New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18

rock where she had been waiting and cnging to
her skirt and following her as closely as he could,
came a chubby, ragged urchin of four, bare-legged
and with IA head and face burned by the to the
Nanny! mammyp he shouted, jumping into the
middle OF the path in front of the cart
rt Az ~ responded nanny, rather hoarsely; stand
Where's my sugarstick p he demanded. beginning
TO KICK and caper in the dust
, Mrs Roche was tired and cross, and had forgotten
the sugarstlck in the excitement and hurry bury;
and that she had disappointed the chiId-her Ben
jamn.
..sugarstickv she shouted angri,y. How dare We
ask me for sngarsticki Norah, why haven't We that
child IN bedf Nothln will serve We but sugarstlck;
wait till get you and see the batting I'll give ye!
He stared at her with wde-opened brown eyes for
an instant. Then on her making fent to catch
HIM; he turned and ran as fast rs he could up the
legs scudded OIL through the dust, and the tangled
yellow head never turned to look round. o,
Norah. grumbed Mrs. Roche, rclenting of her
sGm%r already Nora never even looked round:
after her up the steep billy path
Weary on ye both, yee, torments! ! am dead bat
Who was standing in the yard at the end Of the
house; come and take out the beast He ounged
forward obedientiy; he was big good humored
lying on top of the dyke.
There was every sign of plenty and prosperity
COW house. the door of which open, showed
couple of calves tethered in the stalls. The cows
mind the house. and side by side with it several
acres Of oats good-szed pool o. LIQUID slush
the yard before the cowhouse.
tn" oatciield of which broken wall
garden. hawk-weed topped all the mul,i-color
weeds. rs humble relation, the dandeon. growing
peoples. two or three kinds of thlstles and purple
vetch while the margin was kept by meadowsweet
S a IL ns prime of their bloom and
them; the children, who had holiday now, and lay
about all day in the sun rs they chose, dreamed
little of wedding as of sewing OF reading. Norah
had two bigger sisters who were at convent school
AN expense some what unsuiled to the family
means: but Mrs. Roche had uncle a priest, aud
deemed it needful to keep the respcctability of
the family, by causing her daughters to learn
French and the of the globes. The boys of
whom there were three, ranging from fifteen down
to the fouryearold Mick, held, like their parents,
that wedding was no use. No one weeds The
thistle aud dandelion if rooted out IN one place,
would only be blown on to 1t again from the neigh
bors They held nearly two hundred acres only
eighty of which good Land, and two acres OF
that at least were wasted in bitches. THAT was
always So like the weeds and like sowing the ref
use POTATOES OF WornOut variety, for the equally
valid reason that everyone did IT. They kept two
his eldest son were fond of attending funerals and
races and n woman servant to cook for and feed
the animals.
tered edlhce. things were much like the poor Heller
mans cabin. There was the same clay floor, the
turf burning on the hearthstone-everythn WAS
much the same but there seemed to be more of IL.
more deli on the dresser larger turf tire, and
larger pot Swinging Nv cham over IT,
Mrs. Roche silk dress on
Sunday, and drove to mass on her side car That
did not prevent ner putting blazing spark OF turf
into the churn before setting to make butter and
consulting wise woman when "A fell III. in pre-
ference TO the veterinary surgeon in Galteetown.
Her nother-in-iaw iiyed with them they agreed on
the whole fairly well. Mrs. Roche. senior always
held that her daughterin law expected too much
seeing the figure of her fortune. There n
book in the house, save the chdrcn's tattered
national school books Roche read The Freeman,
which he subscribed for- union with two neigh
/
man. n tenant Mt Will his rent had been raised
twice since he got possession of his farm aud he ex
peCted, with some show of reason, Tor IL was still
speaking relatively low rented that the process
would he repeated, n consideration which dld not
stimulate hun to increased eNcrtion.
Mrs Roche was met at the house door by her
mother-in-iaw. who was IN he act of hattenng out
a large Hour cake into the shape of Il wheel be-
tween her hands There was "a rolling-pn in the
house, but she liked the old-fashoned way.
But you're late, Mary Ann was her salutation.
! Il began the cake without wattu We longer.
Tom is wanting his supper this hour-he's goin'
over 10 the Cross Roads tonight
quick. sharp look was exchanged by the two
women What news have We r went on the elder
Mrs. Connor was IN here on her way home from
market hchernan's sou is 10 be home next week.
she tells me; Can get nothln' TO do, they'll have to
quit that place surely. Mary Clifford was taken 20
Cork Yesterday 10 be put OF 20 America
What's ths you done 10 MickyP said the
farmers voice AT the door. He had seated himself
on the doorstep aud the little fellow who had been
disappointed Of his sugarstlck stood by him with "A
sulky pout on his gIimy face.
90 Come here Wild We, tormlnt' said the mother.
She vent 70 a press. and taking n loaf thence
winch she had brought home with her from the
town. cut hun a slice which she spread with dark
brown sugar. must give hm something
he'll say I'm a liar. Say thank YOU now and take
that puss OF You this minute she said holding 10
away from him until he obcyed. He obeyed her and
grinned, then carried hIs prize back TO the door
step. lie was pretty child. the youngest OF the
brood and spoilt.
The father winl,cd at him approvingly.
son.
Are We going to the Cross Roads tonight asked
inc VIE from within, IN Il complaining voice.
hHF M ttFlA ANaT Inns
ITO the Currnch of kildare
The boys they VIII repair,
And Lord Edward win be there
says the Shau-V an-vogt."
The singing, varied by conversation with Mick
was Kept up until the cake cooked. Mrs.
meal was over the farmer put OIL his hat and took
the road down hill.
1t was dark when Roche got out Of the boreen on
the fierce heats of the day, and the dew was de-
scendng in IA thick soft shower. Every b AIDE Of
grass was loaded already and the harvest moon,
seen through The mlsts that overhung the valley.
looked IKE an enormous copper ,sheld SGT in the
sky lie had advanced about twenty PAGES when
voice hailed hum out of the darkness
'ROGhe. hey-Tom Rocher
Charley, were you waiting on mel
A tall slim figure rose from the hedge-sido and
approached him.
was waiting for ye-who all will be IN it to-
nightf
Below at Brufs1 therel be the town men and
good lew from the nelghborhOod. Charley and
Roche swung something closer to the Younger man
- say nothIn'. do ye hear me Fen on aud Hynos
Will both be there an | warn ye tits dangerous.
Il tell you, 1om,' replied he in "a logged under
tone, II nave no drawing nor casting; tits my
affair to shoot that an no one shall Interfere
IIutf sai NUall plph