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ment, hut was swept away by torrent

ment, hut was swept away by torrent
of energetic oratory from her torment
or; so she yielded the point again
for the sake of peace, paid him, and
promised to meet him at thenew home,
which was only few blocks away.
When she reached this goal of her
hopes she found every thing in quite
settled state, and she gathered "heart
Of grace" as she drank the cup of tea
which dear little Alice had ready for
her. 1t gave her time to put herself
right upon her real status with Paddy,
and without his eloquence to counterfeit
the result of her reflections, she, more
and more indignant over his conduct,
had just reached climax, when his
voice at the door, announcing that his
work was done, except few articles
which the "byes' were '1itchin' up"
inspired her with great desire to give
him what ladies are wont to style "a
piece of my mind Paddy forestalled
her, however, by further provocation.
"An shure, num-" he said, bowling
low, yell stand trate fur me an the
byes; dollar will be chape"
mo, will not!'' was the electrify-
ing answer; mot one cent more will |
give you. You've cheated me, you've
broken my things, and | have already
paid you far more than you deserve.
Now go, and never let me see you
again.
Paddy looked astonished at her I'M
expected energy, but he did not 'go;n
instead, he answered, in a tone more of
sorrow than of anger: aye won't stand
trate, won't We, mum? It's the right
We alters claims, an the Dyes won't
bring up the weights fur the big stand
in up bed till We gives us our rights.
The saints forgie me if | lets mesel be
imposed on because I'm poor man.
Good avenin, mum; plisint night to
we. Whin We foind yersel ready to gle
me the dollar, I'll fitch yer weights;
yell foind me at me stand" And
away went Paddy, and before Mrs.
Lightlace recovered from the shock,
Nancy rushed in to say that the wagon
had gone off with some of the things
in it. If Mrs. Lightlace had been wise,
she would have sent for brother James
to help her out of her embarrassment;
but, alas for the foolish ambition of
women! she could not make up her
mind to sacrifice her reputation for in
dependence and strength of charac-
ter; she would win the battle herself,
and no one should know the particu-
lars of the struggle. 1t was too late to
take any steps that evening, but in the
morning she would "have that wretch
arrested as sure as | am born" As
nothing had been surer than that fact
for more years than Mrs. Lightlaco
would have cared to acknowledge, we
need not be surprised that the morning
found her with no diminutlon of her
determination. She took seat at the
breakfast table, and then ordered Nancy
to summon a policeman; and that Off
cial presenting himself, she informed
him that she wished him to arrest Paddy
O'Rourk at once. She was somewhat
dismayed at the intelligence that she
would have to obtain warrant at the
police court before that could be done.
But even this news did not alter her de-
termination. AT ten o'clock she sailed
forth. Poor little timid Alice with tear.
full eyes insisted on going with her.
This was permitted until they arrived
at the entrance of the formidable-look.
ing building on Sixth avenue, when
Mrs. Lightlace, feeling her own heart
quailing, positively refused to allow hei
young daughter to 90 further; so Alice
retired to a store opposite, and waited
her temperance.
Mrs. Lightlace, it must be confessed
felt quickening of her heart-beats as
with tagging footsteps she mounted
the steps leading into the court o
justice. If she had not had a character
to sustain she would have turned bacl
then and there; but as that could no
be, she confided her trouble to the tai
policeman at the door. 1t was reassur
ing to mark his indignation at tn,
recital. "The villain" he exclaimed
she will get six months sure. just 20,
90 in, ma am, aud sit down till you
time comes; then go up and tell tn
Judge all about it, and he will have i
all right in minute
While he had been speaking, on
, heroine had been looking past tn
speaker into the untried field upol
, which she was about to enter. 1t wa
strange sight to her inexperience,
eyes-the immense hall filled with
, motley crowd of black, white. an
| yellow men, women, and children, cul
+! minating in the judges platform a
the farther end, where he now sat ad
: ministering justice by the wholesale
} His present attention was concentrate
r upon sadly bloated woman who stoo
5 before him with little girl whom sh
&; held by the hand The child wa
e reaching backward toward a roug
t laboring man, and apparently tryin
r to get to him; the baby lip was pitifu
: as the man shook his head. The stor
v was easy to read; the mother was
a drunkard, and the father wanted t
e take the child, to whom she cluns
About the Judge were grouped me
e who were writing at tables
e Reporters" exclaimed Mrs. Ligh
t lace, as a recollection darted into hi
: brain of numerous paragraphs in whic
= these gentlemen of the quill had ente
= tanned the public with dramatic seen,
!. from the police court. "Only suppo,
e they should make an item of me an
It Paddy O'Rourk!"
The policeman assured her hat thel
Il was no danger, and she at last got u
: courage enough to follow his instru
S tons and seek seat. Tremblingly ST
n advanced down the middle aisle, lool
n ing right and left for vacancy. Whe
Y near the front she was arrested by II
y voice of the judge, who exclaimed wit
a startling severity: "But, madam, yo
d are drunk.
J. Her dismay at hearing such an acc
IL sation, even when addressed to al
other, the novelty of her surrounding
Y the perplexity of her position, bewi
s dered our adventurer to such an extel
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