Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-19

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swept Glare. The fever took l.onergan
and his wife, and they were buried In the
dead-plt nc l.iscgmor; IL left Andy, but
IL left him blind Then the neighbors
began to have their doubts whether he
WAS n chansrling after all for the fair
les are faithful, aud who ever heard of
chungeling being left blind and penni-
lessf Ii he was only mortal he had been
cruelty treated. so TO make amends they
gave him the fiddle that had belonged
to the "dark' man-that is the blind
man--of ST. Bridgets wen. who had
lately starved There was still feeling
tlst he was unit for holy we'll 50 he
took up u post Ut the lisCannor cross
roads. aud there levied u toll on passers
with the professional hcurt-brOllen cry:
"Remember the dark mani For Gods
sake. remember the dark mani"
For nearly twenty years Andy haunted
crossroads; he came 10 be hUnOred rs
one of the institutions of Moher, though
the folk considered there was much that
was uncanny about, be was 50 silent.
aud he hated the smell of whisky. He
went to his post every morning. with
such stcadiness that Mary Shaugnessy
used TO say that the noise of his stick
| on the rO0d was better than II clock to.
| her, And everyone he met gave him u
kind and respectful greeting. lie spent
, his evenings alone lying curled up like
| dog on his hearth staring at che splutter-
| lug turf with blind eyes.
This was his best time, yet even then
| he had q lonesome and hard life Often
! in the winter he came very near starry
! inE, for the passers by the crossroads
! had then seldom halfpenuy To spare
tie never begged from any one except
/ 0t the crossroads, aud Ills dog Bonaparte
! would not have taken aims IN his tin Gun
| anywhere else But Larry lonuu, the
] llHNlaf4Ifh "A ff,
Larry who IL childlpss aud has stern
I Wife-uceds some one 10 protect aud has
made himself guardian of every cripple
I and witlcss In County Clare neglected
children look 10 him for eusarsticks and
pelted dogs dy TO him for refuge When
the snow shceted the moOrs aud had
lac 10 have soaked Andy's root, IL was
Larry clitubed up and cleared the thatch.
When the window was broken il was
| Larry ueuded it with an old pair OF
trousers for sure, said he, Il dark
lnuu eau see us fur through them Ne
through glass" When the blind man
was starving slcutly. Il was Larry
stocked The cabin wiki meal and potatoes
that he himscl. could i'll spare, but he
told me lac did IL "unbekuownst, for
Dark Andy was terrible proud
Now those were the tunes WHOM Colpe.
lius Desmond ruled Moher in the old
kiudiy, haphazard way, never troubling
aud the daisies grew over him, mud then
Madden the agent speedily cvicted DARK
Andy lie did not seem 10 know his
mistOrtuue; be spent the day OF his civic
tiou ~ usual, nt the crossroads, and
came back nj night to ruin Larry
Roman saw he took the change as mat
ter Of course. and that after cropping IN
the four corners Of the cabin he sat OF
the window ledge As II unaware that
nothing was left of his home but the
walls.
Next day It was rumored that Bridget
McCaurn OF Nlohcr Farm had sheltered
Dark Andy, Bridget was warm wo
man. Il woman of three cows" mas
terful old maid. who In her time has re
fused many pretty fellow, perhaps be
cause she suspected them Of hankerinl
after her livestock, her poultry, and be
sixty acres Of rocks. Then Father Pc
ter Fannery rode over 20 see her Bird
get was called out Of her house to speal
10 him; he was afraid TO dismount. Sh
stood in the narrow gateway IN from
Of her farm, with her arms Hlimbo
ready To defend her home against al
, corners. Peters heart trembled, he hR
great dread OF angry women,
is 1t thrucT' he asked-an was 8
| frightened that he looked even sterne
! than usual lis IL urue what I'm al
/ ther eharing Bridget MoCaura, tina
, we've taken the dark man, LOnergar
, to live with 20 TO live in the fnrmr
us is thrney IT'S So said Bridget.
but we're not going to keep him, ar
Keep himY / am that" said Brio
& get
{ Peter screwed up bis courage and tol
B her warily that though IL was wei
4 meant Of her pRd Ills you have th
!, kind, warm heart, Bridget, me dear,
: sill, that propriety forbade t.
: He was afraid TO look ut her as
P spoke. Bridget was purple,
I ''Whnti a misfortnit ould omadhau
the likes 0f thatI' she cried.
r II know, / know said Peter lths
}, net phrase OF his and usually mean
: tina he does not knowl II know, 1 know
3 but It's because ye're a lone woman
!; toll me now are ye listening 10 mef
u yea been married now, twould haN
z been nnOther thing,
3 "MarrieAw erled Bridget with lnhnli
9 scorn--''A Married. II that's all, III mari
= the eraythur tomorrow
Y And 10 Dark ANDY was married 10 u
: richest woman Ia Aioher. lie seemed y
different. as for Bridget, she had ma,
y 40 her inind 70 shelter him, aud thel
! was an end Of H. she took pleasure
!, astounding her neighbors.
n There was never such excitement
n clare AZ when those banns were rea
= Fyeraone saw that Door br'dHei Meta
u r,l @locet wound had heen heWi'"
Z ~ Az the old ssories about OARS A