The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-12-04

'To be sure we are now; and you
wouldn't be proving false to one Of your
own blood, Mick Hoggarty!
'Of course not, Biddy avournecn; but
blood an 'ouns, there's Tim 1Ioggarty,
with his pipe in his mouth, wandering
this way. and he'll be after catching you
if you don't 90 into the house.
And she had hardly left me ere uncle
Tim stood beside me.
I've been looking for you, Mick, cries
my uncle.
We'll, you've found me ,hcn,' said I.
'Im in want of your advice, Mick
'And that'll be worth deal to you;
but what is it about |!
'Well then. to come to the point, Norah
has Lad an offer of marriage
'Of course, she said Yes ! as what
woman wouldn't ? cried !.
'Ahcm! Norah will marry according
to the wishes of her parents uncle Tim
said, looking over his spectacles.
TO be sure said l.; the Hoggartys
were always famous Tor that
'You know Squire Morton, Mick =
'Of course. Is he the lucky man |!
lie is wealthy, very
'True for you, SIR said |.
lie has made proposals for our daugh-
ter's hand
Faith he couldn't do BETTER, said |.
lie says he loves her.
'Twould be a ste pmoiher would blame
him for that, sir
But she does not love him.
'That's where she's right said I.
'Shc loves some one else
I'm in the same fix, SIR said l.
you love ?
Yes
'Whor
thought l wouldn't break the news
too sudd denly, and SO ! said,
Her father is Il IIoggarty, sir
A lIoIgariy
1.-Two Of en- said /.
"A lloIgartyl DO you mean it !? and
uncle Tim smiled.
TO be sure | do
lind she loves you, Mick
SO she said,' replicd bat my uncle
took no notice of my last answer.
'Norah Norah where are you p
Here, father she answered, coming
toward MS.
. lie loves you, Norali. He has just
toll me so--hc has told me ALL, and uncle
Tim left us in IL hurry.
'T'unlcr an 'ouns What's this ?
said I.
'rm thine till death, Mick!
'1hc di>il yc are said |.
kiss me, Mick
I'D do that same till morning. said l.
You have sweet lips for kissing, like a
dish of ripe Strawberries, smothcred in
cream
Michael, darling
'lloggarty, you mcan.' said |.
when shall we he onc7'
That's what I'd like to know, for I'm
fonr already said l. Faith but I'm
puzzled now
It's getting late said Norah. Il must
go in
Good. ight, Norah.'
'Goo night. Michael, dear
Now here's situation that would
puzz'c the father of all the IIoggariys,
said ], alter Noraf had left me. What
am | to do? Faix but | have it'll
hang myself, and then won't be even
with them But isn't it lucky that did
not meet Kathleen, tonight Bedad, but
the llo,ggartys always were lucky said |
walking toward the house.
met aunt Maggie at the door. She
was looking very serious.
I've been waiting for you to come,
Mick she said.
'Well, I'm here at last, then, aunt !
answered but what makes you look so
sad, tonight? !?
Kathleen is ill.,
Seriously !!
| hope rot
Can | do any thing, aunt !!
'Ic :, you might, but
'Wcll, what is it, aunt What seems
to be the nature of her illness ?
Trouble of mind, think
'Well, that's queer, for a lIoggarty's
mind to be troubling her. She's the first
lIoggarty that ever was troubled with one,
! ! think
It's her heart, | fcar,' aunt Maggie
said, soemnly.
Heart, is it ? said /.
She loves
'Faix, but I'm troubled that same way,
said |.
Your love is reciprocated'
'Of course it is, said |, thinking of
Mollie and Biddy and Norah.
'Shc has asked for you many times to-
day. You will 20 up and tell her what
you have told me- and aunt Maggie led
the way to Kate's chamber.
The poor girl was looking bit pale, but
she frightened up when | came IN, and
when aunt Maggie whispered to her ear,
she blushed like a bouquet of red roses.
Is it true, Mick = Kate asked, when
we were left alone.
'What true =
'What mother told me-
'Of course it is. Didn't / come up
here just to tell you = said ].
Will you love me always, Michael,