Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-09-03

mo, sor. they bees on the Islam
shtill. Their tonne is out in two wakes,
an it's that I'd be shpakin wild you
about"
What can do for you or for them,
Patsy?"
''Well, it's loike this, sor: Whin they
whit to the Islam there was a mont's
rint due, an livery shtick av foorniture
was sowld out av the tinnymint, an
it Tinted to some wan else;
but there's me gran-mOther's
| tinnyment, wild de rint on it
paid for mont to come; but we had to
lave most of the foorniture go to pay
for de fun'ral, which was wan she'd no
call to be ashamed of, sor. There's
three rooms in the tinnymint, an the
cook stove an a chair or two is left, an
l fought, sor, 1 t'ought'-he hesitated
and said:
What do you think, Patsy?'
Il fought if l could foornish the tin
nymint up a bit more an make it clane
an shwate, loike, me father an mother
would have some place to come to whin
they lave the Islam, an thin, mebbe,
they'd thry to kape off the Islam.
$50 they might, Patsy, and they must
have some place to go to when they
come back to the city"
IF they don't, they'll soon be back
to the Islam" said Patsy, stroking his
finger and his head in solemn afirma-
ton, and emphasizing the statement by
adding:
Mark that, sor. An so I fought I'd
get the tinymint ready against the
tonne they'll made it. I'm goin' to
take me gran'mither's place at the fruit
sthand an sell papers, too! an if you
know any way to help out a bit wild
foornishin' me tinnymint I'd be obliged
an I'd pay it all back when 1 could.
It happened that there was a quanti-
ty Of very good second hand furniture
in the distributing department OF the
Helping Hand. 1 made Patsy's case
known to the society, and was given
permission to use anything necessary
in refurnishing his grandmothers de-
9leted tenement. Some of the young
ladies belonging to the society become |
interested in the warm hearted Irish |
lad, and did much to make the tene-
ment neat and attractive.
Patsy's delight knew no bounds. His |
laughing eyes grew brighter and |
brighter. the color came back to his
cheeks.
Sure, they'll think this is better than
the ISLAM" he said, as he walked from
one to the other of the clean and COM
fortably furnished little rooms. "Coor-
tains to the winderl An a rockin'-
chair wild cushion in it; An cloth
on the tablet It's out O. sight"
He blackened the cook stove himself
until it shone as brightly as stove
could shine,and he scrubben the kitch-
en- floor over and over again.
At last the day came when Mr.. and
Mrs. Noonan were again free. 1 went
down to the wharf with Patsy to meet
them when the city boat should arrive
from the Island. Patsy, neat and clean,
in a suit from the relief department
of the Helping Hand, could hardly wait
for the gang plank to be put down. His
father and mother were the first to
cross it, I was anxious to see them
anxious to see if there was anything in
their appearance to strengthen the
hope 1 had of their final reformation.
They came down the gangplank to-
gether, detected but not entirely
hopeless looking pair. Mrs Noonan
had evidently been quite pretty girl
and even the hard life she had led had
not deprived her entirely of her good
looks Mr.. Noonan's blue eyes had a
twinkle in them like Patsy's, and he
had remarkably youthful appearance.
Patsy ran forward eagerly.
"Motheri fatheri" he cried. They ..
hardly knew him in his neat new
clothes.
why, Patsy, bye!" his mother said, ,,
and it pleased me to see that she
kissed him. His father took Patsy's d,
land and said:
well, well, me son, We amt forgot
Is, thin?"
did we think I would?" asked Patsy, .
With a note of reproach in his voice. :
Their three months on the Island had j.,
,een helpful to them. :
Its learned me wan thing" said Mr.. r
1oonan. Its learned me that a man :
an live without whisky. Not a dhrop =
" the crather have had in three .
nonts." :
Nor l." said Mrs. Noonan, IAN I've :
aid good-by for good and all to the
SLAM" :
"And to whisky, too, hope" :
aid =
Il have, indade, sor." Their delight :
yer the little tenement was equal to :,