San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-08

Win a DToao sweep OF her large right
hand:
DO you know what I'm goin 10 do,
Mary? Well, I'll tell you now I'm
goin to get rid of that harm for Julia and
get an engagement ring for Tilda at the
same tonne, or else me name amt Della
Quinn and me invention has gone back
on me"
The shed in question stood at the bot
tom Of Brannigan's garden and was a
most dilapldated cross between a stable
and pigsty, entirely out of keeping
with the other portions of the villa
The landlord seemed to have entirely
overlooked 1t when he was repairing
and repainting the other parts of the
establishment, and though Mrs. Branni-
gan had entreated him with tears in her
eyes either to pull it down or make il
reasonably respectable, he had kept put
ting II off from day to day. until here it
was the middle Of August, and not so
much IN coat Of whitewash had been
administered to the shed
You'll have to help me, Mary. as
much as you can" pursued Mrs. Quinn.
First thing we want to DO Ia - e. =
halo for Barney Mctiivssa. Hes fcssxa
honest, good lookin fellow. Barney, 60
he amt romantic enough for Tilda. &
we don't she'll be hitchin herself tn that
putty faced young Eugene Wyncoop. the
man wild the pedigree"
But what does Barney be wanting
wild halo round his headl He amt ne
angel"
oh, Mary, can't you see things at alR
don't mean halo of that kind. But
it's like this; There's that Eugene Wyn-
coop, as is just travelin on his manners
and his pedigree. rs he calls it. which
he's always carrying in his pocket.
Tlldas so struck wild the name and the
airs of him that she won't rs much As
look at Barney.
What Barney needs is a little OF what
the poets call the light which never was
on land or sea call it halo Just to
save tonne"
That evening carbohydrates
was treated to two sensations, The new
fire engine arrived in town and Miss
Tilda Brannigan announced to her as
sembled family at the tea table that she
was about to go on the boards of the
Granville theater in the capacity of
star
The fire engine had cost good deal
more money than had been expected,
and therefore the amateur fire company,
to which both Eugene Wyncoop and
Barney McGivefa wass9 axsz.i5ss.
decided to give peFfassaasos 4 = .
wanaka, the White aS2a3," g
the expenses. Wyncoop. who was the
fire chief. Immediately offered Miss
Brannigan the leading role, and that
evening after fire drill he came up to
the Brannigans to talk things over.
They were all sitting on the piazza
when he and Tilda appeared, He talked
to the company and then went over and
sat down by Mrs. Quinn.
Heres something that perhaps you
would like to look at, Mrs. Quinn" he
remarked as he presented her with a
roll of parchment. i've Just been
showing it to Miss Brannigan. and I
thought perhaps it might interest the
rest of you. It's my coat of arms, you
know. and my genealogical tree.
IL trace my ancestry back to 1884"
he continued. with smile of pride.
"The first Wyncoop, as you will notice,
was Archbishop of Canterbury in Henry
Xl's reign
Mrs Quinn handed the parchment to
him without saying single word. But
no sooner We're she and Miss Cadogan
alone than she astOnished that good
woman by droning to herself:
William |. 1865. William IL, 1887;
Henry |. 100; Stephen. 1875: Henry Ii,
ll54
"There!" she exclaimed triumphantly,
Il knew that he was lyin somewhere.
didn't learn much at school but know
me dates. There 2SVsg wGS sg & g
king as Henry XI."
Then Mrs Quinn weES ~ Suzs0 s1z.. ~
fit of laughter that shook her like YER
table jelly
THE foine gentleman's got thing or
two to learn yet. Why, he can't trans
late number yet. IL, which is Roman
for second, he goes and reads in plain
American eleventh Did you ever hear
the likes of that
Della. exclaimed Miss Cadogan mys-
teriously. did you notice the bar can
mister on his crest?'
THE whatT
"The bar canister. I tell yo. Vance,
at house where was cook, the mis-
tress gave me a book of suits OF arms to
look at Then she told me whole lot
about 'em and what all the different
things meant. I've forgotten all the
rest she told me. but the bar canister
made an indelible impression.