The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-02-08


So the farmer was kindly, and said:
"Never mind your name, fill your
belly"
But by-and-bve the man went out into
the yard, and then the wife could not
restrain her curiosity. "Why, good
man, said she "sure you are too de-
cent man to be ashamed of your
name"
"T'm too decent not to be ashamed of
it," sad Brian. But you are right; an
honest rlan should tell his name though
they iruv him out of heaven for it.
am Brian Taafe-that was"
"Not Brian Taafe, the strong farmer
at Corrans ?"
cay, madam; I'm all that's left of
him.
Have you son called Garret p
81 had, then"
The woman spoke no more to him, but
ran screaming to the door " Here, Tom
Tom come here !" cried she, " Tom
Tom !" AS Lurcher, very sympathetic
dog. flew to the door and yelled and
barked fiercely in support of this invo-
cation, the hullabaloo soon brought the
farmer running in.
"Oh, Tom, asthore," cried she, cts
Mister Taafe the father of Garret Taafe
himself"
ooh, Lord cried the farmer, in
equal agitation. and stared at him. my
within these doors" Then he ran to
the door and hallooed: ely, Murphy !!
Ellen come here y
IIurcher supported the call with great
energy. In ran fine little boy and
. I ,,;,1 nol- fhic man u-itb oil
the eyes in your body ~ said he. "This
is Misther Taafe, father of Garret Taafe
: that saved us all from ruin and destruc-
ton entirely He then turned to Mr..
Taafe, and told him, little more calmly,
' that years ago every haporth they had
was going to be carted for the rent; but
Garret Taafe came by, put his hand in
/ his pocket. took out thirty pounds, and
cleared them i'll moment. 1t was a
way he had; we were not the only ones
he saved that way, so long as he had it
to give.
, The old man did not hear these last
, words: his eyes were opened, the iron
entered his soul, and he overhowed with
t grief and penitence.
"Och, murther murther - he cried.
, MY poor boy what had to do at all
| to go and turn you adrift, as I done, for
10 raison in life - Then, with piteous
| apologize wall 81 tuck the wrong for
, the right: that's the way the world is
blinded. Och, Garret, Garet, what will
l l do with the thoughts of it? An those
two vilyins that L gave it all to, and they
turned me ont in my ould days, rs
? done yoli. No matther - and he fell
| into a sobbing and a trembling that
= nearly killed him for the second time.
S But the true friends OF his son Garrei
mrrsed him through that, and comforted
him; so he recovered. But rs he did
live, he outlived those tender feelings
whose mortal wounds had so nearly
, killed him. When he recovered this last
blow he brooded and brooded. but never
: shed another tear.
} One day, seeing him pretty well re-
. stored, rs he thought, the good farmer
{ came to him with fat bag of gold
S 'Sir." said he, "soon after your sol
g helped us. luck set in our way. Mary
4 she had q legacy; we had a wonderful
1 Srop of flax, and with that plant It's xii
. or cure; and then / found lead i'll the hil
v and they pay me dale o money fol
e leave TO mine there. I'm almost ASHAMED
Y so take it. [ tell you all this TO show
E YOU I can afford to pay you back tha
t thirty pounds, and if you please II
count it out.
; "No ~ said Mr.. Taafe. ''I'll not take
t Carrots money; but if you'll do me ia
: vor, lend me the whole bag for "A week
e for at the sight of it [ see n way to
Whisper.
+ Then, with bated breath and in stric
/ confidence he hinted TO the farmer {
/ scheme OF vengeance. The farmer wa
/ not even to tell it to his wife; " for,
: said old Brian, 1.-The very birds carr,
:. these things about; and sure it is know
S ing ones have to do with, especially th'
n women
e Next day the farmer lent him Il goot
f suit and drove him to quiet cornel
n scarce a hundred yards from his ole
, abode. The old farmer got down anC
left him. Lurcher walked at his mas
n ter's heels. 1t was noon and the SUI
# shining bright.
e The wife of Shamus Taafe came ont t,
c hang mp her mans shirt to dry, when
: 10 scarce thirty yards from her, she sav
o an old man seated counting ont gold ol
L broad stone at his feet. At first sh
n thought it must be one of the good peo
e ple-or-fairies-o else she must b.
If dreaming; but no cooking her head ol
a one side, she saw for certain the protil
:. Of Brian Taafe, and he was counting
II mass of gold. She ran in and screamed
It her news rather than spokeit.
e Nonsense, womm!" said Shamus
roughly; sit is not in nature.
d "Then go and see for yourself, man !!
" said she.
l. Shamus was not the only one to tax
/, this advice. They all stole out on tipto
d and made sort of semicircle of curl
osity. 1t was no dream; there were pile
1t and piles OF gold glowing in the sun, an
old Brian with horse pistol across hi
IS knees; and even Lurcher seemed to hav
e his eyes steadily fixed on the glitterin
d booty.
4; When they had thoroughly drank i
If this most unexpected scene, they bega
II to talk in agitated whispers but even i
W talking they never looked at each other
a their eyes were glued on the gold.
d Said Guillaum eye did very wrong
is Shamus, to turn out the old father as yo
d done see now what we lost by it. That
n part of the money he laid by, and We
is never see a penny OF it.
e The wives whispered that was FOOLS
J. thing to says Leave it to us, said the,
h "and we'll have it all one day"
E. This being agreed to, the women stol
le toward the old man, one on each sid'
At Lurcher rose and snarled, and old Bria
is hurried his gold into his ample pockets
m and stood on the defensive.
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