Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-07-14

telligence, and q fair.mindednes
which came of his extreme gentleness
He said very little of his own suffer
ings in the bleak winter Of eviction.
when the shelter for him and his wa,
one of those conical huts under til
lee OF Barlass.
81 wouldn't live through IL agaia,
ladies'" he said, mot for power.
We carry the traces of IL still, me an
Mollie, and even little Jimmie, the
creature. But, thanks be to God, and
another Who'll be nameless he lifted
eloquent eyes to Joanna-"sure it's
in heaven we are now, an God knows
IL we'd be as happy II we hadn't had
a taste Of the other place."
The mystery Of this speech was elu-
cidated when Mrs. O'Connell took us
to put on our hats. Joanna had gone
out with her brother to see "a bit
that needed drainin'." Nothing had
amazed us more In this extraordinary
girl than the practical knowledge and
enthusiasm she showed about farm
ing. We had left them to set forth
up the boreen; Joanna with young
Jennie by her side, and with the
baby clasped to breast suddenly, 1t
seemed to us, grown maternal, Mrs.
OConnell watched thu m forth with
much pride and tenderness, and then
led the way to "the ROOM"
We said something Of Joanna's
cleverness and beauty. As we did o
flush came up in her sister-in.law's
delicate face. In her excitement she
became quite loud-voiced and ssser.
tive.
Handsome she Is, an clever she
IL, ladies'" she said: but our joan
mas better than any other. She hates
to be talked about, an II she was
here would be the first to clasp her
hand over my mouth. She'll never
own II to any one that 1t was h bit
Of fortune that took us, rs Jennie
says, in heaven. She had E8OO OF
her own that the ould man scraped
an saved.
''IIe left Jennie the land, but what
good was 1t when the old lord died,
and Poltimore came In an RIG the
rint? When We were out there un-
der Barlass she never mentioned to
us what was In her heart. She came
often bringing the food and the
clothes that was life to me and Jem.
mie--Jemmie that lay six months
with lung complaint caught in that
rotten place. An little Jennie III
tho breast, and little 10, God bless
heri expected. But the day that she
could release her fortune, for the ould
man had tied It up until she was 81,
she was of to Cork to q 'torney, an
she said nothing to any one till she
had bought the lease Of Agleesf
from Major Hannay.
"And one day, when Jennie was
that low that l feared he'd never LII
his head again, she came marching In
and flung the ledse on the quilt
Get up, Jennie O'Connell, she said
your farms waiting for you.' AnG
tho next day we moved here; ant
from that hour Jennie began Il
pick up life and hope. We've don,
finely since then, thank God ant
Major Hannay, kind gentleman that
he Is, Is, maybe, u little klndlier t,
Jennie than to another by raison o
the good will he bears joanna"
She stopped for breath, and thel
went on again moro quickly.
Maybe tits shame to us for takin,
it," she said, "but sure twas all don
before we knew word about 1t. Tn
cruel thing was that Joanna's mattel
was nearly made with young Spell
man OF tho mills beyond. He erie,
or quick enough when he hear
where Joanna's fortune was gone to
Joanna won't speak OF him now; bu
l often think she q liking for him
Anyhow, he wasn't fit for her, 70
he was rich enough to have taken he
II he liked" She looked ut us with
certain trouble. "J'm often mis-
doubling" she said, "that It's righ
to have Joanna wearing out her day
In Dunstabla's. Sure, Jennie talk
OF re-paying the debt we owe her
God bless her! but we'll be old be
foro that comes about. She seem
happy and WE'LL" she added, looking
ut US wistfully for corroboration.
Outside the window Joanna's voic,
rang out In emphatic assertion Of
some disputed point. She had youn
Jennie by the hand, and her brothe
strolled by her peacefully, his tw
hands clasped behind his back.
Hes q picking up wonderfully,
said his wife, her eyes passing Joanna
to linger on her husbands face
"but there's no doubt Joanna save
his life. DR.. Rogers said go; he sal
1t was the damp OF Barlass Moo
was killing him, but ! knew 1t wa
; the heart break"
We assured her that we though,
Joanna was happy and we'll quit Q
J young Spelman. While she was a
Agleesh she certainly seemed full O
vicarious happiness. As we drov
away she leant across the we'll Of tn
car.
"Now, there's love for you," sh
said triumphantly, ''an' that's tn
love believe in. There's many
, one talks OF love before marriage
It's myself doesn't believe in it then
, IT'S all lies an deceivin'-so it II
! Sure, I'd rather be behind tn
| counter OF Dunstable's all my lii
, long than believe some that come
smelling after money-bags. q.
. woman's heart ought to be wort
l more than even $500"
! They were the first words approach
! ing sentiment We had heard fror
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