Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-10
How hrs o'Assss Played lion Her Hu''

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"They met by chance, the usual way, !.
: among the daughters OF the vile oil
Adam. Said the one neishbor uuto the
other:
"Good mornin' till ye, Mrs. o.
Meara."
Said the other unto the one; "Thsnk
ye. kindly, good mornin', Mrs, Me-
Craeken; yer looking quite well THIS
mornin'."
Zach. but it's the kind ways We have,
Mrs. OMesra; ye'd be spakin the cheer
in word II We saw poor body wild a
fut in the grave-but Tam Tar from
feelin' we'll; It's the old dishtress In my
chest, dear. It's airly yere abroad the
day, Mrs O'Mesra; but we're always ~
industrious"
"Ye father the, Mrs. McCracken, but
it's only In being industrious that there
il any thriving these times-wid Gods
blessin', av course"
"Thrue for W, Mrs. O'Meara, an thru.
ly its snug ye air 1t home, nov main,
in but the honest words sphake, an
no tlsttherv."
"Wid the blessin' o. God we'r dom
fairly-iairly, Mrs. McCracken."
III wush cud get the saycret, Mrs.
O'Mears. My Michael works livery
blissed day in the mines, but nothln
STAYS wild U.S." =,
"Do you collect assessments, Mrs, Nc
CTacken2"
Assessments, Mrs OMeara, what
would be doin' wld collectIn asslss.
mentsp Had cess to II, woman! Hal
cess Ia il. woman; it's the other VA,
wild us. for Michael he do he pawn as'
sirsnents an this an un that livery bless
ed month.
can where does he pay thlm"
Its the broker shops; sure, where
else wud lac he payin thin, Mrs u
Meara?"
"To you, dear"
ITO me, Mrs O'Meara?"
"To yourself Where else should he
Ice payin thimr'
What for would he he payin' aSs'ss'
ment To me-
What for does my Patrick pay assiss'
menis 10 me but because l level en- ON
hun"
ION hun An what il It ior, dar-
linz"
"It's for the stock he holds IN the cor
poration, dear the interest he has ~
the o. Meara Consolidated do YOU uI''
derstand that, nuw'-the OMeaia
Con-shul. idated ~
what would that be-
"Originally II was the Pathrick o.
Meara aud Nora MrCue, but was inc"r-
purated IA the q Mcara Consolidated IN
is6A, first issue oi stock III ls,h, viii a
new issue every tWu wears since. IL In
what they call close corporation, he,
lirye, and | am both President ami
Board al DIrrchtors, huuld the ,nnihrol'
Ing Iutrust aud lIyll asslssmeuts.
II don't understand II all, Mrs. %
Mrara. An what is that yc level the
assessments on dear ~
"Ou the stock, to be sure, woman
the live stock, de- W sce?-sx shares,
now
"Dn YOU name the childcrt'
What else could manet liltell We,
dear, ur | see yeT wits are wool gallrr-
Iny. You see. ior long time PalhrIck
was huyin' this Wild cat aud that Wild
cat, au' all the cats wur lcN"lln assrss.
ments, an he pain en- an kapin us all
AT the point ot schiarvallon. ! saw how
things was golu, ~ Just brought out
on him the papers OF the home moor
poration, aud ! says Ia hun Here,
now, sir, In the o'Meara Consolidated, "a
square location, secured hy patent
with hut six shares IN II, and shown
well IA Tar al developed, now, level on
u NV first assessment ot twlnty dollars
share Sayshr: Nora, we're wus nor
the wild cats; We take me whole months
Wages" 'rhru-. SAYS |, and III hon.
.stly spind livery eat IN improvements
Tor the benefit al the company,
"An' did he shtand the assIssment,
Mira OMcara ="
"Ile did, Tor he thought It gnoi Joke
at first, an Tor two ~ three months lac
pa,d up like man,
Then hc quit payln :?
"Iic did
"An' what then, Mrs. O'Meara'
III sould him oul."
"Sould him out! How could ynu sell
him out
"Wsll dear, he had due aud legal no
tice. tirsi oi all t0uld him that such
day IL would be delinquent IN the hoard,
thin that il WAS advertised delinquent,
AN that such time would come thc day
o. salo lie Thought u n good l"ke, I'M
when he KEN home that eyenIn he hal
no supper | diin't cook him warm
male Ia month; sint n lot oi furniture
To the auction, aud cut him oft in livery
way ia his home comforts
AN wha, then, dear
Gle niyer since refused to pay his reg
ular assissnrnts,
"Ach' It's u Wise woman W. are,
Mrs O'Mrara. Good mOrnln, tll ye,
an wid the help a. tod I'll incorporate
the McCracken Consolidated thus hlissid
day, an levclmy first asslSsmcnt hei"rr
| result my head on me Pilly the night.