The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-12-08

responsibility. If I gave the boy name
he disliked, like Christopher, or 1ooias'
or Alonzo, or Simon. he would never
forgive me when he grew up, ana would
hate me to the day Of his death.
What nonsense you talk, FItzs 1ou
can talk it over with May, and come 10
some arrangement" ,,.
Zone question: said /, abruptly
stopping in our walk toward Ine orouS u
am that was to carry US to Tom com ON
Portable home; .'shaH have to hoid MIN
at the fontP'' :.
"Yes-that is, noiupOn my life lean t
say. Why?'
Because / have never held one before
ana am sure should let 1t ial- nav .
never seen one-having no marrleu Iel-
atlveS or friends-exSept in ous or IN
a perambulator in the streets; ana am
rather afraid of them. | aIn, upon my
lie: think they are all bad-tempered
and bad hammered, and have common
habit of working themselves into iriShe-
tul passions about nothing in particular
Just To- plague people and make them
uncomfortable. ;"
" For answer my fat friend shook his
fat sides with Laughter. and, when he
could speak, said:
You talk like bachelor, Fit"
You forget | have not had Twelve
months experience OF matrimony'
said, hitting him home.
He only laughed all the more at this.
My reply seemed to please has fancy.
at would be the best thing in life for
you if you had; it would make you
happy man, he said. when he recovered
himself Take my word for it, You
don know what comfort IS till you re
married.
I'm not very miserable in my present
state of blessed bacbelorhood, and IN no
hurry 10 nssse isn go s..,sA -
YOU know why 1 sent for yon?'' he said.
| looking at me suddenly, and, as | thought
afterwad, speculadvely.
'.To stand godfather to your son, of
course
That is one reason; but 1 have an
other. May and / have laid plot
I'm afraid L m spelling sport bv telling
Won. but I'm hanged if / can hold nv
| tongue"
Il am the victim of your plot. I sup
pose?'' inquired, mildly.
you are, my boy. Wewant to make
| YOU as happy as ourselves by marrying
| YOU TO one of the brightest and best Of
girls. She is Just the one to make YOU
as happy as you could desire"
Upon my life, you are awfullv good.
both of YOU, but / have no inclination to
ioin the list of martyrs mean toto
enter into the holy bonds of matrimony.'
I'VE viii say no more about her until
YOU see her. y
when viii that be?'' 1 asked. feeling
rather curious to see the woman who my
friends had decided was to make me a
happy man.
ION Wednesday morning; she is to be
one of the godpaothers. .
There was much ado about that christ
ening. The cake was of a gigantic size.
as if ordered with merciful considera- |
ton for the healthy appetites of the sis
tiers, cousins and aunts of Tom Phelan I
and his wife. The previous night din
ner was given to celebrate the event |
more htly l was dressed early, and |
went down into the drawing-room, |
where Tom was talking to Mrs. MacFum. /
q little woman with a twinkle in her
eyes and a juvenile cap on her head,
who prided herself on being connected
with the family of the family of the
great MacFums, to whom Brian Boru
himself was but an upstart, and the lords
of Kildare and Leinster but ''mush-
rooms. me dear. if it comes to that" as
she used to say, with a sense of pride,
expressed by a deR.hackward jerk of
her head. that made e lace of her cap
tiutter arily and the - tremble from
exaltation, in more than one, on
their wire stemsz aesy host had
J; !: !. J.
me, edded her
juvenile cap y 80 my best
bow, she wen krative of
hch Tom Ia y the pur
)se of introdN a
L saw that hey lsnt to get
way, but there wa &c in his striv-
z to stir from MRS. EFum just then, .
no started with a fresh anecdote of :
hat Tom Moore ha&t told her he had Z
i'd to Lady Blessington. when he sang:
Believe me if all;n and so | was left to Z
AXE my acquaintance with the guests .
ready arrived, all of whom were
rangers to me.
Charming day this has been," said a
oung lady, who evidently took pity on = :,
" forlorn condition.
"Charming beautiful, l replied,
oking at the speaker, who had the :,
lost wonderful. gray-blue Irish eyes l u
adj ever seen. which had now merry q
ok in them they strove in vain to con- =
al. ~
She gave a pleasant, soft, musical :,
ugh, when I had spoken. r
ssYou forget that it has been raining
i day." she said, looking at me with a ny
uizzing gaze. :.
$50 it has said I, remembering the 81
Lct, and laughing with her at INV mis- %
Ike; all the while felt myself blushing, 70
Il only spoke of the weather to break n
le conversational ice, " she said. ~
s.You are merciful," | answered, II
ordering if she was laughing at me- W
..Am [? L saw you were a stranger =.
us, and Mr. Phelan is being instructed n'
the pedigree of the MacFums, | sup =,
ose, and cannot get away for a quarter w ~
an hour to introduce you,n she said, -
it'll a friendliness that set me at my ease -. az
once. ~
'sWin you allow me to do myself that III Il,
Ieasure?'' III
Il think can spare you that trouble,n IN
lie replied, in the most musical of voices. -
You have come from London to stand ~
to baby?n M w
II have" answered, WONDERING how ~
lie knew, and watching with pleasure
lie arch look that suddenly darted into ou
or wonderful eyes l began to think :.
lat she had one of the most interesting ne
'ces l had ever seen. Her lips were red
adj saucy. and were, l thought lust III III
len. made to kiss and be kissed. W.
.'Shall 1 point you out the god 10
shss asked, watching my face az az
she spoke 4 ~, ~,
"No-that is. yes, y Irepied, thinking pi
what Iom had told me, and Just a It
tile curious to see his beau ideal of my in
Iture wife. m tv
There she is, at the other side of the st
'om, IN gray silk dress, talking with ex
at stout little man with the brown ha
IL. m
do you mean in
Yes, that tall and angular lady, with he