The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-27

the aistern soide o. SPERM Mountains, In
their desperation ut not bein' able to make
up their yearly rints, tuck settin' up
shtills for the maxim av potheen unbe-
knownst to the Goover'mint Your Led
dyship must "a knewn that the law and
Negotiations forninst amy such nanny
faxshoory were very sevaire. an they'd q
worrud they called 'illeecit' that they kipt
q speerin at US the while-'illeecit,' be the
powers! They were plaisei, also, to say
that we chaited the Goover'm mt foreby,
an nanny other sootherin' nam Wan
day-it were bechuxt four an foive av q
winthry mornin', Shane Magroo, who'd
been misthrustin' that them igncrint gom-
the mountain sthilis. came fiyin' along the
hill-soides before dawn, like rale loghery-
man in = fit.
"Ye'n hide the sthills at wanst an look
out for yourselves chried Shane. a. he
hurried from wan place to another. The
whole conshtabulary av Omagh are afther
yez-bad cess till thin ALL! says he.
"sThc saints love We. Shane Magroo, now
wurruck an chaited the meddlin' Goover'-
mint a. nate Is you place. and sint three
loikely min to their long accounts-the
more fool, they to be that anxious to make
30 rly an acquaintance with the ould d.
ludher himself! Now, Leddy Bridget M s.
thrusted as how il we're some inimy to the
aristocracy rs had axcess till their plans
an prof an had warned the SPERM tin
irts Nv the proposed RI d nv the conshtabu-
larry. An so she set Lersilf to find out the
rale truth Nv 1t all. an tina wormin' an
.raicherous an blathering were she that
I'm willin' to swhear, your Leddyship, that
she must have hoong cells up at Barney
Ca sseD as to beguile our dear Shane Ma
groo into confusing his own completely in
the matther. Faix. she no sooner worms
it out av him than she runs-the young she.
vagaOone.-to the authorities and tips
them the wink av her dazzlin' black
oyes!"
'.She never loved him." cried. from my
lowly position in the corner. ''She never
loved the brave boyr
sTroth to till, it wad same not. your
Leddyship. Aiven il she did have snch q
consait-an' it'll be will knewn that love
has sthrange ways av his own for
showin' himsilf-it wud same that she
loved hersilf an her station the more. But
her maid which same at that tonne was
Moreen Mag.nnis, at your sarviss, had the
rare good forenoon to overhear the aivel
young DANES palaverin' w.d hersilf-or
| wid the divil himsilf. which were wan an
the same thing I'm thinkn'-an' it's me-
silf as whit tearin' loike o distracted
Banshee straight to the apartmint of the
| Shane Magroo-ye'll be moindin' he lived
| in the same cassel wild his beautiful.
| gostherin' cuzzin-an' / tould him the
whole av it. An here lit me obsairve to
your Leddyship that that were the oniiest
time liver saw our dear Shane Magroo the
worse for the loss of his tlmper. He run
his fingers through his curls till they
| stood up, iviry biissed wan o. thin, loike
| little dayminted rings, ali over his purity
| hid, an his beautiful Dyes fl ished fire.
"'There's 10 Delilah that lives, cries ne,
| AS shall stale me stringth from me an
thin cry: Shane! Shanel The Philistines
| be upon yer God bliss We, Moreen,' says
he, I'm going to Ameriky the night-an'
| it wull be long day that'll pass before
set tut In ould Ireland again = and wild that
he were up an OF wild niver SO much as
be yer lave to the folks at the easel.
Blood an ayers, but it were thunderin'
phillaloo that were raised whin the polls
came ridin up from Omagh an divll a
Shane Magroo could be found in all SpeE.
rim, at all, at all!'
"And he got safely away, Moreen.'
"lt wud same SO. your Leddyship; an
the Lediy Bridgit-'
A noise Of footsteps just outside the
shanty brought Moreen's romant story
| to an abrupt close. 1t was Archie coming
| back, Of course, aud at the knock which
| followed upon the sound Of approaching
feet, turned y face wreathed in welcom
! ing smiles towards the door, Moreeu
started at the knocking, went swiftly Il
the box-chair, murmured few low
| words, and then opened the door.
| Judge Of my dismay when, instead oil
| Archie, l saw number OF uniformed pc
licemen file quickly into the little room. Tn,
smiles died away on my face, and witt
| eyes curious Is TO the future action of the
| intruders, lay and watc ned them.
"Sbane Magroo was rayrorted to have
left MORA two DAYS ago." vouchsafed the
| spokesman OF the party, IAN it wall b.
only good for you, Mistress Maginnis, t,
be tellin' us II you have seen him pass Thu
wayW
"Thrue for you, your ixillincy: it woult
not only be good for me but a weicom,
sight to me longin' eyes besoide! How
| liver, have not seen Shane Magroo pas,
| this wayp'
"That'll be q nate spaich to make" sale
| another of the men; "but we've ordhers Il
| sairch aitch an livery house along the roat
| to SPERM. It's knewn in all the country
| soide as how livery lasht wan av yez wut
| be afther ri,kin' yer lives for the boult
bhoy rs hid his own life chape to rertic
We. So sthand aside. Mistress Mag mis-
and let the law be the best joodge av the
| matthCr!
At these words l arose to my feet ana
| advanced, dressed as I was for the Jour
ney, to the tiresiae. At my UNEXPECTED
| appearance the little hook Of men stared q,
me with eyes full of lively suspicion
Moreen. quick to see their quent onine
| g.ances. drew me close az lihst tho box
chair. and, with startling evasion Of thu