The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-10

wiped her eyes on corner OF her
apron as she spoke.
II don't know Just what 70 put on
this page" said Daisy. Il haven't any
pretty pictures left and, besides, I'd
like to put something on it to remind
him of Ireland.
Indeed now, Miss Daisy" replied
Bridget "Ive got what will just suit
you if you'll wait till / 90 and get it, y
and she hurried out of the room and
upstairs. a moment after she returned
with something in her hand which she
placed carefully upon the empty page
of the valentine. It proved to be q
pretty little leaf cut out of bright green
satin and was just the right size for the
space it was to occupy. 1t did look
very pretty lying upon the pink paper,
and Bridget was greatly pleased at the
admiration expressed by the three
children.
Its a shamrock leaf" she ex-
planned, as Daisy carefully gummed il
to the paper. 1T was given to me in
the old country and your coschman
will be sure TO like it, Miss Daisy. for
all who are homesick for ireland love
the dear little shamrock" and she
sighed as she spoke.
Thank you, Bridget. for giving it to
me- It's perfectly lovely, and know
VIII he like it. = said Daisy, sympathet-
ically, while Frank rushed up to her
and gave her a tremendous hug.
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your being homesick. he said. But
I'm sorry if you are. Once I went
away for . week when they thought
Rose was going to have a fever, ana !
was homesick aud it was awful"
Il wish we had made a valentine for
YOU put in Rose. I'VE won d IL we
had known how homesic6 You felt, but
/ don't believe there's time now"
Never you mind about me: I'd
rather that poor man had one. for he's
worse OF than l am. replied Bridget,
as she went downstairs to he work
just think of having all your fami-
" away OF IN Ireland exclaimed
Rose. Il just couldn't stand it,
Dennis was telling me yesterday
about coming across the ocean from
IrclanG and how dreadful it was" said
Daisy "All the poor people when
they come over have TO STAY in a part
OF the ship called the steerage, and II
is so close and hot and dirty that tn -
often get sick, and they are crowded
IN so taatthey can hard ' move. There
was girl in Ireland that Dennis want
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said good-by and came over here 70
America TO try ande money enough
to send for her. At first be couldn't
find much to do. but AZ last he 90: a
position. and after awhile ne managed
to save up enough money to send back
to ireland 10 this girl whom he had
left there She didn't know how to
write, but she got some one TO write
letter for her, telling what steamer She
would come OF. and then he waited for
the time to come when he should see
her again, and the days seemed very
long because he was IL Suca . hurry:
bat just three or four days before il
was time for her TO come he was taken
sick with fever. For three weeks he
didn't know anyone he was so sick.
aud then he was so weak that It was :
good while before he could get out.
and by that time it was too late to find
the girl. He felt dreadfully 20 think
that she should come wav over here TO
this strange country and find no one to
meet her, but though ne inquired all
around 10 one -emem red her and he
has never been able TO find her That
Is why I feel so sorry for him and want
TO send him = valentine. Aud now,