Louisiana capitolian., 1879-07-12

oft owing to that same black ink;
and sure harm enough ye've done,
getting lis into all kinds Of scrapes
and troubles, for sure if it had not
been for that same writing o papers,
Master Bernard would not have been
obliged to leave the auld country, and
now when We ought to be making
everything ready to bring back Miss
Mabel and the mither, and he after
settling them comfortably here, sure
and he commences with his auld
thricks agin, never tired Of dipping in
that same dirty black ink" sId s@
"Now the clocks striking six, and
sure there is no time to be lost; and
Mister Bernard is calling after me
faix and l think the fairies must u run
away with the blacking box" ~ y
Cassidy now deposited the boots
side by side, and proceeded to the
pump where he had hardly time to
cleanse his hands and face from all
vestiges of the obnoxious fluid, when
he was again summoned to the room
occupied by the friends.
They were already up; Bernard
was busily engaged packing small
portmanteau, but Power being dis
engaged had more leisure to observe
the look Of perplexity depicted Of
Cassidy's countenance.
"Well, Cassidy" continued he,
"come, cheer up, man." we will keep
house alone for some time, OBrien is
] about to leave us, he is going to Lou
isiana and will soon return, with the
rest of the family a3 eeg
''But what is the matter, mani II
you continue to look 50 bothered, we
must conclude that the pretty girl to
whom Of late, you have given so much
Of your time, has turned you off, for
some hands0mer man."
ooh! Master Power" it's just that
now, that's perplexiug me SO this
blessed merning, and sure that same
Patience Jackson is as nice and hand
some a girl rs can be-but thin you
see-and sure I'll have to consider
the matter before III consint at all,
for the Saints presare us from harm,
but the poor crayture is as ignorant
of her duties rs a heather from the
Indies"
At this, O'Brien looked up impa.
tiently, he needed Cassidy's assist.
ance in arranging for his hasty dc.
parture, but he knew but too well
from past experience, that the best
course was to allow him to proceed
and talk himself out Of breath.
"Come, come, Cassidy, hurry up
old boy" said Power, "Bernard il
waiting for you to help him in arrang
ing these things"
"Oh, but sure, and when l ge
through telling your honors all abou
, it.; it's more than one, that will fo
getting out O this same country thi
day." a2f
"'Well, go on" interrupted O'Bricn
"and tell us what you mean we vii
presently I've called to breakfast"
"Well, as was saying, the cray
ture can't even dless herself, an,
small blame to her, as she's never ha,
any instruction at all, and sure she i
just as ignorant as can be, though sb
comes of an auld family in thes
parts; and she was telling me no,
her grandfather had the top Of hi
head pulled off by bloody Ingin, an
more betoken, he ran away with tn
same" a
"Silence!" cried O'Brien, "T am i
haste, and l never can understan
' your "e aa.a
= "Aisy, aisy," said Cassidy, depreca
;, y tjngly, ''sure only want to tell 20
: that the girls not to blame at all, ft
y sure better and trner-hearted We
y man never drew the breath o life
and as l was a telling you last nigh
. we were q sitting together on til
" bench just outside the house whe,
y she does be employed, and was try
ing to make her take the sinse o SON
Q things, which she did not understan
: at all. When all at once, says she
7: me, "Mister Cassidy" says she, "l
9 look like ye was very much attache
II to them two gentlemen, who does |
:" a conducting that Newspaper called Il
e "Time Piece.' 7"
y "And, indeed, but I am, says |, an
y haven't we all been raised togethe
y and when trouble or distress cOm'
'' to either of them, sure and Mick Ca
sidy's the man to do all he can"
"Well,' and says she, speakil
quite low and coming quite close I
r to me, "Well,' says she, speakil
confdential-like, trouble is ~ conf,
upon them, black bitter trouble, al
, that very soon too, and all on accO,l