Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-09
HEART AND ARROW.

eve Of Widow Moloney's birthday, ~
want yos to give her this birthday card
from me. It's n great rcd heart, with
skewer sticking In IL. That riprisints
moinc-tbe heart, / name. The si.cwcr'-
OTIS an arrow, Mat-that's what they
do be calling it,"
"Wcll, Tim, an there's a good Irish
sound about that same, They can't do
without us anyway, you sec.
"sorra bit, an you want me to DO
afther giving her thatf''
Eyes; I've improved It, I've made it
stiff with rcd lead mn put In n few dhrops,
as II II was the blood of mo heart that WINS
flowing for hor, an she's so scornful of mo
suf1erings."
"1t's illigant, said Tim, with great nd
mirntion.
can sec hero, now. I've written some
ynrses to her TO the tune OF 'O'Shaugh-
ncssy's Hat. Bcdad, an they rowl us
swately as Jig an as dcludhering us tho
crayther.
He sang them over In his rich voice and
delicious broguo, and Tim got excited and
promised his most devoted aid.
Next morning Tim started on his mis-
sion. First no sat down on N cold door
step and reflected.
"Tako her dhirty, painted, twopcnny
piece of paper with red lead heart on lei
Bedad nm beporra an I WON'T I'll do bet
ter than that, or my names not Tim
Casey. Mats u decent bhoy an dhivil of
poet, but widdies is practical. II takes
the likes of me to understand tho likes of
Them
Within ten minutes after this soliloquy
he was seated in Mrs. Moloney's disordored
md unyentilated room.
"Thorc II is Mrs. Moloney, dcar, an it
must 10 TO the heart of you to rade tho
hidden m'nninp.n said he as he pointed to
a large, healthy looking pigs fry ON tho
table md bottle of whisky which was
standing beside It. He had suppressed tho
paper missiye as poor, artificial and mex
pressiye, and out of his devoted friendship
and slender purse had bought tho "pluck"
and the spirits which he presented in Mats
name.
ats an cmblim, honey" continued he.
"Hero's his heart. in a manner of spak.
fnp. mt YOUR fntc-on your dish, name.
The liver shows that no emit live without
vm. tho lights that YOU'RE the lieht OF his
eves nm that he longs for Won with every
breath nm tbe flare that thcrein he all the
mt In tbe FIRE mn tho very dbivil TO nav IL
you,re unl,,nd 10 him nm refuse him. It's
an embIIm. NV dear--a delicate poetical
embli,n bodadi',
nIt,s benutifu,,, said Mrs. Moloney
rrofonndIv touobed. as she uneorked the
bottlo md filled nm two large port glasses.
Tben she added. uAn IN cook IL Tell
hin IN come tonight an helm Alto A.. An
CONC Won too. him. mn Mistbriss Casey. -
So Il was nll understood Tim had. like
most Of his countrymen. the feelings OF a
gentleman and the tact az n courtier, THAT
was yvhy bo and his wife arrived designed
lie late having sent n ,nessaao that sumner
WINS not h, walt
Had they coma sooner n slight incident
ypi,bt have boon avo,flod thouyh possihlv
a. iii horroncd for tho bcst FOR Jenving
the teto a .tete meal and tho conversations
10 he Imagined by the reader. the oru,npled
rose leaf arose in tbis wny. Mat Ind Iii hi
nine and Ind naked tho widow how she
liked the card and the yerses
Sho laughed md renl,ed that sho didn't
know nbont the verses except those M
had becn talking for the last hour Rut
ma for the card. he ourht TO know. for h,
had eaten tho balf of il.
Upon this Mnt had iumped off his obai,
and exclaimed: "Tben it's N dead man
am. an It's a wake III BIO afther attend
ing, an not a veidingl I thought Their,
was N ouare fast, about TINT niecn If friz
xled fat.n
"Wbat does the craturc DO manning al
allY, cried she i'm surprise.
ats poisoned / am. That heart wa,
all over red lend. said ho. falling bacl
into his seat
"Poisoned. you blacl. hearted yillninp'
screatned Mrs MoIoney. ..Then tals
thatp' And she broke lug on his head.
II was mt this point that the Caseys mr.
rived. Tim prornutlv knocked Mat down
and then he naturally became curious I,
know what the ambiguity was about.
"He's poisoned mel'' said she between
ahriek and n sob.
Tim seized Mat and threw him ON nj
inoomnlete lint unmatched dinner service
mart of Mrs. Moloney's stock. which stoo,
in n corner ON the floor
The widow. hearin, tina crash. smasbe,
"A chair on Tim,s haok wberennon Mrs
Casey tool, her bv the hair and tho t,y
women fell into some Inisoellnneous lots 4,
another CORNER Tben tho ne,phbors cam
IN and tool, indiscriminnte sides and ma,
tiers generallv hummed for n short time.
EyontnoIly Tim cot an inklinr of In
a,fIlcuItv told them IN be oniet and ma,
rated nj, tho oircumstnnces To the oreo
relief iov and Amusement of nil the mai
ties
A po,lfp, NJ ,vater and n ward or two {
sticking master with n few pins for III
vernon nuiclly sal things smooth an