Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-03

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JUDGE OF Mt DIsMAY."
rare good forenoon to overhear the aivel
young DANES palavern' wid hersilf-or
| wld the divil h;msilf, which were wan an
the same thing. Pm thinkin'-an' it's me-
silf as whit tearin' loike q 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 blissed wan o. thin, loike
little dayminted rings, all over his purity
hid, an his beautiful Dyes flashed fire.
"'There's no Delilah that lives, cries he,
'as shall stale me stringth from me an
thin cry: Shane! Shane! The Philistines
be upon YEP God bliss We, Moreen, says
he, Pm going to Ameriky the night-an'
it wull be long day that'll pass before
set fut in ould Ireland again y and wild that
he were up an of wild niver so much as
be yer lave to the folks at the cassel.
Blood an ayers, but it were thunderin'
came ridin up from Omagh an divll a
Shane Magroo could be found in all Sper-
rim, at all, at allp'
"And he got safely away, Moreen."
ut wud same so, your Leddyship; an
the Leddy Bridgit-"
A noise Of footsteps just outside the
shanty brought Moreen'S romantic story
to an abrupt close. 1t was Archie coming
l,or % 10 H6n lyvo s<,t,
followed upon the sound of approaching
feet, l turned face wreathed in welcom-
ing smiles towards the door. Moreen
started at the knocking, went swiftly to
the box chair, murmured few low
words, and then opened the door
Judge of my dismay when, instead Of
Archie, saw number of uniformed po-
licemen file quickly into the little room. The
smiles died away on my face, and with
eyes curious as to the future action of the
intruders. 1 lay and watched them.
"Shane Magroo was rayported to have
left MORA two days ago." vouchsafed the
spokesman of the party, IAN it wall be
only good for you, Mistress Maginnis, to
be tellin' US If you have seen him pass this
way!'
"Thrue for you. your ixillincy; it would
sight to me longin' eyes besoide! How
liver, have not seen Shane Magroo pass
this way!'
"That'n be a nate spaich to make" said
another Of the men; "but we've ordhers to
sairch aitch an livery house along the road
to SPERM. It's knewn in all the country
soide as how livery lasht wan av yez wud
be afther riskin' yer lives for the bould
bhoy as hid his own life ciiape to pertict
We. So sthand aside, Mistress Maginnis,
and let the law be the best joodge av the
mattherw
At these words I arose to my feet and
advanced. dressed as was for the jour-
ney, to the fireside. At my unexpected
appearance the little flock of men stared at
me with eyes full Of lively suspicion.
MOreen, quick to see their quest oninS
glances. drew me close against the box
chair. and, with a startling evasion of the
truth. said:
This, gintlemin. is Leddy Mary O'Neill,
naice av the ould Airl o. Tyronne, and rel
alive. be marriage, av the Leddy Bridget
OMallory. Her goss0on av dhriver al
lowed bit o. the harness to break as her
Leddyship was on her way to Aoneymore
an she was obliged to SHAY wild me till
mornin. Ye can az her Leddyship, your
Anners, respectin' her Leddyship's own
knowledge av Shane Magroo, il ye lOike."
''Your Leddyship's sarvant," said the
first spokesman, with numerous low, re-
spectful bows, 'but has your Leddyship
CHANGED to see the young villain. Shane
Magroo!'
Idrew my slight American figure to the
height deemed proper for 1.-THE naice Az
the ould Airi o. Tyronne' and said-feel-
ing perfectly secure in my ignorance:
III I haze seen Shane Magroo it is q bit
Of knowledge, gentlemen, that shall GER
tainly keep to myselfr'
Thin all there's for it, your IIeddyship,
wull be to begin the sairch."
can don't be delayln' wan INSTANT aith-
er, your ixillincies, quoth Moreen. "Faix,
Mother 1aginnis, your dhudeen's mkt to
Imply again-bliss me. but how exthrava-
CANT ye're gittin' wild your use O. tobbaccy,
surel Teddy Mary, would your Leddyship
be plaised to sit here beside ould Granny
while the illigant gintlemen that they are
tear the walls nv the house down about
our hidsF'
I accept the stool offered me and
watch the irate officers Of the law -
Noreen, with sarcastic tongue, hRrls bolt
after bolt Of turgid irony ct them; send
ing shafts Of keen mother Wit ct their de
fenseless heads-now over my shoulder,
now over her mothers, or through the
caustic medium Of her scathing soliloqujes
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