The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-27

your old mot her whin you're = io'ne
lady" $500 ,,,o..,t !, -.
plied Miss Bridget. with toss 81 her
head. "if YOU bees only washcr-wom-
an. I'll buy you silk dress an nat
wild An oarstrich feather, an goold
watch 10 wear whin You comes 10 see
me. But YOU mustn't be comm TOO
often. He mightnt like II.
q Shurc Ill niver inte.fare between
vou AM him. me brave gairril," said her
mother. .Mothers-in-law do be dom
that too much, they do; but III kape |
me Mace. niver fare. An now, Biddy-
name Bridget--darlint, your frinds
must see this valentine, goold ring an
ali. an larn the prospects that has arose
before Won. But II won't do for you 10
Re runnin' about from house till house
wid Il A. though you'd niver had the
ike before at all at ALL"
s.Shure niver had" said Bridget.
.Whist! no made tcllin' the same
said her mother. . For all they know,
vou had hundreds in the old country.
f,,t on vour Ulster an your new hat,
ans 90 an ak your frinds here 70 a tay
marty. For tay party intend TO have
~ four O'Clock this very afternoon, an
while you're away, III put aside the
washin' an red up the place. An you'll
have 70 GO widout the lace hankerchy
promised you till next month, for the
money I've saved must 60 for the atm
an drinkin'.'
in Pinafore hat sat jauntily on the
back of her head, and gray Ulster
coming down To her feet (thereby con-
cealing the very much soiled calico
dressl was knocking at various doors In
the house in which she lived, the house
next door. the house across the way
and house around the corner, deliver
inc verbal invitations to her friends TO
tea party to take place at her residence
that afternoon, all of which invitations,
albeit Miss O'Donohue was no great IA
vorite. on account of her silly airs, were
accepted, with loud expressions O
J. pleasure.
d ats me birthday party" she ex
plained to the invited guests.
r But, Bridget, thought your birth
y dav was last December, just after yo'
i. come over said Kitty Crowley
i at was" said Bridget; but IN
a ,iartv was postponed for raisons.
he And al four O'Clock precisely dozen Q
Or more Young girls, with several OF thel
o. mothers, grandmothers and aunts, gatf
cred around Mrs. O'Donohue's hospiti
n BE table. and devoured biscuits, col
ham. pickles, peanuts and cake, an
20 drank vast quantities of lemonade an
M tea. with much gossiping and gigglinl
NJ Mrs. O'Donohue thought they ney'
~ would stop handing her their plates an
"A. nmhlers and cups: but at last, to h
,er great satisfaction, they did, and the q
norfunitv for which she had been II
,ed patiently waiting arrived. And pushil
he tea table back against the wall, 4
4, called out. as though the idea had ju
!, !, occurred TO her. ssBridget, dear, pt
m hans your frinds would like to see 20
and valentine" ,
AN did you git valentines =
md you sly thing, 70 say nothing about y
nth said Kitty Crowley.
EN-, lis it comical oneF" asked Ma
the Lee.
,cx. ..Bring it out this mint" command
ips. Annie Pheeny.
3;d- And as Miss O'Donohue pretended
inc blush and hesitate, all the girls Shout
red in chorus, "The valentine! the val'
tine,"
r. IL And at last, with an air Of great pr
her and importance, the valentine was p
,;ttv duced. Its extreme beauty and cos
NJ ness for moment struck the grou!
alv Urls dumb with astonishment. 4
then there was another chorus
lind 4 Splendid.r " Beautiful" " lligan
Ier,s Must have cost tin dollars at the
she lastei'' "Who sint it to you, Bridge
the al amt sure said Bridget, vii
heir shipper and her favorite toss OF
head. "but I mostly thinks know.
ike Young gintleman wild beautiful "a
on,t ewes and a big dimant pin, that live
tiful iligant house near the bakers
,t;nv ats n the windy an smiles at me "
nted day whin goes for bread.
rops .An' you'll be marryin' him g
1 tbe fine day, an forgettin' all your old 9
rettv rades.' said Kitty Cowley.
|, this "I'l not be forgettin' thim''
and Bridget, with emphasis.
!. But you'll be forsakin thim9''
gested Annie Pheeny.
nShure an suppose he'd n
q me- replied Miss O'Donohue.
have To 'sociate wild me own class
-" mt I'd spake to We all whin met
She added, in patronizing manne
.Indade, an I'm obliged to you
d out your great oon''o'''o'
4 the ANNE. - ~ -, 10 ,ba
lse Of an ~ ale ~ ;n;, IA 1, NJ Cro,
eady; ris, "a sur, NV NJ, alwavs III
much Nate ino.ne.. ,han, Rr;Jget
g per- you'sen 49, could see
was Du.' ia''hs
lished, diner; ,, nn.;or stxla on-
But, ne eniiu s.,,,,coJ
hair; " Y nv u .a",' - IN vou.
4 hair crowley, ny a'n .h;a, \, 49,.
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