The Irish standard., 1886-08-28
MARY LEE,
The YANKEE IN IRELAND.
BY PAUL PEPPERGRAsS, ESQ.
Author of .sshandy MCGUIRE ''The spa-
wife, etc.
CHAPTER XIX.-(Continued.)

t.Father John, take my advice, and
drop the argument" said the captain,
t.or you'll be head and ears into one OF
your long sermons directly. Mr.
Weeks, don't mind him-he's forever
moraizing. Come. fill your glass like
nm honest man, and drink your na-
tional toast Success to the stars and
Stripes
.Don't drink, I assure you, captain.
Should be most happy to oblige you,
but it's against my principles
"Against the E! against q mans
principles to drink q glass Of punch at
q friends table!' ~
'Don't urge the gentleman" said
two or three.o the company don't
sir; he@ has scruples about it. Every
man should know what suits himself
BEST
Nonsense! I can't bear to look at a
gnest sitting at my table as dry as 9
atick.''
t'Well, to please you, It'll taste some
" thing said Weeks, at last; Though
it's against my principles to drink
Mr.. johnson, have the goodness to
make. q spoonful or two Of sangaree "
= <:Sangaree. Ha, ha, hap laughed the
captain. emo drop Of it, Johnson
not drop; make him a.glass OF whis-
ky punch. Or, stop-send it up to me;
TIL make it myself
"No. no--hold on, captain; excuse
me-" said Weeks, intercepting the de-
canter on it's way to the head Of the
sable; 'excuse me; I'd rather not; MI.
johnson will make it,"
"Why, it seems SO strange-Whate-
~; could You have imagined it? free
uan, O. citizen Of the model republic,
and neither Presbyterian nor Quaker, to
belong to temperance society. Fla,
ha! it's monstrous-it shocks all my
American prspossessions."
Weeks smiled in his usual cold way,
and assured the captain the ''Sons OF
Temperance were very numerous III
the States: and that, for his part, he
had been strictly temperate since he
YVES fifteen years old.
ttAnd, pray, Mr.. Weeks, SAID the
captain, filing his glass from the tum-
bier. 'swhat pleasure or advantage can
YOU derive from this self-denial you
,,ractice--it's for your sins, [ suspect
e}l?''
"No, sill: don't believe in that doc
trine.''
s:rwo excellent 1notives-ain't they,
eaptain?"
ssYou must ask Father Brennan, sir:
that question involves & knowledge OF
morals of which profess to be entirely
ignorant. What say you, Father John?
will his motives stand the test Of your
theology?''
Father John shook his head, but said
nothing in reply.
We'll, look here,'' pursued Weeks,
turning to the priest, II amt agoin to
dispute the matter now: but just multi
ply fourteen years Ghe time I've been
temporarily by three hundred and sixty
five dollars saved each year, and hhat's
about the lowest estimate ( can make
and you have precisely five thousand
one hundlcd and ten dollars, exclusive
OF interest. Now I call that u saving. [
may be mistaken, but cali it saving"
ssNot doubt of it, - replied the priest
srniling--'snot a doubt Of it; you calcu-
late very closely, thongh-don't you?'
s'Well, no, sir: merely follow Cousin
Nathan's advice, and don't waste my
powder. I had cousin once called
Nathan Bigelow-'
eThere." calculated Uncle Jerry, lay
ing down his glass, and rising from the
table; ssthere! he's at Nathan again. I
VOW and declare j. can't stand it-this
is the fifth time" @
ssWhat's the matter, Mr.. Guirkie?' Tin
quired the captain.
Nothing very particular replied
Uncle Jerry, making his way out; "Tll
return presently
"Well, this cousin Of mine," contin-
ued Weeks, s. this cousin called >Nath-
All
80, he's the man used to preside at
towc meetings, direct the minister what
to preach, and SO forth. Yes, yes, you
needn't mind; we have heard Of him.
.Have, eh?''
''Yes; he's quite familiar to us. =
"Well, I was only going to say I
merely followed his advice. And now,
with regard to my second motive, 1
found when about fifteen years of age,or
thereways, that liquor proved q leetle too
exciting for my constitution, both men
tally and physically"
'.Ah. indeed" said the priest; chow
SO. pray?'
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