Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-09-21

view it was for he was OF genuine Irish bearing
aud beauty-frank, and manly, and fearIess-l look
ing. Ellen, the wicked one, looked up with we'll
feigned astonIshment, and exclaimed, 'Oh, Larry,
| IS it you, and who would have thought of seeing
! you this blessed night?-ye're lucky-iusi in
time for a bit of supper af,her your walk across
the moor. | cannot think what in the world
makes you walk over that moor often; you'll
get wet feet and yer mother ill be force TO nurse
you. OF all the walks in the country, the walk
across The moors the drearesf, and yet yer're al
ways going it! | wonder you haven't better
sense; ye're not such chicken now''
'Well,'' interrupted Mike, "it's the women
that bates the world for desaving. Sure she
heard yer step, when nobody else could; its echo
struck on her heart, Larry-let her deny it; she'll
make shove off if she can; she'll twist you
and twiri you, and turn you about, SO that YOU
won't know whether it's your head or your
heels ye're standing. She'll tossicate your brains
in no time, and be composed herself dove
on her nest in storm. But ask her, Larry, the
straightforward question, whether she heard you
or not. She'll tell no lie-she never does"
/ Ellen shook her head at her brother. and laugh
ed. And mmedia teIy after, the happy trio sat
down a cheerful supper.
Z Larry a good tradsman, blythe, and sswe
to do' IN tho world; and had it not been for the
one great fault-an inclination To take the least
taste in life more" when he had already taken
quite enough-there could not have been found
better match for good excellent Ellen Murphy,
IN the whole kingdom Of Ireland. When supper
was finished, the everlasting whiskey bottle was
produced, and Ellen resumed her knitting. After
a time, Larry pressed his suit TO Michael for the
industrious hand of his sister, thinking, doubtless
with the natural self-conceit of all man kind that
he was perfectly secure with Ellen; but though
Ellen loved, like all my fair country pelI,
she loved, am sorry TO say, unlike the generai-
~ of my fair country-women, ciscly, and remln-
ded her lover that she had seen him intoxicated
at the last fair of Rathcoon.
''Dear Eilen!' he exclaimed, sit was sonly a
drop the least taste in life that overcame me-
1t overlook me unknowst, quite gainst my
will"
"Who poured it down your throat, Larry?"
''Who poured 1t down my throat, is it? why,
myself, to be sure but you going to put me to
three months penance for thai?'
} Larry, will you listen TO me, and RENE ber
, that the man | marry must be converted before
we stand before the priest | have no faith what
over In conversions after.'-
'Oh ,EIlenn interrupted her lover.
Its oh Eenihg me- she answered
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She's as obstinate ten women' SAID hes
brother.
!, There's no use in attempting to contradict her
, she always had her own way
sIt's very cruel of you, Ellen. not to listen u
e reason tell you tablespoonful VIII often mp
5 Sc, me-
e If You know that. Larrv, why do you take tn
o tablespoonful? -
Larrv could not reply to this question. ii
e could only plead that the drop got the better
~ him and and temptation and the orercomlnSnei
n of the thlpy and il was very hard to be al hun
IN bout a trife.
Ican never think a thing triie.' she obse
n: we'd. ..that makes Won so unlike yerself; shou
Is wish to respect you always, Larry, and IN IT
heart | believe woman ever could respect
id drnnkarG don't want to make you angry; G
forbid Won should ever be one, and Eao,U "
en- are not one vet but sin grows NIFTY strong up
isr Us wi,h,u. our kaow ledge. And no matter VII
indulgence leads to bad: we've Il right to Thu
lot any thing that does lead to 1t sinful IN the pro
pect, if not at the present.
rs You'd have made fine priest Ellen, SAID t
sis Young man determined, If he could not reason,
Mt laugh her out of her resolve.
lad Il don't Think she replied. archly, ''if wa:
priest, that either of you would have liked to CO
do to me to contession,
is Bat Ellen, dear Ellen, sure it's not in post
ep- downright earnest you are YOU can't think
bv puttinp me off on account OF that unluckv Of
ork the least in life took at the fair You CO
sed not find It in your heart. Speak tor me Mich
, or speak for me. But see its joking you are
onk Why Lent, 81, be on us IN no time, and then
So- n,st wait Eas,er-i,'s lsy talk ng
- .I.arrv, > interrupted Ellen, do not talk yor
r,ed into a passion; it will do no good; none IN
for world I am sire love me, and con
uch before mv brother it will be the delight OF
id il of Won. if YOU will only break yourself OF
ride one bad habit, which YOU qualify to your own
forts doing by fancying because the least taste IN
able makes what you ought not TO be, that you
gsr, ,still take it,
,len- .I'l take an oath against the whiskey, ii
will phase YOU, till Christmas
the And when Christmas comes, get twice a
sy rs ever with JOY to think yer oath Is o
, and MOP
nv I'll sware thing you Plase.'
y to Idon't want you to sware at all; there IS NJ
rnest in a mans taking oath he is anxious to
!; so chance of breaking. want your reason
some convinced
the INV darling Ellen, all the reason ever n
d me nv life. is convinced
hair Prove it BY abstaining from taking even
rha, even the least drop in life. if that drop can
tina, YOU ashamed to look your poor Ellen In the
COM I'll give it up altogether
,pres- Il hope YOU will one of these days, from
her vic,ion that i, is really bad in every way; br
,ches from cowardice, not because you darn's 'rus
right SELF
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