Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-13


wen Q swear g swear good an strong!
De h'oldes' girl, she's call Emma, an Xistt
Brouillette, de son to de h'oP Brouillette W al
make de barl near de church, o was cavalie,
to 'er.
One night . h'sx me for to 60 down wild 'eem
for WELLER on de h'op Boyle; an b all de way he
was speak wild me bout Marie Ow she was de
bes' girl on de parish; 'ow de b ol man was give
plenty money wild her; 'ow she was work ard
I'm W at Emma was tell 'eem she speak h on me-
b all de time
III not care for hall wat o say. I'll be no
know dat Marie h ever sence she was littl'
girl, an III not t'ink nodding on 'er. An eff e
was toll me all dat jus for ear me say some ting
on Emma; I'll not be satisfy 'eem; III JUS say:
Dat don make nodding for me-"
ri, ne Of Paddy Boyle 9 was good Teller, an
III 90 fos WELLER wild 'eem, to ear 'eem tell de
| story an make 'es Joke.
Teller get marry? Dey work ard, an dey t'row
way deir money. Dey get h'ol', an den de
good girl no ave dem"-an' o make long string
IKE dat Den e say, Look dem two girl!
same same day wat dey get marry, I'll be give de
feIler wat take dem one 'ondre' poun'."
Den III say, for soma jok. wild de holman,
ron give 'ondre poun' wild Emma an you
give ondre' poun' vic Marie?"
| An e say, Oats wat I Ii say
ho zen IN say Monsieur Boyle, IN take do
/ 49, = - Uoh ave no W Tu speak AIOF6 90
Dol man stiff h out 'es leg quick an kick nv
STOOL az III fall all over de floor an de h'oi'
ieHer 'augh. an Aiste . laugh, an de bot girls
| dey laugh.
Ragosh! I'll be so mad, I'll start for make de
course for ONE, but Marie she put er back on
dc door, an she say: "Ah, Melchior! Pleas
don Melchiorl Dom min de h'or fadder,
Meichior. Please don, Melchiorr An she
say DAT SO sof an she ut 'er an on my harm
SO pretty, an she look me hon de h'eye SO like
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h'of an me go back on do fire. An
den we was hall laugh, an dc h'or
Paddy, e bring bout de bottle an we ave de
de httP coup, an make good frien's some more
an III say dat night as wen we was walk 'ome,
"Bagosh Xiste, she's pretty girl, mos de-
pretties' girl wat IN h'ever see."
An e say, who's pretty grip"
An I'll say, "Never min'r'
Well, halter dat I'll go on de h'or Paddy
w'enh'ever I'll get de chance, an dst's not any
more wild de h'or man wat IN 20 for WELLER
me!
But Marie she dom be so kim for me like dat
night amy more She laugh plenty; she sing
all de song wat de b OF man h'ax 'er for sing;
she us en- wen ~ tell de story bout de bush,
an bout wen III go for unit; but I'll never
ear 'er speak sof like dat night, an ven III
speak soft she b only laugh an laugh.
But Q was nice on dose night e dom make
nodding ow ard de win blow, or 'ow ard de
col make; wen Xiste an me h'open de door
T..
| an de big stove was roar mos so loud like de
win, an de fire was show red trough de crack
an dance on de wall trough de ole on de door:
an Emma 'er foot go h'up an down, h'up an
down, an de weei UNI wild de fire; an Marie
she make de stockin', an 'er ans dey dance
wild de needle; an me an Xiste an de h'or
Paddy sit an smoke; an we tell de h OF story
an sing de song and de complaintes; an de
warm OF de stove 'es good, good, till de time
come for 60.
Xiste am Fmna vaa ,,,rru =. 49,,
but b all do time I'll dom get no more near wid
Marie.
'E go hon dat way h all de mex summer, an
de mex winter, an de mex summer h after dat
An dat summer dere was come a councilman
from Mon real, an o was board wild de h.
Paddy. e don do nodding but make de pic
ture Of de hol MILL de church, de red bridge
an de river an de trees. No matter 'ow big dev
was, dat make holding for 'eem; e JUS make
dem SO lttf wat e want on de picture. Ba-
gosh! 'e's YER smart! an wen 'e's dsre frs.
I'll 'elp 'eem hall I'll be liable
One time III take 'eem h'up so fairs de lake
on my canoe, an . was mos crazy wild hall
wat e see. An sometime e 'oller for some
ting, an h'ax me for not paddle an e look, an
look, like e so for heat de ole boutiaue: an III
look too. an I'll dom see nodding-ius' de
same b oil sky. an de same h'or water an de
same h'or ills wat spoil de good farm an
make me tire for look on 'eem.
FL dat was hall, dat was hall correc'; but
for see 'er den. cause I'll work Oh de quarry,
an dey was pay for make h'over-time, an iii
stay so longs 'es not be dark. Sonday's de
h only time wat III ave de chance for WELLER;
an do h'of Paddy g was glad for see me work
like dat an make de money, an e toll me dat
Of Marie say yes, e dom say no.
But Marie! I'll dom know wat arrive on
'er.
Sometime I'll think e was de paint man: but
e never say nodding. I'll never see 'eem lone
lxurh tn~
same like e was make de money wild make de
b oil mill an de tree small on de picture. But
I'll see Marie was Railways wear de bes' dress,
an she was glad h'every time e speak on 'er;
an do hAnglish SCUM SO sof an nice wen dsy
speak wild b each odder.
One night wen L II say good-by, I'll turn on
de door an I'll say, "Msrie, I'm wait long
| time
An she say, YER fas', DE watch pot never
boil"
An I'll say, 'rn dom wan do watch Dot for
Boyle. I'll wan 'eem for me-"
An she laugh at dat. but de h'eyes dey dom
| laugh wild de mout-an' she don say nodding
An dat be Railways do way; I'll get do good
start an den I'll be stop like dat; an 'e's pretty
| ard for de man for make hall de talk by sem-
| self alone.
On de middle Of de summer Emma come
'ome for make de h'or Paddy visit
E was dc gran ladder now, an de It'll Teller
was CALI like eem Paddy-Patrice Brouille tie.
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proud too. An she was wild de lttr Teller b. all
de time; 'ug 'eem, an dance wild 'eem. an
speak wild 'eem h all de tlme like dere vas no
| big people on de worl'.
Dat make me glad for see 'er like dat but
| sometime Q make me sore on de cart too-for
| b all dat was make nodding for me-
Sometime she laugh hall de time, an dom
let me say nodding; sometime she was cross
| an den L ii can say nodding; an sometime she
was quit, an den she say nodding; an h every
| was she <was OATS bad for me; an I'll t'ink
sometime FL go way on dc shanty some more.
| Well, one day we work on de quarry an
| de rock We try for bias was JUS on de TOP. on
| de new groun' W at open h'up. But dat rock
| was ard an we was work on 'eem near de ole
day an We make two bias, but e dom come.
An de boss say, "Now, boys, make dis one good
an deep an We blow de bottom h. out!'
| Well, for sure III made dat good bias. I'll
not be mean wild de POWDER an en- I'll put
| in de brick, I'll lamp 'eem down de bes I'll
know 'ow, an III ave dat fuse fx like g was
| grow on de rock.
Bymby, en- hall was finish, de boss sen b all
| de boys of an me an 'eem stan dere, an wen
| q see de fuse wats b outside, Q laugh an say
| ''Weu, dats long 'nough for coax 'er for sure"
An den o say, Let 'er goT An I'll light 'er
| h'up, an We start.
| We was walk h over on were de boys was ide
widout 'urry, an We was JUS be dere, we en-
Tenice Lalonde jump h'up an swing 'es ANS
| an yell: "Melchior, look, look I" An I'll turn
roun' an LII see de littr Paddy wat run long
de top OF de quarry, an jus be- in 'eem dere's
Marie JUS hover de top Of de iii, wat walk an