Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-05
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
Peacock Niue.

And they all were alike Of the Peacock Blue.
| Anna Elizabeth Leavitt Lowne
| Made her bonnet Of velvet brown
| Made II herself, for TINS maiden knew
There was no one could make 1t With taste true.
Trimmed it with russet to match her gown
Il And her gloves neat as the best IL town.
Proud of her handiwork frank and free,
| Anna Elizabeth called TO
Ada Louisa, her friend 20 tTue,
Who had purchased the beautiful Peacock Blue.
All You have come for u wsls with me-
And to envy my elegant dress, said she
Anna Elizabeth felt no more
Proud of the pretty dress she wore
Said to herself. IS There is nothing mine
OF so brilliant color or half 30 fine."
But the neat little thrush with its notes clear,
Need have naught from the peacock so proud to fea.
-Wide Atoahe.
| Pats EEatR.
It was cheerless day, and rainy. The
| children were anxious for something to
| do, because their mother was away, and
so were getting both nervous and quar-
relsome.
Just then the door opened and in came
Dick. He was the tease and torment
of the family, but he happened just now
to be in good humor. The girls focked
round him.
Where had he been? Who had he
seen? Was it ever going to be pleasant
and sunshiny again?
| "Tvc been over to Pats, said Dick
"and he's fixed up nicely, can tell you"
| GLOW is his leg? Is it getting wen?"
asked Pansy.
"He's up, but he can't walk yet. I
tell you he's funny fellow, and just as
| ready to laugh when he's in pain as to
| cry. Before he came to this country, he
was at service with an Irish Earl, and
it's fun to hear his stories about the
great house and the great people,"
"Lets go over there" suggested
Pansy, and every face frightened. They
turned to Aunt Ellen. She did not OBJ
ject, so off the little group started.
Pats room was over the stable. Being
a very ingenious man, he had filed it
with various little ornaments that gave
it great interest in the eyes Of the
young people.
Pats curtains, Pats pictures and
Pats stove were all admired duly, and
then fell silence. Pat himself, with
his shock of red hair, bristling beard
and mustache, was interesting because
he was an invalid, and had his right
leg in cast of plaster.
| He had fallen from ladder q month
before, and, as he had few relations
able to help him, Mr.. Wood, whose
coachman he was, had consented to his
remaining there. The poor fellow dread
ed hospital above all things, SO his two
sisters between them nursed him, till
now he was nearly well.
| Dick preached the subject of could
Ireland, and Pats eyes sparkled. Com
ing out OF smiling reyerie, ne said
"Did I iver tell We how took gin
teel bath for the first time ?"
ooh, Pat! is it story?" cried
Pansy.
"Sure and it is-a story Of the ould
castle where was In sarvice before I
came over to America.
"You see it was hot I was, afther a
hard days work, and many's the time
I'd seen the Arrl in the cool of the aven-
ing come out of the little bath-house
down by the river rs irish and bright as
al red herring. SEES he to me, ses he,
| one time:
"'Pat, would you be liking to take a
cowld bath in the bath-house?'
"s Bath-house, is it?' ses ], sure
we've been fncing the river in
"' Not quite, says the Arrl, laughing,
it's better than the river, though, and
[ thought ye might like to refrish your
SELF
"'Thanks, said /, if ye'd be PLACED
to tell me how.
"With that he laughed harder, show
| ing all his white, handsome teeth. and
he walked with me to the door, took the
kay out of his pocket and unlocked it.
do ye see that pig up there?" he
asked.
"'Not sign of pig, says I. He
meant wooden handle, and he showed
me.
"'That's to hang your clothes on, ;
says he.
"'Clothes, indade, says to mesilf !;
I'd Yayther kape 'e,n on.
"'Thep little plugs down there, said
| the Arrl, you must pull out for the wa
Their to come II.
| "' Och, indade, says [.
"'An' if it's showering ye wants, take
hold Of the string yondher.
Showering Q said I, not letting on
that didn't understand, showering it
is, to be snre.
| eth lock the door and take the kay,
said he, wild a twinkle in his eye; so
| that you'll not he disturbed.
g. But how'll git out 2 says I.
| 60 Oh, I'll be back In ten minutes or
So
every well, says I, and off he whit.
| $50 takes off me shoes and stock
ms, and for the rest, says 4, you didn't
ketch this chap taking could for the want
Of clothes. So Jest stoops, an L pulls
out the plug, an laid it on the ground.
"Well, the wather came pouring In,
| and it fit mighty nice on me feet, but it
wasn't slow comm, at all Fax, by
the time I'd got ready to wash me
hands, If it wasn't half way up to me
knees, and there was in me clothes.
"An it kept pourln' an pourin', and
like fool I'd left the plug On the fura
and when I whit to find it. faix, il wasn't
there. Och, and wasn't In % nice fix.
an the wather pourin' over the tub and
on the floor of the little room, growing
higher and higher, till it got above me
knees.
"Pretty soon I sees handle that
screwed on, an fax, l turned it. Och,
by the powers, the wather come splash