The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-06-30

all this won't do; you must give m
an answer. Will you pay up or emi
crate ?" -r.5 q i'H B.. 'a
"Well, well, now," observed Patsy
scratching his head in a puzzled man
ner, "but your honor is mighty stric
in wanting to get a straight answe
from an orphan boy like me, that
not accustomed to give it; but sure,
suppose if you must have it, you must
and as have no msney. to pay up,
as you call it, and as I don't want L
put your honor to any trouble, I sup
pose must only cross the says, lik'
the rest of them. and seek my fortun,
in America. And yet" he continued
in altered tone, 81 think there is on
| girl, and only one, who would fret il
tearnest after me. But it can't be help
ed; she must put up with some Other
boy, for I'm not able to pay or stay
and Pd never AK her TO bear the hard
ship of coming out with me, even il
she were willin' to do it-which in
troth / doubt she would be; for the
girls likes them best as can sail with q
fair wind-why would't they, poor
things? So when will your honor
send me out ? L have no money to
| pay for my passage, nor to buy ha'
porth of the journey; so / will give
up my little place freely, and L hope
your honor will act by me Ike gen
tleman, as no doubt you always were. F"
1 told him that Lord Bath always
wished those who emigrated from his
estate TO go out comfortably, and that
would provide for him as we'll as ]
could that he should have free pas
sage to any port in America he pleas
ed, n respectable outfit, and q soyer-
eign in his hand on landing.
"Well, your honor" observed Pat
sy, on hearing what coull be done for
him, cts all very fair, and as much
as could expect and the world Will
go harder with me than ever it's done
yet, if / don't knock as good living
out of them chaps in America as ever
| did in ould Ireland; SO will give
up my little place whenever your hon
or wishes it, and-what is beiter-I'll
give you my blessing along with it.
You may put me down for BostOn."
About three or four. days after my
inierv.ewwith Patsy, a young woman
came into my office, and asking if she
could seeime alone, she addressed me
in Il quick and abrupt manner.
elias Patsy McDermot got ticket?
81 don't know what you mean,' l
answered.
as-your honor given Patsy Nc
Dcrmo5 4 ticket for America Z" asked
.hc girl.
81 never give tickets" said I "but
McDermot has expressed his deter
mination to en,igratc, and l have cn-
ierel his name upon the list; lie is 10
have free passage TO Boston when
ever he chooses 10 go
"To Boston p' exclaimed the girl,
''to Boston and why to Boston? ?"
s'I don't know" replied l II gave
linn his choice Of any port nc wished
to select, and I think ho named Boston
rs The one; but L would as soon send
him anywhere else. L suppose you
are his sister, from your likeness to
him ?'' %
"It would be better for me, maybe
if was" observed the girl, "but Pm
not, though the neighbors often say
we was alike" -.... ..-s-f. T..
When first the girl came into tho
room she had kept her face partly con
cealed by pressing her shawl up to
her mouth but in her anxiety to OBJ
tain information concerning Patsy, she
had gradually lowered her hand, sc
that her full features were now before
me. She was pure Celt, both in hel
appearance and manner. Her hail
was black as jet, her eyes dark an6
flashing, and as rapid as lightning il
their motion; her nose-though it die
not warrant the unpleasant designation
of being "cocked"-yet had certainly
Il tendency upwards; and her ashor
upper lip and small chin appeared Il
have similar. inclination. Q have
heard it remarked that the distinctive
difference between an English ani
purely Irish face ig, that the forme
looks as if the hand of nature had beei
passed over it downwards, when com
ing into the world, whilst the Irisl
face looks as if, on that OCCASION, TIN
hand had been passed over the feature
in contrary or upward direction).
| The features of the girl before M
seemed exactly toIanswcr to this latte
description. She was decidedly hand
some, intelligent and yiyacious !; bu
it was evident that the hand of natur
had been passed very gently, over he
countenance.
1t struck mo at once, from the ex
cesslve anxiety of the young woman
to obtain information concerning: Pat
sy, that, as she was not his sister, sh,
was probably the girl he had alluded
us the "only one who would fret il
earnest after him." So without ap
pearing to take n peculiar interest il
the case, 1 merely asked her name.
Catherine Farnan," answered the
| girl, why does your honor want tc
know it ?''i .' .''s
"You told me-" I replied, s'that
you were not Patsy McDermots sis
ter, and l wanted merely to inquire
why you are specially interested in as
ccrtaining what port he goes to. Il
you have any good reason for wishing
TO know this, and if Patsy won't tel
you himself, come to me, and L viii
tell you where and when he goes"
"Your honor called him Patsy
bserved the girl I; "did you ever know
hint before now ?'
'tNo," replied L; t@that is, mover
saw him to my knowledge until he
came before me the other day when
sent for. | was forced to bring him
to some settlement, as he owed fouI