Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-13

adiectives in her haste to avoid danger
GUS topic.
1t was of no use; and soon she was list
ening In shamed silence to declaration of
love. She tried to stop him, but it was OF
no use. He grasped both her hands in his
and held her while he talked.
Unhand me, sir" she said at last. al
will not listen. l won't hear you talk
such nonsense"
"Why?' he said as he looked at her in
establishment 81 thought was sure you
liked me. You let me put my arm around
you, and you looked as if you"
But Madge broke away from him and
flew like bird from him over the moss
covered rocks and mounds, and he was too
surprised at ner reception Of his words to
follow her.
When he realized that she had gone he
said aloud:
"Well, can finish my talk on board
the yacht. Lord, she scares easy for an
American. She must be from Philadel-
phia. But she is amazingly pretty. I
know | was sudden, but thought the girls
always liked fellow that started in at first
sight,
Madge crossed an open space were some
goats were browsing. One of the number
evidently thought Madge wanted a race,
SO he started in full pursuit. Looking
back she saw her pursuer. A scream burst
from her as she neared the North Beach
where the claiming party were still dig
ging. Norah heard the screams and
recognized her mistress voice, and saw the
pursuer and pursued.
"Howly Mary, take him by the horns"
she shrieked
Madge seeing her said, breathlessly !:
Norah, Norah, save mep' as she fell for
ward.
Norah took her bucket of clans. and.
with yell, dashed at the goat. He
stopped short, smelt the CLANS, then turned
his attentions to Norah, who flew before
him towards the rest of the party scream
ing as she went, and in her haste upsetting
every bucket of CLAIMS within her range.
She thought her only chance lay in the
boats, SO she ran for them. She reached
the floating slip that bobbed beneath her
weight. With one foot she reached for the
boat, resting the other on the slip. The
boat edged away, and Norah, after looking
somewhat like the Colossus of Rhodes for a
moment, with one foot on each, fell with a
splash and a scream into the water. The
goat turned and trotted off, and Norah's
friends came to the rescue. She was pulled
out and none the worse for the dip,
walked up to where poor Madge was cry
ing from sheer nervousness. But at the
sight of Norah looking SO she burst into a
laugh, and the others standing round did
the same. But Norah was wrathy, and
said:
If | liver catch mesilf at clam-bake
may | niver live to git there Betwaine
the CLANS and that shape wild horns I'm
loike watering cart I'd rather go to a
wake"
owe have not had the bake yet, No
rah"
"Well, bake or bile, Use got all 1 want
of II" said Norah as she retreated to the
beach
"And l too, Norah," said Madge; chad
a horrid time. Let US ask the men to take
us back to Manhattan"
They did so, and found Major Burmeis.
ter. Feeling better he wanted to surprise
his wife and keep the Fourth" Madge
was never more glad to see any one than
her husband at that time. With burning
cheeks she confessed her little Irritation,
and was relieved when the Major fairly
| shouted at the sequel.
As it was still early, Norah, after suit
of dry clothing, asked if she might 90 to
the city on the 4;30 train to "to attind
Mrs. Muldoon's funeral. She was kaping
the Fourth that way, rest her soul. 1t
may be more of a success than clam
bake" continued Norah; "and Pll be
back good and airly for the fire. work rock
cts, and the Roman Catholic candles they
| always fire off such tonnes"
The affair of Mrs. Muldoons must have
| been success, and the windows in the
| church on Fourth street representing a
flight Of cherubs, attracted Norah's atten.
| tion
"Sure, Miss Madge, the prettiest little
| flock of painted owls bids | liver saw on
the new winder. Wise as owls you know,
mum; and Pm thinking they were some
of Solomon's pests he had many if yer re-
mimber. l had rale glorious Fourth,
mum, as many an American; and me hid
don't fale bad as it moight and whin the
| fireworks are seq | can take me back safe
wild the rest of the girls, and me Fourth of
July will only cost me fifty cints."
Sitting behind her mistress on the
raised seats in the Enclosure where the
finest fireworks were seen, the battle Of
the Nile, ETC., Norah's voice was heard
talking 50 Bridget Pagan
Amt it splindid. A whole bunch of
matches amt to be compared to it. Would
yers think vaseline and inter would make
SIGH miracles. Fax, though, if had that
ould shape wild horns I'd make him think
he was paying his RESPECTS to the divil.
I'd tie fire-work crackers and biscuits all
over his wool. I'd tach him manners to
interfere wild me clam-bake. / felt for all
the world like the morgue wild water
dripping all over me. Och, there's whirl-
igig, and snake, and flowers WE'LL" as it
finished in final place, Moran said:
" Mrs. Muldoon, rest her sowl, missed as
foine Fourth by dying as liver saw
but she need niver regret the clam-bake
L niver saw; for ould Job himself, or
thousand leg worm, would niver have pa
thence or arms or legs to dig 'em for any
Fourth of July bake"