Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-02
CUNNING MRS. QUINN.

II was qnite nm npen secret in the
Brannigan family that Mrs Brannigan
mad taken villa down AT Clamville-hy.
the-s'-s tor the express purpose of offer
ing her eldest daughter Tilda extra facil.
lties ior securing husband
Both Mary Cadogln. Mrs Brannigans
twin sister and Mrs Della Quinn were
aware of tins. and as the summer began
"a wear away these two old worthless
iaid their heads together and decided
that xlry must hurry matters on bit
aud hiqng fiidas matrimonial quest to a
satisfactory conclusion
ia laike to Julia favor. would"
exclaimed Mrs Quinn. beamins AS sne
diseH~s,-i the matter with Mary ON the
back plazza Shes been mighty good
10 me this Summer
'.Inlia sguper and she gets highfanltin
notions now and then. but her hearts
~ the night ratr II am many girls
now wnrt ,r' made their pIle and
got rs tnine a place aS this as would he
Hskln Their onld time friends To come
down aud stay all SIMMER Faith this
is the tirst time IN me life that for two
months runnin I've had puddin every
day
Yes declared Miss Catlogan in.
has good hearted there amt no use
talking But shes enjoyed havin us
here She told me II II hadn't been for
lilda's gnlns ON III that old shed there
she wouldn't have had nothin to com.
plain about all summer"
After moments mature deliberation
Mrs Quinn exclaimed, impressively,
with a broad sweep of her large right
hand
Do you know what I'm goin to do
Mary. Well I'll tell you now I'm
goiu TO get rid of that barn for Julia and
get an engagement ring for Tilda AT the
same toiine. or else me name amt Della
Quinn and me invention has gone back
on me
The shed in question stood at the bot
tom Of Branuigan's garden and was
most dilapldated cross between a stable
aud lagsty entirely ont of keeping
with the other portions OF the villa
The landlord seemed TO have entirely
overlooked II when he was repairing
and repainting the other parts of the
establishment. and though Mrs Branni.
gan had entreated him with tears in her
eyes either TO pull II down or make it
reasonably respectable. he had kept put
ting II off from day 10 day. until here ii
WAS tine middle Of August. and not so
much a. a coat of whitewash had been
administered to the shed
Suu,ll have to help me, Mary. as
much rs you can. pursued Mrs Quinn
First thing we want to do Is to get
halo for Barney McGivern Hes foine.
honest. geod lookin fellow, Barney, but
he amt romantic enough for 1'ilda II
we don't she'll be hitchin herself to that
putty faced young Eugene Wyucoop. the
man VIII the pedigree,
But what does Barney be wanting
wid halo round his head? lie amt no
angel
'Oh. Mary. can't you see things at ails
don / mtan halo Of that kind But
its like this There's that Eugene Wyn-
coop a Is Just travelin on his manners
aud his pedigree. as he calls it, which
he's always carrying IN his pocket
IIlda So struck wid the name and the
airs 81 INN that she won't M much as
look nj Barney
What Barney needs is a little Of what
the ptfts call the light which never was
on aHa ar Eea call II halo Just TO
stve toIme
That evening Granville By -the-S Sea
tire engine arrived IN town and Miss
lilda BFannigan announced to her as
s.'mhiesi family at the tea table that she
was atanl la gu On the boards of the
Granville theater IN the capacity of a
star
lhs tirr engine had cost n gond deal
more lnnnry than mad been expected
aud therefore the amateur fire company.
10 which both Eugrne Wyneoop and
Barney Metiiyern were shining lights
det.lded 10 give "A performance OF ''Se
wanaka the White Squaw. to defray
the expenses Wyucoop who was the
hre chief immediately offered Hiss
Brannigan the leading role and that
evening after fire drill he came up TO
the Brannlgans To talk things over
They were all sitting on the piazza
when he aud Iilda appeared lie talked
10 the company and then went over and
sat down 10y Mrs Quinn
Heres something that perhaps you
would like 10 look at. Mrs Quinn. he
remarked ms he presented her with a
roll of parchment i've Just been
showing II to Miss Brannigan. and
thought perhaps II might interest the
rest Of you It's my coat OF arms. you
know. and my genealogical tree
II trace my ancestry back TO 1854,
be continued. with smile Of pride
The first Wyncoop, as you will notice
was Archbishop Of Canterbury IN Henry
Xl's reign
Mrs. Quinn handed the parchment tC
him without saying a single word Bui
no sooner We're she and Miss Cadogar
alone than she Astonished that gooc
woman 10y drOning to herself,
William l. 1865. William II, i0S7
Henry / iio0 Stephen. 1885. Henry IL
ll54
"Therel" she exclaimed triumphantly
Il knew that he was lynn somewhere
] didn't learn much at school but know