Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-23

without tltr scales J. IN tilt' center 81 me
apartment
N"uu. Tom M"rri>ry and Miss
Nh,lAu seemed the most unrnn-rrn"d
of III" party. The former. 4 -hccpi>h-
h~,hiu. hoy" al about three and twenty
VIZ wholly rngr">scd in an a~h-plant,
ih, h.I,. 81 which he was husllv carving
with = ,lrs" rla>p-kniir; Bri-id. VIII"
at next thu winl"w. divided her time
between ll-tlc>~ clancr- al the pas~ere-
hN ia the stree, h-l"w. and eip~ from 4
,uuhlcr 81 .in.cr-lcrr. which She held
M hc' night hand
''Cumr NOW. Luke. sab Mr.. O. Reilly.
90 III quite easy for You tn jump another
twrut, hvr. anyhow Make it six hun
drI AMI ,r,ruiy-iiNc. and I'll =" bail
Lack N"rri>rV won't break my word.
Each family held consultation in
whispers. and old Jack Morri>cy, after
"a lew moments. said in a loud tone:
Il wouldn't break Mr.. ORrillv'S
word ipr hundred pound, let alone Il
trltlr Of iN" and twenty. Well take
the girl with >iN >rNcniy-tivc down"
Then lack Morri-cy sat down and up
and -pak" Luke Whclan;
irrur. wouldn't break Mr..
- Reilly word ior the girls whole for
tune: hui L. tell y"u the thru,h.
couldn't. Wud c"nyayincnrr To- meSeli,
lay me- hand un the other twenty-five
unless hc added, after pause, Jack
M"rri~cy will take me Till al tire,
months Tor II
" III bargain. then :" said old
M"rri~ry. >llprinr his knee So violently
10y the rcNcrlrra,inn out "i Miss Whe
lan's glass.
That's right, me dccant fellows.
SAID o'Rcilly. Then. grinning from eal
to ear, he continued, Nov boys, lie
the Young people embrace"
Aitcr little tittrring from each enc
oi the room. Brigid laid her tum bier oi
/ her chair. and rose hlushingly; and Ton
stood mp shccpishly, still holding tn,
ash plant and the knife.
"Arrah, Law down the stick Tom, an,
4" Your duty hy the girl said Mrs
Norriscy Tom-his checks now a
rosy ~ Mr.. O'Rcilly's nose-laid down
the stick "n his chair, and. closing til,
clasp-kniic, placed ii in his pocket.
The lovers were about to he pushc,
into each others arms, when Luke erie,
cut
"Wh" j. Ia pay the interest on tin
bill"
lyon oi course" replied Jack Mon
riscy.
"Divil hit of nell do anything g
the sort"
Then it's no match"
OReilly was nonplussed The in
tended couple wer, held back by thei
respective fathers and mothers. \
awful silence reigned in the room. \
length, after pause OF fully three min
utcs, O'Rcilly, who had occupied tn
three minutes apparently in maxim
mental calculations, said:
ooh, hang it all. wouldn't see tw
loving hearts broken for paltry six o
seven shillings. I'll pay the interes
out of my own pocket; l will, indeed !.
Then Hibernian admiration for sue
astounding generosity as that displaye
by OReilly came to the front.
"Begor, tits rale dacant man yo
are" cried both fathers, almost in tn
same breath; and wordy war ensued
each parent, fired by the publican
offer, being now absolutely eager to pa
the interest
After considerable amount of talk
OReilly suggested that the charges TO
discounting the bill should be born
conformity by the Morriseys and tn
Whelans.
Jack Morrisey and Luke Whela
grasped the publican's hands affection
ately, and, almost overcome with emo
ton Luke exclaimed:
It's fine man you are, begor it is
It's a great head you have an no mis-
take"
Then Brigid was enveloped in Tom
arms and loud kiss sealed the con
tract.
The parents then, by tacit consent
left the room, followed by ORielly an,
by Philip Whelan, who had not one
opened his lips, except for the purpos
of introducing, occasionally, mouthfu
Of weak whisky and water, during tn
entire pre-nuptial debate.
The lovers for the first time were al
lowed TO indulge in the time-honore
custom Of billing and cooling, while il
O'Reilly's shop, Luke Whelan was bus
ordering whisky for the marriage feast
"And I'll make the ordher an extr
gallon, me dacent fellow" said Luke t
O'Reilly, "for the grand way yo
brought matthers to a head this mornin'
Here's luck to us al! ~