Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-08-24
kITTY''S STRATA6El.
Why She Did Not JOIN - M
merry Business

why she Did MOI JON ~ ~
nery Business
There was no t7-1: O. ts
Kitty MaIoney was SIZE
IN Shamroc6-iale, Hs-
blacklist. her teeth the z-- -
dimpled chin and tl.. ri
certainly the mos, charming s- 81
Turing in al. the village, :. O..
Young men had agreed -1--
they had also decided thu; h.'T -
saucy-no doubt about tina. s--
As she stood in the -c--i--
light in her simple costume
ing OF a striped WOODEN le,..c1l:,
and white striped calico .lo-i
with a white apron,.e -or-5 her --,
but perfectly NATURAL o5a.1-
and her trim ankles covered T-
black stockings Contrary u the ~
tom of the villagers appearing above
her rather st~ronglY-made she's. So
looked a perfect picture oil "
lage maiden; .ooo 10 looa a. ana
quit as useful as she was re'.!'
Such indeed hltty was
Any o. the villagers eould nave 'o.4
how she had worked hard' hiring Ler-
self out to be maid-ot-at-WoTk 20
Father gum, when she might nave
married IKE the other village G.f.s,
just that she might support her 'o'.A
father in dacency;' nut ne" 'oH'a
Pat had beer Iald TO rest a Twelve
month ago and the hhaoitahts OF
Shamrock-dale were much exercised
in mind to know why Kitty Maloney
did not marry now KITTY could have
told them the reason a heen so
inclined but she Waa mol ana so they
concluded she was 'saucy'
Saucy KITTY may have oeen' Il she
did not look 1t on TINS orlght morning
as she stood with a large wooden dlsh
under her Ielt arm out oil "A'ch she
was feeding the hens ducks turkeys
and pigeons owned oy Oh fatAeI
gum
some OF the latter thelf peautlIuI
wings Hashlh9 IKE SILVER III lhe morn
ing sunlight aIlghted OF the girl ;
mead ana shoulders rhlt'y was wei
known 10 the olrd'' Dut to-day some
grave thoughts seemed 10 occupy hef
mlho, Tor she ald hot can lhcm
",ushla Machree' Or any other oil me
ehdeaflhg names when usually
dropped 5 o naturally from e llp''
mere was It wls'.ul looN IN h soft
dark eyes D Il pretty mouth
droopod just Il niue at the corners
TlidhIy' something III hl'ty NIUE
word was not gong 10 hcr MIND
"heh II ioou IN 'he olsh hau Deen
exhausted ana sue had cha'cu away
lhe Wfa'hIuI ora 'urkey-cocK' ealing
MIN d greedy oio eoooler' hllty
sloou Ior some time looking towards
the iu"' ralher lumole'doWE looking
oul'ulus "hicI s'oou at ihe larther
Gnu Oh 'he one street OF the village
ana "hich served as inc village snlthy.
FROM us "ide' oIacNehed chimney
Tue puil7 OF smoke ana am were al
ready ISSUING showing that rAe DAY 5
"orh Il DeSul inside
zen oothcr; Il he "ud Put 'pake'
s''o h'V'y 10 herSelh 'but MS Il
qoare worn altogether she added
ttleh 'hat you dont IKE Ilkes YOU
ana 'heln tha' you DO IKE won't speak
'heir MIND ohohe. II Is quare; and
win q long drawn sign she turned to
90 dco
Inc house oil fatherQ uin, the parish
priest OF Shamrock'dale, stood on a
slight eminence at the end OF the one
long struggling street OF the village.
IL was "a PLAIN, substantial looking
house, without any pretensions to the
ornamental in its style; in this charac-
teri'tic the house resembled its occu-
pant, Tor Father Quin was a plain
man, and much beloyc4 by his parish
toner's mostof whom had at some time
met with kindness at the hands OF the
good priest.
just as Kitty reached the door her
master came out, his round, genial
face lighted up by his usual pleasant
smile and his gray eyes twinkling with
genuine Irish humor.
"Well, Kitty, how are your fowl.
this morning?n he asked Che was very
fond OF pet fowls).
Kitty looked confused, for truth t.
tell, her mind was still running on tn
''quareness'' of the world; but gradu
ally the drift OF his question dawne'
upon her, and she answered it, but tn
hearty old man must enjoy a laugh a
her expense.
I'm afraid MI. ODoherty has bee
turning your head last night" he sal