West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-06-11

t"NihE hbiltt OF ulN Wttu~. It's man
ner was really well, yes. il was really
tender - And Mrs. Lightlacc wiped
away another tribute To the lato Mr.
lightlacr.
May morning daWncd bright and
propitious. Mrs. Lightlacc said she
felt "a 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 packipg OF
tho last articles in the midst Of tho
comiorilc>-ncss Of bare. uncarpctcd
rooms; 'p", with commcndablc iudV-
mcnt, 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 Lightlacc developed first restless.
ness. then mcasinrsS then pcrplcNity.
then Indignation; and finally, i'm the
midst OF the dircSt wrath, "a small one
horse wagon drove up To- the door. and
out oi j, lcapcd the delinquent Paddy.
Goodness gracious exclaimed
Mrs. Lightlacc.
:" Gracious goodness, chorsscd
Alice; while faithful black Nancy
grumblcd:
Oats what cum, Oh trus,in de
lrishrr"
Paddy made his appearance IN the
mlHNt oi The indignant crow with the
most perfect SuHg-jrOW, hi, rubicund
nose more rubicUnd than ever
rs this ten o o'clock by your watchp"
asked Mrs. Lightlauc, with bitter
irony.
"mdade, thin, mssus, en- it's not
mc>cl $ To blame. Sure an il WIZ the
Teddy what lives on Tinih avenue
bcyant the Fartith street. ] waZ in0apcd
to move her AZ swim; en- she tauld me
! she mad wan load. an small wan at
that an, be iabcrs, it tarncd DOT To be
three
perhaps You told her, rs YOU did
me, that you had a large sized furni-
| ture wagon and two fine horses"
said Mrs. ightlacc, with a cold tone.
and a glance which sparklcd with
wrath toward the wagon and the poor
I tired horse that was standing ON two
legs and resting the other two.
Faith, mum, said Paddy, with
unblushing ciirontcry, Fan isn't il the
toncSt wagon in the city, the strongest
an the roOmiest fur the size? an sure
an | tauld yo no lie about the horses
naithcr, fur didn't wan uv EN- toomblc
down dead in the stall no later thin
last noight? an wasn't DOT this marnin
bee the break NV day to hire anithcrp
an ism { livery hide NV EN- busy? Sure.
mum, it's the truth I'm telling Won
this blissid day; the horse We see there
Is aqucl to amy tim animals YOU ivcr
see; he got the Spcrrct i'm him NV
dozen, mum, an will wark frum mar
min to noight widout liver akin fur rest.
| wouldn't take foivc hundred dollars
fur him. a valablc animal he is.
mum. But YOU musn { be afther kapin
me waitin', nv YOU phase, mum. I'm
sorry to hurry you, but I've got three
people a-clIr>in mt i'm rs miny diilerint
places now.
What was the lady to do? She was
obliged 20 move; she knew that il
would be impossible 10 ret another
wagon now; SO with tears i'm her ewes
and bitter anger ina her heart She let
Paddy and his wild lrishman i'm among
her cherished treasures, sending
Alice and Nancy TO the other house to
receive them Is there any sufferer
who has passed through this trial. with
inefficient workmcu. who can not sup
ply description Of what followed?
Mrs Lightlacc looked on with com
pressed lips as one after another of
her cherished treasures was battered
and badgcrrd, Paddy sealing her lips
by his volublc complaints.
Sure an its shame that | didn't
know all | was i'm fur / wuddcnt hev
undertook the job NV a saint undhcr
tin dollar, a load. Stiddv. bvcs! stiddy!
Lift little higher. Och. veil ruinatc
me lurnchure. av yc're not kcrrful!
Hould ON! Tim, what do We name bc
bcin SO rackl",s? | know the furni-
churc is sinful HWY. curses ON the
man that made it; he deserves burnin'
ln a place which ] won { mintion i'm the
presence NV a lady Bedad, Diunis.
vel toombic the sofa over the bani.-
tiers as We ne not more kcerful, An rs
>hure as We do, it's mcscl that will
toomblc yc afthcr H. Marcy ON u.,
look at the pla-thcr that we've brought
down 40 that stroke. enough to pla,-
Their any house ven liver own. It., the
truth mum: az ] uiycr spake anither
ward, 1t a tarchunit Teddy We are this
day 10 make the ingagcmint wild mo:
there. not anithcr man i'm the three
kingdoms. lii alone i'm Amcrikcy. that
"uddcnt break livery Single NV your
big iarniclure into small bits, am / a.
moNin NV IL at the starvation prize NV
ioivc dollars load, an lccde extra
fur trIte- fur the poor min that are
rumn themselves i'm Your slryi.."
Poor Mrs Lightlacc, where wa, tbc
spirit that was To- support beer I'm the
battle Of lifc2 In the dust 40 the feet
of Paddy o Kourk Euiu'y She -trug-
g,rd against The insane conviction
thnt offspring Of Paddy, orator,
That Sine wa- under obligation, to him
what matter that She recalled the
Burning wrongs She bad suffered INF
hi- hands, Her womau'- nature felt "a.
persona responsibility ion the weight of
OBJ" furniture and every drop OF per
-pirafion which trirklcd down the faces
oi the IaDOr.ug mon made "a furrow I'm
her heart She fairly guWled when
-ho thought of her largc--iz.d Halo a.
hN1urn folding bed. with it- heavy
weights Up fo this time 10 had been x
great pride with her. ~be had paid
One hundred dollars for if at this mo.
m"nt amy one could have purchased it
ZOO twnn'y
Ioad after load went on. Mrs Iighf-
.Ho.. counting them up at five dollar.
each .umH..d at fHo sum Tho poor
tired horse stood Du twp Icy. whrupvrr
U1 f.I". and hor. up uIfh -u.
N.rnm1n endurance The mem yroau
'| fud "n'nd and curses both loud