Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-05-20

I'VE see, I'm that soft-hearted wild the
ladies. Divil bit of me that doesn't
do me best to oblige thin when they
come to me with their murtherin' ILL
giant talk and SEES: Michael, villa we do
this?' and Michael, will We do that?'
All, it's mesilf that always was favor
lite wild the ladies'"
The man from Colooney was perhaps
not far out in his assertion. There
seemed to be movement in his favor
among the females, from the mistress
to the milkmaid. The master looked
upon it with true English disgust,
Because the mans impudently good
looking and picturesque you rave about
him. Lazy fellows, all his sort. Who
ever saw him run or get out of his lazy
shuffle?"
II have" said Miss Maud. HE worked
like horse when brought him in
to the garden"
! ventured to hint, soto voce, that
anything would brighten up under the
influence, and so on.
That's foolish and it isn't true. Tho
man from Colooney," said the young
lady, lis good worker. if you only man
age him right"
One morning hullabaloo arose in
the vicinity of the stables. The mas
ter, Miss Maud and myself were close
by inspecting the young lady's ponies,
and we hurried up, A stable boy had
lost five shillings from his coat as it
hung in the stables, and was loudly la
menting the fact. The men standing
around looked suspicious. The man from
Colooney slept next to the stable. The
foreman, distrustful of anything Hi
bernian, gave voice to the public scnti-
ment
Jim thinks the Irishman has taken
it, sir,
The man from Colooney was close by
and heard it. A flush of crimson shot
straight to his bronze cheek, and he
took half-step forward. Miss Maud's
clear voice stopped him.
what q shamcl How dare you say
such thing? lie would no more take
it than ! should"
The man from Colooney held his head
high. Somehow we forgot his rags as
we looked at him.
God bless you, miss" said the man
from Colooney THANK you"
Nevertheless the Englishran looked
askance at him. The man from Co.
looncy went solitary for few days.
The last day of harvest came. We
all went forth to sec the last loads
brought home Miss Maud drove the
ponies afeld, two vicious little brutes,
that ought to have had Hercules to
hold them. She drove on before us
with confident air. The master,
anxious, shook his head. lie did not
like the ponies, but he was as wax in
his daughters hands
The man from Colooney was in his
element that day. He talked and
laughed with the women, his impudent
good humor bubbling up like fine
champagne. He worked, too, with the
best of them, making light of toll at
which he usually would have looked
aside.
"I'll be going on my way tonight"
said he, rs stopped by him once that
afternoon. ITS pinin' for new advcn-
lures am, so yell see me no more
Maybe I'll go n long way off. "
Toward dusk the last load was filled
and dispatched homcward, amid cheers
Miss Maud and her ponies headed the
wagons round by the road; the rest of
us sought Il short cut through the wood,
so as to reach home in time to welcome
the little procession on its arrival Go
ing through the wood, the man from
Colooncy burst into song-tcnder and
Irish. The women hushcd their clat-
ter and listened, the bundles of CLEAN
ing on their heads swaying harmo-
niously with the tune,
startling sound came upon us as
we struck the lanc-the sound OF
horses feet dashing along the hard
ground in uncomfortable flight The
lane ran down hill there, terminating
at the foot by an old lime quarry hun
dred feet deep. We gazcd up the hill
to the turn, the noise coming nearer
and nearer The man from Colooney
had ceased his song and stood watch
ing.
"Maud's ponics!" said the master,
and clinchcd his teeth hard.
They came round the corner like q
whirlwind, galloping together like the
demons they were, their mistress hold
ing to the phacton, but helpless.
thought Of the lime quarry thirty
yards away, and turned sick. The WON,
en- screamed and tainted; the mer
stared at the coming whirlwind and
groaned. What could stop them in sc
short distance?
STAND clear!" The man from Coloo
neys voice rang out sharp and strong
He had gone step or two to meet tho
ponies as he spoke, and stood there
fair and square, turning up his ragged
shirt sleeves
Crash The man from Colooney wen
down before that awful rush; but hi!
hands grasped the brides. Up, anc
down again, the blood flowing from
his face, and again up, and again down
but still hanging on to the mad beasts
until they paused, trembling and wild
on the very edge of the quarry.
My poor fcllow" The master ben
over the man from Colooncy as he lay
on the bank, painting ard CHASTITY
crushed to death. lie turned his fact
half-round and smiled fccbly
Its young miss he wants." said I
woman.
Miss Maud was at his side instantly
She laid her hand on his damp fore
head and then, with womanly i'm
pulse, bent forward and kissed him.
think that kiss was his passport 70
.. the long journey he had spoken of, 70
when the girl raised her face the MAJ
from Colooucy was dead -Englisl
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