Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-27

"ItS very cItrhorulnnry.
abe is 'stronary, m'm,n asserted Bridget
ashurc, and there's not much doubt Of It
Tbs way he axed me and badgercd mo about
that un1bereller, MN, every day after yon
were took IN, you'd have thought ho was q
Judge and jury rolled into one-and Sarah,
TOO. poor crittern
81 never heard OF such behavior in my
nfen
URisht 70 are, Miss Neild, rs far as TINT
roes; but when Sarah bust out crying at lass
he was very sorry and gave her 'arf crown;
and so he did me, MN, like real gentleman,
when | thought It was quite time l cried,
too. when 'arf crowns were flying about like
aThatTl do, Bridget" said, for Bridget
when loquncious was familiar. "When was
he hero lAstF
This morning"
"Indeed.r
"And j told him you were quite come
round, and he said, That's good job and
went away
$40 you think hon returnr
~ don't think so, NM for he said, Good
by, Bridget; mind you take care Of her, us
he walked hiSself Off
"Did ho say anything elsor'
"N-no, min, don't seem TO recollectn---
"Answer ME truthfully, Bridget; what else
did he sayF'
"Sorry word, else, except he hoped Mar
gate would do you powor of good"
"How did he know WIS going to Mar
CATER inquired
THAT'S more nor mortal can say, MN.
He knows q great deal more about other
peoples nffeiIs than he ought. He interfercs
like, doesn't hei He's terrible curious young
man.
"Bridget, you have something more to toll
me, Pm sure you have"
''Ohl Miss Neild.n
GLOW daro you deceive mel how darcn--
"Mercy on us, my daer mistress, don't go
and throw yourself all the way back agin by
6aring OF like this III toll 20 evrything
and it's not much, after NIL, If YEN only keep
cool and comfor'blan
"Well-go on"
"And ye may give me months warning
and send me away afterward II yen only DO
cool, miss, and don't blame Inc too much jest
ut gGisint;,n
swell, then, he took 1t into his head Mr..
Goode had got his umbereler or else Capt.
Choppers, and ono day, when they were both
out, he uxed me to let him look into their
rooms, and l did, m'm-and, begorra,
shouldn't have been surprised II either OF 'um
had got it, name souls that they are, with
never a kind word to those who arc shaving
their hearts out for 'eni, andn-
"Bridgot, go downstairs DIRECTLY
ITO DO sure, MIN, will il ye don't want
me any more"
Bridget departed, and II dawned upon me
that she had been imbibing just little-and
this had occurred once before, when papa
was alive. And she had too, but It was for
joy that 1 was better, and TO drink good luck
to me, she nftcrward confessed, and for.
gave her, especially as ON the next day she
joined the Blue Ribbon movement, in sheer
contriteness of spirit, and was forever after
wnrd-that is, up till nova worthy, II
humble, member of society.
But this Mr.. Geoifry Bird, how tho man
did trouble mol How his nasty, suspicious
nature had led him to poke and pry about
my establishment, and to take advantage Of
my helplessness and tho proneness of Bridget
and Sarah for half crowns, to ransack the
whole placel My blood boiled with indigna.
ton And then his present-if 1t were
| present-obtrusiyely nailed against the wall
too, as If | cared for his carvings, or did
anything but despise his miserable manner.
and his uncharitable self. Ho could not tax,
my word that no ono had stolen his UNI
brella, oh dear, no! He must prove for him
sell that was not speaking tho truth. How
hated him
was recommended TO take n drive nexi
day, and hired hanson cab and went e
Goswcll road Ellington, with tho carved
bird. discovered No, 0C1 at last, and found
the house empty, and a bill, with "Thi,
House TO LOTT pasted upon tho shutters
BIr Gooffry Bird had left tho neighborhooc
within the last few days, and no ono in Cos
well road knew what had become Of him.
SO had my journey for nothing, and al
tho expenses OF payment for carrying IN,
through tho heart OF the big city, whore tier,
was not a breath of air stirring that hot day
do not think tho drive did mo any good
was so terribly yexcd that Mr., Bird was no
n be discovered, and that had to return Il
Prossiter street with his hateful carving OF
my lap. would have thrown it out of tn
cab only was afraid Of hitting somebod.
between the eyes and creating an uproar Il
tho metropolis
Put that wretchcd thing away where
can't sec It," l said to Bridget on my return
"Yes, MN; leave II to mo, MINI
VI don't mean where VIC can't find it,
added, meeting q decisive expression 4
Bridget o'Gowans green eyes that alarme
me; "the man may call again, although
doubt IL very much"
Next week was strong enough to Join N
Brians at Margato-that saluhgious rotrrg
where one meets everybody he Knows, II h
only waits long enough And on the jett
extension that evening met Capt. Chopper
and Mr. Goode, who had both come dow
"by accident and who had been passin
each other on the jetty all the evening
though they had never met in tho Who'll
course of their lives. Mr. Goodies two SOL
wero in Margate also, but, having fallc
headlong into the water whllo fishing, ha
gone homo TO bed whils their suits were bein
dried And the next morning whom shoul
meet face to face, and smiling as vigorousl
as over, but Geoffry Bird the carver
1t was early morning, when few peopl
were stirring, and l had gone for wal
along tho fort TO put my blood in circulatio
end get an appetite for breakfast. I'll
Brians were not carly risers, and knew
was no use calling at their apartments ii
, $50 O'Clock
Mr., Bird WINS clad in dark blue pilot sui
with very yellow straw hat set on the bac
Of his head and largo telescope under h
arm lie was supromely nautical, and too
, him for somebody rather high in tho ooai
guard serviee-a sergeant or something
4 before no raised his hat and ca,no with an a,
telopo kind Of spring townrd mo.
Miss Neild,n no exclaimed, II am so vor
. | glad TO see You about amin Won ,,,au