St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-29
LOVES USURY.

The spokeswoman was Irish Kathleen, the
faithful village washerwoman, and Mrs.
Kelly was one of her steady employers whom
she regarded with great respect and admira-
ton.
For, though now the wife of rich and
prosperous farmer, she did not turn the cold
shoulder to Kathleen, who had come over
from Ireland in the same ship with her. On
the contrary, the Kellys, one and all, made
much of the honest women.
"Please let me 90, mother" said Susy,
pretty vivacious maiden of sixteen, who clap
ped her hands gleefully at the thought.
'You've no idea what fun it is to be at the
Kellys when they have merry making
You know you let me go once before. Don't
you remember? 1t was when they gave
wedding to one of their farm hands,,
''Sure. Miss Susy, yer mother must bring
yez over herself, and then she'll see what
good cheer true son of the green sod will
give to his friends. But mustn't stand here
and wag my tongue, l must be on the way
to get supper for my ould man and the
childey''
As soon as Kathleen was out of sight, Susy
said coaxingly:
''May go, mother? Harry will take me
over, and then he can stay and see what an
Irish merry-making is like. 1t will do him
good and take some of the primness out OF
him. I've been wondering ever since he
came If he had any fun in him."
For shame, Susy, to speak so slightingly
of your cousin. Remember, please, that he
has carried off the highest honors of his class
this year, and that he has been ordered here
by his physician to recruit his health"
Susy tossed her head.
''We were his relatives before this sum-
mer, werent we mother! I don't care mnch
for cousins who only come to see us because
they are ordered to the country for their
health. ~
~ am sorry, Cousin Susy," said quiet
voice behind her, "but was [ to know what
I was missing, by staying awayE L assure
you that it shall not occur again"
There was a CLEAN of mischief in Harry's
brown eyes as he said this; but Susy was too
much taken aback athaving her speech over
heard 10 look at him.
''Susy says a great many things she does
not mean, Harry; so you must not pay any
attention to her thoughtless words"
'And Susy says good many things she
does mean, - put in the said Susy; ''and one
of them is May Harry escort me over to the
Kelly Farm"
And she looked at Harry with merry
smile; her momentary discontinue vanish
ing as suddenly as it had come.
''That will be just as Harry says, Susy, 1
will trust you to his care Willingly"
Harry says Co. don't you Cousin?
You will miss it it you don't"
II am at your service, Cousin Susy. But
you must promise to post me little as to
how to behave"
Again merry sparkle flashed into the usu-
ally grave eyes of the young collegian. But
Susy answered in good faith:
'All you have to do is to sit still and see
the lads and lasses take partners for the
dances, and to keep from laughing at
them"
II don't suppose it would be proper for me
to get up and dance too!"
''You dance an Irish jig? I would give
the world to see you try it,"
''You shall be gratifed, and for less than
the world'-that is, if you would promise to
give me some reward for my obedience"
''Of course 1 will. But l will tell you be-
fore hand that my possessions are none of
them very valuable"
cone doesn't always care for expensive
things. What you value very lightly, might
hold very precious"
''Then it is bargain.-To think of my
serious college cousin dancing an Irish jigH'
And ripple of merry laughter sounded
from Susy's red lips as she left the room.
Early evening found the cousins on their
way to the Kelly Farm.
The round moon, like q globe of silver
light, was just visible above the horizon as
they reached the long, low, comfortable
looking house.
In the daytime it was not particularly
romantic looking place; but it now received
glamour from the uncertain light which
mellowed down all uncouth angles, and
brought into prominence the rural surround
ings.
The allrouuded haymows looked like giant
bee-hiyes. and the few trees which had been
held sacred from the AK on account of their
age, waved their quivering silver-tinted
leaves a rustling welcome to the new corners,
who were sufficiently romantically inclined
TO thus construe it.
AS is often the case with prosperous farm
ers, the barn was upon much larger scale
than the house, and it had been thoroughly
cleansed and made gay with rural decora-
tons.
Many hands had been busy within it, as
Kittie's wedding was matter of great in
terest to all the young folks who had been
born and brought up near her home.
Susy was not native born to the neighbor-
hood, so she was outside the charmed circle;
but none the less was she welcomed and
made much of, the very fact that she had but
lately begun to learn the mysteries of coun-
try life adding to the interest with which she
was regarded.
Harry also received a cordial reception,
and, much to Susy's surprise, he entered so
heartily into the fun, and made himself so
entertaining, that wherever he was there was
sure to be a fresh burst of merry laughter.
But the grand finale of enjoyment was not
reached until after the musicians came and
took possession of the seats prepared for
them upon a platform which had been con-
structed at the extreme end of the huge
barn, where the dancing was to be, as the
arrangements for feasting the guests had
monopolized the ground-foor of the farm
house proper.
On the way home, Harry turned to Susy
"Have 1 earned my promised reward, Cous
in Susy?'
Yes, Harry, you have, indeed. What
shall give you?''
Something SO precious that I hardly ask
for it."
''After this evening should not believe
you would hesitate at anything, Harry. So
don't make pretence of being shy in put
ting forward your claim. I really believe I
do not know you at all have thought you to
be so quiet without bit of fun in youl''
Susy spoke half in fun, but still there was
ring of truth in what she said. Harry GER
tainly had a two-sided character He could
be very serious, and he could be very merry
Had she not seen it with her own eyes9
''Then Susy, I will at once say what want,
and so you are bound in honor to give it to
me, you may as well pay your debts at once.