The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21
BORN TO GOOD LUCK. How Paddy o'Ratferty Made His Rep
 utation.

Charles Readc, H. Harpcr's Magazine
 Patrick q Rafierty was small farmer n the County Leinster. He and his father before him had been yearly tenants 10 squire 0rmsby.for tif'y years on very easy terms
 fa;r!ck uneasy than his sire ION and then pes,ered this squire for d lease. Then the squire used 10 say. Well. fl you make polnt of t, will have the land valued and lease drawn accordingly. Bu; this iniqul,ous pro posal always shut o'Kaiier,y's month for tune. lie was called in the village Paddy Luck and certainly he had the luck to set into good many tights and other scrapes, and to ge, ou, of them wonderfully. IL was he who set the name rolling his neighbors did but accept II.
 lie proiessed certain powers akin to divinatlon, and they were not generally rideuled, for he was right one time in hve, and that was enough, for credulty always forgets the usual and remembers the eccentric.
 This worthy had COW to sell. and drove her into the neares, fair. He put twelve pounds on her and was laughed at. She was dry and she was ugly Twelve pounds. Go along wid ye' !" Never mind ht,." was Fats reply. I'm Paddy Luck. and it's meself that will sell the baste for twelve pounds and diyil a ha'penny less" This was his proclamation all the morning. In the afernnon he condescended to ten pounds. jus, to obllge the community Al sun set he managed to get eigh, pounds. and bys,ander told him that he was d lucky fellow.
 Ina, IS no news. then :" said he. IL was dark. and he was tired his home was twelve Irish miles ofi He resolved 10 sleep n the town. In the meantime he went to a tavern and regaled his pur- chaser, drank. danced. ditied. showed hls money, go, drunk. and was robbed bv one oi the llgh,-hngered gentry who prowl about far
 The consequence was that the next lime he ordered liquor on liberal scaie flor he was one who treated semicircu- larly in his cups-he could not find a shilling to pay, and the landlord put him out in the street. He cooled himself a, d neighboring pump. and went in search of gratnl,ous lodgings. The hard-hearted town did not provide these so he walked out of 1t into sweeter air. He was not sick nor sorry. Qaite the reverse. He congratulated himself on his good luck. Sure, now" said he. if had sold her for lI,, it's Li4 I'd be losing by that same bargain
 Some little distance outside inc fowl. Ae found deserted hovel; there was no door, window. nor floor; but the root was free from holes in one or two places, and there was dry corner, and heap oi straw Tn II. Paddy thanked his stars for providing him with so complete and gratuitous shelter, and immediately bur vowed into the straw. and was about to drop asleep when the glimmer of lan- sern shot in through the doorway, and voices muttered outside.
 Patrick nestled deeper in the straw late and yet too early for the virtues, charity included, to be afoot.
 Two men came in with sack, spade. and lantern; one of them lifted the lantern up and took cursory glance round the premises. Patrick, whom the spade had set a-shivering, held his breath. Then the man put the lantern down, and his companion went to work and dug. not 2 grave, as panting Pat expected, but a big round hole.
 This done, they empticd the sack; ou, rolled and iinkled silver salvers of all sifes, coffee-pots, ,ea-pots, forks, spoons. brooches, necklaces, rings--a mine of wealth that glowed and gli,,ered in the light of the lantern.
 Patrick began to perspire as well as