San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-06

most elegant livery ana drove uhe finest turn
out in the most distinguished manner, openly
expressed his admiration at Christmas time
by card of very magnificent proportions
and bottle Of very pronounced perfumery
The stout young butcher declared to her one
day that he sent the tenderest cuts in his
shop to us all for her sake Clearly Katie
could have been quite a belle in her own
circle had she chosen, but she seemed to have
little inclination for the distinction.
For in spite Of Katie's blithe manner, and
she carried a CHEEKY face, there seemed to
lurk shadow of something like sorrow in
her blue eyes; there was look that made me
think of that in the face o, Evangeline.
The smile of derision with which this state
ment was received by the head OF the house
would have quite demolished any one less
positive than l. In the eyes of my friends
was the veriest dreamer, a romancer. who
saw what was not there.
In my own estimation / was a woman Of
remarkable penetration and insight. Circum-
stances confirmed this view often enough to
enable me to keep fair confidence In my
own intuitive powers; occasional failures
kept my friends from a like confidence in me.
She was performing some small service in
my room one morning, and | was silently
admiring the careful deXterity Of her move
ments, when observed what l thought to be
a little extra pensiveness about her. There
was depression in the ''set" of her busting
cap that did not escape me.
She was only an Irish servant girl, one Of
the many who come and go and are forgot
ten, but she was a woman, friendleSs, or so
thought, in a strange country. She was a
member of my household. 1t was not idle
curiosity that led me to say to her, Katie,
you look little sad this morning; has any
thing gone wrong, anything that can helps
You must consider me a friend when you
need one"
Thank you, ma'am, she said, thank you
kindly. It's all along o the coachman, Pat
rick Mcclure He's that fond of me, ma am,
that hell not be takin' no at all, and that's
oil the word can spake to him"
patrick Mcclure is a worthy young man,
Is he nota'
He is that, ma'am."
"Steady, honest and industrious?'
''Sure, he is"
"He is good looking. and pleasant and
xind. heard Mrs Gray say they never had
one they had more confidence in in every
way"
Good looking he is, ma'am, wild a honest
eye, and pleasant smile, and a man to be
trusted, I've no fear"
Il suppose he has saved up little money
and could give you comfortable, snug little
home, where you could live and be happy
with some one who would love you and taks
good care of you"
1--WE heard say he had little money an
he loves me, he swears 1t by the Holy
Mother"
"Well, Katie, it is very much to have the
love Of good man, to have pleasant, COM
Portable home; working hard in your own
house, for those who are dear to you, and
who loves you, is vastly better and pleas
snter thing than working for even 80 nice q
mistress as am"
She looked up with q smile and said, 'Sure
it's good mistress that you are; but, aam,
there's something you haven't said, and it
seems strange to me you haven't. You
haven't said a word about my lovin' zee
man. Is it a fair thing TO take mans love
and all he can give you an give him nothing
back for it, Shall q woman sell herself for
a roof over her head and fire to sit by, an
she with two strong handsi It's not Kate
Mccarthy could do that"
mo, Katie, no woman should do that, but
I not know. And you do not love himF'
Not bit, ma'am: know he is good an
true an lovin', but my heart Is like a stone
In my breast even when he says the tinderest
things to me, just as cold an just as heavy"
"And don't you think you might learn to
love him9 | asked.
Learn to love him, is it you sayi Sure,
M am, it seems to me the love you have to
Learn is poor sort. Seems to NE, rla'g:n,
y-hen you have to be lIotEerin' yourself that
way you just better let it all SO. No, ma'am.
can't learn to love Patrick Mcclure The
love you don't have to learn is the sort you
don't forget, na'am, an'-love IeiGner
comes nor goes wild the biddin'"
Hero the color 3lrsed over the girls face
and she sighed.
There's some one else, Katie"
Tho dinner must he put over" she said ir-
relevantly, and sped away to the kitchen
With all her frankness she had a reserve
that forbade further questioning. so the sub
jet was bauished She grew daily little
qu!eter in her ways, she sang less at her
work, but she was just as fsithful in her ser
vice, and just as attractive as ever in the
eyes o.: her followers,
One morning she said, There's to be q
masquerade ut the rink to- morrow night,
ma am; the coachmen of the city will be Civ
ing it. All the incest girls | know are O.
goin', and I've said I'd go, though it's little
care about such doin's"
And are you going With Mr.. MCGUIRE as
your escortr
mo, nlaam; two or three Of Us girls are
going together, ma'nm. I'd not be going
wild any young man, besides We don't want
any one to know US, you know"
THAT will answer, | think" I replied.