The Portland daily press., 1871-06-10

James asked no MO .e but his eyes folioWea
Mary with steadfast gaze She became con
scious OF this at last. aud il embarrassed her.
"Mother." she said from The window
which she was washing, this Is done now.
Pm inst pojsh the kettle bit aud set it on,
and then we'll be going"
"Oh y cried James, starting up. "You
mustn't go without sup of some thing, and
Won firing yourself TO aid us Eve some tay
and a Loaf here, Mis-, Mary, and IN sci the ia.
Bile While the kettle boiIs.'
But this Mary would not permit. Boru
house vie sas she was, il was pain to see
things done clunisly. So she took the cloth
from him and spread it lightly over the FRESH
ly rubbed table, brought The cups and plaies
from the neat dresser Wh.le She had lust
ranged them, blewed The tea, cut the bread
all IN noseless gentle way, which was iull
of real grace. Council watched her, enchant-
ed ; and when as they drew up their chair s,
she proceeded 10 fill The cups hom the shih
ing britannia pot, his feeling oil delight ana
eomoIt found vent in words. -,
ATS different irtleiyp he cried. "Tay
hasn't tasted nor bread relished SO well since
we Sc. foot in this county. Has it chill
dren?"
Il wiss Maly would stop always" said the
Youngest, "and sing songs and make tay."
do! dol" screamed the olher-"won'L you
Mary?'
Poor Mary! But her confusion increased
teniold when Council seized the other hand
and exclaimed, wont you, Mary? name
it," he went on; shut I'd not have found cour-
age TO say il SO soon except for the talk OF the
little ones. You've only know us a day, Ma
-ry, but L feel To know you always. And
when saw you sitting there and smiling,
with the tay-pot III your hand, thought
within mesef, I can't niver let Der co. A
rale fairy, your mother here calls you; aud 1
behave it. Stay and be a fairy Tor us, Mary;
fer niver was fairy mole wanted to the fore
| than here and inst now"
swell. declarep began Mary family; but
Mrs. ORooney chimed in:
"And you niver said thruer word, James.
| 1t seems student, mavourneen; but listen TO
him, for he names thruy by you. know a
man when look in his eyes, and / tell you
| so. Twill be sore to part from you, darlnt,
and how Wen get alorg | can't say; but
there's rale home for you here, with plinty
IN it; and that's more than we can give at ali
for all the good will that's in our hearts. And
them little fellows need mother, Mary"
| eve all need you, Mary" whispered Con-
| nell, his handsome face close to hers. "Say
| 'yis' Mary, and let it be this very night. /
feel as il L couldn't let YOU go, and the room
| all dark behind you'll And where's a more
l UiSoSSe ooy III WHuC yCdI Iudt MAY udy
to begin lie togelher?'
"But must help mother get to rights
cried sweet Mary. ooh no, no! l can't, /
can't, can't"
We all know what follows after nineteen
"naysays."
'Niver mind me, DEAR" cried Mrs. O'Roo
ney.
| But the impetuous lover added, land SC
| you shall, love. Go you wild her now, anC
| git in order, while slip down and spike to
Father OBrien. This evening III come fol
You all, and we'll go to the prastes house, and
after that we'll have bit of supper ili this
loom you have made so clane and nice; and
it'll be the happy day always that brought us
together. Say 'yis.'p
So Mary said yes. She scrubbed diligently
till shutdown, then rebraded her hair, dOnned
her 'other gown" ard attended by all the
| O'ROoney's went to the "piaste's house." az
pretty bride, Notwithstanding her long day
OF house-work, and absence of blonde ani
orange blossoms, as ever moonlight shone up
on. The match so hastily arranged turned
out happier by far than some entered into af
ter long and punctilious delay and from thai
day to this Mary Cornell has been to hus
| band and children as TO the o. Rooneys "ralt
fairy" blessing and Frightening all that came
under her hands.