The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-07-16
AN IRISH ELOPEMENT.

"Arden Hill, my dear old chappie
OF all Others | was most anxious to
see you to-day"
The speaker was rather sood-look-
ing young fellow, who wore the cap
and gown OF a student OF Trinity col
lege, Dublin, and as he spoke he laid
his hand famiiarly on the shoulder
OF Il friend standing at bookstall by
the college wall, and absorbed in the
pages OF a volume picked up haphaz-
ardly.
"Well, Dillon, what is it?"
81 think you will do me a service
which, while it will not entail a great
deal OF trouble on you, may help to
secure my future happiness,
"Of course, it goes without saying
that will. But what makes Maurice
Dillon look solemn as an undertaken
at his wiie's funeral?"
"This is not the place to tell you,
Hill. Come across to the Star and
Garter, and over Il chop and a glass
OF bitter beer you can hear thest ory"
Seated in quiet corner OF that snug
hostelry Mr.. Dillon commenced:
"You area Kings county man, Hill
Tullamore, believe"
His companion nodded an aflirma-
tive, and Dillon went on:
,l;,+,, AZ It
in bog, isn't it? In fact, may take
it, you are bog-trotter."
You may take it that lam a genuine
bog but, Dillon, if you please,
you will cast no aspersions on my ma
tive town.
ooh! | mean no otfense, assure
you" Dillon explained, with laugh
But was thinking of the saying that
Charles Lever has left on record He
says that among Irish towns Tulla-
more is only remarkable for the su-
perlative ugliness of it's tsiemalenatlves.
There, now, don't get your back up.
Pm willing not to believe word of it.
But tell me, am safe in assuming
that you know the country within a
radius OF dozen miles OF Tullamore "
every inch of it; but what is all
this leading up to?"
"Wil you have patience-two weeks
ago when you and Watkins and saw
Irving as Hamlet i'll the Theatre Roy
al, there was n lady in the dress-circlt
whom Arthur Watkins had promiset
to see home, in company with her pa
but he found our discussion on the
relative merits of Irving and Barry
Sullivan so very interesting that tn,
lady was forgotten"
Indeed; but, anyway, Watkins i,
the last man in the university to al
low a woman's eyes to distract hi;
thoughts from sober studies; and nov
let me ask you again, what is all thi
leading up to? For Trinity coleg
man you have, must say, Il particu
larry lucid style an telling n story"
Arthur Watkins father and TIL
father Of this young lady are very anx
ious to make 81 match between them
and the young people, with proverbia
perversitv are adverse to entering int,
any such arrangement. Watkin
would regard a wife simply as nu
sance and bore"
And the LADY,"
"The lady, believe-or, rather
sincerely hope. loves another"
"a very friendly aspiration, upo'
my soul, Dillon"
"lou will scarcely blame me when
say that Lucy and are"
'.Oh. So the cat is out OF the bag
it, Master ManriGel And with you
keen appreciation St honor do yo
think this a matter to boast OF? 70
have wronged II friend who"
81 haven't done anything the sor
Hill, and wish you wouldn' think il
Lucy and l knew each other-we!
were fond of each other-there now
before Watkins loomed up rs an III
willing rival. The friends OF Watkins
you knoware wealthy, while but t
the old story. l-ucy's father desire
to secure II rich husband for his onl
child" -"
Hill crossed his arms on the tabl
and looking i'll his friends face sal
quietly: "And don't you know he
right. Maurice Dillon? Since mychilt
hood days do not think that an
single individual ever siandered me b
saying that possessed even a mode
ate share OF common sense, but sa
to marry n girl where that maria!
must necessarily entail the life OF
pauper is something that only scam
or a fool would do, and for friendship
sake IN disposed to class you III II
latter ercateGory.
"Im not in q mood to hear Sc
mon from you now, Hill. Tell me, d
you know II place near Tullamoreca
ed Rabeenbeg?"
About as well as | know COLES
Green" was Hills reply.
"Well, Rabeenbeg is Lucy's HON
ard Watkins has AN invitation to vi
il there this week. He issgoing, relu
tantly he tells me. and ifhe goes 1T
easy to anticipate the result. y
man. not even Arthur Watkins, cou
resist the charms OF Lucy Damer, a1
should she be coelced into acceptl'
him as a suitor, it would simply dri
me to the devil. ;"
Dillon rose from his chair and pac'
the room minute or two IN slent
Then he said abruptly:
'.I am going. down there to-nigi
Hill, and | want you to come WI
me-"
"It's two years since have been
home, and honestly don't care to
in that direction just now: but, an
way. how could | serve you?'
"Lucy is coming to elope with n
Now, don't look so Mortified, ma
Her father, Parson Damer, apprehen
something of the nd, and asa cons
duence she is as ieaiously guarded az
H.. T. ,l,n