The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-10-11

/ de- says he. Agreat offer, surely, says
the poor man. But If he falis,' says the !
Elm banged, and you along with him, for !
serving his timc TO q thief-a thing that's
clearly again all law says he. Well, us
unknown what q arAtllitoO the father SET up
when he heard this. 0 muFther, sir. says
he and sure tits well you know that if
spirit itself was there he couldn't steal the
horse that. would be guarded that way, let {
alone my poor boy says he and how Will K
it be with us, or what did we ever do 70
you sir, that you'd hang us that way ~
tleman, aud you'd better go home at once
and tell the boy about it, if y9nhaye a mind
he should try his chance We'll, the father
went home crying and baWnng, as if all be-
longing to himSwere> dead. f., what ans
you, father, saSsIthe son, or " what l Is III IL
So he up and told him the whole business,
how they were to boz hanged, the two o.
them, in the morning. III he wouldn't have
thefacer stolen. THAT beats Ireland, says
the son; to hang man for not steaiing
thing is droll, surely but make your mind
easy. father, nv master would think no
more of doing that than he would OF eating
a boiled potato.' Well, the old maa was III
great spirits when he heard the boy talk SO
stout, although he wasn't without haXlpS1
his doubts upon the buslRess LOT al !haS.
The boy got to work when the evening drew
on, and dressed himself like an old 6ucaagh,
| with a tattered frieze coat about him, anu
stockings without any soles to 'em, with an
old caubeen of straw hat upon the SIDE Oh
his head, and the tin can under MS arm.
i. ,Tis what he had in the tin can, tell you,
was a good sup of spirits, with little pop
! Nv Juice squeezed into it to make them
sieeDy that would be after drinking 1t.
Well aud good, MiDny, my child, ne mace
towards the gentleman's house, and wneh
he was passing the parlor window, ne saw
| r,l loAy a ",
with a fine blush entirely. sitting and look
ing out about the country for herse,f. 80 nc
took off his hat, and turned out his toes, ana
made her low bow quite . eaegans, ann 1ad Dc
speakino to her servant that stood behind
her. Il wouldn't desire to see hapdsomer
} man than that. Ii he had better shoot Oh
, clothes upon him, he'd be equal to any gen
+ tleman, he's so slim and delicate ANA VINO
was this but the gentleman's daughter all
/ the while Well, tits we'll became Nun, he
. went to the stable door, and found the lads
r all watching the racer. Ill tell you the way
: they watched her. They had one upon her
back, and another at her head, where she
+ was tied to the manager, ana gtea6 nun
e Der of them about the place, sitting do"n
between her and the door. Save all here !!
+ saws Nun, putting in his bead at the door
n az. what are We doing here, boysT says he
O So they up and told him they We're guard
ing the racer from great Kerry tniet tneS
}, expected to pe steail4Sr NJ IL e h.
" sWhy, then, he'll be a smart fellow, II M
\. gets her out of that says Nun, making a:
n IF he knew nothing. I'd be forever obiiget
v to We, if ye'd let me light pipe anu 81
:. down awhile with you, and III do my par
!; to make the company agreeable. WHY
% ment to offer You, for though there's plent.
20 to eat here, we have nothing to drlnk-th'
"a master wouldn't allow us haporth II
err dread we'd get sleepy, and let the horse go
or Obi the nourishment is all l want, say
a. Nun, sTm no way dry at ALL wen an
,u good, in he came, and ne sa! aHJs a .n
III telling stories until past midnight, eatin
I'D and laughing and every now ana theI
%, when ned stop in the story, he'd turn aoou
adj and make as if he was taking good drln
Dd out of the can. You seem to be very ION
nd of that tin can, whatever you s;ttinn nas
at him. ooh, it's no signify says Mup, shu
cd t;no IL mn as if not anxious to share ,
I'd Wei. thew got the smell of it about u
llv MACE. and tits little pleasure they TOOK
ed the stories after, only every now anu e.,
all throwing an eye at the can, ana snunll
no with their noses, like pointers when gan
:, E ia in tbe wind sTisn't any spring wat
the vou'd have in that, l believe says one
s; them. you're welcome to try IT., says Nj u
AVS only l thought you might nave SOM me ~. "
4 iectiou in regard of what you said when
md GAME ip.' sNone in the world,, says the
;ng So he filed a few little noggins for 'em, al
ere for the man OH shI iio II until th
the the manger, ana they al All -, +i'a, were
ans s sE h got the youth aud be drew on
the pair ofworsted sCochnSS orldn,t ma
noise and he got rope %nt the easaee
hat the man L tell you was - tho rafte
rry, back by the sho.il"I,s, con, under mi
reat when he drew Ihe noiso 80 aslaen' w
led, and left MIN hansine AZ, aa' horse ont of
stable, and had him home az hi; ms sa ,a'na
e in while cat would DO enaN i;Setia ont-hou
him made up comfortably IN -" i be woke
and WE'LL says the olu MAJ al hn,-s. stolen
and the morning anu sa" 'ne noA'0
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