Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-12

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toward her, aud employed her fairy
foot In whirling II round,
"plaguy mlOeens," she replied bits
OF bog chickens, that you've always
such fancy for Barney leary Kilt
them himself
$50 did" said liarny grlnhins I
sand that stick with q hook OF Nor
ris D2novans, Is tie fines. thing IN
the world for knocking them down
"If Morris Donoyans's stick touch
cd them they shan't come here Sald
tho farmer striking tho poor little
table such blow with his clcnchod
hand, as made mol only II, but Mrs
Clary jump,
"And why SO, pray asked the
dame,
"Bccause nothing belonging to
Morris, let alone Morris HIMSELF shall
come into this house" replied Clary !
"hc's not to my liking anyhow, and
there's no good in his bo'hcrlns here
after what he won't get
"Eyccllcnt T. thought Norah'
Lord, save u.s. calculated Mr''
Clay, rs she placed the grillcd snipcs
on the table, "whats come TO the
man ?" Without needing his resolu.
ton, she vas proceeding TO distribute
sayory 'brdeens' when to her astonish'
mcnt, her usual tame husband threw
the dish and its contents into the
flames; the gooi woman absolutely
stood for moment aghast. The
calm however was notlol long duration
She soon, rallied, and commenced
hostilties 'llow dare you, ye spaI'
pcen throw away any OF Gods
mate alter tha, fashion, and | 10 the
fore ? What do You name, say 2
81 name, that nothing touched by
) Morris Donavan shall come under
this roof; and il | catch that girl ol
mine looking at the same side ol i'ht
road he wall.s on, III ,ear th" ry"'
out of her head and send her to
5 nunntry !!
"You viii ! And dare YOU say
that to my face, to child OF mine
You will, will yc ?-wc'll see, my
{ boy I'll tell ye what, if like, Nor
ris Donovan shall come into this hous'
! and what's more be master OF TINS
+ house and that what you efer ha'
0 the heart to be yet, ye poor oul'
snail y
So saying, Mrs. Clary endeavore'
to rescue from the fire the kissing re
> mains of the burning snipes. Moral
=, attempted to assist her mother; bu
), Clary lifted her up, somewhat atte'
fashion of an eagle raising Il colder
y wren with its claws, fairly put her on
; of the Kitchen This was the signal TO
fresh hostilities. Mrs. Clary storme'
:. and stamped and Mr.. Clary persist
ed in abusing not only Morris, bu
Morris's uncle, Father Donovan. unit
at last the farmers helpmate sworc
ay, and roundly too, by cross ant
y saint, that before the next sunset
7 Norah Clary should be Norah Don
oyan. wish you could have see'
, Nowy's eye, dancing with JOY and ex
= ultation, as 1t pcarel through tn
latch-hole it sparkled more bright!
= than the richest diamond in our mon
i archs crown, for it was filled witt
r. hope and love.
Il The next morning before the su
was fully up, he was THROWN hi
q early beams over the glowing ckee
= of Norah Clary for her 'wisc though
If had prospered, and she was hastenln
v to the .rysting tree, where, 'by chance
q either morulng or evening, she gen
erally met Morris Donovan. | don
% know how it is but the moment tn
y course of true love runs smooth !
a becomes very uninterestng, except t
o the parties concerned. So it Is lei
:: for me to say, that the maiden after
$ due and proper time consumed in teas
inc and tantalising her intended, tol
e him her saucy plan, and It's result
ID And the lover FASTENED, upon III
d wings of love (Which beg my reader
d to clearly understand are switter an
If stronger in Ireland than any in othe
h country to apprise the priest OF I'll
arrangements, we'll known that h
h. reverence loved his nephew. and nice
20 that was to be Ito say nothing OF I'll
ty wedding supper, and the profits arr
o inc therefrom, too well, not to al
,e their merry Jest.
Il. What hustle, what preparation
IN what feasting, what dancing, gave tt
ID country folks enough to talk abo