New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-06

while our lt;le cabin is standin'
'rris you was always the good nahOr Pat. said
HanOrah, AZ she got of the car. Thank ye, an
BqHqGcat iddth, now
Pat p.rsued his way toward his own lttle cabin
where he had Promised 10 put up the hofse aud cart
for the night. The man was Trembling with excite
meut as he thought of the proposal he had made to
Hanurah. He wondered II she would fancy he
meant anything more than neghborly kindness
and If 80
he could not trust himself to think about it. As
for llanorah she had not given his words thought
as soon she entered the cabin door.
III.
who was that ye came home wdr asked Ann
Lynch as HanOrah entered.
came home on Pierce JOyce's cart, but 10 was
Pat Hol on that was dhriVIn. There, aunt | got
four shlllings tor the hlnS at Father Flavelles
That makes only nInrteen shllins that We
have. Och wIrra wirrastnru! an where are we
to LET the 1t nv the rlntF
8edad. aunt, an shure amn't | always thnkn
that lneself ? replied Hanorah.' as she corered
over the miserable fire on the hearth-a fire OF one
sod OF turf and some dried heather roOts-in vain
endeavOr To warm herself. It's bltthcr coWld!
sne exclaimed. shudderlug.
Who wa, at the fairf asked Ann Lynch. as she
crushed INTO her short black pipe morse OF the
glowing turf
Hanorah enumerated their various friends and
IN why didn't Pierce Joyce come home wild the
horse and cart himselfT sne asked.
an ouli Tom
'Throth ! wish yer match was made wild nun; ioI
maybe it's taKln' BIddy an her money he u be.
III spake 10 Father Flavelle, an ask him II he
knows anything.
Don't go say anything about me. aunt
claimed Hanorah. her eyes flashing. don't want
to throw meSef at aHvwans head
But your match must be made for ye,' retorted
her aunt
Il don't want 10 have any match made for me-
said the Girl. I want 10 be axed'
'Arrah don't be foolish. Shure, what would the
Majors say II yer match wasn't made for We Ike
any .ther dacnt girl 1hrothD she continued
querulously, ITS the sore an sorry handful you
ever war to me. If yer match ism made, an that
we're put ont on tie road wnereI ye 90 TOT l
know Molly Flanagan. my hnsbands-God rest his
sowl first cousin, Will give me a shakedOwn until
| look about me-
Hanorah was decidedly piqued and jealous thar
Pierce Joyce should have left her. and have gone
home with BlGd} and her father. The grl mad
plenty Of spirit and she WAS gOaded almost to mad
ness think her amt should try To > make n
match for her with one who. whatever lie may
have said IN the way OF love-makng to her, had
certainly never asked her to MARY him. She lay
awake long that nIght. thinking OF handsome
Pierce Joyce and thinking over all he had sad TO
her: and her ,hrewd common sense told her that he
had SAID very little more 10 her than had her many
OF her lovers whom ste had led with her pretty
laughing face. and her lively ways.
he rent day was drawing nearer and nearer. ana
vet they had only made mp n few shilllugs more.
They had a tire only very rare occasions an
there they sat IN the little cheerless hreesa calm
knitting stockings from morning till night; he
rain was uucedsug, the sky ls one uniform leaden
hue, and universal gloom seemed u nave settled
over the place. One day: after HAVING knitted
away in silence for a considerable time. Ann Lynch
SUD denly stood mp put on her capacious hooded
red cloth cloak, and said: .
won't be long; but won't tell Won where | m
goln'l and so saving she walked out of tine house.
Along the roads she trndged IN the misty, thick
binding rain her bare feet FLASHING along the
badly kent highways. On she went until she came
TO decent little cabin. and here she Knocked
Justify AT the door. There no answer For
full an hour she waited III neghbOrlng cow-she!,
awaiting the return of Pierce joyce. Tor sue had
determined ask him. for Hanordhs sake, Tor the
loan OF the rent due the next day.
Meanwhile Hanorah. her strong, 1.-the young
frame weakened from want of proper nOurishment,
had stood Il and leaned against the open door KNIT
ting She felt very lonely Since the far-day at Cong,
she had neither heard nor seen anything OF Pierce
Joyce What would she not give to see MIN WITH
the natural desires Of youth welIng up IN her
breast. she lOnged for a little brightness IN the
roughuess and darkness of her life. someone came
along the road. HanOrah Narlly looked up-and
saw Pierce Joyce. lie stopped when he saw her.
and ran toward the cabin. ~,
it's good for sore eyes to SEQ you! Where was ye
this while backf
Mays the place was in he replied looking
around Where's your aunt
She's out. HAnorah could not trust herself to
say much.
Throth It's dOnny enough yer lookin.
shure It's no wondher. Times is very bad, an
it's no weather to get days work IN now. Sue
looked up wlstfully at him as she spoke.
Don't be dOwnhearted, Hanorah.' be said IN his
custon.ary kind tones which made the gir heart
heat wildly We must look out an get some
daclnt boy to put the com6dher on ye III goIn TO
set Won a GOOD example myself, Tor Just was
spakn To Father Flayeile about me an niue girl
Arrahl What are We spakln about ASKED
Hanorah quickly LOOKING up AZ niin , 10 'H 9 ,j
while the color came and went In her lace ana
her heart beat last -
About WHAT Hanorah looked down, and busted
herself about the heel Of her stocking Nhur''
never seen since the Cong FAR Day whih ye lelt
ne an whit All wild Biddy PTandhergaSs.
Despite all her efforts to suppress It, there was
tremor III HanurAhs voice
A raai uacInt glrl Is Biddy, he SAID looking az
Uanorah's dCWncast tace. and wishing ne was ont
of the place Halloi There's that poor gome'tL
pat HoIon " ne exclaimed by way OF changing the
onyersation and he nodded 20 Pat as lie passed the
cabin door But Hanorah was bisvely determined
tn know the worst and she asked IN voice 40
:, booed by her wOmans pride That It's caimhess
N.Y. Riddv Prudhrrgass was the little girl you
were spakIn' to Father Flayelle about["as she
Maybe she was was the eyasive rep -
Was she Piercef almost demanded hanorah.
sWell-sho was he admitted with niue uneasy
laugh. An shure | want You 10 come an uance A'
our weddln'. for it's to be- on satherday' -.
The day ather to-morrra, sue salu' III lne Sdlu0
steady voice TO be shure VIII. , ..,
That's right Hanorah be exclaimed, apparently
much relieved Now must be on Vail,
When Pierce Joyce left her, Hanoran varlLy
walked straight out Of the house and Gown tue
ragged slushy road. The even NJ was CLOSING III
fast and the thick rain was falling Se, OH The T
walked quickly, unheeding where she went Inc
girl wanted to get away from her thoughts and
from her own aching heart and fuliy TWO houls
elapsed before she again entered inc CABIN tJ"i,
where she tound her aunt who told her what her
errand had been.
You wouldn't nave got 1t if Pierce joyce was
there said Hanorah bitterly. 'fietce JOJco was
here wild me while Won were away. , -. W..
Well P-in an eager tone Is II settledI " UGH
Is the match To be made p ...
It's made, she responded. in the same Dltter
voice. Pierce Joyce tOuid me that hes goin W 10
married 10 Biddy Prandhergass on Satherday.
Ann Lynch was furious. She upbralded uanoran
for not playing her cards better. =,
= Don't talk 10 me like that, aunt, or III 90 Hlau
she almost shreked. | tell you that Pierce joyce
doesn't want 70 marry me because / Ia a poor glrl
luIlHa hAd