Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-27
THE "o,MEARA COMPLICATED. ,,

Virginia City Territorial Enterprise.l
-, They H;a met by chance the usual way, ramong
one neighbor unto the other:
GOOD morn1n' till ye, Mrs. OMeara."
Said the other unto the one: THANK ye
lookin' well this mornin'."
Ach, but its the kind ways We have, Mrs.
OMeara-ye'd be spak1n' the cheertn' word If We
I'm far from feelin' well; it's the ould dishtress
IN my chesht, dear: It's airly ye're abroad the
gay, MIS- 0Meara but ye're always so indus
eye FATHER me, Mrs. McCracken, but its only
IN driyn' that there is ony thrivin' these times
wia coos Dlessin', av course"
Thrue Tor you, Mrs. O'Meara an thruly it's
snug ye air at home now-mainin' but the hon
est words schpake, an no fiatthery."
.Wid the blessin' God were dom fairly
~ Wush could get the sayeret, Mrs. O'Meara.
Ny Michael works livery blessed day In the
mines, but nothing stays Wild u.s."
do you collect assissmints, Mrs. McCrack-
"Assissmints, Mrs O'Meara; what would be
dom wild cOuectn' asSfssm1ntsf Bad cess to 1T,
woman, it's the other way wild us for Michael
livery blessed month, almost"
AN where does he pay thin. dear7"
s1e fSim Mp where else would
why, to yourself, darlin,"
"Te me, Mrs. O'Meara?"
"To mysilf. woman! Where else should he be
What for would he be payin' asslssmints to
"wnat for does my Pathr1ck pay assessments
to me but because Level 'em on him. dear?"
Ion him! An what is it for, darlin?"
"It's for the stock he holds In the corpora
ton, dear-the interests he has in the O'Meara
the O'M-e-ara Con-shol-ida ted?"
what would that be, dear?"
Originally it was the Pathrick OMeara and
the Nora McCue, but was Incorporated as the
'O'Meara Consolidated in 1865; first issue of
stock In 1866, with a new issue every two years
since. 1t is what they call close corporation,
l behave, and am both President and board OF
directhors, hould the controlling 1ntrust and
nyel assessments"
81 don't understand it at all, Mrs. O'Meara.
AN What is that ye level the assessments on,
dear?"
ION the stock, to be sure, woman-on the live
stock, do you see?-stx shares now"
"Do We name The childer?"
"What else would name? I'll tell We, dear
for see yer wits are wool gathering. You see
for long time Pathrick was buy1n' this wild cat
and that wild cat, an all the cats wur levelin'
all at the point Of schtarvation. saw how things
was goin', so just brought out on him the
papers Of the home Incorporation, and says to
dated, square location secured by a patent,
with but six shares in 1T, and shown well as
far as developed; now level on 1T my first as
'Norah, ye're wus nor the wildcats; We take me
whole months wageS!' 'Thrue,' says l, and I'll
honestly spind livery clint In improvements for
the benefit of the company"
IAN did he schtand the ASSESSMENT, Mrs.
O'Meara?"
s.He did, for he thought it good Joke at
first; an for two or three months be paid up like
man."
"He did,"
cam what then Mrs O'Meara?"
81 SOuld him out"
"Sould him out! How could you sell him
out?"
"Well, dear, he had due and legal notise.
first of all tould him that such day it would
be delinquent In the board, thin that it was ad-
vertised delinquent, an that such time would
come the day O. sale. He thought it good joke
but wh1n he kent home that evenia' he had no
supper. didn't cook him warm male In q
month. STINT a lot of furniture to the auction,
an l cut him off In livery way In bis home COM
forts"
can what then DEAR"
"He niver since refused TO pay his regular
assessments"
"Ach! It's the wise woman ye air, Mrs.
O'Meara- Good mOrnin till We, an wild the help
o. God I'll incorporate the McCracken COnSolf-
dated this blissid day an llvel my first assiss-
ment before resht my ha!d on me pilly the
night"