The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-10-10
TIE WORTH OF WOMAN.
BY NORMAN GARsIIN.


IN spitc of his half century of years
leN,as still Patsey llenncssy. Age had
no power To lengthen out the dminu-
tive of his name; il might have been
Thought that he would ~ least have at
FAMED the moderate dignity OF Pat,
which, though familiar, does not be-
little the owner. But no; all the neigh
Sors spoke of him as Patsey, and this
was the more strange, because there
was nothing youthful or sportive about
MIN. He was tail, grave man, with
slight s;oop and rather sad express
sion in his gray eyes. With this mourn
ful look he would scan over the sly and
uppraise the probable value of 1.-THE
little Slip of pig" against the fair
DAY of Cashel, or sit on the ditch at
the cross roads on Sunday discussing
his riv'rence's views on the Land League
with a knot Of other 'boys"-all more
or less detected and supine-looking.
Good morning. Patsey," said !. a.
passed, or would have passed, had l
not felt that perhaps half an hour with
Patsry might be profitable to me, AMI l
knew that it would not deprive him
Of much.
Good morning to your honor" said
Patsey, abandoning the semblance of
digging potatoes: and leaning against
his spade he gazed at me with court
eous inaction, as il to say: ITO work.
sir, while you are by, would be an i'm
politeness."
Fine growing weather, Patsey,' l
said cheerfully.
THE grandest at all, sor, glory to
God" said Patsey ,enthus then
rlapsing into his native gloom. he add
ed: but the praties are all black with
the blight, bad scrant to it,"
"Not good this ycar?" hazarded.
80. the divil worst ] ever see, sor.
When we put the pot out on the table at
dinner tonne, yer honor-'tis the truth
I'm telling ye-the pig. the crater just
lets a squeak out of her and darts out
OF the house, and Pc the same token it
takes dale to Brighten pig from
her vittles at male tonne"
"Dear me-" / said, rather inadequate
iy. that is very sad
"Sad," said Patsey. Faith. your
honor may well say so! Wild the far
day in Cashel next Thursday week, and
herself widout an ounce of fat on her
bones, and the rint overdue, and the
pratics like sloes, tits cruel tonne for
man wild family. Here, Biddy," he
said sorrowfully, to little dark-haired
girl. pick up them few praties, ashore
and bring them in to the woman agin
the dinner"
Very soon the small person had
picked up pinaforeful of the condl'
toned potatoes. and trotted of on her
little bare notified legs to the cabin.
"Well," l said, encouragingly, ANY
how, you have a pretty child"
"Arrah! the divil sweep all the beauty
In Munster! I'd rather the pig had
stone more fat on her than all the chit
der were Vanuses!" said Patsey will
what seemed to me undue heat.
But" said, dispassionately, "beaut,
has it's price in the world Us well rs fat
and pretty children are as cheap Il
rear as ugly ones"
Look here, yer honor" said Patsey
ulsposlng OF the balance OF MS Dou!
against the spade more restfully. :"
wonst was great admoirer of beaut!
intoirely; the divil such an DYE TO
beauty was to be found in the count,
Tipperary as Patsey Hennessy's. Whel
was young man every Sunday
was dancin' at the crossroads wild al
the beautifullest gurls in the barony
I'd go miles, / tell yer honor, for to ste
heel and toe wild one of 'em. Only sh
must be purity; the ugly ones had II
chance wild me at all at oil. Many's tn
tonne I've seen gurls wild big fortune
COWS and pigs-and even Mary Har
ton, whose father owned n threshir
machine, perl<in' themselves up an
smirkin' to intoice me to dance wild Ell
An, do you think I'd demane myself