The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-18

tween fathers love, and child's inter-
est was evident and touching; at length he
said:-- m
"Oh, Inurther, wouldn't il be great thing
for the baby' But must 60 and have a
talk with Mary that's the mother OF them
an it wouldn't be RICH, to be giving away
her children afore her face; she knows moth
ing at all about it."
"Away with you them" said !, Sand
bring me an answer back as soon as posi-
ble."
In about an hour he returned leading
two ofhis children. His eyes were red and
swollen, and his face pale from excitement
and agitation.
Well" l enquired, I" what SUGGEST"
eBedad, it was hard struggle, sir,' said
he, shut l've been lalkin' 10 Mary: an she
says as it's for the child's good, may be the
heavens above will give US strength 10
bear it,"
"Very well, and which of them is it to
bes
"Faix an don't know sir.n aud he run
his eye obviously over both. stHere's Nora
she's the Oldest an won't want her moth
er so much-but then-oh! tear an aigers
its myself that can't tell which I'd rath-
er part with least; so take the frs, that comes
wild blessin.' There sir,"-and he hand
ed over little Nora--turuing back he snatch
ed her up in his arms and gave her one
long hearty fathers kiss, saying through
his tears - .. ...
-" May God be- good to him that's good
to you and them that offers you hurt or
harm, may their souls never see st. Pether. I"
Then taking his 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
confessed, to my great indignation, howev-
er, in about an hours time | saw my 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
he had the other child in his arms.
What's the matter now" said |.
Well, SIR" said he, "Iax your pardon
for trubling you about SO foolish thing as
child or two, but we were thinkin' that
may be ITO make no difer-you see, sir I've
b een talkin' TO Mary, an she says she can't
part with Norah, because--the creature has
look ov me-but here's little Biddy, she's
purthier far, an av you please, sir will you
swap"
Certainly said ], "whenever you
like" Ri.
So he snapped up little Norah as though
it were some recovered treasure, and darted
away with her, leaving little Biddy who re-
NAMED with US all night; but 10! the mo-
ment when we entered the cabin in the
morning, there was Pat making mysterious
signs again at the window, and by this
time he had the youngest, baby in his
arms. '..... "' ~ .#- . So.
| What's wrong now :" | enquired.
| aBe the hockey fly, sir an'il's myself that's
almost ashamed to tell you. You see Eve
been talkin' to Mary, and she dden't like to
part with Norah, because she had look ov
me, and be me soul, can't afford to part
with bddy, because she's the modal of her
mother, but there's little Paudieen, sir
There's lump of Christian for you, two
years old, and not a day more-he'll never
be auy trouble to any one, for av he takes
after his mother, he'll have the brightest
eye, and he takes after his father, he'll
have fine broad pair Of shoulders to push
his way through the world. Will you
swap, sir? ....
"With all my heart" said |, "it is all the
same 10 me''-and SO little Paudieen was
left with US. .. ... IT,,
"Ah, ah," said to myself, as looked
into his big laughing eyes, ".he affair is set
tied at last but it wasn't, for ten minutes
had scarcely elapsed when Pat rushed into
the cabin without sign or ceremony, and
snatching up The baby in his arms, cried
OUT 49, '%.a w.
"lt's no use, I've been talkn' to Mary,
AT we can't do it. Look al him, sir-he's
the youngest and best of the batch. You
wouldn't have the heart to keep him from
US. You see, sir, Norsh has look ov me
and Biddy has look ov Mary; but be my
soul, little bits av both ov w all over. No
sir nor; we can bear hard fortune starvation,
and misary but we ant, bearto part with our
children unless it be the will of Heaven to
| take them from ,le y