Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-09
SHEEN kERRY's CHICKS.


Ahey Brought Together Their ovn.,
and Fair Nora Lane.
| och, but the hull brood WINS a nrottv
.os There wuz Mister speckle wild his
sop-not gold ez dollur, an Missus
.pcckie wld her tin blissed feathur.
all! p-ouu oh thon
But jist acrosst the strate VIM ~.
lolne-iookin' naybur. Miss Nor
Lane wild garden an flowers ga
.ore, an SEE she: "Mster Kerry, hate
inc soight ov yer chickunsr'
oez l: 'Guv me raysun fur it,r
she finrted her curls loike the French
'eddy she wuzn't. ..Sheen Kerry ),
she sea- yer feather troibe are a boul
set oy thaves an robburs! They'y,
scratched out me plants, an cat IN m.
fruit and Vegetables"
90 seq |: WAITS the damageP"
one thinks bit an ansur ed wild s,
twinkle: "Misther Kerry, I'll take the
speckled hen fur me dinner. the NOR.
row." '-'o'
Out wild ye fur hertliss wun,,
croid !. "Wud We TAX the muther Of
ten blissid orphuns9 Faix, an there :
n'Ver chicken asylum in the hull oy
Ameriky!" ~
But Nora jist lafft her purtiest. an
seq; ITS the hen, Misther Kerry, or
CRATE debt lift unpaid
An sez l: ..I'll niver paw It wild
the loife ov innercint feller-cravtnr
an that craytur hilpliss muther
henri
"Ihin," SEE Miss O'Lane, you're q
bit ov robbur yoursilf!"
"But I'll max re.tytushun in tn,
marnin'P'- returns !. wild emphysis.
You shall hav' som thin that's hapc
better thin poor ould Missus Speckle!''
AN watts thatP'' she said wild a
smoile.
"Ill 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. TIM
Oft to the fair, wild Teddy Farnum."
"Ihin," SEE ], "I'll cum crosst at
the clock stroke of aight, an moind 70
be in an awaitin'."
An l iist kipt me word loike
| MN.
Nora wuz pickin' pears by moon
loight, whin opened the gait.
HAY you bro't Missus Specklep"
she axt, with pretinded cruilty.
"Och. Miss Nora SEE l, '.the poor
hen is shape in the coop wild the tin
ehicken-babies under her wing! can't
bring her, an troth, won'tr'
Thin where's your restytushun9'
"Safe in me pockit.'
'It's not money I'd be takin," sez
she. thinkin' I wuz bout to pay for the
mischief dun her crops in dollars an
cints.
An seq 1: Il couldn't offer that
same, be jabers!"
She handed me great, roipe pear
an her purity wife fingers along wild it,
an l jst gathered the hull into me two
stout fists.
Let 60 my hand" seq Nora, "an'
tax the pear loike gintleman"
'.Tm not nadin' it," crois |. Were
pear alriddyr'
"Yis, SEE she, "fayther wud call us
a pair ov geese.
81 wudn't objict SO long es Miss Nora
Diane wuz wun ov the flock" ansers
|, wild the rale dude gallantry, an thin
| kisses livery wun ov her fingers.
An nary bit did she moind! So me
bould arrum steals round her waist.
loike the cap ov climax. an we stud
fur hull mint widout speakin a
loine.
"Misther Sheen" seq Nora at last,
"Tm waitin' fur the restytushun you
brot me-"
An wild that grabs bit of a 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 a mint t wuz clappt on
Nora's purity lift hand.
''It's gold tince complete" seq |.
San Eve got We safe on the inside, fur
there's nary bit oy bars. ="
Her swate blue eyes were fixed on
my face. You luv me, bye?"
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 a
lubbird an whispered low an lovin';
Dear Sheen, I promise. Detroit Free
Press.