The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-28

Dennis Mulli9an, Of Brooklyn. N NJ.
O'shan9csay. Of Jsrsey thy; they n till
" that ~ mesel b the bye that does
the fair thing. The saints forgive me
q y chate . WILDLY woman. an a lady II
thatr' And Paddy lifted his ragged
hat revcrcntly while uttering his pious
invocation.
30 the engagement was made. And
after Nns- Lightlacc had charged him
to be sure and be on time It ten o'clock
and Paddy had called down anathemas
on his head IL he should be ssthc twin
ucth pace nv half 4 sicund out Nv the
hour. " the lady returned home with a
light heart. In her enthusiasm she
said 70 Alice: II do like the Irish:
they are 80 full Of heart! Now that
poor rough fellow. only think Of his
taking notice Of my weeds, His man.
ner was really-well. yes. Il was really
tender" And Mrs. Lightlace wiped
away another tribute to the late Mr..
Lightlacc.
May morning dawned bright and
propitious. Mrs. Lightlace said she
felt as Il 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. uncarpetcd
rooms; for, with c~ommendable iudg-
ment; the carpets had all been put
down in the other house ready for the
furniture 10 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 perplexitv.
then indignation; and finally. in the
midst Of the direst wrath. a small one
horse wagon drove up 10 the door. and
out Of 1t leaped the delinquent Paddy.
'Go9dness gracious exclaimed
Mrs Lightlace.
" Gracious goodness, chorused
Alice; while faithful black Nancy
grumbled:
Oats what Gums OBJ trussin de
Irishcr."
Paddy made his appearance in the
midst Of the indignant croWl with the
most perfect sang-frofi. his rbicund
nose more rubicund than eve
rs this ten o'clock By your watcha"
asked Mrs Lightlacc, with bitter
irony.
''Indade. thin. missus. en- it's not
meseis 10 blame Sure an it wuz the
Teddy what lives on Tinfh avenue
beyant the Fartith street. l waz ingaged
20 o her at swim; en- she tauld me
she had wan load. m a small wan AZ
that; an, be jabers, it tarncd cot to be
three
s.p.rhoc. xcr Sclx - a:a
me. that YOU had a large-sixed furni-
ture wagon and two fine horses"
said Mrs. Lightlace, with a cold tone, !
and . glance which sparkled with
wrath toward the wagon and the poor
tired horse that was standing on two
legs and resting the other two.
Path. num-" said Paddy. with
unblushing effrontery. 'an isn't Il the
foincst 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 NV EN- toomble
down dead in the stall no later thin
last noight? an wasn't oct this marnin
be the break NV day 10 hire anitherp
an isn't livery hide Nv EN- busy? Sure.
mum. it's the truth I'm telling o
this biissid day; the horse We see there
- aquel to amy tin animals YOU liver
see; he got h sperret in him Nv a
dozen. mum. an will wark frum mar
min 10 noight widout liver akin fur rest.
] wouldn't take foive hundred dollars
fur him. A valable animal he is.
num- But you mustn't be afther kapin
me waifin. av you phase. mum. I'm
sorry 70 hurry you. but I've got three
people a-cursin me in As miny differint
places now
What was the lady to doe She was
obliged TO owe she knew that il
be impossible to get another
wagon now: 50 with tears in her eyes
and bitter anger in her heart she let
and his wild lri>hman in among
her cherished treasures. sending
and Nancy TO the other house to
them Is there any sufferer
who has passed through this trial. with
inefficient workmcr. who can not sup
ply a description 81 what followed?
Mrs Lightlacc looked on with CON-
pressed lips. as one after another Of
her cherished treasures was battered
md badgered. Paddy sealing her lips
By his voluble complaints.
@aAc Ill = y cn1Ilt ina l uluu !
know all ] was in fur. 1 wuddent hev
undertook the job NV a saint undher
in dollars a load. Study. byeSl Study,
lift a little higher. Och, ye'li ruinate
he furnichurc. nv we're not keerful!
iould on! Tim. what do We name be
'ein' so racklcss? l know the furni-
'hure Is sinful HWY. curses on the
nan that made il; he deserves burn;n'
n = place which l won't mintion in the
NV q lady. Bedad. Dinnis.
ell toomblc the sofa over the banis- J
crs nv ye'rc not more kcerful. An as
hure As We do. its mcscl that will !
We afthcr IT, Marcy on us.
At the plasther that we've brought !
own at that stroke, enough TO pias- 7
her any house yen liver own. It's the
mum; nv ! niver spake anithcr :
rard. Il a farchunit Teddy W are this
Az 70 make the ingagemint wild me: !
here's not anithcr man in the three J
ingdoms. liz alone in Amcrikey. that .
Iuddent break livery single NV your
* f~arnichure into small bits. an | a. b
'ovin' NV Il 1t the starvation price NV :
live dollars a load. an a lcctlc extra y
n tratcs fur the poor min that are a
linin' themselves IN vour ~4arvix- 4