Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-08-09

he, disappearing down the stairway. lr
an incredibly short time he reappeared
with it.
"Why, Teddy, how quick you are :"
"Shure, Mum, who wouldn't bestir
himself for so swate Teddy as you ~
"Ah, Teddy, like all your countrymen,
you have kissed the blarney stone"
" Niver a stone, Mum, but mind well
when we were children together, many's
the time I've kissed your sweet lips ah,
and l would l were boy again"
What for, Teddy ?"
"Shure, wouldn't be doing that same
again ? All, Mum, this is forthe sake OF
old times" and thereupon he kissed me
with noise little less than a clap OF
thunder.
" Why, Teddy, have you taken leave
of your senses. Do you forget I'm a
married woman ?"
" "More's the pity, Mum, but what's
the harm You'll never miss the swate-
ness stole"
Suppose my husband had heard you ~
=" He-never fear, he's sleeping like an
elephant"
" Oh, you naughty Teddy, begone."
Going, Num-" and repeating the
smack he disappeared down the stairway
just as Tom called to know who was
there.
at is 1, Tom DEAR" answered, sweet
" And who else ?"
"Oh, only Teddy brought up the hot
water. Will you get up now before it
gets cold ?'
Tom said no more, but saw he was
furtively watching me all the time was
dressing. AT length he said:
"What sort of fellow is this Teddy?"
"Oh, Tom" exclaimed, 1.-THE incest
fellow. I'm sure when you see him you'll
agree with mo that it will be better to
dismiss Eben and keep him instead; you
know we were children together"
my dear Jessie, amt you little L
Thought heard"
"Ah, yes" l interrupted; "that door
does squeak dreadfuly. I'm sorry it
woke you; but it won't make much differ
ence, for it's time to get up, anyway.
There, I'm all dressed before you have
begun, so I'll go down and get some Aow-
ers."
When Tom came down l was in the
dining room arranging my flowers. Ted
dy standing by me, and as Tom came
in, he pretending not to see him, remarked:
"Well, to my thinking, there's not a
flower among them half so swate as you"
then perceivng Tom, he pulled his
forelock and scratched his foot in regular
servant style.
"Mornin', sir; it's the master 1 s'pose
you are; foine weather, for the time of
year"
Tom looked just furious.
ut seems to me young man, you don't
know your place very well; in future,
confine yourself to your own quarters and
speak when you are spoken to-"
"Shure, l mean 10 offence, SIR"
"Will you go, and without replying ?"
Tom stormed.
"Why, my dear Tom," I remarked,
smiling sweetly, "what strange dislike
you seem to have taken to poor Teddy.
l was so in hopes you would like him as
l do, and take him in Eben's place"
"If he don't mind what he's about, I'll
kick him out of doors"
The breakfast passed in absolute silence.
AS we were passing the panty on our
way to the parlor, we heard Teddy's
voice, and l made Tom stop to listen.
ITS foine looking girl you are, Sarah
Ann, and I'd give you kiss, 1 would
indade, it, your BIRTH didn't smell SO of
ingions."
"Ingions, indade; and who axed you
for kiss ? Do you 'spose I'd be wantin'
one from the likes of you when | can get
them from your betters ?"
my betters and who do you call my
betters ?"
"Shure and isn't it the master himself
that kisses me every blessed mornin' of
his life; and does he spake of ingions p
not much"
"The master! Now it's jokin' you are
Sarah Ann; do you s'pose I'm fool enough
to behave that ?"
Behave it or not, it's the blessid truth
I'm tsllin' you. Shure, if anything
should happen to the missus, it's not long
I'd be the servant here"
"And it's kisses you, you say he does /;
well, it's quare craytures you women are,
anyway. Now men think it disgraceful
to kiss and tell, and here you boast of it,"
We waited to hear no more, but Toms
face was in blaze, and he took his hat
and left without word or look.
The next morning Teddy and man.
aged to be in the same place on the stairs
where had seen Tom and Sarah Ann,
and as he opened the door, Teddy kissed
me loud enough to be heard all over the
house, and then hurried away while l
went on TO the dining room. Tom came
in presently with an awful frown, which
pretended not to see, and held up my
face to be kissed, but he pushed me rude
ly back from him.
"Why Tom? amt you going to kiss
me ?''
"Do you think I'm blind, Mrs. Will
kins? | aaw that Teddy kiss you just
now, and it's not the first time either.
Do you think I'll stand such doings
No III break every bone in the rascal's
body, If hang for it, and you shall go