American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-12
BY MRS. S. c. HALL.


was mnghng with its music the tones oil her
Jews harp, =" the only instrument upon which
Norah Clarv had learned TO play. She was
merry maiden Of "sweet seventeen" Il rustic
belle. as we'll as a rustic beauty, and "terr-
bic coquette;" and as she had what in Scotland
they call "tocher," in England a "dowry,'
and in Ireland 'prctty penny o. money,
5 scarcely necessary to state, i'll addition, that
she had-a bachelor. Whether the tune
which was certainly given IN atto-was OF was
not designed as a summons to her lover, can
not take upon myself to say; bat her lips and
fingers had not long been occupied, before her
lover was at her side.
ave may as well give it up, Morris Dono-
van" she 81 i'd somewhat abruptly; "look, 7
would be as Easy to twist the top OF the great
hill of Howth, as make father and mother agree
about anv one thing. They've been playing
The rule Of contrary these twenty years, and its
not likely they'll take turn now"
It's mighty hard, so it is" replied hand
some Morris, that married people can't draw
together Norah, ddIlint that wouldn't be
The way with US. Its one we'd be in heart and
sOwl, and an example of love and ~
Folly" interrupted the maiden, laughing
morris, Morris, we've quarreled a score O
times already and bit of breeze makes life
" 10 danced with Phil Kennedy, or repeat
what Mark Doolan said of me to Mary Grey?
e., hlorrs?n
Leave Joking now, NorIy; God only knows
now love yoG," he said, in voice broken by
emotion: ''l'nl yer equal as far as money goes;
and no Young farmer in the country can tell
better stock TO his share than mine; yet don't
pretend to deserve uOl for all that; only can't
help sa Ntng that, wheR we owe each other,
NOV don't 90 TO contradict me, Norry, because
we've as good as owned it over and ever again.
and yer father agreeable, and all, to think that
yer mother, Just for dp6ln,ent, should be put
ting betwiXt US for no reason upon earth, only
to spite her lawful husband, is what sets me
mad entirely, and shows her to be ii good for
stop, Mister Morris" exclaimed Norah,
laying her haEd upon his mouth, so as etlectu-
ally TO prevent sound escaping: "its my mo-
Their Te're talking Of and it would be ill-blood,
as well as ill-brcd, to hear word said against
an own parent Is that the pattern of yer man
ners, sir; or did We ever hear me turn nay tongue
against one belonging to Tou:"
Il ask your pardon, my own Norah," he re-
Piled, meeky, as in duty bound, ''tor the sake
of the lamb, we spare the sheep. Why not;
and Pm not going 10 gainsy, but yer mother
The least said the soonest mended!' again
interrupted the impatient girl. Good even,
Morris, and God bless you; they'll be after
missing NE within, and its little mother thinks
where an."
Moran, above all the girls at wake or pat
tern, I've been true to you. We have grown
together, aud since we were the heighth Of a
Iose-bush, We have been dearer to me than any
thing else on earth. Do, Norah, for the sake
of your young hearts love, do think if there's
no way to win yer mother over. Ii ye'd take
me without her leave, sure it's nothing I'd care
for the loss of thousands, let alone what yeve
got Dearest N0rah, think; since you'll do
nothing without her consent do think-for
once be serious, and don't laugh"
I'm not going to laugh, Morris, replied
The little maid at last after a very long
pause; live got wise thought in my head
Tor once. His reverence. your uRcle, you say, I
spoke to father-to speak to mother about ii
wonder (and he a priest) that he hadn't more /
sense Sure, mother was the man; but I've |
got wise thought, Good night, dear Morris
good night"
He las sprang lightly over the fence ITO
her own garden, leaving her lover perdu at the
other side, without possessing an idea OF what
her wise thought" might be- When she en-
tered the kitchen, matters were going on as
usual-her mother busting in style, and as
cross Gas bag ofweasels,"
Jack Clary," said she, addressing herself TO
her husband, who sat quietly in the chimney
corner smoking his doOdeen, cts we'll we've got
wife who knows what's what God help
me- I've little good of husband, barring the
name! Are We sure Black Nell's in the sta
ble'" The spouse nodded. "lne COW and
the calf, had they fresh straw?n Another
nod bad cess to ye, can'tye use yer tongue,
%ho ahs"sF d "'S nv. question:" continued the
,4oy.
INV DEAR" he replied, "sure one like you
has enough talk for ten"
This very Just observation was, ike most
truths, so dsagrecable, that severe storm
would have followed, had not Moran stepped
op to her father and whispered in his ear, vi
don't think the stable door is fastened" MIS-
Clary caugh, the sound, and in no gentle terms
ordered her husband to attend to the comforts
Of Black Nell.
'I'll 90 with father myself and see, said
Norah.
That's like my own child, always careful, "
observed the mother, as the father and daugh-
ter closed the door,
Dear father" began Norah, sit isn't alto
gelneT ABOUT The stable wanted we, oul-oul
but the priest said something to you to-day
about-Morris Donovan
Eyes, darling, and about yerself, my sweet
Norry,"
did We speak TO mother about it?'
mo, darling, she's been SO cross all day
Sure go through dale for peace and quiet
ness. II was like other men, and got drunk
and wasted, it might be in rason; but -. As
10 Morris, she was very fond of the boy till she
turned like sour milk all in minute. I'm
afraid even the priest'll get no good of herr
'Father, dear father" said Norah, ''suppose
We were to say nothing about it, good or bad,
and Just pretend to take a sudden dislike to
Morris. and let the priest speak to her himself