The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-10
Tho "O'Mearn ConsoIidnted. 50


Virginia City tNev.) Enterprise.
"rhey met b. chance, the usual way,
among the daughters of the wife of Adam
Said the one neighbor unto the other.
Good @ornin' till ye, Mrs. 0'Meara."
"Thsnk ye kindly, good morn!r', Mrs
McCracsen; yer loskin' well this mornin'.'
Zach, but its kind ways ye have, Mrs
O'Heara; yed be spakin' the cheerin wore
il ye saw poor body wild foot in the grave
but Pm far from ieelin' we'll; its the ould
dshtiess in my chest dear. Its airly ye'rC
abroad the day, Mrs. o1Iesra, but ye'rc
always so industrious aud drivin'."
"Ye 1atter, Mrs. McCrocken, out its only
in drvih' TINT there is only thrivin' taese
lmss--wi!h Gods blosain', Of courso."
"Tnrue for yo, Mrs. O'Meara, an thruly
it's snug ye air at homo now-mainin' but
tho honest words sphske, and no fl4thery"
ovid the blessin' o God we're doin' fairly
fairly, Mrs. McCracken."
81 wuAh | could get the saycret, Mrs
0'Maara. My Michael works livery blessed
day in the mines, but nothin' stays viii u.s."
"Do YOU collect Assessments, Mrs. Nc
Cracker ?"
"Asslssmonts, Mrs. 0'Meara, what would l
be dom with collectin' Assessments! Bad
cost 1t, woman Bad cess to it, woman; it's
the other way wild us, for Michael no do be-
peyin' assessments on this an oa that livery
blessed month almost
"And where does he pay thin, dear 2!
sSs"To the broker shop, sure; where else would
no be payin' thin, Mrs. O'Mearap
"Why, to yourself, darlu'."
40 me, Mrs. O'Meara?"
40 yourself Where else should he be
payin' lhim ?"
What for would, ho be payin' assessments
to mep
"What for does my Pa.HcI, pay as4iss,
menta to mo but because Lowell 'em on him,
dear?''
"On him? An what is il for, darlin'?"
"ll's for the stock Lo holds in the O'AIeara
Conaoldalol-do you understand that now
the o. A-a.gfa Con.shoi-idateG?'
"What would that be, deer2'
"OnginalIy j. was Patrick O'Maarn and
Norah McCuo, bub vas INCORPORATED % the
OMeUa Consoiidattd in 1866 first issue of
'tocl, IN 1856, with @ new issuo every two
years since, II is WHIST they csil Il close cor
1ola,ion, bolAye, and nm both president
and board OF directors, h0uld the conthroll-
ng intIust and liVsl assessments"
81 don't understand ii al all, Mrs. O'Megra
An what is that yo liVsl the assessments on,
lear ?"
"On the stock, to 10 sure, woman-on the
i've stock, do 20 s0el?-.ix shares, now"
"Do ye msne the chidor?"
what else would | mane? I'll tell yo |
esr, for | see yer wits are wool gather |
lg. You see, for long time Patrick
'as buyin this wild cat and that wild cat,
n all The cats were livelin' Assessments, an
Q paving 'em and kapin' us all at
10 point Of schtarvation. l saw how
lings WAC goiD', so | just brought out on
i'm ho papers Of the homo inn alton,
nd says to him: Here now sir, is tho
'Aeara consolidated, with but six shar,
it, now liyel on it my first assissmens
twenty dollars share. Says he: 'Norah,
IRE wus than the wildcats yo take me
hole months wagesp 'Thrue, says |, 'and
i honestly spind livery clint in improve
enIs fer the bentt OF tho company"
IAN did no schtand the assessments, Mrs. :
Meara?"
"He did, for he thought it a good joke at
81 an for two or three months he paid up
20 MAN"
Then he quit payin' ?"
"Ilo did"
"And what then, Mrs O'Meara?.
/" sould him out"
"Sould him out How could you sell
m out?"
"Well, dear, he hSd due and legal notice.
first OF all tould him that such day it
ould be delinquent in the board, thin that
as advertised deinqonl, an thai such
no would come the day o sale. lie thought
good joke, but when no KEN
,me that avenin' he had no
PIPER. l didrt cook him warm
ale in q month; l STINT lot Of furniture to
Q auction, an cut him off in livery way in
s home comforts"
CAV what thoD. deaI?'
"He niyer since refused 10 pay his regular
Zach. lisa wise woman ye mir, Mrs.
Meara. Good mornia' till Je, an wild the J
lp o God III incorporate the McCrsckcn
this blissd day, an livel my .
It ASSESSMENT before l rosht my haid on me
" this night"