The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-18
FROM KITCHEN TO HALL.
a Philadelphia Servant Girl Becomes nm
Irish Hcirc,s.

Irish Hcirc.s.
A Philadelphia paper says: Patrick
rafferty, is dead. Patrick breathed his
last away off in one of the northern coun-
ties of Ireland. Now the death of Pat
rick didn't startle tho civilized world in
general ono-thirl Us much rs it did the
immediate neighborhood of 3,197 Ridge
avenue i'll particular. Here resides the
famous Dibbs family, composed in the
main of Mr.. and Mrs. Dibbs and a Miss
Margaret Rafferty,. The latter is, or
rather was until quite recently, domes-
tic i'll the Dibbs household. She had
youth on her side, and her arm was as
well developed rs the limbs of lion.
Mr.. Dibbs saw beneath her bronzed fea-
lures all of her true worth, and when she
told him i'll her own simple, orphan-like
way that she was Il stranger in strange
land, that she hadn't any friends and
hadn't any spondoolix," his heart was
touched, for he knew she'd be handy
about the house, and was sure to know
how to boil his corncd beef and cabbage.
So Margaret, after Mr.. Dibbs had con
suited his wife, became as one of the
family, and Mt once entered upon her
household duties. This happened three
years ago, and ono day last week found
the once detected immigrant alive and
kicking i'll Dibbs' kitchen. Her face was
as bright rs n new tin pan, and you could
see your likeness from distance of five
feet i'll the glistening beauty of her dark
brown eyes. Eleven o'clock had struck,
and she was Just in tho act of taking up
the potatoes for dinner when Mr.. Dibbs,
all aglOw with excitement, handed Mar
garct n letter from California. 1t was
tho first line from anybody the poor girl
had ever received, and her enthusiasm
WAS so great that sho dropped the
"murpheys," dish and all. Her ex-
citcment was beyond control she
couldn't hold the letter steady enough to
come her secretary. The kind old
garct sobbed and laughed outright ut
inconsistent intervals, read to her the
following astonishing opistle:
SAN FRANcIsCo, July 10.
My DEAR SISTER: l have just re-
ceived letter from the parish priest of
st. Bridget's Abbey, who informs me
that our uncle Patrick is dead, and has
left an estate Of 100000. We are his
nearest of kin, and consequently as rich
rs blazes. I'll write yo agin.
dopln TINS flndS you rs 1T leaves me,
L remain your darling brother,
TIMOTHY RAFFERTY,.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Dibbs' read
ing, Margaret didn't faint, but sprang to
her feet and rushed up stairs, vowing
she'd cooked the last dinner for the
Dibbs family. Mr.. Dibbs Immediately
informed his wife of the intelligence,
and the two worthy people came to the
conclusion that to adopt Miss Rafferty,
would be Il humane thing under the cir
cumstances. They accordingly adopted
her, and Miss Margaret, feeling some
what elatcd over the circumstance, re-
solved to be known hcnccforth as Miss
Margaret Rafferty,. Dibbs. To the re-
porter Miss Margaret wouldn't exhibit
herself, which refusal, of course, was
Miss Margarct's prcrogntivc while MIR.
Dibbs looked on the inquisitive indi-
yidual as he would have done upon n
suitor for the young lady's hand. He
was communicative enough, however, to
make known the fact that Margaret had
five brothers, and that the fortune would
be divided among them" pro ratter, !"
said Mr.. Dibbs; GO i'll other words, ac-
cordin' to lor."