The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-07-28
From the Belle Aasemblss.
AN IRISH STORY.


miles from my residence. He had rid
den ucfoss, as counlry>folk often do, moi
60 much because Of any particular bust
ness he had with me, as 10 have chat
about old times, and The crops, and polls
ties, and these lesser matters of common
interest 10 both. AS l bad moi seen Har'
ry for several months, owing to the illness
OF Mrs. Stanley, his visi, was even more
ihan usually agreeable TO me, inasmucl
as j, proved that my old college cbum
was-stiifil i4iia same flank, easy, ,warn,.lfcart-
ed fellow as ever. My FIRST question nat
urally touched upon The health of Mrs,
Stanley which was grati6ed to learn had
greatly improved oflute. Afterwards we
fell INTO social confab, and when the
newer topics of the day were exhausted,
Harry s,rolcd with me around The farm,
noting with a pracliand eye the growing
grain and specializing upon the proba-
bIities of bounliful harvest. Having
extended our walk across the fields, we
took 10 the hills beyond, and nj length
seeted ourselves beneath fine old chest.
nut-ncs, from whencs there was noble
.prospec. Of The surrounding counify.-
Taking cirar from case he was ac-
cns,otned to carry in his pocket,my friend
proceeded leisurely to light il; and when
This feat was accomplished, and few
wbifEs had been taken in silence, all AZ
once, and to my great surprise. he sud-
denly broke ont with, Il oay, Urban, do
you know anything of one Peter Mulroo"
neyf'
sWhy do YOU asks' said I.
'Ob, no,hing; only he claims you as "a
warm friend of bs, and referred me 10
yonr respectable self for his character. |
didn't want to bother you, however, al
she time; bu, happening just lhen to need
q hand, I hired hm al once, and do az
sure yon his character soon made itseif
apparent without any further 'ronble.--
After he had been with me for week or
20, ,oing nothing properly, | thought il
ilet possible yon nigh, have discharged
him for some msdemnanur or other, and
concluded to ca'echise my genileman a
iiiile. so yom know Mr.. U,ban, Mul- |
Tooneyf' saij l.. -
Deed, sir, said bc, ''iis proud | am
10 say that same; for there isn' dacen.
'er Jinilemap, barran' it's yerseli, in all
A,ueliky.'
Il am happy 10 hear him so we'll spo-
ken of; hut, il yon were so much attach
ed 10 him, why did you quit his servcef
'Sorra one o me knows he replied.
q little evasively, as thought, 'Ayeh!
but 'iwasn't his fault. anyhow
4 dare say not. But what did you do
after you left Mr.. UrhanT
Och, bad luck TO me, sir, twas the
foolisbssi thing in the world. | married
q wildly, sir
'And became householder, eh@
'Aughp he exclaimed, with an ex.
preston Of intense disgust, Hhe house
wouldn't hold me long, twas TOO hot foI
thai, 7 does he thinkin'.'
sHumpb! You found the widow TOO
fond of having her own way, I SUPPOSE
'Thrue for you. sir; an a mighty crook
ed way it was, ,ha, sane, on that's no
Fe.'
she managed 10 keep you straight ]
daresny.'
sSuaighi! Och, by the powdhers.
Mistber Stanley, ye mny say that! If I'd
swalIoweda a soget's rsmrod, ,'iisu'l s'raigh'
yer I'd ha' been.
'And the result was, that not approv>
ing Of the widows discipline, you ran
ava, and left her,
'Sure, sir, twas aiser done nor that.
Her first husband, bei,her luck TO him, ]
say, saved me the Ihrouble o that
'Her frs, husband! What, had she
another husband livingF
ooh Wis; one Michael Conolly, say
farm man, that was reported dead; but
he came buck one day, an ] resIhored
him his wife and chiIdc,. Oh, but twas
q proud man was TO be free again
With these explana tions our conversa>
ton for tho time termined bu',some days
afterwards, colt, Of no great value, ,look-
ing rather sluggish and heavy, ! thought
7 would test Master Peters usefulness
Abou. the stables, SO sent for him 10
como 10 the house. Peter, said ], do
you think could trust you 10 give The
black Glly warm mash this evoripgf
As he stared at me for minute or Two
wi,hou. replying, I repeated the ques-
ton.
la i, q mash, sir = aaid he. "Sure
I'd like TO be plsSin' yer honor, any way
and that's no lie.'
As be spoke, however, fancied saw
q strange sort OF puzzled expression dl
across his face; but, taking it for granted
he knew what | meant, paid at The time
no further attention TO it. The conver-
saiion which followed Immediately after,
by one Of those singular condolences
which so frequently happen in life, turns
ing upon the subject Of horses, tended
still more 10 impress me with that belief
Now donh laugh, Urbnu; for, though
perceive by your quisical look that you