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

WIS mus mn NOCtTl
and for that matter, even so far away rs Gong
itself Many were the appointments made ny tue
lads and lasses for days hefere No one IN tno
parish had more engagements thin hau pIsuS
U,uorah Variiy Chlelest among. her sultOrs
was Pierce joyce a wel-to-co man, win Two cows
horse and cart. and at prtsrn.i mue n sbe did
,nt voine Pierce Jnyce 80 much Tor these ma'tIidi
advantares as for his own handsome coaNihE SCI.
Was he not the hnest man among al ,"e JuS oo1
IN fba haronv race famed for their great physleal
Strength gigantic stature aud rare oeautV .
Pierce joyce was over six feet TWO ~ u, snV sho
was the best wrestler. dancer ana piougner ~ He
va 'ho snS the sight OF his handsome. dark,
S~anIsh-lookng lace aud staiwart iorl as iic Cthe
10 the door of her aants caO!h shutey inorah
| haart to nuisate wildly. Ann Lynch was a WISE
| woman IN her day aud generation. one Knew
Pierce Joyce would be sprnNlu i nalcI i hn ~
rir like Hanorah. and therefore allowed hersei! 10
be persuaded into permitting her niece 10 90 u 'ne
dance. -. tr.no.ob vor;lv
tri,neJ over the fields by the side OF Pierce Joyce
She wore no inery Of any kind A btol lace OF
ribbon sue bad never possessed dnrlLg her exist
ence aud as for collars and cuis, iiau0rah my
had in lie Tor them FOR sue al W." 80, -
her sleeves short TO her elbows anu tLe liou1 -,
the body sopcd low, across when was aoTt If
little checked shawl. short, bed- gown SUI VI
dress of blue cotton with small white Spots on u,
and faded red lilsey pc ucoat' conlp'e'eu uel
attire. Her eyes were sparkling anu ',t ,i,o,N
flushing as looking the very INCARNATION oil youth;
b,auty aud health HanOrah Narily, .accOuhPdneu
by her stalw art, hand some cavalIer' s'ePiou III
Bnb keuralVS barn. NNclt d N'h,','' "''~
number of the company had already aSSempieu'
H.
There WAS many a pretty and cOmely girl there:
but none SO pretty as lianOrah arlly. some o.
th,,n-hut they were tue eAceL tiOns-were better
dressed tnan HanOrah aud none wore SHOES anu
stockings At one end OF the uaih sit 'ne pIInu
fiddler GlbbOn LynOt, three OF louI e"er'y inVh
aud a connie Of Old women grouped ar"uhd uIhl.
4morg them was old Bob kenealy. Boz was
bachelor. aud gave this dance once year to The
IL. ~, he
We'll then. Hanorah! he exclaimed hospiGItpiy
AN it's welcome yer purity face an yer hght iut
rs bedad, if | wasn't so 1utd, l's sp"A4n " '"o
priest Id ne about We mcsel1! q,
HanVrah VarIly laughed merrlly. she vas accus-
toned TO these compliments from on DoD hettaS
och fax Bob you We no chahco tn.'o,
sam KATY Blake. an old bafeIOOteG ciOhc 0rdiou
elegantly in 10 patchwork quilt, worn shaW WIS.,.
.SLurs it's no saycret that HanOrah match ~ Us
good as made Didn't Ye see. she auueu sisHiI
cantly. VINO II was she KEN III VIA
VINO WAS it asked GibbOn Lyn-t.
Pierce joyce from there be wan SIDE av CoolfVln.
. There manys the wan av the boys does take me
10 the dances an back AGAIN replied lianOran,
crimsUnIng to the roots OF her pretty back mar.
och! but. HauOran Jewell continued haIty
Blake WHY not another nv the boys II a man aV
fortune ike Pierce! GLORY be to goodness ~nos
That wid oulG Din.s Prandhergas
II for.ot - tell yez,' said Bob Kenealy, that's
Bddv Pranduergass that wint awaJ saIVlce'
sues back now an has nifty pound IN hard cash III
the bank Her Wi,thrcss let Il To ner III WILL loi
hein kind TO her WIN she Vas slch -
Five Years before bad Biddy l'rendergast,
through the interest of lady living III the ncigh-
boihJod procured sitIato n to attend upon an III
valid lady ID ring the nye years she had never
pllI "A vlslt to MOvtura, and now returned tue
hers 10 hfty pounds Buddy was dr. sed with
an attempt at fashion; she wore soicd due SIX
dress a ,air OF yellow kid gloves, ana prHOch ana
earrings tuar looked like go IL iauo ran gahed at
her, a. nrst IA Some pcrp"X ty.-sne was e"ed py
Blddy's srildeur AMI rrputrd wealth.. lheh see
ng hat the heress couuescended 10 SPEAK 10 some
of her Old friends, she made her way tO"aru hei;
aul held out her hand, saying; An. theh biduy
welcome Zone. SnuIe it, as grand a. The DeHo"s
R%I,lv lookea decidedly discounted and, after
very cool neeting 70 lianoran, turned to speak 10
Darby Cost gau. a handsome Young farmer. VINO
presently leG ncr out to the dahce. Hanorah Nary
had for her first partner Pierce Joyce, hut another
aud yet another did she tire down anu only
sto ped wnen the muse ceased. Inc queen oil the
dance HauOrah undoubtedly was, with heI flashing
ace er light step, and her gIaceiul, uthe lOrn
Not that she h3u much opportunity OF displaying
tnuch grace Tor Irish Jig ~ danced ny lrlsh
PEASANTS N an Irish barn. is surely as solemn
performance was that OF the patriarch ooIoie
'u1 Cnme ont Hanorah will We asked Pierce
Io,.c. ne sl,e came near the door There's lot Oh
fh1 boys an erls sittin out there on the hai CUT
away haNrlck Come on" ~ H. ,::..
Pat Holi0n who had been watching DIS dIVlhIY
in the dance from IA convenient coign oil vantage
lust outside the door. heard the rePn, 81 ana "a"
Hanoiah \arlly comply with u. Inc P'e-t''EtgT
turned away with a SICK feeling at ms heaIt ne
stood III tue shadow of stack. near the hayrck,
whence he hau "A view of HauOrah. whom ne cOuld
distiuyu sh distinctly IN the soft maze OF carry
.unner night lie saw the outline OF the girl 5
pretty figure. and Of the splendid looking stai"art
man who was eaning toward her, anu Wh"u ne
envied with such ieIce envy that, tor moment,
a CONFUSION shook his frame. at HoHon nic not
place himself there with the intention 81 Deihg an
eavesdIOppef but rs he st"0d IN the shadow ana
listened 10 the sound of tier voices, grduudiy Tie
words became mere Glasnct. and hc heard ilanordh
say: An Is it thrue that Bidly Prandhergass has
tOrtuLe
I'll i. Uanorah' he replied but iHGJhf !
wouldn't look al her If she had three hltes in the
bank let alone ono. -
there was a happy ring IN her tones we don't eA-
pect to b'leege tGat! Maybe lleIce' sue
wOuldn LOOK at yOu:
.Ay. fax! Maybe mott he said 'Ah. SHIRE.
What's money If one hasn't the happiness ne
continued phllosopAicaliy. 'Bedad, Hanorah ia
sooner 1--we on the clppns OF I'm WIN yerseli' nor
with BdGy Prandhergass an her nj " pounds
lie drew nearer ds ne spoke, aud gazed INTO heT
prctty downcast face, wnil, Pat HOhon looked on.
and heard Pierce joyce say. Shure. don't Sc know
lis the Drakln's OF my heart ye are. lanOrah But
Hauorab made no reply. The unseen watcher cTcpt
ruund 10 the SHADOW to the other side OF the stack,
and there fell upon the ground in mute agony.
A merry. lieht-hearted party 1t was that set out
for (;ortiiachulra after the dance. Somehow or
other Pierce Joyce and HanOrdh Nariy Ihgerru
behind the Others. But yet another fingered he.
hind Them and that was the Pig-driver, VINO crePt
along inside the hedge, and watched hahorah
until she was safely inside her own door.
Hanorah was up betilnes. and at her work early
IN the morning II was thanKless labor, trying 10
clear their little bit of arid land FROM weeds ana
stones. But the thought, of what Pierce joyce hdd
said to her sweetened her labor, ana she was sing
ing like "A lark as Pat HOhOn was going on 10 the
big house TO his work there. He stood and looked
at her for a minute, anu then passed on win
prayer on his lips. IL not quite clear To nm
whether or not the prayer was sent up for Hanorah
Varllv, he only knew that he always instlnctlNeiy
PRAYED when he saw her
The DAYS weut on. and many dance at falr ann
wake did Hanurah take part IN AT the same time
the shadow of famine was again lowering over the
land The summer had turned ont wet and cheer
less. The scarcely rlDened and what dld come
to any kind Of maturity lodged with the
rain. The potatoes rOttrd in the earth; and the
hav pat up, perforce. when sufficiently dry,
ioJ hut fu