Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-12
THE WISE THOUGHT.
nv Mrs, =, G. NALL

She was sitting under the shadow OF
a ilagrant lime tree that oye'hung q
ve,y ancient well and rs the water
fell into her pitcher, she was 'ningl'ng
with i,s music the tones Of her 'Jew =
harp the only instrument upon when
Norah Clary had learned to play She
was merry maiden OF sweet seven
teen ! arustic belle, as well aS u rustic
beauty, and Il terrible coqac'te aud
rs she had what in Scotland they call
"tochcr" in England n "dowry,
and Ireland q "pretty penny o
money!" it is scarcely necessary TO
state, in addition, that sue had Il
bachelor Whether the lune-whicb
was certainly given IN a'tO-was or
was not not designed as II summons
TO her lover, cannot take upon my
self to say but her lips and fingers
had not been long occupied, before her
lover was ut her side.
ave may as well give it up, Morris
Donovan" she said somewhat abrupt
" "look t would be as easy to twist
the top oif,he great hill of llowth, MS
TO make fathera and mother agree about
any one thing, They've been play
inc the rule OF contrary these twenty
years and it's not likely they'll take n
turn now.
"Tt's mighty hard, 81 ii it, replied
handsome Morris. "lhat married peo-
pie cant draw together Norah dar-
lint 4! that wouldn't be the way with
Us. It's one we'd be in heart and
sowl, and an example Of lovo and
"Folly,' interrupted the maiden
laughing. morris, Morris we've
ouarreled score o tunes already
and bit of breeze makes life all the
pleasan,er. Shall ] talk about the
merry iig | danced with Phil Kennedy
or repeat what Mark Doolan said o.
me to Mary Grey ?--eh, Morris
Leave joking, now, Norry Goo
only knows how ! love you," he said
in voice broken by emotion: lm
yer equal as far as money goes and ne
young farmer IN the country can tel
q better stock to his share than mine
vet I don't pretend to deserve you to
all that, when we love each othe
(uow don't 90 TO contradict me, Norr!.
because ye've as good as owned
over and over again), and yer father
agreeable, and all, to think that ye
mother. just out of dicilment, should
be putting betwixt us for no reason
upon earth, cnly to spite her lawfu
husband, is what sets me mad enllrel.
end shows her to be good fol-
"Stop Mister Norris" exclaimed
Norah, laying her hand npon hi
mouth so etfectually as to prevent
sound escaping ''it's my mother ye
talking of, and it would be ill-blood
as we'll as ill-bred, to here a wor'
against an own parent. Is that tn
pattern of yer manners, sir ; or dl
We ever here me turn my tongu
against one belonging to you u?'
II ask yer pardon, my own Norah
he replied meekly, as in duty bound
"for the sake of the lamb we spare tn
sheep. Why not j.? ard I'm not goln
to gainsay, but yer MOTHER
"The least said the soonest mene
ed!" again interrupted the impatien
Girl. Good even, Morris, and Go
bless you; the1l be after missing m
within and 1t is little mother think
where | am."
"Norah, above all the girls at wax
or pattern, I've been true to you. w
have grown together, and since y
were the height of rose-bush, J
have been dearer to me than anytbln
else on earth. Do Norah, for Il
sake of our young hearts love, d
think if there's no way 10 win "
mother over. If ye'd take me wit
, out her leave, sure its nothing L
care about the loss of thousands, lt
alone what ye've got. Dearest Nora
= think since you'll do nothing witt
: out her consent, do think-for once
serions, and don't laugh"