The Irish standard., 1886-09-25
rHE IRISH STANDARD: SATURDAY, sEPTENIBER 26. 1886

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many years slavin and workin for ye
night and day. continued the weeping
widow, without paying the least atten
tioh to her masters request, II forgiv
ye for it. [ do indeed, forgive ye frcn
my heart and soul.
i "You're resolved, then, not to quit th
room; eh, have you actually made NJ
your mind not to leave?"
! "Och, hoch! ye'd be dead in yer gray
many year ago, Mr.. Guirkie, only TO
the way I watched ye; for, yer rever
ence, ye know yourself, the poor mai
has no more wit nor child
| "Humph! I see you won't go, Mrs
Motherly. Very we'll, then, said Uncl
Jerry; II shall. Let me pass"
| As he rushed through the entranc
hall, his slippers gathering against hi
heels, and his spectacles swinging from
his fingers, the hall door opened, ant
Captain Petersham entered whip in hand
"Soh, ho, what now?''
"Good morning, sir" responded Uncl,
Jerry, bowling stifly.
t'You're excited, Mr.. Guirkie, eh
what's the matter?'
Excited! can'tI get excited in my
own house, if 1 please, Captain Peter
sham, without being obliged to account
for it?''
"Undoubtedly, sir, most undoubt
edly. Why not?"
''That is, said Uncle Jerry, correct.
ing himself, "that is, if I'm master o1
the house; but it seems I am not. Ny
housekeeper, Mrs. Motherly, there, is
MASTER" and he glanced back at the
parlor door,
"Ho, no! it's only lovers quarrel,
then. Come, come, Mr.. Guirkie, you
mustn't get angry with Mrs. Motherly
if the good woman grows jealous of you
now and then, you must try to concili.
ate her, you know, the best way you
CAM
"Captain Petersham, your language is
offensive" said Uncle Jerry, ''and ]
shan't put up with it any longer.''
stAnd, Captain Petersham, you must
clear my karacter this very minute, .
sobbed Mrs. Motherly, coming up from
the parlor with her apron to her eyes,
followed by Father John. ''I'm a lone
woman, sir, and have nothing but my
karacter to depend on
''By the Lord Harry" exclaimed the
captain, looking from one to to the 9th
er, t'here's pretty piece Of work. Ho,
ho! and Father Brennan, too. By
George, sir, you're the very man. You
can settle the whole affair in q iify."
"How so?''
why, marry them at once sir. Marry
them Instantly. Nothing else will ever
put a stop to their love quarrels.
Mr.. Guirkie, on hearing this, could
contain himself no longer. captain
Petersham," he cried, Il shall not ask
you to quit my house, for nobody ever
did quit it yet my request, and nobody
ever will, I suppose; but, sir, I'll leave
you and your friends to occupy the
premises. For my part, I leave this
neighborhood tomorrow, and seek some
place where can live in peace"
''Mr. Guirkie, are you mad?" said
Father John, stopping him as he turned
the handle Of the hall door.
"Gentlemen, don't let him go without
his cap" said Mrs. Motherly; ''and
them slippers of his, sure they're no
betther than brown paper-he'll ketch
his death of cold. 0, hierna! hiernal''
s'Mr. Brennan, am to consider my
self prisoner in my own house?" de-
manded Mr., Guirkie. ''say yes or no,
sir, at once, and be done with it.''
AS the priest was about to reply, the
clatter OF horses feet was heard ap-
proaching, and next instant Kate Peter
sham, mounted on ''Moll Pitcher, I" came
cantering into the courtyard, and rein
ing up at the door, jumped from the
saddle.
'Mr. Guirkie, 3 word with you," she
said, taking his arm, and leading him
back to the parlor; Gas for you, Father
John, 1 must see you before the tlial
comes off,"
CHAPTER XIV.
1T was now approaching noon-the
hour at which the neighboring justices
of the peace usually assembled in the
little court house at Tamney, to hold
thei1 petit session once fortnight. AL
ready the courtyard was filed with
men, women and boys, "a thing OF rare
occurrence in that remote and peace
able district eagerly talking in groups,
here and there, about something III
which they seemed to take more than