Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-09

wiped her eyes on corner of her
apron as she spoke.
II don't know just what to put on
this page" said Daisy. 81 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. I've got what will just suit
you if you'll wait till / go and get it, %
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. 1t proved to be a
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.
''It's a shamrock leaf" she eX-
| planned, as Daisy carefully gummed it
to the paper. sit was given to me in
the old country and your coachman
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
Will he like it." said Daisy, sympathet-
| ically, while Frank rushed up to her
! and gave her a tremendous hug.
why. Bridget, 1 never thought of
your being homesick,' he said. But
| I'm sorry if you are. Once 1 went
away for a week when they thought
| Rose was going to have fever, and 1
| VIC I.1r,, I'll 81
81 wish we had made a valentine for
! you" put in Rose. eve would il we
had known how homesick 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 off than l am re piled Bridget.
/ as she went downstairs to her work.
Just think of having all your fami-
| ~ away off in lreland!'s exclaimed
,, Rose. 81 just couldn't stand it!''
Dennis was telling me yesterday
about coming across the ocean from
Ireland 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 it
is SO close and hot and dirty that the
often get sick. and they are crowded
\ 80 ~ S-A~AS my N1thi iiiONO- Inc z
was a girl in Ireland that Dennis want
| ed to marry, but he was too poor, so he
| said goOd-by and came over here to
America to try and earn money enough
! to send for her. At first he couldn't
| find much to do. but at last he got a
position, and after awhile he managed
to save up enough money to send back
! to Ireland to this girl whom he had
| left there. She didn't know how to
write. but she got some one to write a
letter for her, telling what steamer she
would come on, and then he waited for
| the time to come when he should see
her again, and the days seemed very
! long because he was in such hurry;
! but just three or four days before it
was time for her to come he was taken
sick with fever. For three weeks he
didn't know anyone he was SO sick,
and then he was so weak that it was a
good while before he could get out,
and by that time it was too late to find
| the girl He felt dreadfully to think
that she should come way over here to
this strange country and find no one to
meet her, but though he inquired all
around no one remem be red her and he
has never been able to find her That
is why / feel so sorry for him and want
J to send him a valentine. And now,