The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-10-19
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Nothing could equal Mr. O. 'Brienss
courtesy ands attention toime1 when l
got the eEaglesint hand Our politics
were rather pafochicaf than European
but there were occasions in which We
considered it essentia! to warn Prus,
1sia, orthreaten FianeeJ; ;aor srefassto
our difficulties with Central Asia.-
OurparIiamentary representative, who
had promised to deyelope the mining
resources of Castletown, hadzoto be
looked after osog hattI Mr.. bDisraeli,
and atown eonmiEsioner, who was d
tailor in psiyatelife, and Who address;
ed letters to me signed an,ia aOgayrier. :
By, the time sIiunderst6od my o-busi
| ness i mis thoroughly disgusted with
tib and yet it certainly amused me; T Z
shall never forget 2 scene at q public pullB3li
dinner ia the tew n: hall the first week
| of ,nyoarriva1Isa he abdDquet was
given inoeahnection with an agricul?
tufal society, which had been + taftesd sa1tss
by new English rcpEoprietor. Mr.
O'Brien sat next, bto me ydllriDgI9the
banquet whichew was of Che most sub
stantiaF description: ,iHe Seemed most:
anxious that the dignity of the press IS
should be, dulgtassertee salthaugh'his
mode Of expressing yfis sentiments on
the matter did not appear tool me- to
be of the most impressive, KIND or;
instance-as It happened more thaa,
once IF we reqaifed anything, 81 Mr. !
O,Br1ei, anhouneed bis wan wafpites:iiin tes in this
fashion alter "a a. fork, for the
press Up Potatoes for the presswaiters
Waiter, saIt for the press5knnd SO on.
70 There wasa stout farmer opposite
to me, whose performsnces On the
beef and mutton were simply wonder
full This gentleman appeared, tho@
ever, infinitely perplexed and disturb
Fedzfy Che tunesFo of ai!3 German band,
which was hired to play in theL pro-
gress of the festiyalni 1.-The had an
ear for music L. don't wuuder Tat it,,
for / seldom7 heard anything more
/, villainous;'sbdt i think his. dislike
a- s. q
arose from less fanciful cause - He
was, at the eighth repetition of waltz
driven beyond endurance, and roared
out sastop !" in soicommanding tone
that every one looked round There
was dead Silence, tor moment, and
the ,hideous orchestra q was struck
dumb; ,agshoutfof laughter from the
company, lhoweyer, isentitI on again
in full swfngo Some ladies came in
TO look at1us and hear the, ospeeches !,
when I took, q note, Of their fdowdi-
.nesses, was more than everu tickled
at the idea, Of being warned against
the fascfnations of Castletoyn belle,
70 70 It was a fortnight after this lthe
winter was fast coming on and athe
river was'loaded with brown leaves)s
that I spent an evening With: Mrs.
Brady; and, on the arrival of the
pest, she told me her daughter WAS
returning the next day. tI9 haveesa
r tAzz
bad cold and perhaps you would
meet Kate at the post-office for me-
she, said. Of course, ! rassented, and
accordingly found myself in due time
waiting outside the innsat which the
ram snackle5 ightning was expected
7 was q little early, and spent the
spare minutes smoking and specula7I
ting with some interest on the kind OF
girl she might be with whom 7 was
not to tall in love on any account. In
a quarter of an heur / heard the old
guards horn;S and minute
2 was opening the door.
for a lady whose face and head were
50 enveloped in a,warms cloak that
gould not distinguish her features. b'II
simply introduced myself by saying, |
..Nliss Brady z" and, receiving a. a. nod
in reply, I handed my charge out, and
then got, hers boxes off the roof
When this5wasadone I turned round, l
andasa standing next to me. MY fair
friend of the HoIyhead Steamboat /
She. was laughing heartily, ahd1put-
ting cut her hand said: =
,saaI hope the old woman and you
4 are getting on wen, Mr.. staunton.-s
You see ! have waited all this white
10 surprise youHsgog 8 afEoqa oaa ~
sIiscarceaknew what to asay. The
of the mystery was sim
pie enough. Instead of pointing to
ane1of her own boxes to address, she
nadishown meaa trunk which, did not
,eiongsto her at all ,1s ''2:s-e VI "a. go,
8. And then you zkknIyogw,9 know when YOU
old me what you were going to dc,it
knew aflaabout it, and, wanted to
iaveqsome fun with you when ! came
1omeTTg -ris = rca,5. ,issl11 8 esi1ssi1
Z Upon reaching fthes house, I, was
till confused, and felt anoodd feeling
If regret and pleasure. Mrs, Brady
,lssed her daughter affectionately, and
|, nassed over the little bridge leading