News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-08-06

''You cannot, SIR" was the reply, in
rather less of brogue than we had yet
encountered.
Mrs. Nanny Ghe old country pro-
nunciation of Mahoney), Mrs. Many,
who is me cousin, sir, is not living here
now, but at Mr.. Jones's, the constable's,
an dacent place it is, too. Would
ye be afther wanting to see her, sir2n
every much" said
people behind the bar getting almost
to impatient to wait. A bareheaded
woman starts forward)
''Plaze, sir, the bareheaded woman
exclaimed, 81 can run and fetch her."
In how long timer"
"Oh, not above fifteen minutes, jist. !"
''All right" said, ''start along and
tell her, 1 added, ''that a gentleman
from America wants to see her, who
comes direct from her daughter Norah"
"What!" the woman screamed, while
her eyes stood straight out from her
head, 'from Norah Manny2"
"Aye."
"Then, sure" she exclaimed, while
her face stretched and wreathed with
joy, 'it's myself that won't be gone
jiffy."
And with that she was off like shot,
while the people behind the bar have by
this time fairly exploded with excite
ment. As we started out the door, the
proprietress hailed us loudly.
cloud on, gentlemen, hould onn
she called, while she made speed to get
through the little half-door leading be-
hind the bar, and for which she was a
very snug fit.
"She's going to hug you," whispered
the Judge, as we stopped; and faith 1
thought she was-but she stopped on
the very verge of that demonstration,
and fervently CALCULATED:
"An' sure, you don't mean to say that
Norah is after living at service wild yez
own blessed self"
''She certainly is" replied, with a
North American smile.
''The likes of that |" she cried, look
ing alternately from me to the now COM
pletely petriied observers behind the
bar. "Well, it's right glad her mother
will be to meet yez %
Hereupon, after several interchanges
of like remarks, the Judge and passed
out, promising to return directly, which
promise, after a short walk along the
narrow, crooked streets, we fulfilled A
fne-looking old lady, in white esp and
the prevailing long black cape and hood,
met us at the shop door.
She was trembling violently with
emotion, and as she was introduced rs
Norah's mother and we shook hands
she burst into tears. / fail utterly in
bringing the scene before you-the
curious little shop, the interested and
sympathizing knot of Irish people at the
background, and here the Judge and l
and this old woman, handsome still in
spite of her years of struggling toll,
quite broken down at this unexpected
meeting with one so short time from
her girl beyond the sea. 1t was not a
scene to be easily described-far less
could it be lightly treated, fo~ the ele-
ment of pathos too largely predominated.
The busting Mrs. Kelleher with
great thoughtfulness invited US at once
to ascend pair of winding stairs to the
best room above, and here she read
aloud to the still weeping woman the
letter Ihad brought, dwelling unctuously,
with utter disregard of my embarrass-
ment, upon the personal encomiums
with which it abounded.
can now, gentleman" said the beam
ing hostess, after these personal matters
had been fully discussed, "what viii
yez be PLACED to take p
We murmured with a deprecatory
shake of the head that as representatives
of the good old State of Maine it would
hardly become us to accept of anything
in the way of bibulous hospitality. But
such an occasion as this was not to be
too lightly passed over, and even if we
didn't care for beer there were others
present who did, so on descending to
larger room below everj body was in
vited to drink to the health of the two
American gentlemen.
So with a shout and vast deal of
busting and confusion the company dis
posed themselves about on benches and
stools, and royal bumpers of bee, were
ordered in amid great hilarity.
''Your health, gentlemen, an God
bless yez p heartily cried the hostess,
and with loud acclamations the cast
was drank, while the Judge and bowed
our Acknowledgements courteously.
At this juncture a singular looking in
dividual, hugging bagpipe of seedy
appearance under his arm, tottered in at
the open door and hobbled slowly across
the uneven floor.
Its Blind Jerry, the piper" whis-
pered woman who sat on the bench
next the Judge.
"An' it's noble gintlemin yez is, Pm
certain Of the blind piper calculated as
he ambled past and sought out a stool
mobile gintlemin both, all the way from
Ameriky as yez is-an' here's yez health, |
an Gods blessin's on yell"
AS we both turned to cdrIously regard !
this singular accession to our number. |
the woman next the Judge intimated |
with many a nod and wink that Mrs. |
Kelleher could turn a reel with the best |
of them. The Judge imparting this
valuable information to me | prompt: |
called for a display, then and there, of |
that lady's terpslchor accomplishments. |
"Ah, be off wild We, Mrs Fitzgerald,
for suggestin' itr Mrs. Kelleher re-
proachfully said: "Why, l haven't flung
q step this ten year-an' it's not for me,
old as l am and hundred and eighty |
poun is, to be dancin'p
But Mrs. Mahoney informing us in an |
undertone that Mrs. Kelleher had on
more than one occasion Glanced down n
man," an achievement rarely accomp-
lished, let me tell you, and we re-
doubling our solicitations, the lady was
finally persuaded to give us an exhibition
of her powers, and pleasant-faced young
woman in new silk dress, who had |
dropped in to see what was going on.
being prevailed upon to stand up $ a
partner, and the blind piper having
after tremendous de of backing ans !
filing gotten his asthmatio ho,,,,;,, 4.
wheeling, at it they went amid un-
bounded applause.
Arrah! then but how they did 90 it
arms akimbo-now heel--now toe
now shuffle-whist! but never was there
to equal it. Step it up there.
jerry faster mani Now there at it
strongl Whoop! how the floor shake
how the very rafters rattle! Mursnal
out was there ever reel like unto
this one, with the weighty Mrs. KEEL