Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15

BY CHARLES READE.

of father whom his children
treated as Goneril and Re
gan treated Lear; but he suffered
and survived, and his heart turned bitter
instead of breaking. OF this prose Lear
the story is all over Europe, and, like
most old stories, told vilely. To that,
however, there happens to be one excep-
tion, and the readers of this collection
shall have the benefit of it.
In certain part of Ireland, a long
time ago, lived a wealthy old farmer
whose name was Brian Taafe.
His three sons, Guillaum, Sha-
mus, snd Garrett worked ON the farm
The old man had great affection for
them all, and, finding himself growing
unfit for work, he resolved to hand his
farm over to them, and sit quiet by the
fireside. But, as that was not thing to
be done lightly, he thought he would
Just put them to the trial He would
take the measure of their affection. Pro
ceeding in this order he gave them each
910O, and quietly watched to see what
they did with it
Well, Guillaum and Shamus put their
f100 out at interest, every penny; but
when the old ran questioned Garrett as
said: II spent it, father"
"Spent it ?" said the old man, aghast.
:" Is it the whole f100?"
Sure thought you told us we might
Lay II out as we plaised"
Is that a rason ye'd waste the whole
OF 1t IN a year, We prodigal ?" cried the
old man and he trembled at the idea of
his substance falling into such hands.
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second test. He convened his sons. and
addressed them solemnly " / am an old
man, my children my hair is white ON
my head, and it's time was giving over
trade and making my sowl aisy." The
two elder overfiowed with sympathy.
He then gave the dairy-farm and the hill
10 Shamus, and the meadows to Gull
laum- Thereupon the two We'd with each
other in expressions Of love and graft
nde. But Garrett said never word:
nd this, coupled with his behavior about
he fl00, SO maddened the oij man that
gave CARROTS portion, namely, the
ome and the home farm, to his elder
others to hold in common. Garrett he
inherited ON the spot, and in due
= NM That is to say, he cid not over
look him nor pass him by, but even as
spiteful testators used to leave the disin-
herited one shilling, that he might not
De able to say he had been inadvertently
omitted, and it was a mistake, old Brian
Iaafe solemnly presented young Garrett
Iaafe with hazel staff and small bag.
Poor Garrett knew very well what that
meant. He shouldered the bag, and
went forth into the wide world with sad
heart, but silent tongue. His dog.
Lurcher, was for following him, but he
drove him back with stone.
On the strength of the new arrange
ment, Guillaum and Shamus married di-
rectly, and brought their wives home. for
1t was a large house, and room for all.
But the old farmer was not contented to
be quite cipher, and he kept finding
fault with this and that. The young men
became more and more impatient of his
interference, and their wives famed the
flame with female pertinacity. So that
the house was divided, and very home
OF discord- This went ON getting worse
and worse, till at last, one winter after.
noon, Shamus defied his father openly
before all the rest, and said: I'D like to
know what would plaise We. Maybe
ye'd like to turn us all out as We did
Garrett"
The old farmer replied, with sudden
dignity, "H / did, I'd take no more thar
l gave"
"What good was you giving it?" said
Gmllaum; "we get no comfort of it while
You are III the house."
Do you talk that way to me ?" said
the father, deeply grieved. "If it was
poor Garrett had, he wouldn't use me
so."
"Much thanks the poor boy ever go
from you, said one of the women, Will
venomous tongue then the other WON
an, finding she could count ON male sup
port, suggested to her father-in-law /.
take his stick and pack and follow his be
loved Garrett. "Sure he'd find him beg
ging about the counthry."
AT the women's tongues the wounde,
parent turned to bay.
81 don't wonder at anything hear v
say. Ye never yet heard of anythin
good that a woman could have hand i
only mischief always. If We ask VIII
made such road or built a bridge, c
wrote great history, or did great az
tlon, you'll never hear it's woman don
1t; but If there is jewel with sword
and guns, or two boys cracking eac
other s crowns with shillalahs. or a didl
secret let out, or character ruined, or
man brought to the gallows. or mischie
made between father and his own fies
and blood, then III engage you'll hear
woman had some call to it. We neetln
have recoorse to histhory to know YOU
doin's; tbs undher our eyes; for 'tws
the likes o we two burned Throy, an
made the King o. Leinsther rebel again
Brian Boru"
These shafts Of eloquence struck hom'
the women set up n screaming, and pulle
their caps off their heads, which in tn,
part wFs equivelent to gentle-folks draw
ing their swords.