The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-12-20

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Thing they rented an hundred good acres
of bright meadow lant, and their com!"r-
table, though somewhat slovenly farm
yard, told Of abundance and To spare.
Nnrah was their only child aud, had IT
not been for the most uGeenIle tempera-
menl of Mistress Clary, they would have
been the hpppiest as well as the richest fam
I lily in The district.
1 am MT golng to laugh, Morris" re-
piled The litle maid at last, after a very
long pnuse - I've got wild thought into
my head for once. His reverence, your
uncle, you say, spoke TO father---io speak
10 mother about il wonder (and he n
prirsr) that he hadn't more sense. Sure,
moibrr wns The man - but I've got n
wise thor ght.-Good night, dear Morris (;
good night"
The lass sprang lightly over the fence in
/ TO her own garden, leaving her lover perdu
nj the other side, without possessing an
idea of what her wise thought might he.
When she entered the kitchen, matters
were going ON as usual-.her mother bust
/ ling in glorious style, and ns cross (her hus-
band nIuuered) "as "A bag of weasels."
I lC d pan WI uWsstto ShC "a
claimed to two fat, red armed, stockingless,
llandmaids "d'ye think can keep ye in
idleness Ten cuts to the dozen why,
that wouldn't keep ye in p'dtees, let alone
saIt--and such ilieant flax, too Barney
Leary, ye dirty meier do good, can ye find
no better employment this blessed night
than kicking the turf-ashes in the cats
| face? Oh ven be mate for the ravens
yet, that's one comfort Jack Clary," ad-
dressing herself TO her husband, who sat
quietly in The chimney corner, smoking his
do0deen, "its well ye'vc got wife who
knows what is what! God help me. I've
little good of husband, barring the name !
Are ye sure Black NelI's in the stable 7
The spose nodded. The COW and the
calf-had they fresh strawl" Another
nod. Bad cess to ye, man alive, cant
ye use yer tongue, end answer civil
question !" continued the lady. My dear"
he replies, " sure one like you has enough
talk for ieu."
! This very Just observation was, like
most truths, SD disagreeable that n severe
storm would have followed, had not Norai
stepped up to her father aud whispered in
| his ear, ~ UDl1 fftuh tHC uppi 10
fasiened."-Mrs CIary caught the sound,
aud in no gentle terms ordered her hus-
band TO attend 10 the comforts of Black
Nell" I'll go with father myself aud
see" soid Norah. "Thai's like my own
child, always careful" observed the moI-
or. rs the father and daughter closed the
! door.
! Dear father" began Norah, &" it isn't
altogether about the stable l wanted ye-
hul-bui-,he priest said something to ye
to day about-Morris Donovan"
Yes, darling, and about yourself, my
sweet Norry."
/ Did We speak to mother about il T.
/. No, darling, she's been So cross all day
Sure, 90 through dale for peace and
ouir,ness. III was like other men, and
got drunk and wasted, it might be in rasor
! but that's neither here nor there. As tc
4 Morris, she was very :nnd of the boy I'LL she
f,nnd ,ha, liked him; aud then my jewi
she turned like sour milk all in n minute
-rm afraid even the priest u get no good
oc her.
Father, dear father" said Norah
suppose ye were to say nothing about It
good or had, aud jus, preteud to take TN,
sudden dislike TO Morris, md let the prizes
speak to her himself, she'd come round"
\ "Out of Opposition to me, ell !"
Yes"
And let her gain the day then l-tha
would be cowardly," replied the farmer
drawing himself up: M, won't"
" Father dear, you don't understand,
said the cunning lass Sure ye're To-
\ Morris; aud when we are-that is, if
mean-snppose you know what
meau." she continued, and luckily th'
deepening twilight concealed her blushes
=" If that took place, its you that woul'
have yer own way"
True for ye, Norry, my girl--iruc 10
ye never ,haught of that before J" AM
pleased with the idea of trcking his wife
the old man fairly capered for joy. " Blu
stay wlile-stay, asy, asy y he recon-
mence6 how am l To manage Sure
The priest himself will be here to-rnorroy
mnrning early and he's ou, upon s,a,io'
now-so there's no speaking with him =
he's no way quick eIiher-we'll be bothered
entirely If be comes IN on a student
leave it to me, dear father-leave It nj
to me-" exclaimed the animated girl "on
ly pluck Up a spirit, aud, whenever Morris
name is meatr,ned, abuse bim-but no
with all yer heart fa,her-only from tn
teeth out"
When they re-cniered, the fresh-boile'
potatoes sent n warm curling steam to Tia
, very rafter. Of the lofty kitchen they wen
poored out into a large wicker dish, an
on the top Of the pile rested plate "
, cosr,e white salt; noggins Of buiiermill
: were filed on the dresser; and on smal
,, ,ound table cloth was spread. and del
mates awaited the more delicate rePas
|, which the farmers wife was herself pre-
n pairing. ~,