The herald., 1894-11-13
Within 10 minutes after this soliloouy

He WdS seated Ill MIS-. MClO1ley' s ujS'
ordered and unventilated room.
"There it is, Mrs Moloney, dear, IN
it must go to the heart Of yes to radc
the hidden m aning," said he as h
pointed TO large, healthy looking pig
Try on the table and bottle Of whisk
which was standing beside it. He hal
suppressed the paper missive as poor
artificial and inexpensive, and out OF hi
devoted friendship and slender purs
had bought the "pluck" and the spirit
which he presented in Mats name
cts an emblim, honey" continue
he. Here's his heart, i'll manner
sp'aking, at your fate-on your dish,
name. The liver shows that he can
live without ycz; the lights, that you'i
the light of his eyes, an that he lons
for yez with every breath, an the flare
that there'll be all tho fat in the fire n
the very dhivil to pay if ye're unkin
to him an refuse him. It's an imblim
my dear--a delicate poetical imblim
bedad!'
cts beautiful said Mrs. Moloney
profoundly touched, as she uncorked tn,
bottle and filled up two large por'
glasses. Then she added: "An I'll cool
it. Tell him to come tonight an help
ate it, All come you, too, Tim, and
Misthriss Brennan.
So it was all understood.
Tim had like most of his oountrymen,
the feelings of'a gentleman and the tact
of courtier. That was why he and his
wife arrived designedly late, having
sent message that supper was not to
wait.
Had they come sooner 9 slight Incl
dent might have been avoided, though
possibly it all happened for the best
For, leaving the tete-atete meal and
the conversations to be imagined by the
reader the crumpled rose leaf arose in
this way. Mat had lit his pipe and had
asked the widow how she liked the card
and the verses.
She laughed and replied that she
those he had been talking for the last
hour; but, as for the card, he ought to
know, for he had eaten the half of it.
Upon this, Mat had jumped off his
chair and exclaimed: "Then it's dead
man am, an it's wake I'll be afther
attending, an not wedding! l thought
there was quare taste about that piece
of frizzled fat"
"What does the crature be m aiming at
all?" cried she in surprise.
cts poisoned / am. That heart was
all over red lead, said he, falling back
into his seat.
Poisoned, you black hearted vii
lain?" screamed Mrs. Moloney. 'Then
take thatl" and she broke jug ON his
head
1t was at this point that the Brennans
arrived. Tim promptly knocked Mat
down, and then he naturally became
curious to know what the ambiguity
was about.
Hes poisoned mer' said she be-
tween shrek and Sob
Tim seized Mat and threw him ON all
incomplete but unmatched dinner serv-
ice, part of Mrs. Moloney' stock, which
stood in corner on the floor.
The widow, hearing the crash, smash
cd chair ON Tins back, whereupor
Mrs. Brennan took her by the hair, ant
| the two women fell into some miscel
| laneous lots in another corner. Then the
| neighbors came i'll and took indiscrimi
nate sides, and matters generally hum.
med for short time.
Eventually Tim got an inkling of the
difficulty, told them to be quiet and
great relief, joy and amusement of all
tho parties.
A pailful of water and yard or two
of sticking plaster, with few pins fol
the women, quickly set things smooth
and smiling. Mrs. Moloney made them
all welcome, and soon liberal supplies
of whisky, porter and tobacco were for
mulated Additional candles were lit,
illuminating fitfully the front shop,
whose contents seemed the embodiment
of the confused thoughts of the guests
tables stacked with their legs in the
air, cane chairs hanging on the walls,
blank gaseliers suspended from the cell
ing, while lighted lamp stood on the
floor to prevent stumbling into the bust
ness portion of the establishment, and
all went merrily. Mrs. Moloney for one
tIlSl SCSttbtlC sdb OIl 1udt hLcc,
but they were severally picked up and
revived, though the chair was pulver.
lied, and Mat sang the ''varses" which
Tim had produced from his pocket along
with the card.
Tim had applauded, wept and gone tc
sleep in the middle of the song but the
approval which greeted its conclusion,
composed as it was of shouts, shrieks,
knockings, tears and free fight in the
southeastern corner, effectually woke
him.
Somehow after confused interval Of
health drinking, recrimination and EN-.
bracings the party found itself adjourn
ed.
Mat and the widow are to be married
SO soon as the necessary formalities can
be arranged. Million.
Divorce.