Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-06-17
our." the lady returned home with a

taking notice Of my weeds! His man.
ner was really--well, yes, it was really |
tender" And Mrs. Lightlace wiped |
away another tribute to the late Mr..
Lightlace.
May morning dawned bright and
propitious. Mrs. Lightlace said she
felt as if fortune was smiling, and the
spirit of the ''dear departed was hover
ing over her." Alice and she rose with
the dawn and finished the packing of
the last articles in the midst of the
comfortlessness of bare, uncarpeted
rooms; for, with commendable judy
ment, the carpets had all been put
down in the other house ready for the
furniture to be moved upon them. Ten
o'clock came, but no Paddy; eleven,
twelve, one, two, and still no Paddy.
Mrs. Lightlace developed first restless
ness, then uneasiness, then perplexity,
then Indignation; and finally, in the
midst of the direst wrath, small one
horse wagon drove up to the door, and
out of it ieaped the delinquent Paddy.
Goodness graciousp' exclaimed
Mrs. Lightlace.
Gracious goodness! " chorused
Alice; while faithful black Nancy
grumbled:
Oats what Gums OBJ trussin de
Irisher.''
Paddy made his appearance in the
midst Of the indignant crowl with the
most perfect Sdng-froid, his rubicund
nose more rubicund than ever.
| tIc tn,n y al Il
asked Mrs. Lightlaee, with bitter
irony.
''lndade, thin, missus, en- It's not
mesePs to blame. Sure an it wuz the
Teddy what lives on Tinth avenue
beyant the Fartith street. waz ingaged
to move her at swim; en- she tauld me
she had wan load, an small wan at
that; an, be jabers, it tarned DOT to be
three
perhaps you told her, as you did
me, that you had a large-sized furni-
ture wagon and two fine horses"
said Mrs. Lightlace, with cold tone,
and a glance which sparkled with
wrath toward the wagon and the poor
tired horse that was standing on two
legs and resting the other two.
'Faith, num-" said Paddy, with
: unblushing effrontery, san isn't it the
! foinest wagon in the city, the strongest
an the roomiest fur the sizep an sure
an tauld yo no lie about the horses
naither, fur didn't wan NV 'em toomble
down dead in the stall no later thin
last noight? an wasn't DOT this marnin
be the break NV day to hire anitherp
, an isn't livery hide NV EN- busyp Sure,
mum, it's the truth. I'm telling you
this bissd day; the horse We see there
is aquel to amy tin animals you liver
see; he's got the sperret in him NV a
dozen, mum, an will wark frum mar
min to noight widout liver akin fur rest
/ wouldn't take foive hundred dollars
fur him. A valable animal he is,
, mum. But you mustn't be afther kapin
me waitin', av you phase, mum. I'm
! sorry to hurry you, but I've got three
people a-cursin me In as miny differint
|, places nOw."
What was the lady to dop She was
obliged to move; she knew that it
would be impossible to get another
wagon now; so with tears in her eyes
and bitter anger in her heart she let
: Paddy and his wild lrishman in among
l her cherished treasures, sending
4 Alice and Nancy to the other house to
= receive them. Is there any sufferer
' who has passed through this trial, with
inefficient workmen, who can not sup.
u ply description of what followed
= Mrs. Lightlace looked on with com.
| .,i
q her cherished treasures was battered
: and badgered, Paddy sealing her lips
+ by his voluble complaints.
:, "Sure an it's a shame that didn'
: know all was in fur. I wuddent he,
undertook the job NV a saint undhel
= tin dollars load. Study, byes! stiddy
u Lift little higher. Och! yen ruinat,
, the furnichure, av we're not keerful
>, Hould on! Tim, what do We name b,
Z bein' so racklessp know the furni
= chure is sinful HWY, curses on tn,
y man that made it; he deserves burnin
g In place which | won't mintion in tn,
- presence NV lady. Bedad, Dinnis
~ yell toomble the sofa over the banis
J, tiers av ye're not more keerful An a
~, - shure as we do, it's mesel that will
- toomble We afther it. Marcy on us
look at the plasther that ye've brough
q :. down at that strokel enough to plas
- Their any house yen liver own. It's tn
g. truth, mum; av l niver spake anithe
10 ward, it's farchunit Teddy We are thi
~ day to make the ingagemint wild me
. there's not anither man in the tire
- Kingdoms, lit alone in Amerikey, tina
:, = wuddenU break livery single NV you
!, big farnichure into small bits, an {
20 =, movin' NV it at the starvation price Il
:, foive dollars load, an a leetle extr
!, fur trates fur the poor min that ar
~ y. ruinin' themselves in your sarvis. "
ID Poor Mrs Lightlace! where was tn
NJ spirit that was to support her in tn
In battle of life? In the dust, at the fee
,e of Paddy O'Rourk. Vainly she strus
nj gled against the insane conviction
X that offspring of Paddy's oratory-
lv that she was under obligations to hin
w What matter that she recalled tn
"a burning wrongs she had suffered {
no his handsp Her woman's nature felt
,e personal responsibility in the weight {
90 the furniture, and every drop of PEI
a. spiration which trickled down the face
10 of the laboring men made furrow i
If her heart. She fairly quailed whe
rs she thought of her large-sized Hale
he Kilburn folding bed,' with its heav
he weights. Up to this time it had been
& great pride with her. She had pal
10 one hundred dollars for it; at this m,
r: ment any one could have purchased
II. at twenty.
st Load after load went off; Mrs. Ligh
,st lace, counting them up at five dollal
10 each, trembled at the sum. The poo
his tired horse stood on two legs whenevt
it was possible, and bore up with 81
n perhuman endurance. The men groal
J. ed and sweated, and curses both lou
ed and deep smote the ears of the wretche