Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-05-25
An Irish Love Story,

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thug the matter with you to-day. You Iool
as II you had heard some bad news"
"lndeed, ma'am, replied Nancy, with q mel
ancholy yet silvery brogue, sit is true for VOL
The post this morning brought me stranx,
letter from home, and eau t get over Its con
| tents"
"some one dead. suppose is 1t your faith
er ?"
mo, indeed, ma am. My mother and fstbe,
and two little brothers and sisters have NOTHING
ailing them.'
"Then what strange news his tbs letter
brought your"
'Oh, mistress, dear, not cutting you short at
all, suppose l had better git over 1t the best
can, and say nothing about IL 10 any oue.-
But never thought 1t would have such a bad
end"
Bad end, Nancy the letter must have brought
you the worst of news
"Yes, ma'am, as bad as poor girl swami TO
hear. Dennis, thought wasi II uer than that,
or would never have looked on him with
the eyes uiu, But was told to disregard
him, and now have my sore payment.
"1hen, Nancy. you were engaged In Ire
land"
yes, mahm. was promised, as they say .
10 Dennis Dillon, and many gils thought 1 was
very lucky; but now see that it was not lucky
was, but unfortunate
''ls he dead, Nahcypp
but III never give him bad thought. 1t was
plasant once to think Of hiln, and I'm ALWAYS
~'st. h'sa nuppy.--
at was pleasant once to thluk of him. Nan.
cy." ''' -'A"-
"Ah, yes, ma 'am! So maIy liked him and
wanted him, and he was so good looking that
1t was very pleasant once 10 think of him, and
sore is the letter tLat tells me should think OF
him no more"
WAS it Dennis himself wrote the letter,
Nancy"
Indeed, ma'sm Ii Is his own hand rit
ing everything in it was put in by his own
mind"
"Did you know Dennis lone?"
"fes, ma'am. l knew him three months;
ana then, one day a. a pattern, he SAID pleas.
I'll MN better than any one else; and declare
maam, don't know how to explain 1t but a
strong feeling for him grew over me, and right
soon after that we gave the hand and word
engaged.
yes, ma am when people are promising 10
marry IN Ireland they do 1t by giving each olL-
er the hand and word.'
"Dld you tell your parents what you have
done?"
"No, ma'an. They were not long In seeing /
1t all themselves, aud then when they asked me
to give up Dennis for razons that they hal.
said have given the hand aud word and that |
hoped 1t would turn out lucky. And then |
when they saw | had pledged myself with |
the hand and word, they gave me their bles. |
sing"
"Why, then. Nancy. did Won mn, os, ,,.r
rieds" maj
"Well, ma'am, neither of US was we'll off.and
and we thought 1t best to try America-and /
was to come first, and 50 | came"
land who made up the money for you 10
come to America"
"Dennis, ma'am, Dennis. He was then all
true hearted, and he sold heifer for INV pas
sage, he was to come over himself In year,
ana was to save all could until he Came
Aud, indeed, ma'am,I kept my part of the bar
gain that was between him and me-"
"lt looked then as it Dennis meant to do
everything that was right.
"Ul, ma'am, don't know what has chang
ed him He was to me as pleasant to look at
as the sun when It's rising, and | thought
'twould be always bright to be along with
him."
"Aui what does he say in the 10 tier, Nan.
cy ?"
"Weli, ma'am, in the middle of q great many
words he asks me to relase him from his hand
aud promise, for that he thinks We were never
Intended for one another"
=, "Then you think he has another sweetheart,
Nancy2"
"Ah, ma am do-of course be has. ,r,s
or her lie wants the release of his hand and
vord." "'N
"DO you suspect who it isp'
ayes, ma'am-there was Kitty Delany. ,
vas always afraid she would do me harm with '
Dennis, and before hearing it ! know it is she |
hat has darkened my way" q
"And what do you intend TO do about IL
JancyP" $
swell, ma'am, If Kitty DslAny has taken ad-
antage or my absence and put q cloud over
~ road forever, she'll never find me ready to
ut sunshine on her head; and if she won't n
harry Dennis until lie gets released by me o
hen, ma'am I'm even with her-for III never o
reak up anything with my hand on which my ;,
cart was once settled" u
"Then, Nancy, you will not release D.nais u
1ui self" In
mo, ma'am. IN never bs be his partner In "
reak1ng my match with him. He must do all u
lie breaking with his own hands," ie
"Do " u think lie will do itp" u
Ah, ma'am, he has taken down the first W
ones Of the building, and is not one to stop b %
ling when he begins IL. Then, Kitty Delapy ~
as little money, aud she was siways yery
'tfui; and suppose they are married by This o.
me- is
III that's the case, would 1t not be as good oi
n you to give him the releases' M
Well, ma'am, as know he'll take il ANYHOW. III
ii 10 give i. made true promise and I'll %
main true TO 1t always
Then J, you Will never marry another, Nam
NO, ma'am my marrying days are ended h,
,fore am twenty-five. l thought too much y,
Dennis-praying for him every morning and II
'ery night, and always In the church-and n!
IN never go back OH all that ma am, aud mar ~
another.' st
Then you have a bad opinion of menf. pt
NO, ma'am. My heart will be always troub- 10
d and sore, and no man has much business th
the wife that has that kind Of aiimept.' th
But there are as good as Dennis In Ireland II