Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-04-11

Andrew poor fellow was mad with w.,
,ion--and vet, wha, could he do ? lie en,e,,oia
ell serious thoughts Of an abduca,ion, but who.
was The good ofh7 Sure, " she was TIA, chanoo
able 'crHythur che was not worth having
| He offered 10 fight Mike for her, bu, thi, h..
father negntived at once he couldn, have =.
fighting for a child Of his 'I|ui I'll tell Won uL
brave bcysr exclaimed the old man; IN tell voa
whai--do rs did for my good wife, and whai ~
trisbnan was ashamed to DO run Tor her, and /,
the flee, win here
iris wa. agreed upon. Both the young mo,
we're ', maskabl for aetyny--bo,h anxious to WI,
BRIDE; and despite Peggy Magraih's coqueurv
when she took her stand upon the rising ground
that commands svicw OF the race course" m
agreed that she WIS worth ten times The trouble.
IN tell you what il IS Peggy said one Of be,
companions, ri be, my bran new hendkercher
that never crossed my NECK, barring this day, that
Mike will be the hero he's longer in the legs
aud oh my bat he is the active boy entirely
Well whoever wins, Pegs luck viii be happy
that's all saw Suppose they should both winb
added another. sWhat will you do then, Peggy
dear 2-,oss up for them
There thcy 20 exclaimed the third -wbe
Peggys heart bea, stout reproaches at her unfauI
fulness there they go ii is cruel hard, so it is, to
make them end such race by coming up even
this bn Of a hill a, the long, run. Mary GRADY
do you mind the day Ably Flynn running he
race for bis wife fen and cut his head so that the
grave was his wedding.bed- poor fellow
I'D rather they'd give itup at once exclaimed
Peggy. following the conlending parties with her
eyes, and trembling from head TO foot at the ad.
vantage which, had evidently obtained over An.
drew--'rd rather they would give ii up Well
don't care who. wins or who loses I'll marry
which like she continued bursting into tears,
and covering her face with her hands.
% honor, Peggy they exclaimed; surely
you would not be guilty of such falsi,y as
lhat2'
Tell me, she answered. all her coquetry for
gotten in her anxiety for him she really loved,
SO that she dared no; look upon the race tell
me for the love of mercy, how it is going with
him !
ANDREW P-she breathlessly replied.
'Oh, be the dads don't know she answered
vinking her merry eyes at her companion, while
Peggy held her hands more tightly than ever
over hers; don'nt know at all what do YOU
hink, Mary2
'Oh,' said mi schievous Mary, Il can't tell Pm
'ure now it was six to one, and halfa dozen to the
,ther-but now-oh my but Mike has the legs
o be sure..may be he cannt use them ,hath
veil that last spring he gave bates ALL Oh, then
is Mike that will make the fine husband and no
nistake----akc your hands from your eyes, Peggy
voman---there's money bid for your
Open your eyes, jewel avourment' said anoth.
r; here, they're coming up the hil--..that's right
boot boys Oh, then Mrs Mike, mny be l won,
bake foot at your hands, and look for Yourself.
like yer rale haro2
The young men were, she said running up to
'here they stood, but not in the degree Mary so
,ischievously ntmated Peggy was without the
over 10 withdraw her hands her feeling over.
anne her Take her, Mike; you well deserve
err, exclaimed the tantalizing girl, MS Andrew
aning and gasping: assembled considerably in ad.
nnce of his rival
But Peggy heard them not subdued by her
notions, she had tainted on the sward Such is
c overpowering nature of woman's couuetrv
lat after she received, and well assured of An.
'ew's victory she would have plyed the fair ladv
Ns-lan, ifshe dared but her father interposed
I'd she is now good wife, and the mother of five
nall childreni
The custom here alluded to IS still common among
G rude peasanry Of the South of Ireland