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6 Some folks paffing by pull'd him out of the river, and got a horledocter or his fickerr efs to mend ; Who fwore that por Murph' was no longer a liver but dead as the devil and there is an end. Then they fent for the coroner's jury to try him ; but Murphy not much liking this comical ftrife, Tel! a twining & turning the while they fat by him and came when he found it convenient to life, And fing phihlu hubbaboo, whack, &c.

Says he to the jury,—Your worfhips an't pleafe ye, I don’t think Pm dead, fo what it is you do?— Met dead fays, the foreman, fpalpeen. be eafy ; (you) don’t you think but the doctor knows better that So then they went on with the bufineff further, and examin’d the doctor about his belief, (don When they brought poor Deleney in guilty of murder and fwore they'd hang him in fpit of his teeth. And fing phililu, hulbaboo, whack, &c.

Then Murphy laid hold cf the clumfy fhelala, and laid on the doctor as I e would do a poft ; Who fwore that it cou'dn't be Murphy Delaney,. but fomething; a ive and fo muft be his ghoft. Than the jury began, jo, we fear to survey him, (whilft he like a fury about him id say,) And feet ftraight out of hand for the clergy to fay him but Murph’ laid the clergy and then ran away. And fing phiilu, buhbaboo, whhack,, &c.

FAIR ELIZA, BLOOMING MAID.

AT beauty’s shrine I long have bow’d. At each new face n*y heart his glow'd,