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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
WHAT CONSTITUTES SANITY
From the New York Herald.I

From the New York Herald.I
"You want him committed for in
sanity?" said Justice Murry, in the
Yorkville police court, to Mary Doyle.
The chin" was John COrrigan, of
1929 1st avenue.
"What indications are there!''
"He acts queer, wont go to work,
says he is going to JOIN the Salvation
Army, and insists that he don't owe
me any board.'
"Does he?'
ole hasn't paid me cent for six
months"
"Oh, l guess he's sane enough, then.
If he paid his board-bill it would be a
much surer sign of lunacy. Let us
see-he doesn't work, wants to go to
heaven, and don't pay his bills. Why,
he is the ideal of souHd-minded
man."
Mr.. Corrigan smiled and winked.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
MRS. DONOHoE's CONCERT.

Mrs. Donohoe, formerly of this city,
now teaching music at Sedalia, gave
concert at that place last Monday night.
The Democrat of the Goth contains the
following:
On last evening at Woods opera
house, there was given by the young
ladies of Mrs. Donohoe's music class q
grand concert and operatta. The opera
house was filled to its tull capacity by
Sedalia's music loving people, who lis
tened with deep interest to the pro-
gramme, which was prepared for the
evenings entertainment, and showed
that the scholars had made much i'm
provement under their able teacher.
The floral tributes by the friends of the
pupils were large and choice. Prizes
were awarded to Misses E. Fanlhaber
Fleischman, Annie Avery, Sallie Walk
er, Belle Herrold and NJ. Hahn; Miss
Hahn receiving the highest honor, a
gold medal. Rev. Mr.. Fuller made the
| a yuaYds
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
NOT AFRAID, BUT BAsHFUL.

[From the Chicago Ledger.l
"You are not afraid of the dog, are
you, bub?"
"No, ma'am."
"Well. then why don't you come
right in =! He won't hurt you"
"Pm too timid, ma'am-that's what
ails me. Pm always bashful when
there's dogs about.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30

IT. c;Asv,s tsninosSe snd osSer Courts
s
be,oIc G the Patent ocs General haa Once
Vgt1 Wsr Inferior, and other depar''i'n msy
VA Grimes & venable's.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
A DOWDY KITCHEN.

a clean kitchen is not question of
servant hire. A dowdy woman will
have a dowdy kitchen no matter
how many servants she has; and next
10 impurity Of character in a woman
ilnpurity of kitchen becomes the curse
of any house where it is found.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
NO BUTTONS ON IT.
I From the sommerville journal.

"What are you doing, Nary" asked
Somerville husband addressing his
wife. 81 am sewing on a crazy quilt"
she replied. Are there any buttons
on it, "No. "I thought not"
he said; "it wouldn't be like you to be
sewing on anything that needed but
tons," and drawing a deep sigh he
proceeded To fasten his suspenders
with half-burnt match.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
SAVED BY A RING.
An Incident on IA CuTbstORe In
Chatham Square at
Midnight.
[ t'rum the n. i. Sun

lFrom the N. Y. sun.
With the signals of prosperity flung
out in every part of his attire, a md
die aged man stood on the curbstone
in Chatham square at about midnight,
waiting for Third avenue surface car
to bear him to his home up town.
While he tarried, he tapped his boot
impatiently with his hammered silver
topped cane. The glare of the electric
light lent splendor to his sparkling
scarf pin and put touch of elegance
to his shiny hat and polished boots.
He did not observe a bundle OF rags
which suddenly lodged out from the |
shadow of all elevated railroad pillar
and cringed behind him until he heard
u croaking voice ask:
''Mistcr, don't you want a ring
"Don't strike" came from the heap
when the cane was upliftcd, and some
thing about the heap stopped the ex-
pected blow. "Just step out of the
way. We might be overheard" it
added,l mysteriously.
Wondering why he did it, the man
with the cane took three steps forward,
and was partly concealed behind a
truck.
81 didn't steal it," came from the
heap, as gold ring, plain and heavy,
lcaped into view from somewhere.
"What is it worth ?"
s'Oh, L don't want the ring" was the
reply, and the man whirled Oh his
heel to go, but the heap was in front of
him.
"Just guess what it is WORTH" and
it was thrust into the others hand. 1t
was stamped inside with the figure
"1S," and evidently had been worn for
a few weeks.
Grub it and see whether it's gold"
The holder stopped and rubbed it on
stone. The color underneath remain
ed bright.
"What is it worth?" the heap in
sisted.
"Oh, go on! don't want the ring.
l should think it was a plain wedding
ring, and worth $5."
',Give me 81, and it's yours
"No, 60 along" with firm voice,
but tempted to get rid of the fellow
and get bargain also, although the
whole business had something suspic-
ious about it.
"Three," said the heap, knowing
+ what the hesitation meant.
!, 'No."
:, "Two?"
"No."
! "One?'
a "No-get out nowl"
"Half a dollar?"
!. "W-e-e-ll, here's half to get rid o
n YOU"
i "Can't you give me some littl'
n trinket besides ;it's so cheap, "wheedlet
the heap; ga knife or a cigar case?"
. "Here, take my handkerchief"
.'Oh, God bless you, sir. You hav
saved my poor wife's life! She is dy
4 ing of starvation-dying-dying."
, Then loud laugh burst from tn
" heap, and attracted the attention of
policeman in the doorway at the Bow
=. cry and Doyers street. A shade G
!. suspicion passed over the purchaser
= face, but he instantly bethought him
r self that probably the poor man ws
.. rejoiced to save the life of his pool
a starving wife. He carefully put hi
Is gold ring away, and next day took
" to jeweller, who looked at him cur
= ously and then smiled.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
A POOR CROP FOR VIRGINIA.

Randolph Harrison, commissioner of
agriculture of the state of Virginia,
under date of May 2l, to 5. w. Tall
madge, of Milwaukee, Wis, says he
has taken a trip through some of the
richest counties of Virginia, and finds
the condition of wheat and oats wretch
ed. He estimates the state will not
produce over 5000, ,000bushels of wheat
this year against 100000 in 1884.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
HYACINTH WEBSTER.
From The Texas Slflings. |


Jim Webster was recently blessed
with a son. His wife determined that
the son and heir should have a high
sounding name, and selected a very
beautiful one. When the child was
presented to the clergyman for baptism
the latter said:
"Name this infant"
jim scratched his head for a while,
and finally said,
"Squash."
"Dat's no proper name for Chris
tan child"
"SuntiOwer, den.'
Once more the clergymen shook his
head incredulously. Jim Webster
leaned over and whispered to his wife
to give the right name.
"Hyacinth," she replied.
"Well, | knowed it was some kinder
garden truck"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
AFRAID A MAN Is UNDER THE BED.
| From the n. Y. World. |

"Will you please discharge my hus-
band, Richard Hamilton" timidly ask
ed young but poorly dressed woman
of Justice O'Riley, at the Tombs.
"He was fined $40 for intoXication, ="
said the justice. "Can you pay it,"
"No, [ cannot" she answered.
PLEASE let me take him home. I'm
afraid to go to bed at nights. l always
think there is man under the bed"
She took her husband home.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE,

Furnished weekly to the Intelligencer by
Captain j. D. Conner, recorder Of deeds OF
Lafayette county, MOI
Abstract of the deeds filed in the Office OF
Recorder of Deeds from Saturday, May 16,
to Saturday, May %, A. D.. lSS5. Only such
as contain covenants of warranty contained
in list.
j. A. Bowman to Jos. l.. YOungS.
pit lots IL and -, blk Z, Odessa. 81 900 90
Lizzie Brown and husband to W.
Fletcher, pit lot 3, blk I, Odessa. 80 90
j. Ii. Stapp to Chas. WolkwitZ.
ne sw; and NV Sc, IL, 40, 25........ 5000 90
A. l.. Herring to j. Il. Emory, lots
and 4, blk 2, Odessa. ...... 200 90
Hugh q. Smith to Higginsville
school district No. 3, pit 6, 40. % 600 90
Geo. BaumauZ to NJ. Il. Hartman,
blk X, Aullville . ............ 125 90
Fillmore Mitchell to w. Mitchell,
lot 3, blk 7,Waterhouse and Riding's
add to Mayview. Observation-Disclosures. 30 on
No instrument will he filed until fees are
paid. j. ID. CONNER, Recorder.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
SHE APPRECIATED IT.
From the Texas Siftings.I

From the Texas Siftfngs.l
Gus de Smith and Miss Birdie Nc
Ginnis were taking moonlight stroll
on the beach at Galveston one night
last week, when Gus remarked:
GLOW pale the moon looks tonight"
"You'd be pale too, if you had to be
up more or less, one night after the
other, for a week at q time"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
NO JUDGE.
[ From the N. Y. Ledger.l

From the N. Y. Ledger.l
"Did you take me for a fool when
you married me?" cried an angry hus-
band in the thick of a domestic quar-
rel. to which the wife meekly respond
ed: "No, James, did not; but then
you always said l was no Judge of
character, don't you know?"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
KEPT AN EYE ON HIM.

"My son, what is this?" asked fond
parent. 'tYour school report of last
month said: 'Conduct-exemplary
while for this month it reads: sCon-
duct-execrable.' What did you dor"
"Just what l did the month before, on.
ly the master happened to notice me
this time."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
WHAT MAMMA SAID.
From the New York Times. |

NV
care YOU enjoying your dinner!"
asked Bobby of the minister, who was
taking a Sunday dinner with the
family.
eyes, Bobby" responded the min
ister, pleasantly.
"Mamma sand this morning that she
thought you would, as she didn't sup
pose that with your small salary and
big family you got much to eat from
one weeks end to another"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
NEWPORT'S OLD MILL.
From the Chicago Times.l

From the Chicago Times.
Newport is agitated over the condi-
ton of the famous old stone mill, one
of the wonders of the world and gen.
uine antique. The extreme cold of
last winter has so badly damaged the
structure that extensive repairs will be
required to keep It from falling to the
ground.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30

So then. Mary Murphy, l riZ OF that floor,
An run into me attic an boiled the door;
An sez TO me Michael, Now isn't it mane ?
She have no hnt 10 pay, will that Widder
O'Shane.''
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
GREAT MEN

From the Proceedings of the Lime Kiln
Club, in Detroit Free Press.
"Industry am sartin to bring plenty,
an economy neber goes b'arfut in win
ter "Between sayin' muffin an
talkin' too much de world leans to de
man who holds his tongue" .'Our
opinion OF ourselves makes us all great
men,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
LIKE KIND WORDS, IT WILL NEVER
DIE.
From the n. Y. Journal!

IFrOm tne n. I JOurnaI.
"I wish l could get play that
would run for a year," said Gotham
theatrical manager to newspaper
man.
"I know one that would run longer
than that, but Pm afraid 1t is not for
sale"
"Pooh! nonsense! What's the name
of it?"
"Parapomasia."
"Er-er-let me see, that's sort OF
Chinese drama, isn't it?"
"No; it's only play Oh words"
The manager promised the funny
man season pass, if he wouldn't give
the snap away.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
A HANDY ADDITION.

A girl with three arms is one of the
attractions Of Louisiana side show.
This young lady ought to be sought
for by every manageable young man
in the neighborhood. She could put
two arms around mans neck, while
she turned pancakes with the other.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30

Two streamiets. l know, whose head-watels
clear;
IntermIngle their murmuring song;
But one seeks the north, and the other flows
south
By u rouadabout course and q long.
And the streams winch at hrst blended every
low strain,
Flown ever unto the deep sea,
Leave constantly wider the distance between,
AS between you, love, and me.
Two hearts once knew who dwelt side by side,
And whose thoughts intertwined with each
other;
But differing aims lead by separate paths
And each finds their joy in another,
And the two which at hrst close together were
bound
Drift apart on the worlds changing sea.
And The distance grows wider ss years roll by ,
AS between you, love. and me.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30

"a true story for boys and girls
The land in Holland is fat and low
And soon the sea would wash IL away,
Had not the Dutch ouLwltted their foe
And built broad alkes to keep 1t at bay.
But the sea forevermore doth roll.
Roll und dash, and beat hard 'gaInst The wall
Ard II 1t could hud The smallest hole,
The country would not be sale al ali.
For the smallest hole might soon increase
And let IN Tie watsr more anu more,
And the work OF ruin would not cease
Till Holland became old oceans floor.
A boy, returning from school one day,
discovered the water trlcklng through
hole IN the dixie and IN sore uIsmay
He wondered what in the world he'd do!
He screamed tor help! Not soul came neari
How could Il boy the q eat sea cOntrui?
He sank on the ground IN ANXIOUS lear
And stuffed one small nanu into the hole.
And he dared not leave to so for aid;
SO there all night on he cold. damp ground,
In the dark he lay-Druye though afraid;
And there in the morn. ny found:
Some workmen passing at break OF day,
Heard his lout sohs aud pitcOus dole
As he wept the W, AIRY time away,
hct ping his hand thrust tiS ut IN the hole.
So HIS one small hand kept out the ses
Iill strong ones Came To inehu up The banks
And ev, rniOie u hero WAS he
hero to whom all Holland gave thanks.
In our own dear land we've q greater Toe
lhan e'en Hui!aai had III the iHhly sea-
Anu II threatens To bring TO cndle woe
And enthrall Tor aye the land ot the free ,
For It first easlaves, and then it despoiis
Oi houses and tands, pride honor and will;
Both body anu soul u.sl in The tolls
VI thls cruel. atty WORN Of the still. -
King Alcohol Is this Toe So dire,
And the II Iods lie lOU=ens upon the la I'd
B1th drown Ike Wafer ana burn ike nre;
They poisOn The brain. and palsy the hand.
But our Bands vi Hope Wen train lor the fight
And we'n driye out this iOe from our uea
land.
Wen m"IS with our wills, we'il work with on
might,
To help keep him OUT. wen each give help
Ing hand.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
"OLD HICKORY"

Near Chickasawhatchee, Ca, says
the Savannah News, line of earth
works can still be seen which were
thrown up by Gen. Jackson (Old Hick-
ory) as a protection against the Indians
on his march to Florida through that
section in 1918.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
ORDINARY BREEZE.

A Colorado man, in boasting Of
that state, said: "Why, even our winds
out here beat all creation. If man
loses his hat in what's an ordinary
breeze anywhere in Colorado, he has
to telegraph to the next station to have
some one stop it!'
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
A TIDY HOUSEWIFE.

A woman was in grocery store
looking at roller pins.
"You may give me two of them,"
she said.
"TwO of them" queried the clerk.
eyes. want to keep one of them
clean for bread"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
GIVE HER AWAY.

A girl masQuerading in boys cloth
ing, slipped and fell, She said, "Ouch!"
and this gave her away. a man
would have been just as much hurt but
he would have made a different re-
mark.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
YOU JUST BET WE HAVE.

"IIave you really abandoned the use
of slang altogether" was the question
which the professor asked of the stu
dent president of the Wellesley College
Anti-slang Society, and the young lady
answered in strong and pure Saxon:
"Iou just bet we have"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
THE VIEW Is VERY ENTERTAINING.

A city tradesman is looking over
country house which he desires to rent
for the summer. ''The view is very
entertaining, says the owner, especial.
ly as you look toward the station.'
"What is there to be seen |" "The faces
of people who miss the train."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
WATCHING OOAOHMEN AND COOKS.

From the Plttsburg Chronicle Telegraph
The mania tor eloping with coach
men is rapidly subsiding, and the
old folks are again keeping watchful
eye on the eldest son and the family
cook.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
,.cxwer1 ALBERT sTRoTHER
- aCUwEIJ. 4 STROTHER,

nopNEys AND CoUNsELLoRs AT AT
A TT0hHHs1in HHs1ington, Mo. Office, front Iss,1a room
Ssges sIaesss n de SsRSi
he court house; house;onndins counties, and also in
afayette anu cort of the state OF Missouri ana mo
ne ne sIpS W s. Circuit and District eouf'S ava VIZ
1s -. n;strict of Missouri.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
NOT NEEDED HERETOFORE.

Washington City is agitated over the
question of pure water, there being
reason to believe that the present sup
ply is not just what it should be under
a democratic administration, where
nothing but water is drank.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
KNOW IT AT SIGHT.
From the New York Sun. |

IT TrUh INC NEW f0fk sun.
"JOhnny, do you know the tenth
commandment" "Yes'm. "Say it,"
"Can't." "But you just said you knew
it, Johnny" "Yes'm, know it when
| see it,"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
A COURT HOUSE.
The home of marriageable daughters
LIKE STONE GODS.

The religion of some folks is mat
ter of ornament, like the stone gods
which rich men set up in their gar
dens.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
GO TO SEE THE FALLS.

a little town in New York has
skatinglink they call the "Niagara.'
1t is supposed that they call it that be-
cause the people go there to see the
"talls"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
CLUMSY FINGERS.

A Young man never thoroughly ap-
preciates what big hands he has, and
how clumsy his fingers are, until his
young lady asks him to button her
glove.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
IT Is POETRY.

"What does this mean?' asked a
scholar, who had been scanning some
lines written by friend. "Oh," said
another, "It doesn't mean anything.
1t ia DOetry.n
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
Chicago & Alton r. r.
Passenger Local Freig

Trains markell VIII not STOP.
Trains marked will stop on signal.
Local freights run daily except Sunday. Other
trains daily. =,
principal points In the United States and Can
ada atlowest rates. Also through checks.
RP. PRICE. Agent, at HigginsvIlle.
FRANK q. ADA rs. Agent. ut odessa.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
The Pictured Leaf.
by FRANK DANIEL BLISH.

We grasp life's book with eager hand.
Through love not brief, through joy and grief.
The sober age from baby-land.
Our thoughts dwell on this pictured leaf:
A faint perfume, q morning mist,
Lilies which in the field have smiled,
An Eastern sky by Glory kissed.
A branch OF palm. little child.
A crown of thorn where shadows pail.
Gethsemane in deep repOse-
But Love sleeps not and out lasts all
Wnen time shall come the book u close.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
HOW WE ARE GOVERNED.

A Massachusetts woman is writing
book to show GLOW We Are Gov
erned." 1t probably deals with cooks.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
READY-MADE FAMILIES

"Do not marry widower, said the
old lady," ready made family is like
plate Of cold potatoes" "Oh, I'll
soon warm them," replied the damsel.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
FASHION NOTE.

The old-fashioned two-for-a-Quarter
kiss has come in again with the revived
style of wearing the mouth large and
open.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
DEAD.

DIR. Fredencken, the celebrated Ger
man Psychologist and anatomist, is
dead
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
MEDICAL.
n. l.. BOLTONs

OR, T. l.. BOLTON'
N AND SURGEON, has remover 'a
from his old stand to rooms sisgs easa sans Hem
I chtIes over Lexington Savings 0fah7ml3
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
"a true story for boys and girls J

BY ELIZABETH L. TATUM.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30

An look Il. Mary Murphy, an save me Ii
there
Wusn't Thomas II ahOne on the uppermo.t stair
(de's the landlord; ye're seen him ereeiI, wa
camel,
An he knurked on the door Of the Widder
O'Snaut.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
The Widow Distances Rint.
youths ComuaniOn.l

youths Companion.l
Whist. there. Mary Murphy, doun ,hinL me In
sane,
But III YIN ter tell ye Uf Widder o. Shane
She Us lives Iii Tie attic next mine, duan |Ou
know,
An does the hne washin' Ter Ould Mislher
SEuUW.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30

W id niver chick nor a Child ter track IN,
HeI Etcnen Is always male b pm;
An her cap an her apron is always that clane-
Och, i mighty lone gurrul Is the Wldder
O'Shunc.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30
FINE FARM FOR SALE:

FINE FARM FOR SALE:
YNHE farm known as the Duggins -
i farm. situated about three miles .5
southeast of Lexington, one hundred III
and sixty acres fenced and one hundred A
and thirty acres in cultivation, good land, We
acres OF timber. Terms Of sale made to slI
purchaser. Price of same and terms mad
known on application. Apply to the under
signed ut office of Taylor q Lesueur In court
house. ROBERT TAYLOR,
auR6Otf Trustee
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-30


know,
An does Inc hne washin' Ter ould Misther
SLuOw.
w id niver u chick nor a child ter track IN,
Hei Litcnen is always male pm;
An her cap an her apron Is always that clane-
Och, = mighty Tome guIrul Is tile WIdder
O'Shane.
An, would ye behave me. on Saturday night
We heard u iouzn stp comm over our II gL,;
LOOK out aV the door au' see who II mole ht
An l look d. Mary Murphy, an save me II
Wusn't Thomas ahOne ON the uppermo.t sta ir
Dies the iundioid; ye're seen hlh, ereeiI, wa
An he knorked on the door of the Widder
O'Snal..
An whispered To Michael. Now, what can it
That his worship Is calling WIdder o.
Shane?''
Rint day comes on Friday wild us .doan you see,
10 knew that IL wusn't cOllicIin' ned be.
''It must be she owes him some money fer rint,
Though the neiguburs do say that she pays u
The cint;
! on take care OF The baby, Michael Brady,''
saysl.
"An' IN pape through the keyhole-I will If
uie.''
The howly saints bli me! what shandn't l see
But the Nidder O'Shane sittIn pourIn' the tea !;
An the landlord wls there, Mlstner Thomas
Malone,
A-siitiu' one side ov the table alone.
An he looked at the Widdrr O'Shane, an sez
he,
ITS II privilege great that yr uffcl To me-
Fer l'ye not once sat down by fuIr woman 8
Since sat down by her that 1 once called my
bride.
"An' is II ye're poor now, Widder O'Shaue!
Ye'Ie IL dac mt woman, both tidy and clane;
AN We're both NV us here in the wurruld alone
Wud ye think OF unitln' wild Thomas MahOneY''
Th,n the Widd.r O'shane put the tea-kettle
down,
An Ehe says, "Misther Thomas your name is g
crown;
l take it mOst gladly''-An' then me 0uld man
Hollered. Bridget, cum IN here, quick MS yeI
cxn.p
| So then Mary Murphy, riz OIL that floor,
| An run into me attic an boiled the door;
| An sez 10 me Michael, Now isn't it manei
She'll have no hnt to pay, will that Widdel
O'Shane."