Little Falls transcript., 1883-09-28

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| hid him ii the bog7 he asked.
/ Deed ha.nt, thin! E replied Mick.
~ Have ye iyer stola no1ey, or its value?n
/ 9, Deed, Il haint done that, atherin
Have ye coveted yoar neighbors
goods2 81 !. a. ss5 Ssss.s.Sz.
s'Deed, I've no made O. doin' that, fo1
I've got more mysllf nor most o them
has! .ss, *s#>. 81 *ss4-..s5
| & Have ye lied agin ysr enenies."
/ Deed. Il haint! I've q. better way o
settlin' them. I jist ups wid my right fist
and knocks EN- down widout the trouble O.
lyin agin 'em!" g.. s..z= s III Il:
The priest rebuked this spirit, and asked
| if there was a grudge In his heart AGAINST
any fellow creature. + ..". II !.
aPEnty o. 'em, yer riverence. - +
| Go this hour and ak their pardon" was
the good advice of the old man.
| Faith, the one agin whom am eyilest
is far away--bey ont my power, yer river
| ence." 4..s ..3S< 1 =. vi sL.s~ss5 If
! And as he said this, the thought darted
into his mind that if he could jist get over
! the sea and give Teddy fine thrash1n' he
would feel better" "Ill take yer advice,
hooly fayther, and hunt him ON the other
| side o. the s'a." -
| And at once the gossip about Mick's low
spirits was turned into q new channel. It
was now said that he was conscience struck
! about the curses he had prayed down on
| Teddy Looney, and was going to America
to ask his pardon as a penance. When
| given Teddy, he replied
! Yes, have I, till gets within arms reach
/ o. him: and then he'll find out what Mick
Tandy's revenge is--~will he!"
| So Mick left his forge, his anvil and his
leather apron, and set sail, to the great grief
OF the many who had always found friend
| in the hot-headed, warm hearted fellow.
The street lights burned dimly in dingy
part Of the city OF Lowell, when stalwert
fellow. with a strong Irish brogne on hi
tongue, stepped into grocery and asked
Would you be tellin' me, sir, where lives
| rich gintleman ia these parts by the name
of Looney?"
7 donot know of any gentleman in the city
OF that name, was the reply.
Did ye never hear the name in these
parts?"
mo; except family up Dash Lane, in
| one OF the factory tenements."
Then Mick, thinking these poor people
might direct him to their rich namesake,
| followed the grocer's direction, and soon
found himself mounting a ricketty stair,
way, every hoard Of which creaked beneath
his ponderous tread.
He tapped at the door to which he had
been directed, and in moment it WAS
opened and be saw dimly by the light Of
poor Tampa woman with one child in her
arms. Everything in the room was very
poor but very clean.
"Is this Mlsthress Looney?" he asked.
Yes, yer honor" replied the woman,
softly.
"P1o new come from COLONY, Ireau d,
mistress, and am s'arching for old friends
by your name. They're people in fine cir
cumstances, and thought ye might direct
me to en-"
The woman caught her breath. for the
voice was familiar, and she rose up and laid
her ch,ld down and stood at the door
while her visitor stood in the dark entry.
"Och, dear Coloon.!" she gasped. I'm
from that same myself; but never heard
OF another one in this place blessed enough
| to be born there-dear. dear Coloony!" =
The wife's name, afore she married,
was Kathleen Bvrne, and she married q
fable sort o young man, and some say they
got rich here. If heerd right, he had a
foctory o his own in this place"
Here the pale woman gave a groan, and
| threw her apron over her head. =
What ails ys, poor sowl?" cried Mick,
thrus;ing his hand into his pocket for his
| puioo " Ac1lcfS uoI
The light, which was behind the woman,
had shone on Mick's face, aud Kathleen
knew him and thought he had come to per-
secute her in her distress.
"What ails ye, woman, that ye howl and
vail this way?" he asked.
Och, Mick, ye never knew this pale,
overworked cr'atur for sKath1eenp"
""NiyeH What has befell ye?" he asked,
stepping into the room and taking her two
thin hands kindly in his OWL, and adding,
"Where is Teddy?"
He's in his grave this last six moaths,
l thank ye," was the meek reply.
I "And who sees after ye and the childer7"
for he now saw another child asleep in the
room.
"Not one! I washes and scrubs-but
Nick, I'm that sick and heavy, I'd be
glad to 60 back and lie down in the dear
Old churchyard at COLONY and rest!.
~Thexes rest this side O. the gravel"
cried Mick. eye needn't go there for it,
dear heart"
And Mick stopped down and took up
chubby, sleeping boy of four years, re-
marking, not very delicately, as he stroked
back his golden curls, There's no look Of
the fayther in him, thank heaven"
kathleen was too much overwhelmed to
notice this remark; and when she removed
her apron from her eyes little Teddy was
laughing and playing with the iron chain
that guarded the blacksmith's silver
! watch.
In another hour the whole party, Kath-
leen carrying the youn ger boy and Mick
leading small Teddy, were gazing into the
| store Windows. resDlendeRt with cav colors
unu ]ers or gas. Iney were on shopping
excursion, and went home laden with gro
ceries, dry-goods, and new shoes all round,
| besides oranges and candy.
| Before Mick left his old friend he told
! her she should never want while his two
fists were spared hin-if--if-she would
only take him now in the end, aud let him
be q fayther to poor dear Teds little
boys"
Shame on ye, Mick, to be savin' the
likes o that, and Teedy only six months in
his gravel" sobbed Kathleen.
| But yell not say 'niver,' as ye once said
in the vale Of Coloony?" asked Mick.
mo, Mick, I'll not say that, but I'll ask
O respectable time to mourn in; and mane-
time I'll work ha1d to fade my darlin
boys!" ..~t + -
+ IF cen do twice the work O. any black
smith in this country, ye made not break
yer heart DER anybody's washtub !" and with
lavish pride Mick threw handful Of gold
coin at her feet. u" = = ....
Il wouldn't touch it." oried Kathleen,
"while cDn work. took the shoes and
eatables from sheer want!D ~
Och, we'll, TIL sarch out yer priest and
give it to him for ye! It'll be holy If it
come through his hands," said Mick,
smiling. "How long will it take We to
mourn it out. Kathlie? ?" :"
Maybe year, Mick" was the innocent
reply. -, 81. IT, So
Couldn't. ye get through sooner than
| thot?" ,4,-zsy
"In try, replied the modest creature.
sand see what his reverence says about it.
Bnt TIL only take ye on two conditions,
| Mick-t that va mend YER timper and that