The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-04-06


own parent Is that the pattern of yer
manners, sir; or did We ever hear me
turn my tongue against one belonging
to your"
" ask your pardon, my own Norah, "
he replied meekly, as in duty bound !;
" for the sake of the lamb we spare the
sheep. Why not and am not going
to gainsay about yer mother"
The least said the soonest mended 7"
again interrupted. the impatient girl.
GOOD even, Morris, and God bless you,
they'll be afther missing me within,
and It's little mother thinks where /
am"
Norah, above all the girls at wake
or pattern, I've been true to you. We
have grown together, and since we were
the height of rose bush We have been
dearer to me than anything else on
earth. Do, Norah, for the love of our
young hearts love, do think if there's
no way to win your mother over. If
ye'd take me without her leave, sure it's
nothing I'D care for the loss of thou
sands, let alone what you've got. Dear
est Norah, think, you'll do nothing
without her consent, do think; for once
he serious, and don't laugh"
"I'm not going to laugh, Norris"
replied the little maid at last, after a
very long pause, "I've wise thought
in my head for once. His reverence,
your uncle, you say, spoke to father to
speak to mother about it. 1 wonder,
and he priest, that he hadn't more
sense Sure, mother was the man
but I've got wise thought. Goodnight
dear Norris goodnight"
The lass sprang lightly over the fence
into her own garden, leaving her lover
perdu at the other side, without possess
ing an idea of what her wise thought
might be. When she entered the
kitchen, matters were going on as usual
her mother bustling in style, and as
cross as "bag of weasels."
"Jack Clary,' said she to her husband
who sat quietly in the chimney corner
smoking his duddeen, " It's well you've
got a wife that knows what's what
God help mel I've little good of a
husband, barring the namel Are you
sure Black Nell's in the stable 7" The
husband nodded. "The COW and the
calf, had they fresh straw" Another
nod. BAD cess to ye, can't ye use yer
tongue, and answer civil question 2"
continued the lady.
my DEAR" he repl led, "sure one like
you has enough talk for ten."
This very just observation was, like
most truths,so disagreeable that severe
storm would have followed, had not
Nora stepped up to her father and whis-
pered in his ear, 81 don't think the
stable door is fastened" Mrs. Clary
caught the sound, and in no gentle terms
ordered her husband to attend to the
comforts of black Nell.
"I'll go with father myself and see,"
said Norah.
"That's like my own child, always
careful" observed the mother, as the
father and daughter closed the door.
"Dear father" began Norah, "It
isn't altogether about the stable 1 want
ed to see ye, but-but-the priest said
something to you to-day, about-Morris
Donovan"
"Yes, darling, about yourself, my
sweet Norry."
"Did you speak to mother about itY"
"No, darling, she's been cross all
day. Sure go through great deal for
peace and quietness. III was like other
men, and got drunk and wasted, it
might be in reason; as TO Morris, she
was very fond of the boy till she found
that liked him, and then, my jewel,
she turned like sour milk in a minute.
I'm afraid even the priest will get no
good of her."
Father, dear father" said Norah,
suppose ye were to say nothing about
1t, good or bad, and just pretend to take
sudden dislike to Morris, and let the
priest speak to her himself, she'd come
around"
"Out of opposition to me, eh 20
"Yes."
Sand let her gain the day, then
that would De cowardly," replied the
farmer, drawing himself up. "No, 1
WON'T"
g Father, dear, ye don't understand
said the cunning lass, "sure ye're for
Morris; and when we are-that is, if--I
neutrality-suspicious., you know what
Imean," she continued, and luckily the