The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-09-13
From the Youths Companion.
Aouora'S Honor.
BY MARY E. c. wYETH.

prise, an Ouu-lOOklnS Oulect, bearing some
resemblance to human being, on the
doorstep.
"What or who is this ?' he asked,
stopping to touch the questionable shape.
He was startled by u voice, which
promptly responded in a droll and h If
singing tone,-
9 aonora Kelly Is me name,
ireland Is me nation,
Amerlkyi IL me dwelpg-plaCe,
And hIylu me expectation"
"Drunkw calculated Scott, as he held
the lantern over the PROSTATE form of the
sententious Honora.
HOuld yer tongue, We African
haythun," she angrily exclaimed, as she
scrambled to her feet IAN me wa Fayth-
er Matthew's midal raun' me nick !"
Scott burst into u fit of loud laughter
that brought ali the family TO the door
Just in time to see Honora make pass at
his ears with the palm Of her hand.
while her ewes flushed with indignation
"Softly, softlyw said the doctor, pre-
venting the blow by catching the hand of
the irate e1pectant of heaven. "Never
mind the boy, Honora, but take a chair,
and let me see your tongue. am afraid
you are a little nervous
Honora's passion subsidized at once.
"Ye're / born gintleman, slr,D she said,
courtesying. Hear till him, spakin' so
satt like, and calling me ner-r-rvous, as II
he were spakin' to fine Teddy! Shure, it's
shakin' wild an ague fit these two hours,
an me head achn' lit to split But it's
mesilf that's huntin' the good place; and
the man at the station sint me here, an
list f0reuinst yer door my ligs whit from
under me, anil dropped down ontil the
doorstep IN me misery Is it wantin' the
girl. We are, mama ~ she cOntiI ued, ad-
dressing the doctors wife, who had enter
ed the office, and was leaning upon her
husbands shoulder, observing the new
conner with increasing interest.
Mrs. Elmer nodded. but said, slowly
A" / think, however, that you will hardly
suit | will look at your recommends
ton, though, If you have it with you"
Recommendation - echoed Honora,
tartlv. Here's the h nest face o me,
and the stout arms and ligs O me, and the
thrue words O me, that says that Honora
Kelly can do all yer work, and play half
her time If yell Place to thry me, yell
not regret it. | mistrust Pm not able TO
walk further, the night, wild the fayver
comm on me now and the honor of her
is all the recommendation, ma'am, that
Honora Kelly has to give YER
The doctor, who had felt her pulse and
examined her tongue, turned to his wife,
and SAID :
"She's quite i'll. Wen have to take
care Of her tonight, at least. You can
see about qualifications tomorrow, per-
haps. Let her go to bed at once'
So cup of tea was administered, and
Honora with little ado was assisted to
bed, from which she did not speedily arise.
For several weeks Dr. Elmer's household
shared the watch and care Of the stranger
through a dangerous illness. When, at
length, Honora recovered, her gratitude
knew no bounds.
"Ah, docther dear, dOcther dear, yc're
an angle from hivin!" she would cry, a. an
SOS Mrs. Docther, an the madam y
meaning Mrs. Elmer's mother" an the
childer do be angels; and we're all blissid
angels from hivin, except that African
havthun, who tried to rob me of me onor,
sayin' | was drunk, he did,
She made haste to prove her sincerity
by her willing works. A good and faith
full servant has she proved, and should
ever any fate or chance, in the person of
worthy son Of Erin, carry off Honora, my
friend, the doctor, you'd doubtless furnish
her with q rare 1atfit. And as for Mrs
Elmer would bewail her loss as family
misfortune: for the poor little lady is an
invalid, and the cares of life press heavily
upon her, and the relief and rest that
HoaorI's strong arms and capable brains
have afforded her are not to be lightly
esteemed.
Time nor circumstance will never over
come Honora's aversion to Scott.
4" does hate that here haythun," she
said to me, one day.
g But, Honora, you must not hate. If
Scott Is such i thoughtless fellow, pray for
him."
Sure, | thried it wanst," replied
Honora, with grimace. "Says !, Lord,
bless the African haythun,' wild me lips,
but | wished him no good in me bottomest
hear-rt an list at that blissid minute, the
docther himself chances to be passin' fore
uinst me room, an me door on the crack,
an me on ne knees, wild me beads, an he
hears me say, Lord bless the African
haythun' An, faith, he taps on me door,
an SAYS he, mischievous-lke. though it's
little given to mischief he is, saws he,
Honor bright, Honora p An | dhrapped
me beads, an jumped up from me knees,
an | got no rist tor me conscience till
walked three miles to the praste, confss me
soul, an TO give me back me honor, for
what was | to do without it intirely
The hear.rt o. me was broken on account
of 1t.
l didn't quite see how her honor
was compromised in all this, and told her
so.
Shure, where, thin, was the honor of
me, whin | could Ak the Lord to harrum
erayther beiongin' to them as had been
blissid angels to the likes o. me For can't
yez see that the biissin' o. me lips was but
the lie that covered and hid the real PRAYER
from mesilf, but not from the Lord /? Nor
from the d0cther either, I'm thinkin', else
how should he stab me to me bear-rt wild
his Honor bright Shure, there was no
honor about 1t at all, at all An what is
a character worruth that has no homer in
It's make? But praised be the saints, got
me honor back, an niver will | risk it
again on a haythunw
fancy my friends rather enjoy the oc-
casional skirmishes Of these two worthless
/ And such faith has the doctor In Honora's
/ gratitude as we'll as honor. that he declares
| he would as soon think of wronging Scott
himself, as Of the possibility of Honora's