The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-05-26

Corny9 Is Dillon to be put behind
the door for an O'Byrne? Isn't my
Martin rs likely a boy ~ there's in the
barony? He'll take your colleen without
brass penny, an do well for her.
What do YOU say To that?" Tom asked,
slapping the table.
{" Bedad, then, Tom, I'm in fix in
tirely. Here's Corny, dacent old
man, with . fine steady gossoon OF son
he's first; an here's yourself, an hon
est man an good neighbor-sorra
better-an' sure Martin is the pride OF
the parish on "A sunday I'm bothered
intirely, an what can | say, but settle il
betune yel Whichever of sc can do the
best for her. take her, in the name Of
~. Pathrickln and Peter resumed his
pipe. anG sunk back into his corner.
The two old men eyed one another
silently for a few minutes, then Dillon
pulled little bag from his pocket,
opened il deliberately, and took out an
other, from which he drew forth a third,
made of purple stuff, fastened with a
piece of red braid Very slowly, his
eye still fixed on Corny, he pulled out IA
sovereign, and laid il on the table.
4" Shew Pether Linskeywhat We name 10
do, Corny O'Byrne, = he said.
Corny smiled scornfully, produced
his old stocking, and taking from thence
"A tiye-pound note, put il beside him,
and nodded his head defiantly Tom
drew forth four more sovereigns, clink-
ed them one after another en the table,
and nodded his head. old Peter
smoked away in his corner without ut
tering a word.
Corny waited for moment and then
said, "Is that all you're goin' TO do,
Misther Dillon?n
Tom threw down another sovereign
-Corny followed his example, till they
had each laid twenty pounds upon the
table.
"Is that all you're goin' to do, Mis-
Their Dillon?" Corny repeated
:" In ready-money, ii is, Misther o.
Byrne"
"Then bate We At that.m Corny cried,
throwing down another pound. ~
bate him in cash, Pether; DO We mind
that?r
Peter nodded and smoked away.
"I'll take the girl in an share the best
we have with her an give Martin two
acres Of land an couple of bomres"
(little pigs, announced Tom Dillon.
Dermott III have my land when I'm
gone, every rood cried Corny.
.I'll give heifer in, Twenty pounds.
share OF house, two acres OF land. an
a heifer. What do We say, Pether?n
Tom cried ''Not bad for colleen
without a pennv,r
" Thrue for you, Tom, Peter assent
ed. "What'll you do, Corny?"
" Twenty-one pound-down the day
they're married. house an home. a
feaiher-bed, an the finest mule in the
parish--that's what III doim
But the land-Tom is giving two
acres Peter observed; "think Of
that, Corny."
"Dermott II have the land afther me,
an enough to eat off il till I'm gone
have no one but him. Tom Dillon has
three more to provide for =
"An' plenty to do il with; an III
make il three acres, Pether, OF the best
upland in Ballymoyne, Tom replied
+" It's very fair, an I'm obliged to We,
Tom,m Peter said slowly.
"I'll make il twenty-five down, an
throw in a heifer," Corny cried.
{" It's very dacent, Corny, an I'm OBJ
liged to ye," Peter quietly observed in
the same tone.
"I'll throw in calflm exclaimed
Dillon. Twenty pound, three acre.
Of land. bonive, heifer, am calf.
Now. Pether-done OF not?''
Il think We spoke Of two bonives,
Tom?' Peter said quietly.
. 40. no: only one. It's All | can
spare; an think it's not bad, Pether,-
"Bedad. Tom. think We said a ccu-
pie Of boniyes," Peter said again.
"Nabocllish never mind Peter
I'll throw in clutch a whole BROOD
o. ducks-take il or lose il, Twenty
five pounds down the day they're mar
ried, house an home, feather bed,
a fine mule, a heifer, an a clutch o.
ducks,' said Corny. putting his money
back into his stocking
FaiX, an clutch D. ducks isn't
bad, observed Peter. :. They're bet
ter than calf 10 them that hasn't a
COW To feed il; an Corny's is the best
house. am Katie'll have il all to herself
When your Matt an James marry, it'll
be mighty narrow for We all,n
flames is going to America, Peter"
said Tom.
Well. that makes differ But isn't
there any thing else yer inclined to Of
fer? Delmott j. the best match at this
minute,r observed Peter
"I'm donei- said Tom. Then sud-
denly starting up he cried, "Wait a
minute." and ran out Of the house, re-
turning in a quarter of an hour, stag
gering under a great sack Of seed-pota-
toes. :. There, Corny O'Bryne, put
hat in yer pipe an smoke it,m he cried
exultingly.