The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-28

boy,
|, An ne stood six feet eight.
An his arm was as round as another
mans thigh;
Twas Phadrig was great.
An his hair was as black as the shadows
of night.
An It hung DER the scars left by many
e fight;
An, his voice like the thunder. was deep,
. strong and loud.
An his eyes blazed like lightning from
under a cloud:
An ali the girls liked him, for he could
Il spake civil
An sweet when he liked. for he the
Divil."
But of all pretty girls that smiled on
him, but one
Was the pride of his heart,
An he'd die for one smile from his
Kathleen O'Brien,
For his love. like his hate. was as strong
as the lion.
Now, Michael o'Hanion loved Kathleen
As he hated crohare.' and that same was
like hi:
An. the o'Briens, like him. they were all
the same parties,
| The O'Briens. the O'Hanlons, the Muir
phys. the Carthys;
And they all went together and hated
Chohare.
For twas many the batting" he gave
them before.
Then O'Hanlon slept up to O'Brien an.
l--a SEE he.
Urn marry your daughter If you'll give
y her to me-"
An the match was made, and when
Shrovetide came on
r-,o cor,nanv assembled three hundred II
There were all the O'Briens, the Muir
phys, the Carthys;
All young boys and girls. themselves and
thier parties.
| To be sure the O'Hanlons were strong
with the pipers and fiddlers all tearin'
away.
There was funnin' an jokin' an laughin
an singin',
An kissin' an courtin' an jiggin. an
fiingin',
| And all made so merry; why not. to be
Since O'Hanlon came inside of Phadrig
| Crohore.
They all sat down the length of the table,
| All ATTN an drinkin'," all while they
were able;
1 An the priest cried out: SILENCE again"
| An they all dropped their funnin' an
| bowlin.
Twas so silent you'd notice the smallest
/ pin fallin'.
Then he opened the book to begin. when
| the door.
| Flung back to the wall and in walked
| Crohore.
o. Phadrig Crohore was the broth Of a
| boy,
An he stood six feet eight;
An his arm was as round as another
|" mans thigh,
Twas Phadrig was great.
1 An he walked slowly UP, watched by
r. ! many bright eye,
las a black cloud moves on through the
| stars in the sky;
An. none strove to stop him, for Phadrie
~ Twas great.
Till he stood all alone just opposite the
l. seat
where O,Hanlon and Kathleen, the beau
l. tiful bride,
Were sitting so "illigant" out, side b,
4 side.
An. he gave her one look that her hear
~ . almost broke,
An he turned to O'Brien. her father, an
II spoke:
IT didn't come here like tame. crawlin
/ mouse
But 1 stand like man in my enemy
l. house.
On the road, in the field, Phadrig neve
~ knew fear
OF his foemen, an God knows he scorn
Then leave me alone for three minutes
or four
To speak to the girl I'll never see more.
An he turned toward Kathleen an hi
voice changed in tone,
| For he thought of the days when he call
ed her his own;
| An SAYS he: Kathleen, darlin', Is
true what hear.
That YOU marry of your own choice
without threat or fear?
, | II so, say the word and I'll burn TO dc
II part,
! Cheated once, and once only, py woman
Il false heart"
An the look that he gave made the poe
girl dumb;
. she tried for to speak, but the word
II wouldn't come.
| An, the words that he spoke as he stoo
I'll there forninst her
Went cowld to her heart like the blea
i winds in winter,
An, the tears in her blue eyes wei
II tremblin' to flow,
II An pale was her cheek as the moonligi
e on snow.
: An the heart of bold Phadrig grew hig
in it's place,
For he saw by one look on that beautif
face
| That though strangers and foeplen the
Il pledged hands might sever.
Her true heart was his. and his oni
forever.
!, An he lifted his voice like the eagle
hoarse call.
An, says Phadrig. shes mine In spi
|, OF we ALL"
D rhen up jumped O'Hanlon. an a sto'
~ boy was he,
: An he looked at bowld Phadrig, as DO
as could be.
J. l An says he, BY the hockey, before "
go out.
4 BOLD Phadrig Crohore. but you mu
o1 have a bout"
4 An. Phadrig made answer: I'm do n