The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-04-24

but hadn't betther 60 and spake to Mary she's
the mother of thin, and 'twould be unreasonable
to be gvn' away her children afore her face, and
she not to know nothin' of the matther.
Away with you, them" said !, " and bring us
back word as soon as possible. In about an hour
| he returned, but with eyes red and swollen, and
featurespale from excitement and agitation.
"Well," inquired |, "what success %
"Bedad twas hard struggle" said he, "but
it's for the child's good, and Heaven give w
stringth to bear it,"
Very good, and which is it to be!''
"Wby, sir, I've bin spakin' to Mary and she
thinks as Norah here is the opldest, she won't
miss the mother SO much, and if YEN jist let her
take partn' kiss, she'd give her to yez wild
blessn." III
So my poor fellow took his children away, to
look at one of them for the last time. 1t was
long ere he returned but when he did he was
| leading the second eldest. sif b IS
How's this?" said /. "Have you changed
/ your mnd?"
/" Not exactly changed me mind SIR he repli-
ed; I" but I've changed the crather. Ye see sir,
| I've bin spakin' to Mary, and whin it come to the
| ind, be goxty? she couldn't part wild Norah, at
all at all they've got used to aich others ways
but here's little Biddy-she's purifier far, if she'll
do as well.' t
8" It's all the same" said | /; g let Biddy re-
main" i esg st3 IFS s4ss sta r-.
MAY Heaven be yer guardan?" cried he
snatching her up in his arms and giving her one
long, hearty kiss. God be kind to thin that's
kind to- ou, and thin that offers you hurt or harnm,
may their sowl niver see st. Pether $50 the
bereaved father rushed away, and all that night
the child remained with US !; but early the next
morning my friend Pat re appeared, and this time
he had his youngest child, mere baby, snugly
| cuddled up in his arms. ls ea .
"What's the matter now I" said |.
"Why thin, sir" said he, with an expression
of the most comic anxiety, " AKIN yer honor's
pardon for bein' so wake butiwhin be-
gun to think of Biddy's eyes--look at thin, they'r
the image Of her mothers, bedad-I couldn't let
her go; but here's little Paudeen--he won't be
much trouble to any one, for if he takes afther
his mother, he'll have the brightest eye and the
softest heart on the top of creation and if he
takes afther his father, he'll have purity hard
| fist on broad pair of shoulders to push his way
through the wurld. Take him, sir, and gil me
i Biddy." 8 a esf sy8 at64a q
! "Just as you like" said l, having pretty
| good guess how matters would eventuate. So he
took away his pet Biddy, and handed me the little
toddling urchin. This chirping little vagabond
won't be long with US, thought l. Nor was he.s
| Tea minutes had scarcely elapsed ere Pat rushed
| into the cabin, and seizng little Paudeen up in
his arms, he turned to me, and with large tears
| bubbling in his eyes, cried out ssHISt sa alt
! g Look at him, sir--jist look at him tits the
youngest. Ye wouldn't have the heart to keep
him from us. The long and the short Of it is,
! I've bin spakn to Mary. Ye see she couldn't
part wild Norah, and didn't like to let Biddy go;
but, be me sowl, naither of w could live half
day widout little Paudeen. No sir--no; we can
bear the bitterness of poverty, but we can't part
| from our children, unless IFS The acW of Heaven
TO lake Then, from az - aB