The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-07

sOlcmnly presented young Garret
Taate with hazel staff and u email bag.
| Poor Garrei know very well what that
meant. He shoudered the bag. and went
forth into the wide world with u sad |, art
but a silent tongue. His dog, Lurchcr, was
for following him, but lac drove hun back
with u stone.
On the strength Of this new arrangement,
Guillnum and Shamus married directly,
| ana brought their wives home, for 1t was "a
large house, aud there was room for all
But the old farmer was not cOntcnted to
be quite n cipher. and he kept finding fault
with this and that. The young men be-
| came moro and more inpatient Of his in
terfcrcncc, and their wives famed the
flame with female pertinncity. 80 that the
house wus DIVIDED, and IA very home OF
| dscOrd.
This went on getting worse and worse
! till at last, one winter afternoon, Shamus
| dciicd his inther openly before all the rest ;
aud said, "Id like to know what would
paisc ye May be we'd like to turn us all
ont as YOU did Garrett"
The old farmer replied with sudden dig
nifty, " If | did, I'd lake no more than
gave"
What good wns your giving II 2" said
Guillnum: I'VE yet no comfort OF 1t while
| you are in the house."
Do you talk that way to me, toor said
the father, deeply gleved. IF it was
| poor Garrett had, he Wouldn't use me sO.'
much thanks the poor boy ever got
| from YOU, sllu one OF the women. WIN
vrnOmOus tongue; then the other woman,
! finding she could count on male support
suggested TO her father-in-law to take his
stick aud pack, aud follow his beloved
Carrot. Sure he'd find hun begging about
| the country.
At the womcns tongues the wounded
parent turned 10 bay.
IL don't wonder at ANYTHING I hear We
say. We never yet heard of anything good
that "a woman would have a hand n-only
! mischief "A Ia ~ a * ~ lta 49,
Il road or In l. Il bridge or wrote u great
HISTORY, or did "a great action, you'll never
hear its woman done it but If thcre Is "A
jewel with swords aud guns or two boys
cracking each others crowns with hillc-
lahs or a didlv secret let out or character
ruined on man brought to the gallOws or
mischief made between "a father and his
own flesh ard blood, then l. II engage you'il
hear n woman had som, call to II. We
needn't have recOorse to HISTORY to know
your dOins, It's unihVr our ewes: for twas
the likes o We two burned Throy, aud
made the King o Leinsther rebel against
BRIAN BOru.'
These shafts OF cloquence struck home:
the women set M a screaming, and pulled
their caps of their heads, which. in that
part. was equivalent TO scntloiOlks draw
ing their swords.
non. murthcr. murther, was 1t for this
! married you. Guilnum Taafc,'
"pch. Shalnus, viii We 81 an hear me
compared 60 the likes? Would rebel
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"Don't heed him. avourneen, said
| Shamls; "hc l. an ould man" But she
would not be pacihed. ION. vol vO! If
ever | thought the likes ud be sand of me,
that Id +, bel against Brian Boru."
As for Tho other. she prepared to leave
| the house. "tulllahin," said she, In
never stay day undher your roof with
them as would say Id burn Throy. Does
he forget he ever had mother himselfy
An. It's Il bad apple, that il what 1t IL, that
| uc~DiSps the tree Ii sprung from.
| All this heated ShaInus. 50 That he told
! the women ~ternly tn sit down: for the Of
fender should go. ana upon that, to snow
they were of one mind, Gu laum de-
liberately opened the door. Lurcher ran
ont, and the wind ana the rain rushed IN.
1t WAS stormy night.
Then the old man took fright, and hum
bled himself.
"Ah. Shamus. Guilaum. achree, let We
haven't rs ye will I'm sorry for what said.
ara gal. Don turn me out oil the high road
IN my Guild days. Guillnum and I'll engage
Ill nivcr open my NOUN AGAINST one %
| We the longest day live. All. Shnmus. il
| isn't long have TO stay wi We. any way.
| Yer own hair will be rs white rs mine yet,
plaise God. and yen be thanking Hum y0
| showed respect To mine this night
But they wereaIl young aud of one mind,
and they turned hun out and barred the
| door.
He crcpt away. shivering in the wind
and ram. till he got on the lee side of
stone wall, aud there he stopped and asked
himself whether he could live through the
night
Presently something cold aud smooth
! pOked Against ms hand: n 'fns larw" dog
that had followed hun uuobsrrved III he
stopped. by white mark on his breast
he saw IL wa la. cher. GArrets dog.
"Ah!' said the poor OLD waudcrer, You
nre not 50 wise u dog IL thought to fol-
I low me-" When he spoke to the dog the
dog fondlcd him. Then he burst out sob
bling and crvIng: All, Lurcher! Garrct
was not wise, either; but hs would niver
/ have turned me to the door this bitter
and lamrntcd. But Lurchcr pulled his
coat, and by his movements conveyed to
him that he should not stay there all
night; 10 then he crepi on anu Knocked az
more than one door, but did not obtain
Abundance. II was 50 tempcstuou> A.
last ne lay down exhausted ON some straw
IN the corn I of an clubhouse; but Lurcher
lay close To him. aud II Is probable the
warmth OF the dog saved his life that
night.
Next day the wind aud rain abated. but
this aged man had other Ills to fight against
besides winter and rough weather. The
sense Of his sons ingratitulr and his own
folly drove hun almost mad Sometimes
1t would curse ana thrst for vengeance.
sometimes he would shed tears that seemed
TO scald his withCred cheHks. He got into
another county and begged from door to
door. As for Lurchcr, n did not beg; he
used to III appear often for an hour AT
time. but always returned, ana often with
n rabbit or even hare IN his mouth.
Sometimes the friends exchanged them for
IA gallon of meal, sometimes they roasted
them in the WOOd- Lurcher was u civilized
dOg, ana dat not like them raw.
Wandering hither and thither. Brian
laaic came III last within a few miles Of
his own house; but he soon had cause To
wish himself further OF 1t; for here he
met his first downright rebuff, and, cruel
10 say, he owed il 10 his hnri-honrici SONS.
One recognized HIM rs the fltncr of that
rogue, Guillaum hate. VINO had cheated
him in the sale of "A horse; anl another Is
the father of that thief Shnmu-, who had
sold HIM diseased cow that dicd the week
after So. Tor the fist time SINCE he was
driven out of his home, lac passed the night
supperleSs. for houses aid not lie close to-
gether IN that part.
Cold, hungry, honselcss, and distracted
with gIiet nj what he had boon and now
was. nature gave way nj last and unable
to oullast the weary. bitter nl-ht, he lost
his senses insl before dawn, ana lay mo-
tiOnless on the hard road.
The chances were he must die; but Just
mt deaths door his luck turned.
Iurchrr put ms feet over him and his
chin upon his breast 10 guard him ~
he had often guarded Carrots coat, and
that kept n lttlc warmth in his heart
nd nj ha Il. - a. ia, H..