Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-25

q Maine EDITOR Visit to His Servant
Girls Mother In Ireland.


small shup, whose stock IN trade consisted
of bakers bread. MILLS and other stomachlc
necessities, to which WAS added the dls-
ppnsine OF such liquors as the thirsty
population might require aud pay iot'
Behind a sort 81 bar were conT egated
number of men and women, whom took
To be friends of tle house. and one OF these,
a neutrality-suspicious. lady, witl her nair
cOmhod very close about her head, stepped
forward and wanted 10 know what we
would have.
lis this Mrs. Kelleherf" ! asked.
(lustaut attention on the part OF the
people behind the ha-.l
ct Is, SIR" she replied, respectfully.
''Well." con tinued, can nnd Mrs.
mahoney hereY
(Attention behind the bar yisibly in
creasing.)
.You cannot, sir" was the reply, In
rather less Of a brogue than we yet had
encountered.
Mrs. Nanny the old country pronun-
citation OF Mahoney Mrs. Nanny, VINO
IL me cousin, sir, Is not living here now,
but at Sir. Jones', the constable's an
1acent place tits, 200. Wouldye be afther
wanting to see her, sir:'
Every much y said.
People behind the bar getting 100 i'm
patient TO wait. bargheaded woman
starts forward
"Plsze, sir, the bareheaded woman ex-
claimed. Il can run and tetcn her"
In bow long a time:'
~t.Oh, sir, not above fifteen minutes, jist."
"All right" / said: "start along and
tell her. I added, "that gentleman from
America wants 10 see her who comes dl-
rect from her daughter Norah."
- WhatI' the woman screamed, while
her eyes stood straight out from her head,
ftfrsm Norah Msnny|
"T6en, sure" she exclaimed. while
her race stretched and wreathed with
jog, tits myself that won't be gone
gdy."
And with that she was of like a shot,
while the people behind the bar had by
IRIS Liiife fairly exploded with excitement.
As we started out the door The proprie-
tress hailed Us loudly:
"H0uld on, gentlemen, hould on" she
called, while she made speed TO get
through the little half door leading be-
hind the bar, and lot which she was
very snug fit.
'.She's going to hug YOU" whispered
the Judge, as we stopped, and. faith.
thought she was, but she stopped on the
very verge Of that demonstration and fer
Yently calculated:
An sure, We don't mean Norah is after
living at service Wild yez own blessed
seifs'
''she certainly is" / replied, with a
North American smile.
1.-The likes of thatw she cried, looking
alternately from me to the now completely
Qetrified observers behind the bar. Nv ell,
it's right glad her mother will be To meet
yez,"
Hereupon. after several interchanges Of
Ike remarks, the Judge and I passed out,
promising TO return directly, which
promise, after a short walk along the mar
row, crooked streets, we fulfilled a fine
looking old lady, in a white cap and the
prevailing long black cape and hood, met
Us al the shop door.
She was trembling violently with emo
ton, and as she was introduced as NOrah's
mother aud Ne shook hands sue burst into
Tears. fsll utterly in bringing the scene
before yUu-tne curious little shop, the
interested and sympathlZing knot Of Irish
people a. the background, and here the
Judge and I and this old woman, hand
sO4ne still 10 spite Of her years Of strug-
CLING toll, quite broken down at this I'M
expected meeting with one so short time
from her girl beyond the sea. 1t WAS not
3 scene to be easily descubed-far less
could it be lightly treated, for pathOs pre-
dominated.
The busting Mrs. Kelleher, with great
taoughIulness, invited us at once 10
ASCEND paiIOf winding stairs TO the best
the still weeping woman the letter had
brought, dwelling unctiously, with utter
disregard Of my embarrassment. upon
sIhe personal encOmiums with which il
AbOunded.
San now, gentlemen said the hostess,
after these personal matters had been
fully discussed, "what will yez be PLACED
10 takeE'
We murmured, with a deprecatory
~ "a
tives Of the good old State Of Maine, it
would hardly become US 70 accept OF any
thing in the way OF bibulous hospitality.
But such an occasion as this was not TO
be too lightly passed over. and. even II we
didn't care for beer, there were Others
present who did; so, on descending 10 "a
larger room below, everybody wGs invited
20 drink to the health OF the TWO American
gentlemen.
SO with a shout and a vast deal of
busting the company disposed themselves
about on benches and stools. and royal
bumpers OF beer were ordered in amid
great hilarity.
''Your health, gentlemen. an God bless
yezV heartily cried the hostess, and with
loud acclamatOns the toast was drank.
while the Judge and bowed our acknowl-
edgments cOurteOusly.
AT this luncture a singular-lOOking in
uiVidual, hugging bagpipe Of seedy ap-
pearance under his arm, tOttered In at tie
open door, and hohblcd slowly across the
uneven floor.
Its Blind Jerry, the PIPER" whispered
a woman who sat ON the bench next the
Judge.
IAN it's noble gintlomin yez is, I'm
certain Of" the blind piper calculated as
be ambled past and sought out a stool
s'nOble giutlemn both, an the way from
Amerky as yen is--an' here's yez health,
an Gods blossin's on yeZ ="
AS We both turned 10 curiously regard
this singular accession to our number the
woman next the Judge intimated, with
many nod and wink, that Mrs. Kelleher
sOuld turn reel with the best OF them
The Judge impartlng this valuable In
formation 70 me, / promptly called for a
display, then and there, Of Tat lady's
terpslchOrean accomplishments.
''Oh, be on wild We, Mrs. FITZGERALD.
for suggestin' itw Mrs. lielleher re.
proachfully said. "Why. ] haven't flung
step this ten years-an' IT'S not for me,
old as / am and 1870 pounds, to be dane.
in"
But Mrs. MahonGy informing MS in an
undeftone that Mrs. Kelleher had, on
more than one occasion, ''dauoed down a
man" an achievement rarely accom-
plished, let me tell you, and we redou-
bling our solicitations, the lady was finally