The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-05
SHEEN kERRY'S CHICKS.
How They Brought Together Their Owner
and Fair Nora OLane.

How They Brought Together Their Owner
and Fair Nora O'Lane.
Och, but the hull brood wus pretty
lot There wuz Mister Speckle wild his
top-not gold ez dollur. an Missus
Speckle wild her tin blissed feathur-
tots. An mesilf es wuz proud on them
ALL
But jist acrosst the strate wuz me
foine-lookin' naybur, Miss Nora
Diane. wild a garden an flowers ga
lore, an SEE she: mister Kerry, / hate
the soight ov yer chickunsr'
SEE L: ''Guv me raysun fur itr'
4 She f1urted her curls loike the French
Teddy she wuzn't Sheen Kerry, "
she sed, Eyer feather troibe are bould
set ov thaves an robburs! They've
scratched out me plants, an eat up me
fruit and vegetables"
So SEE L: Watts the damage?"
She thinks bit an ansur'ed wild a
twinkle: .Misther Kerry, I'll take the
speckled hen fur me dinner, the NOR
row."
"Out wild We fur hertliss wun!"
croid /. "Wud We TAX the muther of
ten blissid orphuns? Faix, an there ;
niver a chicken asylum in the hull ov
Ameriky.'
But Nora jist lafft her purtiest, an
seq: 1T s the hen, Misther Kerry, or
CRATE debt lift unpaid.
An .J,II ~ Will
the loife ov innercint feller-craytur.
an that craytur hilpliss muther
hen!"
Thin" seq Miss Diane, you're a
bit ov a robbur yoursilf!"
But I'll max restytushun in the
marnin'r' returns ], wild emphysis.
You shall hav' som thin that's hape
better thin poor ould Missus Specklew
AN watts that?''' she said wild n
smoilc.
all jist bring it over in the marnin',
an it's yersilf es wull do we'll to be on
the watch out"
Better bring it tonight" sez
she commandin', ''fur to-morror, I'm
off TO the fair. wild Teddy Farnum-"
Thin" SEE ]. "rll cum crosst at
the clock stroke of aight, an moind yo
be in an awa'tin'.'
An 1 jist kipt me word Ioike n
man.
Nora WIZ pickin' pears by moon
loight, whin opened the gait.
HAY You brO't Missus Speckle?"
she axt, with pretinded cruilty.
'Och. Miss Nora" seq |, 1.-THE poor
hen is Shape in the coop wild the tin
chicken-babies under her wing! can't
bring her, an troth. uon'tr'
Thin where's your restytushun?"
'.Safc in me pockit."
ats not money I'd be takin," sez
she. thinkin' j WIZ bout to pay for the
mischief dun her crops in dollars an
cints.
An seq l: Il couldn't offer that
same. be jabers!'
She handed me a great. roipe pear
an her purity lite fingers along wild it,
an l jist gathered the hull into me two
stout fists.
Let 60 my hand"' seq Nora, IAN
tax the pear loikc a gintlemanr'
I'm not nadin' it," crois |. "We're
a re r al:,;ddy!
"Yis," seq she. 'f;sythcr wud call us
a pair ov geese"
Il wudn't objict so long es Miss Nora
Diane WIZ wun ov the flock" ansers
!, wild the rale dude gallantry. an thin
l kisses livery wun ov her fingers
An narya bit did she moind! So me
bould arrum steals round her waist.
loike the cap ov Il climax, an we stud
fur hull mint widout speakin a
loine.
.'Misther Sheen" sez Nora at last,
I'm waitin' fur the reStytuShun you
brot me-"
An wild that grabs a bit of box
frum me visit pocket.
1t wuz full ov rale gold ring wot
gland loike sky star in the bliSsid
Siptimber moonlight. An quicker
thun half ov mint It WIZ clappt on
Morals purity lift hand.
ats a gold tince complete" seq I.
ian I've got We safe on the inside. fur
there's nary bit ov n bars"
Her swatc blue eyes were fixed on
my face. ..Yod luv me, bye?n
Better than ony wun else, Nora dar-
lint; forgiv' Missus Speckle, an prom
Use to be my futer' Missus Kerry"
An she jist snugged up close loike
lubbird an whispered low an lovin':
Dear Sheen, l promise. "-DetroH Free
Press.