The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-11-03
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doubt, and will get away some day
to bigger place, because you are
such clever girl"
SAVING echoed Joanna, scornful-
ly. mo, indeed, then! If you knew
what my wages were It's little you'd
talk of saving. And what for would
l save? I am as happy here as if 1
went foreign to Dublin or Cork
What for would 1 go saving an roam
ing?"
Rosa answered deprecatingly.
"But fine, handsome girl like you
won't spend all your life behind this
poor little counter? You will want a
business of your own, and it is per-
haps possible you might think of
marriage"
Marriage" said the girl, almost
fiercely. "There's not a man to be
had here less nor three hundred
pounds. An them ould shows of
widowers, for there's nothing else
here. Why, if ever could have under
the sun three hundred pounds, is it
on the like of them I'd spend it,"
Her wailing Cork brogue ran out
vehemently in her indignation. 1t was
our first experience of the results of
the Munster match making system.
Rosa looked rather shocked; | felt
vastly amused.
"But, my DEAR" said Rosa, "you
are young and clever and handsome.
There are many men in the world
who would love you just for your
own sake. Do you only think of
marriage in the way you have said,
and not at all as a union in which
you would be dearly loved and love
in return?"
"Men and love-" said Joanna, en-
phatically; 81 don't set any store by
them. People marries for love for
eign in Dublin and Cork, not here. A
friend of mine married for love, and
what came of it? Twas love they
had to live on, no more. Och! he was
the worthless stranger with his love.
He brought her to live on his father
as long as the ould man would let
them, then, when they were turned
out, he took her to America; but
there was no place there for him, and
his idle ways and his love. And now
they're back, an draggin' the devil
by the tail for Twin and she sup
porting the great lazy sturk. Him
an his love-"
1t is impossible to express the dis
dain with which Joanna used that
little noun which has wrought such
havoc and turned to such great issue
in this world of ours. She hammered
out the word every time she spoke it,
as if she was shattering the thing it.
self to atoms. She had drawn herself
up till she looked like fierce, hand
some young Amazon, her cheeks
flushed, her eyes sparkling, her fin
gers pointing her contempt.
Rosa looked as if she could scarce
ly endure these unnatural opinions in
Joanna. Perhaps the girl saw she
was shocked. At all events her atti-
tude suddenly relaxed, her face and
voice suddenly softened.
Deed" she said, and you could
hardly recognize her for the same
girl, "'tis not that I'd be saying love
wasn't good for married people.
Who'd know what it is between hus-
band and wife better than me, James
O'Connell's own sister! Look here,
ladies" she said, with another sudden
change of tone, Eye were talking
about the evicted tenants. Well, if
ye'd like to know one that has been
through with it, I'll take ye any Sun
day to see my own brother that ould
Poltimore evicted. He's under Ma
jor Hannay now, glory be to God!
but it's long he and the wife and the
little ones were in cabin with the
wet coming through the thatch, and
only the black shadow of Barlass
Hill for shelter against the north
wind"
We'll go gladly" said Rosa for
both OF us.
Joanna joined us at the hotel the
next day about one o'clock. We had
rickety otel-car, and a ragged
driver in high spirits, who kept in
cessently urging the little lean mare.
We few down hill and up hill at
breakneck pace, but the urchin who
was driving never relaxed his long
whistle, which seemed perfectly
maddening to the horse. However,
as he left our entreaties unheeded, we
soon got used to our flight through
air. As we passed we scattered stones
and fints freely from the road, set the
| hens screaming wildly. and made an