The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-09-30

'Once there was n yoong maan. and
foine yoong maan was he, and W aver
by trade"
Here Monica started and tried aoain
to get out of the corner, but in vain.
Whichever way she looked she saw a
pair of fine grey eyes staring at her from
under Blown curls and scarlet cant
"Sthop yer talking and condensation in
that furthermost corner over there"
whispered Larry. with power that
made him heard all over the cottage
Twill, this same yoong maan. and a
foine yoong maan was he, and him
wa yer by trade, had great sacret
lyin' heavy on his heart! And it was
this same secret he wished to pour into
the ear ov certain yoong lady, and
foine yoong lady was she; but he niver
could see her where he could spake it
DOT like maan aloud.
He'd see her in the road full ov
! folks or in the church-yard full of dead
min and live children, or at mass or -
a funeral And all thin times he'd tsT
to whisper this whisper in her ear; but
he could niver get near enough to her
to whisper it, and'--
The hoarse whispering and its effect
under Larry's disguise was very ludi-
crous, and he was stopped by peals of
laughter.
Twill, ladies and sgintlemin, that
whisper is still whusperin' in that yoong
maan's buzzum; whusperin' TO get out,
and to Whisper itself into that fair
klady' ear, that's not open for a Whisper.
"Now, thin, that yoong maan, and
foine yoong, maan he is, and a w aver. by
trade, is full ov whispers tonight that
l he m anes to Whisper out, ather in that
\ yoong lady s ear, or else in the ears ov
\ this big company--now thinr' And
the whisper grew louder and heavier
"Here goes! In one minute, unless he
gets lave to whisper this Whisper where
it belongs, he IL Whisper it out so that
the whole company will get 1t, as will
rs the fair lady to whom it belongs be
right. What he d Whisper is this, this
foine yoong man, w aver by trade
But whisht there and be quiet, will
We, in that corner over there. Afore
Whisper it out to we all, L Il tell you
that this young maan, and fone yoong
maan is he, bides with his ould father
the mither ov him bein dead-and an
ould woman not over clane at the cook
in, and this same ould father SAYS to
OIhO lOIiO gOpliso me- l1uNl,
why do We niver bring me home a
daughter to look after the hins and
ducks and the ould woman?'
"There was but one ov them all that
the foine yoong maan cared pin for,
and he could no more get near to whus-
per it to her, nor if she was the child
ov the Duane herself, in place ov the
gran child ov dacent ould Irish
cob"-
He was interrupted and the company
startled by loud cry: "Sthop, now,
Larry OMoore, a-tazin me, and lit me
aloonr'
Every eye was turned on the pretty
little prisoner in the corner; and then
peals of laughter and clapping of hands
followed-an impromptu not planned in
the ''unaque Entertainment"
In the midst of this merriment Larry
O'Moore gave leap through the
crowd, and-before she knew it he was
y y %yg,; Rtth e SEA ear FIFTH the blush
NJ one knows t., this day what words
he "whuspered;" but in six months
vi from that time they alb Raew, tlET the
z = "school- maistl1er" was busy getting up
apotheI ppaqueirtertainmept" tor a
wedding at the cottage of the ould cob
bier Daddy BIsuey, as he was familiar
. ly called. LID. ID Chaplin. IN. YOUTH S
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