The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03


Nora splashee the suds, fur it would be
takin' in washin' and scrubbin', she dom
if she'd take the loikes of ei"
You should have seen Capt. Clemens
face during this TRADE, for he was II much
astonished man.
But, madam, 1 beg you to listen
think there has been some mistake. You
entirely misunderstood me. / love Nora,
and repeat, she loves me, and ~
"Misthake, is ity Shure an we can't
have Nora. Nora gist got home from the
Cape Saturday wild Miss Honora, bless
her sweet face. It's gone to the butchers,
she is. She'll be here in jiify an she'll
speak for HERSELF But Capt. Clemens
and his friend We're convulsed with
laughter. They did not hear the door
open, and the first thing they knew, Nora
O'Flynn stood on the threshold.
Nora" cried the woman ''here's
gintleman swares he loves We, an wants
to marry ye,' but Nora was laughing
with all her might with her hands pressed
to her sides
"Oh, mither, y she cried between laughs,
''ye air rich. Ye air swate one. Oh,
yen be the dith of me yit' Can't we see
he names Miss Honorat" and she went off
O'Flynn was angry "Shure an it's
larfin' at me We air, all of ye. Don't
know me own hearin'? Didn't he ax me
if | WAS the lady of this house? An
didn't | say, Il am, yer honor! A fine
girul ye he to stand there an larf in me
face. Faith an I'll woipe up tn floor wild
the three of ye," and she made a pass at
Capt. Clemens, who promptly rolled over
the back Of the sofa and through the por-
there's into the back parlor. Just i'm
agne his embarrassment when in walked
scrambled to his feet saying, u beg your
PARDON
~ do not understand" began Mrs.
Wyatt, "but, mercy. What is wrong
with Bridgety'
For from the next room came loudly:
"Git ont frtm there l say. Git out!
Git.r'
Bridget, Bridget" called Mrs. Wyatt,
'come here.
Bridget came, and as she saw Capt.
Clemens she made Il dive for him, but
Nora, who had followed her, caught her
and held her.
Let go of me. Just let me git ME
hands on him an III tear him to
Mrs. Wyatt was too surprised to speak,
but Miss Honora said Captain Glenn
ems, please explain
Capt. Clemens moved behind IL large
leather chair ut the further end of the
room from Bridget, and said:
Mrs. Wyatt, came here to-day to ask
You for the hand of your daughter in
marriage. At the door | was met by that
female over there. She informed me that
she was the lady of the house Having
never had the pleasure of meeting you, |
at once stated my business. She became
highly indignant, declaring that Nora
is engaged to Dinnis McCool' saw
that had made IL mistake and tried to
correct it. Then she offered to wipe up
the floor with the three of us, Nora, Cline
and /; and by the way, where is Clinc:''
looking around.
''Shure an it's under the PLAINLY he is
in the room beyant,' exclaimed Bridget
please retire, Bridget" said Mrs.
Wyatt, and Bridget left the room shaking
her fist ut Capt. Clemens by way of fare
we'll.
Cline put his head between the portieres
and asked:
us she gone. I'd sooner face cannon
than that woman again o."
Thus matters We're adjusted Capt.
Clemens and Honora are married. and
have many II jolly laugh over his narrow
escape from being the 'son-in. lar'' of
Bridget O'Flynn.