The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-27

wasn't that, Miss Ellen" he replied,
| without raising his head. "Rut it's
h ard to tell how these young oues'll turn
| out"
"She is young, thenY"
"Young enough, and settled enough"
he responded. "rhere's two Pm think
in OF"
"Twop exclaimed. "Why, that's
not right of you, Tim. You are surely
old enough to know the kind of wife
would suit you best; and it is Unfair to
tue girls. they are relatives, if l guess
right. Those two young women you
were walking Win on SaturdayH'
"Just So" replied Tim, utterly una
bashed; MARY Dogherty and Susie
Conner, Mary's the pHYtisst," he added,
in a hall soliIoquy.
81 have always heard she was as good
as she looked" L said. "She has been
such duLIful daughter and good sister
TO those wlld h"yS, she can not all to
make good vie"
"May be-" quoth Tim. "But the Dogh-
critics is down in the world these
times"
Il know they are not very rich, bul
they are cont Irtable."
They aren't begging, miss, aXing
your pardon, but, musha! IT'S little so l.
ness there's about the house."
"W ell, suppose she has known what it
is to Want, sue will know better now to
lake care OF plenty when she gets H."
"Iroth, don't know May be when
she'd get her two hands full she'd be
turoWlp away, Tor them that's reared in
poverty seldom knows how to guide
pen Y wnUn IL com b"
"Wel, have always heard Mary eX-
tolled tor being the pretlles, and the best
girl IN lnuishoweu; and | am sure you
may think yourself happy man If you
can get her lor your WIFE," l said, Father
sharply.
"oorra word lie in that, Miss Ellen"
replied Tim, as he placed The last young
scranlum i'll It's pot. "Sn IS good girl.
ana as purity IL one as you'd see in d sum-
met's day, but Pm tninkin' Pll step up
an see tnem all before l spahe to ner."
'Wny, Tim, nave things gone 50 far as
tAat?'
"Well, may say have her cou.ted
up to AKIN, mss"
"And the other, Tim?" l asked, in.
tensely amused.
"rroth, l uomt know, but l have her
on hands, 400"
''Now, is That tair to either27 J. asked,
raJner Indignantly.
"Begorra, l don't know. A man has
70 loUA before MN sharp"
"And VINO is Ihe otner--Mary's cou.
siu?"
Yes, mIss--long Tom Connor's daugh.
ter, from SnruVe. Sne's up with Mary
since HOLLY Eve. Audie's lookin' after
ner."
"She's no beauty, TIM"
"NO, miss; but she's settled. They do
say sne's d Lr.fle coarse in the temper.
I'M al 10 a n.IRI Ia
or ever set my ey es on--a pure beauty,
Miss Ellen"
"Anu what good would the COW be to
you, Tim, II you had "a sour, cross.
grained wife at uOmc?"
"Maybe she wouldn be sour or cross
when sne'd nave u good A"u e over her
head an plenty, Sne's gettIu' old, Miss
Ellen, and she sees. the young ones
comm on, an her LETT. There'd be a
Guare change i'll her If she had her own
wal."
You seem to think more Of the COW
than the gnl, Tim," retorted.
"lroth, IGs The purtlest av the two.
But, Miss, Pm sayln', what would you
auVlse mer'
,"Marry Lhe girl you like best, Tim;
never mlhu The COW. youAg, sweet
tempered girl like Mary, VINO mas been
IL
so gentle and loving TO tnJse wild DrOtn.
ers, can not IAN To make good wife.
III Will never be sorry If you marry
tne girl you like best"
"Irue for you, mHam-true tor you,
SNe is good gIrl, an Pm nigh-haud
sure like ner Deyant any woman IN the
world; but, Miss Ellen, Pd Wish sne had
the COW !"
Next day left home, nor did l return
until lhe daHJdllS were glIttering in tue
sprlnSing meadows arohnd our bone
amt the rocks caWing over thelr tiedg.
llnss III the woods Deninu our garueI,
I'm Was marrI1u. | nad heard That from
mother early III tne year; but upOn
wnIcu talr maid his cnoice mad lallen. |
Was sui uncertain. IL Was late at nIyut
when l returned from my travels, aud
mother nal Tar too much TO lalk Of TO
Tell me the termination of Tins cuurt.
snip.
IN Lho morning, TOOK my way into
the garden, the iarln-yard, the hells |,
ing close by; but Inn, was not to be
seen, nor uIu | encounter MIN until late
in the alLeruUon, when | uiSCoVere MN
Duslly trehcning up some carry cab0ages
i'll the back garden. lie eermed ra,AUr
suy Of me; UuL put out my hand ana
greeted nm kindly.
"1 Uure welcome home, Mrs. Grac
ma am" lie salu, stirling nj, spau; into
the lreeH-Lurneu edrth, anu shaking tue
uanu | gave him Win more tuau urdl.
uary warmLn. 1--WE were lhiukIug very
long ~ have got yVu back"
"Ihunh YOU, Inn. So [ nave to wish
you JOY"
Ilm. looked sheepish, but speedily
recovered nlmse,i.
"1 Is, maam, IL Joy il be-"