Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-13

'Hugh Dogherty and his sister, and
Susie Connor ma'am. y
"Ah, you walked home with the girls.
| What became of Hugh?"
Troth, ma am, he just got overta-
ken with drop of drink, and l thought
twas but friendly to see the girls home"
q am sorry to hear Hugh was 50 bad
as that, Tim"
"Wen, sorra much was on him, Miss
Ellen, but he was 10th to quit Mrs. Gal
lagher's when we got off the boat, SO
we Just left him there. Hem! Miss
Ellen, I've thought to change my life. y
q am very glad to hear it, Tim"
eyes, miss" Tim always forgot my
matronly title in confidential talk -
eyes, miss. It's lonely work growing
old with nobody to take care of you"
"That is selfish way of looking at
things, Tim" l replied.
Begorra, miss, what else would q
man marry for but to have himself took
care OFF"
81 suppose liking the girl he married
would be kind Of reason too" | re-
sponded.
go, ay. I'd still like to have the one
I'd fancy, if she was handy
"And who are you thinking OFF" |
asked, as Tim bent over box of ge-
ranium cuttings. 81 hope she is nice
and good, and will be kind to your poor
mother, and good manager?"
Faith, [ wouldn't take one that
wasn't that. Miss Ellen" he replied,
without raising his head. "But it's
hard to tell how these young ones II
turn out"
"She is young then"
"Youmg enough, and settled enough,
he responded. "There's tro Pm think
ing Of"
1.-TWO" | exclaimed. "Why, that is
not right Of you, Tim. You are surely
old enough to know what kind Of q wife
would suit best; and it is unfair to the
girls. They are relatives if l guess
right. Those two young women you
were walking with on Saturday"
"Just So" replied Tim, utterly una
Dashed; Mary Dogherty an Susie Con-
nor Mary's the pootiest,' he added in a
half soliloquy.
q have always heard she was as good
as she looked" [ said "She has been
such dutiful daughter and a good sis
ter to those wild boys she cannot fail to
make good WIFE
Maybe" quoth Tim. But the Dog
herties is down In the world these
times" HFt#
q know they are not very rich; but
they are comfortable.
They aren't begging, miss. axing
your pardon; but musha! it's little soft,
ness there's about the house." -.#
"Well, suppose she has known what
it is to want, she will know better how
to take care of plenty, when she gets
it."
"Troth. I don't know. Maybe when
she'd get her two hands full she'd be
throwing away, for them that's reared
plenty when it comes"
"Well, have always heard Mary ex-
tolled for beng the prettiest and best
girl in Innishowen; and [ am sure you
may think yourself happy man if you
can get her for your wife. said, rather
sharply.
':Sorra word lie in that, Miss Ellen"
replied Tim, as he placed the last young
geranium in its pot. "She's a good
girl and as purity a one As you'd see in
a summers day; but I'm thinking I'll
step up an see them all before [ spoke
to her."
"Why, TIM, have things gone so far
as that"
"Well, [ may sayI have her courted
up to the akin, miss"
tensely amused.
''Troth: [ don't know, but I have her
on my hands too
''Now, is that fair to either?'' [ asked
rather indignantly.
"Begorra, [ don't know. 4 man has
to look before him sharp"
And who is the other? Mary's cou-
SIM"
Yes, miss-long Tom .Connor's
daughter, from Shruve. She's up with
Mary since Hollyeve. Hudie's lookin'
after her. Z.ztaE <ssE =
"She's no beauty, Tim -
No, miss; but she's settled. They do
say she's trife coarse in her temper;
but she has the finest two year-old heifer
ever [ set my eyes on. A pure beauty,
Miss Ellen" f
"And what good would the cow be to
you, Tim, if you had a sour cross-grain-
ed wife at home"
Maybe she wouldn't be sour or cross
when she'd have good house over her
head an plenty She's gettin' old, Miss
Ellen, and she sees the young ones
comm ON an her left. There'd be a
quare change in her if she had her own
way"
You seem to think more Of the COW
than the girl, Tim !" Iretorted. So
Troth, it's the purtiest av the two.
But miss, I'm sayin', what would you
advise neY' @ 49,. d
Marry the girl you like best, Tim
never mind the COW, A young sweet
tempered girl like Mary, who has been
so good to her sickly father and mother,
so gentle and loving to those wild broth
ers, cannot fail to make good wife.
You will never be sorry, if you marry
the girl you like BEST"
"True for you, ma'am-true for you.
She is a good girl an I'm highland