /.,". . -it, //..'.'.
Right or h 11 j ears ago, there lit 1 d in ihe lown of
Caslleromer, one ti'nnlhv Smily, llu Proctor to Ihe
|{.-. mi ni ihe parish the Rev, ||, ury Dawsuti, 'I im
wis as hi twnt and strong buill ■ customer as vou'd
vi. k'litr t'<
■ ... . • th-
!• oV'iHk, A
1 11 .ill iii1
" al 11 VI
•. J. - iy.
IT I.•..li- 1- I"
mail i' not humid hy c* nlract lo be deliver-ed
.il tour Iii. • hel'ni. lhal lime.
Now- ton knew vert well yon was u** 1 '*— your
tain lion lo tin' whii Ii wiis not tin-, win 11 you live.!
tin* hour nl arrival al 1101' o'clock. \ ou cannot, m
this case evn plead iunoranct in tour vindication.
s im no •
• h ii'-!i r
\ .11 sat in lhal UP ive onr hour l.tt.r, and in depart two hours montr \ see in a data ride Hi- low ruttged ton head stood
.1 li,-siern in an .'.r- than lie is permuted lo do by Jus contract! I like a precipice over a Irnthlftil pair of blick hu-ht
! JUT days. I admit: Much equivocation was resorted lo by ton and etebrows, or, pioperly speaking over one etC'hrow,
in ■ 1 in saying this mail' the conlractor on thai route, to indue a belief lhal ' for both met so (his kit al tha.no/it n'uppiti of hit ua-s
above the reach
of Cl '-.lie; hnl I ni vi r kllCW lli.I i it Its i of you could
muster brass eiiou»h lo say, unequivocally, lhal Ihi
■ 1■fin
; lor ' has very seldom, since ' evert |hing Coliliei ted it 11I1 II n
•ted vino 1: Bui ton 111-
• ■■■<-'-'Ml by wh it tou say.
You knrtv.M well 1-ihe contractor In
the •».• I ail is dm il rijfAt o'lbuk! I -•
ton knew rt. Yonr imitiin I will atlend lo I
te>. s .
Y'.a mentio: also, thai Ibis same mail IIM'VRTS at
01,,. '1 oik I'. VI. 1'hls 1- also, partly i"i' and
ui.tr ir— ji 1- true, lhal lln- mail did, ,1
1 ..11. 1, a short tin.e sime, -int almiil
ronlracl w 1- romplied with, imiil I -aw (his pub-lished
•tateini'iil; and I have 00 ilmiht you expected
this, too, ro na-t um ontradtcted
I Ii ive in my posscssi Ihe schedule nf route No.
2101—f10m (in-ei S'IOIOUJI to Sah in. N. ('.—cop-ied
fi an tiie contract hearing your signature. Ii is
I. that I at follows; ul,eave Urceiishorough ttiit Thurs
t. sir. day, Saturday and, Monday, al three o'clock P. M.
eal —arrivi ai Salem same days. Returning, arrive at
(iiecnsboroiiiih, Saturday, Monday and Wednesday,
sal organ, lhal it was impossible lo iii-iir;ou-h au\
division belwec.li them: 111 short, they were 1 inotl
Hilled couple. Ion's 'Cal't in',' i,a liny were
Called by the country folks, were atmott hidden lit
1 In- projei inni ol hi-'lni^e cheek bones, and hi- Hi!
nose was scarcely ditcemable above Ins tremendous
pair ol lealhi in hp»,—Such w:i, the outside of Tim's
upper story; bul lo -atfi Jod's Iruth, he never prided
himself inni h upon either In- birth or hi- beauty, lor
the form, r of wl»t< Ii he V 'i IIIIIIM !I indchled lo the
Marquis of Ormonds pig boy, Tim, however di-tiiuruished
hinwell in Ii > geueralion hy Inn ling down
the n",i !.- in '98, and he was pit >hd, hiough the
I vres here before I went lo W nshuu.'loii; ami whfR
11here, I obtained Ihis, with i view to use n if inje-ct
stary. Ami w hello r lliiit nei • easily has oil lined
ii,, lhal you inighl hate an excuse lo 11 leave thi ji'ildii to judge,
ipak, . 'i •• i. '/./•/ important report to the post-1 I cannot well discover the molivet b) which your
.,/'.'.■• depurtiH nlj (.'• your .• '• nt duty In- here- -, .! ,', your fi lend Mr Moiiugare actuated, in thai
hy .ijii o'clock A. VI." I ob-erved your uumonis inien -i of Lord Wnndtsford,"to be till.-.' procior <-f|Timw»a placed quite nrcutthoiigly in ac*i mcket
di-hedilie contents plump into
ling—'There! there i- holy water for you!'
rhu um-l expansive shower bath in I'urner't wire
loom- could nol h ive brought Tun to in- s..bi r »ei •
set. ne at.no soi.iu r: he g« ntly wiped wnh his -h . to
tin-uxorious inundatipn from his bushy brow, .id
knowino that there was no use m going to Im- .
had- with a dame of tuch prowess, rose quiet) to
tak1, hi- depnrture,
Dennis who was a long headed man in order lo
console hi- dripping guest and to pail in fro i.d-hip
pretended to look angry at the good WOnnui, md
lipping ihe wink lo Tim follow, d him oui and ad-jui'iu
d to a Shebeen -Imp on the comer r, id, net
IIIOIV than a quarter of a mile from Loid W.'i'iis.
lord's coal mine. Here they drank freely, 'i!i Tun
vhose feelmgi had been highly excited, became
■• II ei hm- blind drunk.' To be tun ii was not
t. iy l.uig till In , 'cast up In- account*," and fi II on-
Ihe tabh- in a profound sleep. This was tin -i ua-
II .11 to ithi, h our hero \ta- found ii couple oi liouri
< a t'harly, M'Dern.ol. heller known by tl\.- rogno-
.• ii oi 'Royal t "Iijil< y." t'harli y was uu bit relurn
fn n Conie'r wilh two empty coal carl-; 'who ihe |i|.,.
-i- have you here'"—says he o ihe woman i-f ihe
house, a- In- sleppi il into ihe lap ro' >ni and t n e the
ceipti i tcelp of hit whip. '.Miisha'then' says sluj
'isn't id I un Smily, then the lilho proctnr, nn.oi.f
Bad cess ti me n I know wluit IlicdVI tod ttid him'
Live him to me; I'll ejei :i lon'in on him, m ler f, m-,'
says Chaley shrugiug up In- shoulders and uiii .^ an
anh wink ;•! Ihe Dame a- lie tipped off, his custom.
art glass; and handed l.i r tin puce ot it. \\ ,ih \c«
I, hule help t liarlet Idled Tim into one of in--oil
• u!s and MAIU providing himself with a weilge of
lire ul and chceti-, lo keep him going on iIn road, he
drovi oil to Ihe coal mine, Whither ho had been
ihrei inig hi- ci urse h< fiire he h nl met ihi> inlemip-lion.
Armed :it the moulh of (he pit, n short win.,
per with Ihe i ngin i r piii the lath r into pos»i -uu,
ol tin* wind, of Ilia sin mes I'* a e niple of - andff
Tin
partly
the pari-ll ol ('i-lh comer, in whieh CapaittV, many
ii Mine and oft, be laughl lh** invrMlioiii r- In ti t" i ;•■
d'ire the he irl-tcald. Indeed, so many an i >o airo- I placi d hun on a hi ler of si raw, betide a huge fi male
Clout wire hi- pi IM.1 uiioi.s in hi- vocation, that ma- goal which was kepi Ihen for Ihe purpose «.f giving
Hnl lowered lo Ihe bottom ol th.- | i
As -non At the miners had go| loo hi low, ihey
; itore
. ■•. as
II ,|,
l I • i '.i maki ;
«_e driv,
, -1
-mli
and
in -I su-it
■■me
•*.
P r!:-.-
I ol a t/'iiirrtl! and sm h other • iners
>.',... ,-i iineiit, i- are iiitimatelt * • ; ••■ • i, •!
ill lh, ':••':•. of our govermiienl, and ol'ahiilng
.- ft In the whole people lliereof: i- you have
i1, |, |o IIIIII-I Ii -■• 1.1 .' a porlii I tile business at
, ,,, | ,ii in ut, ii -. • i. ■ sli ii gi you did not order
II ,-goveiiiiiieiil • xpn --*' l nvey, in advance
i the mail, u.'i digi nee . f iln- rial onal ditpuli I., -
in, n Mr Li <■ iard and myell! with positive onli i-
I , ., i ,| .'.,i . -. II ••> call ii ' abiin l i mini il on the
, , foi lh with I In return however,) Imi ii is
7. ■ . ihat ton have ;, n^lii lo close ih.n mail al
a.. ,., even '•''" o'clock Al ihe ;«"■■ I ••■ you
hun • ! tin- nind off in for feat n would nr
„. .,,. | . ..' j -I'-ti:;,, yon ,■. ttitely kiln III.I too
Ii i ahl In "' ''I' ''• ■' " ail i" the • i Iracl i.
or th IM r In bre I
hm ■ ■• .'ii ■'
a .•
\ I |,'i i e mailer; tou
P. M. and ti I y
t 11 l.l. h no in p.ui
I. .
iiu.lerhandnl id -making hostility, which tou are
-••/.i Ions to exhibit, in your i/»««/ Way, whenever
I am absent, while you have In.ill pretended such
greal fllellil-lup In my lie e. unh — il hi that inlur
• • pro icness In ilamler, which seems In have aim ".<(
n' nol entirely po-'-i-ed yon hearts—particularly
when you si i i pm>| eel ol making some slagi con-lracl
n tour IK lull! lie this a- II may, the I .cl is
notorious lure, lhal you always hate a contractor on
•hi rack. For the first hall yenr, after .Mr. Smith
commenced in mug his hue of -lages lion. Lynch
Inn- Va. lo Salem N. ( . he and Ins en-partni r (as
mil i onl htm) (). II. Brown, wire the tbcine of
tour continual and mite Ising -lainlu-, whin, y< r el-
'her o| you could gel Ihree or four idlers to listen
In •thai t u had 'old ai Ii i-i filly limes before.
I her, i- oo doubl in my mind, and nol much in
in n,.1- .a in.i! \ ni hers, thai il you havi not been
hois ol ihe lers which havi bei n so un-i'
jly Ii iped up-iii tin head- of these individual*,
. st then principal pri pogatoi - Hi
In- -i i lion oi i try.
Vftci iiiii:1 iteij I" iii out with yourowo lalea
ny ol Ihe lieigllbort were resolved lo match him liit
In-I oporlunil) lhal should uffi-r. Tun being what
you call .i knowing one, always mannged to baffle
every scheme that was laid agai i-t hun: however,
the devil hiui-clt. ihey - it, will sometimes be caughl
II ppmg; and so it fi II oul by 11 n. One day, in ihe
l.un r end of August, 1828, ihe Ri ctor senl for onr
milk to Iho-c who were in ile habit of indulging ii>
thai ficinating bevi ig, j,- •. The • hnmicles -,.. not
say how long Tun tljjoyed lu- nap in the lower
region, hut whin he awoki and looked around hit
dismal tbodo, hoexclaimi'd in hewiloeriug . i cult
'whelhe! where the blazes am I' And alter mi biugj
lu- ens lo look a little more keenly through ihe
hero, and commanded hun in proceed to the farm ol |-link blaste, to In- horror he beheld H gniup ot I.lack
one Deiini- Conner Delany,and see thai the emu
was thrown oul according to the strict letter of the
law, 'I In- was quite lo fun's taste, and lie under-took
ihe task with considerable alacrity and pi, asnre.
Di inn- always bad Ihe name -.1 being a good fellow
in In- own house, and, lo tell iln iruth, Tim often
acknowledged that he had experienced the hospital-ity
of In- lire side, perhaps more for fear than love,
hut wlni of (half To make a loin: story short, Tun
iwaggi I'd off' on Ins mission, 'as though lie had ihe
no- moving about wilh lighted lonhes in lln ir
bands. Again he looked and beheld a lrcme< d •
lirub'il i up ami cast a flickering glare on ihu
ink i.niii 11 a considerable distance fn.ni win re In
at, "Yi",yis! he exi laimed Blappmg Ins loilu ad witlt
a coiitn uou uf Ins own den ni—'Yit, n-.' il u u-'
he hell sine enough!' A pause of dupaii and In
rose on In- t-lhow — bul oh horror nl born i- « ■;•»
must have been hi- feelings when he behel I ' i
huh himsell as he thoimnt, close hv his -i :> ' n hi
-i.uled on hi- feel, bul the goat, who had I
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h.,11 Newrt wnh hun, and In toon arrived at tl
place of destination, when he u.el Dennis at the I instructed in the 'knot k,ein down system, g
barn gate, and he was duly mtilcd in, to partake ol such a punch in the back premise* - • I
soim thing In fore he should commence ihe labort ol Iwi o a- quii k at lie bad |n i pi .t up. !'.■ i i
of (lie day, I no declined llu intitalion with a- longer entertaining a .!" Ii I ■ xii, ■ id
much modesly „s a lithe pioi i • - , i lay out Instilt, th . I i 11 ipli I •
log,'it would bo lime cnou^li when ihe jub wu guod Uetil! have meict on me I am onlv Tin
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