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bring me an answer back as soon as posi-
Ible."
In about half an hour he returned, lead
ing two of his children. His eyes were red
and swollen, and his face pale from excite
ment and agitation.
"Well," / enquired, "what success?"
"Bedad, it was a hard struggle, sir"
said he. "But T'vc been talkin' to Mary,
an she says, as it's fol the child's good,
maybe the heavens above will give us
strength to bear it."
every well, and which of them is it TO
lbe?"
"Faix an | don't know, sir" and he run
Ibis eve obviously over both. "Heie's little
Ncrah-shc's the oldest, an won't wan: hep
mother so mnch-but then-Oh! tear an
aigers-it's myself that can't tell which I'd
rather part with least; so take the first that
comes wild a blcssin'. There, SIR" and he
handed over little Norah-turning back he
snatched her up in his arms, and gave her
one long, hearty fathers kiss, saying
through his tears:
"Nlay God be good to him that's good to
YOU; an them that offers you hurt or harm,
may their souls never see st. Pcther."
Then taking his other Child by the hand,
he walked away, leaving Norah with me.
took her down in the cabin, and we
thought the matter settled. 1t must be CEN
!fessed, to my great indignation, however, in
about an hours time | saw nay friend Pat at
the window. As soon as he caught my eye
he commenced making signs for me to come
out. | did so-and found that he had the
!otber child in lis arms.
"Whats the matter now ?" said /.
"Well, sir" said he, Il AK your pardon
for troubling you about SO foolish a thing as
a child or two, but we were tiIinkin' that
may be it'd make no difer-you see, sir Tvc
been talkin' to Mary, an she says she can't
part with Norah, becausc-thc creature has
a look ov mc-hut here's little Bibby. she's
purtycr far, an az you please, sir, will you
swap?'
"Certainly," said /, "whencver you like
Sc he snapped up little Norah, as though
it were some recovered treasure, and dar-
ted away with her, leaving little Bibby, who
remained with us all night; but, 10 the mo-
ment when we entered the cabin in the
morning, there was Pat making his mysteri-
Gus signs again a. the window, and this time
he had the youngest, a baby, in lis arms.
!: "What's wrong now? ?" | inquired.
"Be the hockey fly, sir, an it's mySelfthat':
almost ashamed to tell you. You see Eve
}, been taIkin' to Mary, and she didn't like &c
part wit Norah, because she had a look oN
me, and be my soul, can't afford to par
with Bibby, because she's the model of hel
mother, but there's little Paudieen, sir
There's a lump Of christian for you, two
years old, and not a day more-heM never
be any trouble to any one, for av he take'
his mother, he'll have the brightest eye, an
av he takes after his father, he'll have
fine pair of soulders TO push his way through
the world. Will you swap again, sir?"
"With all my heart" said /, "it's all tho
same to me-" and so little Paudicen wa:
left with lis.
"Ah, hail." said l to myself, as l looked
into his big, laughing eyes, "thc affair l.
settled at last"
But It wasn't, for ten minutes had scar
Icely elapsed, when Pat rushed into the cabiT
t without sign OF ceremony, and Snatchine
up the baby in this arms cried out
b offs no use, I'vc been talkin' to Mary
AM VIC can't do il. Look at him, sir-hc''
b the youngest and best of the batch. You
wouldn't have the heart to keep him from
y us. You see, sir, Norah has a look ov me
and Bibby has a look ov Mary; but, be M
o Isoul, little Paudiecn has the mothers ey'
t an my nose, an little bits,ov both Of w al
No, sir, no; we can bear hard for
tune, starvation, and misery, but We can
bearto part from our children, unless it b.
the will ofHeaven to take themfrom u.s.
h n Kentutkiian in Bost0n.-The Louis
Vile Journal tells the following good one
slA few weeks ago, a well known master me
-lchanic of this city, who was sojourning 70
q a few DAYS az Tie fremont House, in BoS
l ton. walked into the dining room at th'
summons Of the bell, and seeing in the lonI
= row of chairs one that was turned agains
the table, to Indicate that it was approprla
!. ted to come particular individual, he dehb
~crately took it and commenced his dinner
!, In about five minutes, a young dandy Il
v whiskers and a moustache, walked up be
hind him and remarked in a supcrclllou
tone,
IL IT, oornlpcclv GweH. YO'