The Irish standard., 1886-05-29

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| heard) that her reputed lust Of gold was
false, like all the other charges made
against her! And how could he tel
now. but it was her love Of Mary Lee
rather than her love Of gold, that lee
her to take SO lively an interest in his
affairs? But that as it might, Weeks
felt confused and puzzled to his wits
end, and finally resolved to let Else
have ker own way, believe what she
pleased of him, and carry ont her OWL
views to benefit her protegee after he,
own fashion.
$50 it's entirely for the girls sake, ,
he at length replied, e'that you consent
to aid me in the matter Of this mar
riage.''
ssHumph! I love gold,' responded
Elise, "but I love Ma,y Lee better. +"
Then you should relinquish your
claim on the three OF the four hundred
dollars l. promised you, since you serve
her interests, not 1nine.''
MOT brass copper of it, replied
Else; ''not copper. No, no; SO la1
froro that, J. will be expectin another
hundred by this time next Thursday
"Another! whew! Well, we'll, you
shall have it, said Weeks, promptly;
'sfor after all, it don't matter punkill
seed TO NE what your motives are, If You
only secure the gal,
t'Nor the gals love or beanty q punk
in seed aither, it ye can only make her
yer wife,
"Well--tlon't / know; about that"
"Hoot! sir, ye know. as well as the
sowl's in yer body, that ye don't care g
chaw iv tabacizy for her beanty. Yer
| sfthez sornethin ye value more nor beau
ty, or T am not Else Curley Of the
Cairn.''
"You're not what I ouce sock you 10y :,
that's certain,'' replied Weeks. "Yon
may be ID for what I know~and just
as ike as anything else, for all ]. can see
TO the contrary"
t'Ha, ha! I am not the dotin ould
crone ye friend'd make me out, that Il
sell her sowl TO fill her pocketa''
"I required no such sacrifice re-
sponded Weeks. II employed you to
serve me ia s. perfectly lawful tra1sac~
tion, from which no injury could possi-
bly, result to eitler party
"Eumph! and suppose fhe girl was
lett fortin hy q friend in furrin pasts,
said Elise. ss7Yl1at then? Who'd be She
gainer?"
"Gainer? Why 4 guess + am good
enough for her-any way you can fix it,
fortune or no fortune said Weeks,
tlrusting his hand into his breeches
pockets, and hitching up his cap behind
with the collar Of his coat. eyes, old
lady. good enough if she had fifty for
tunes"
Good enough FOR her!'' repeated
Else, looking into his face--her thin,
wrinkled lips turning u12 in 81 scorn as
che spoke. <fYou good enough for
Mary Lee!'
*'Ay, or FOR any other Irish girl, by
crackie, ever stepped in shoe leather, "
cried the Yankee, iingling up the silver
change in bis pockets.
ssHu, ha!' laughed Else; ''that's
mighty modest
"Well, them's my sentiments ''
t'Yer wake,,ess, ye lnane.''
stNo, ma'am, my solemn conviction.
The son OF an American revolutionist is
good enough, I take it, for the biggest
darndegt old aristocrat's daughter in the
land, alfred proud as they feel"
ssday be 80, may be so,' quietly re-
piled Else. ''But if that's yer way of
thinkiu, I'd advise ye to keep it yerself.
Such talk as that may sound big in AM
erica, but it won't go down here
sfHere--and what the tarn alton are ye,
that Oil American born citizen can't tspeak
Lis sentiments right out, just as he
pleases?
go, then indeed it is true for ye; bad
scran to the much we are. But still ye
know we have our feelins as we'll rs
other people. And, between ourselves
Mr.. Weeks, it'snot very seemly to hear
q man like you, without dhrop OF de-
cent blood in his veins, conlin over here
and settin himself up as an aiqual for
the best in the land. Wow! WOW! Sir, it
is mighty provokin to see stranger
takin sich airs on himself afore he is a
month in the country
''My dear woman. ye're behind the
age, / guess, two or three centuries
down here in this section. IF you only
kept run of the times, you'd soon come
to find, that an American always makes
himself at home wherever he goes--that
his very name is passport to every
country in creation"
'.Bedad, thin, if ye thry that same
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