The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-31

tree handy, and no wars convenient, the
Lord be good to me-"
Whether Phil. Durgan, the ugly Sec
ond cousin, had or had not in his own
person exhausted the family stock of
physical unhappiness, L cannot tell but
know for fact, that his sister was as
pretty as Vivian herself If 1 knew of
anything prettier, / would compare her
to it, but do not and in these declin-
ing days l am not likely to find 1t.
Whose is the hand which shall, by the
aid of movable types, describe pretty
grip If say that each of these young
ladies was ravishing, nineteen, and Irish,
have done my best. Like Rosalind
and Celia, they learned, played, ate
together, and wheresoer they went, like
Juno's swans, still they went coupled
and inseparable. 1t followed that If
Phil. Durgan had known as much as
was known to his sister Julia, he would
have known more of Vivian's likings
than he knew. In that case the ineffa-
BILE satisfaction which commonly illum-
ined his foggy features might have
dimmed little. Yet, why should 1
triumph over ugly Philp Your story
teller is rarely contented unless he flogs
his rascals. Dickens, for example, gloat-
ed over the buflets dealt by his popular
to his unpopular people. With what a
gusto he flogs Squeers how rejoicingly
he throws Wegg into the scavenger's
cart; with what pleasure he tells the
story of Peeksniff's thrashing! 1t is in
my power to administer to Mr.. Philip
Durgan such horsewhipping as never
yet mortal man received; but as L am
strong, l will be merciful Phil, as the
late Lord Lytton said of somebody, was
uglier than he had right to be. There
is certain Irish type of face which
trenches perilously on the aspect of the
gorilla; and Phil, who was naturally
gifted in this direction, improved his
chances by the disposition of his hair
and whiskers. He had all the graces of
a lady-killer, as an initiative ape might
have them. He had brogue man
might have hung his hat on, and believ-
ed that he spoke with the purest of all
possible English accents.
"Oi, was never taken for Oirishman
but wonce in me loife,n Phil had been
known to say, "an' that was be Polish
Jew oi met in Hongary; an after we'd
been talkin' form hour or tew, Mr..
Durgan, says he, 'yell be an Oirish-
man. AM what makes ye think
that p says Oh. Your speech, says he.
An OF lated at the man,
1t was before the days of the disestab-
lishnent and disendowment of the Irish
Church, and the Bishop of Ballykill-
rowdy was prosperous and happy
prelate. The Bishopess was fruitful
vine, and the quiver of the Bishop was
somewhat tightly packed. His lord
ships youngest son, Jack, was terror
to the hearts of his parents. His lord
ship was an Englishman, and Jack, to
his horror, had acquired brogue which
rivalled Phil's. The lad was always in
mischief of one kind or another, and his
mothers anxious heart daily foreboded
tn at he would be brought home upon
shutter. Yet there was no harm in
young Jack, and he had as staunch
pluck as a bulldogs. And, be it known,
he knew and loved the Major.
And now the drdnadtiS perSonae being
introduced, let the tale go smoothly on.
The good Bishop was rarely without
guests; for if his own hospitable in
stincts slumbered for a day or two, his
sons or daughters brought their own
chums or companions to dwell within
his gates. Kate and Mary were raptur-
ously in love with Vivian and Julia,
and were continually paying and re-
ceiving visits to and from them. Miss
Blake and Miss Durgan were beneath
the Bishops roofs, and Mr.. Phil Dur
gan, who was intimate with the Bishops
second son, had no difficulty in securing
quarters there. The Major, knowing
his rivals chances, and recognizing the
hopelessness of his own passion, was
torn by vain desires. He walked and
rode about Ballykill, encountering the
Bishop often, but avoiding the ladies so
persistently and anybody who was fool
might have thought that the meetings
with the Bishop were the special object
of his journeys. Master Jack, who was
acute and discerning, knew better.
Jack was also great friend to Vivian,
and am not sure but what she had