Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-12-22

from a wagons lantern sent, at last, a liz
tie yellow CLEAN along the rocky roadway,
and / saw that the approaching cart had
stopped close beside our belatcd vehicle.
''Arrah be aisy, an is it yerself thin, Mr..
O'Flaheftyi An ia 10 an axeeedint that
ye've had the nightl"
"Faix, an it is that same-bad 'cess till
itr'
might ye be dhrivin' quality folks, Mr..
O'FlahertyFi
"Oi might-zah' thin; again, rnolght not,
Oi praysoom they be quality folks, beloikB;
the conmonality pralfair shank's mare,
Orm thinkin'p'
"gps dale av mother wit yell be-
wastin' on the loikes O. me, Mr.. O'Flaher-
ty; but il ye've seen Phelim O'Flinn; o.
Kilrea; yen know that the polls are up III
arfhms along av the warnin' they've re-
SAWED from Carrickfergus ! he day."
"Ah' at whom wull they be speerin' at
how, mons'
'Spaerin'a It's a joke suroi Divll a
wan other than the Lad o. Sperrln' Mount-
ains-our young Shane Magroop'
At this there was Gathering downfall
of the harness--collar, traces, straps and
reins, and a hurried and whispered confab
OF the two men.
Then came Archie; and l saw suddenly
issue from an astonishingly 4ear-at. hand
window q blight gleat1 Of light, and heafd
voi6es-my husbands and another's-in
merty laughter blent. The very darkness
and ioBelinesa changed like ehchantment
all about me, and it was as IL the whole
world had passed suddenly from a state OF
isolation to that of social, hospitable and
well-peopled district. / felt the clasp Of
Archie's strong arm about me as care
fully made my way from thb rocky road
sideI and as We advanced towards the
promised shelter, told him Of what had
heard.
who Is Shane Magroo, ArchieP'
"Shi Darling light o. me eyesi II is
almost treachefy to mention that name
hereabouts, and yet Tm thinking You'll
hear. n,ofe OF him thah Of ahy Bne else-th
Reckless voting Gallant And So the police
are after him-the same old story-hai | ha
hal"
"This way, Your Amer This way, yOui
1eddyshipl Sure the house av Moreer
Maginnis wull be foriver blissed by your
inthrance-good luck titus all this nightp
Amenl" responded my husband
"Arrah, Moreen, ye have niver forgotten
the use av yer deludherin tongue Whist,
ye young colleen Not wan wotrud OF Uui
| prisinee here TO anhy ehance taiier-=d'yt
floindh
"Faix AM docs your Anner shpp6se
wull be afther wautih' ID cali ia all Ulster
II. mite gs tho night" laughed the young
Irish beauty, as she placed a fresh soc
upon the little fire and gently touched
what seemed bundle Of old clothes
propped up in box-like chair at one sidt
Of the rude chimney.plave ,,i'Mothetl 6ch
mQther, asth6rb Wake upl'' said Moreon
"Hefe wull be an ould friend as will tall
wild ye the night. Motherp
At this very wrinkled and exceedingly
homely visage peered from Under thu
manifold layers Of a sort OF wooleh piaiC
piled high upon the uhlottlS heha ahi
there followed flow Of ihdescribable Eib
berish which charitably took to be pur,
Celtic-a iargoh that my husband din
swered easily III kind, with an hncon
scious RUNNING of his white fingers througl
his short curly locks and knitting of hi
black brows as he sat beside her, starini
into the fire.
Well, it wasn't to be wondered at tina
he frowned "The ould Cassel av Bann Il
only a few miles beyant to the NORTHWEST
a shame for it that you could not haV
raiched it at all the night . said prett,
Moreen, casting little admirihg giahC
coSertly at the impatient young felloy
upon the bench before the fire.
"Be comforted, darling" said Archie
suddenly, springing to his feet and cominI
close to my side. "Moreen will attend you
AS for me, must leave you for awhile an,
see to the extent Of O'Flaherty's mishap
Kiss me, Mary, love-once-twice-
there Be a brave girl and sleep AM
dream of that snuggery in America Nc
reen, attend your future Lady Mary and
whisht colleen-pNt BOur mother 10 bedm
The beams and rafters of the little hu
hung thick with dried herbs, lengths o
divers-colored cloths, and seemed, in fact
a storage place for all sorts Of humbl,
housekeeping sundries. A table, som,
rude chairs and benches, an earthen floor
an open fireplace and high backed
boarded-up ''box-chair" close beside it 70
the ''ould wooman'-a chair that kept tn,
draughts from hitting the poor old figur,
sheltered therein at full blast, at least
these were the homely furnishings Of th
humble Maginnis cabin.
How doubly luxurious, by contrast
seemed the well-remembered rooms In New