The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14
HOW BRIDGET SAVED Us.
By MRS. DENIsoN.

Do Won see NV old Irish grandmother.
straight as a young sapling, and fresh
Of complexion, almost, as the little
grandchiid that stands at her kneei
How her knitting-needles fly when she
sits in the chimney corner, and, eighty
though she is, no one in the house is
quicker OF motion, or can get through
more work In given time.
Do you notice the cap the very fash
ion she brought from the could coun-
thrie, q full white frill, back of which
is banded broad black ribbon that ends
behind in smart bow?
Tho ronnars came tn this country in
,oe Grsndmether was then hand.
.or,o 1o,,nS won,on of tbirtv- tba wife
of &C. .snta;5 % in tha American navv who
HAVING gone tn Ireland to recruit his
5 sLaaittS s5,o No. 90 hafore sow fell in lova
Nth and 1err;ad tbe br;gbt Irish GIRL
wbose Wit and beantv conjd barJlv he
excaIIad
c. A., ,a,o.L, 10. 500, 49,
olnce snen, slahumosne. nao soon wv
geneIasi9ns g.n grow ~ =. aioInE I,1I nei anu
sne sui iiVes 10 sel sne chiiuleh ABOUT
nsI 9iu luma, LYLE, " "'n 'i''- ie''Ain' q
Hriu ieeoiAeoslon.
We have only to say, Grandma, tell
US something about ireland" !" to make
her eyes sparkle; for she loves to talk of
the old times.
There is one story in which we are al
ways particularly interested, and which
/ will give, as nearly as possible, in her
own quaint version.
aWell. YOU see. dearies. papa was
agent for Lord Dunmore then. and INV
lord was a yerv exactinq person. having
yery little oversight of his tenants. who
lived in wretched mud novels, which he
never attempted to repair. 1t was a
dangerous business to be agent for an
absent proprietor in those times. and
thourh We lived in the old castle. through
his iordship's permission. that Il might
he kent in order. it was but a dreary
time ne hcd of r. I assure Won
nT remember the old niace "a if STd
left Il hnt vestardav We need to d;v;de
the great din;np-room bv screeus and
manV ia the NIGHT we've sat round the
blazing fire. telling stories. while the
wind Toared outside.
"Rnt the times grew terrible. His
Iordsbin onnressed the neonle and for
that tbev hated his agent. Every t;mo
30 wanf ont wa mat With dart Lob
r. 49, ,na uootber ono Of tba naost - roUtis oUtI,
Of % women was afraid at last IS to . In a.ve VIC
tha house and never vantnrad 70 ~
cont con On errands Of mercy W. "a
ssIt vas terrible tn hear tho r,uo,s
of threats that were wbisnered amono ,,
the naonle Most of the ch;ldron % snr
foo roupc IN mind them mnch :. hnt 1
was ~ inst fnrnino sixteen and 90 oou,d uS
nnds.stsnJ md [ I'd somsth;ng of hus;nass tGu.u tIana
rnmors - r-onbjeJ me - -1'' 'io'e
NJ fatbar nos +ou ond ,15
yo, hove oil soon b;s n;ctnra 81 ohuer luz
+ho+ .Las.a I ID faw I hondspn,o. nd o "a anu An1"
.na' IS S.e ~ - 80 nen Inan 4 ne
was kinu anu oIS gen.' hn d GtG .sn am sure ne
S va ~ IA III AZ aoarld ~ W for tsae sae 'enan.s
anu 4ant w;th utt al h;s ~ own % ;nt.rosts M ' oon'iS
aRut the country was in q dreodf,,
.o,J;t;on io slo Thara saro 80 sai
IsuaStv vn men in Office. % who e ca! 4 Irug, noth
y, % &C. ~ The % comfort to ot eat ~ y no.n ul
at ans a. AiI poth III I 4ha v man a,J u .S sne peas
n .,J Io "rav .n botafuI | anu and .ha Ine % omce'
sney ns,o w ~oha1iinn ' anu ene people
"efs s.;R t;Re nU nOi father - Uever dro.nod .,o
.hon a wouid ~ harn, L;,n a9 TadneI 'Ia Ia
@ oylo 49, ON Iord Dnnmnra,s ; astoto ent VI,
P1ah Pvo' batter % than those of [ o.heu iar ianJ .
inrda. In % thonoh thew I were p ',l wratahat hInu
enonsb A0'
Zone evening we were all at sunne
bebind the great screen which we fo bs,
bTouoht down from the garret at the he he
ginning of winter, when suddenly ther m