Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-13

sister still unwed."
Meanwhile poor Coma, a gentle little
creature. with lovely dark eyes, soft,
timorous expression, and voice that
went straightway to the heart, was
having a hard time Of it with her jeal
Gus sister. When a lad whispered
some soft nothing in her ear, Kitty
would angrily request her to git along
out ay that home, an not be maxim
a show Of yourself" and if the remark
induced her TO raise her heavily dashed
lids. thereby enabling the admirer to
look right into her beautiful eyes Tan
experience tending Ito make him feel
duare fur the resht Of the day., her
sister would administer a smart box on
the ear as a punishment for such
"bOwldness."
But love laughs at gaolers Young
Dan Conner, after signing and ogling
for a couple of months right under his
reverences very nose, found his passion
growing too ardent TO be satisfied any
longer with such slight fare; he deter
mined to make for himself "A chanst
av lettin' the colleen know what he
felt in his heart for her
With the help of Dick Burns, a
queer sort of fellow, always ready for
any wild freak, he concocted a plan
for coortin' Coma conveniently, an no
wan a penny the wiser" This is how
they managed: Dick, who was heed
less of risk. because he had already,
"unbeknownst TO a sovl,' paid his pas
sage money to America, and was only
l, nfft frOf
his brother" before setting on, under
took to keep the ever yigllant Kitty
engaged and out OF the way by the bold
expedient of counting her himself
Dicks motto must have been: IF a
thing is worth doing at all, it's WORTH
doing we'll" He threw an amount OF
ardor into his love-making that rem
dered it perfectly irresistible. Kitty's
heart was captured and she cham
pioned her young lover against all fault
finders: when her disappearing parent
remarked that "she was fool to take
I'D wild a wild bosthoon who'd be drink
in her out o. house an home an lawn
her 10 ind her days in the Workhouse,
she gave tongue to an extent that eff
fectua'ly silence1 him, and Wher she
was told that Peggy O'Beirne had been
heard to say that Kitty Mccarthy must
be hard put to it for husband whln
she demeaned herself by kapin' COM
pany wild such a quare omadhawn as
Dick Burns" she walked straight into
Miss Peggy's cabin and, then and there
bestowed up her two very line Dlack
eyes .,.
Every evening, as the clock struck
eight. Dick made his appearance at
the farm. No sooner was his CHEEKY
Good save all here" heard outside the
door than Coma received orders TO
be off out av that wild herself.
Right willing was she TO obey; fling
ing a shawl over her head. she would
run off. as fleetly as one of her own
goats to the spot where the treasure
Law buried There Dan Conner was
waiting for her, and they were sate
from intruders. because no one dared
venture near the treasure for fear OK
the terrible phantom crew. coma ner-
self would tremble like an aspen Leaf
at every passing sound, but her love
was greater than her fear, and she
would have walked through nre ana
water TO meet Dan. "What uu We
he doin' wild ourselves at all at an
Dan darlint, if thin ugly black men
wor to swoop down on us TINS lnstlhs
minute" she would ask, as she nestle1
closer to his side; aud G0id Dan Wouiu
trv to reason away her fears with his
"Divil q chanst av that same happenln,
Ashore, Sure the crathers Wor men
afore they turned into the ghosts an
,,obbe II was themselves liked a sly
hit av coortin list as much as we 40!
Is II onaisy they'd be gettin ABOUT tno
ouId tbresure an we two cosey atop
of 10 IFS Themselves can consaye thaC
wbin = fella gifts his arm roun' a pretty
girls waist. it's not aV ulrtny eo"iN
he's liver likely to be dhrahin .bot
But the goat, Dan. Inc goaI ' .to
comes leppin' over thin sthohe5 wiz tn9
fire sphoutin' out ay its eyes an mum,
it's wantin' to ate us alive the paS'o
Not it. AIannah, Kitty 'ud be
dale more to it's tasthe, I'm thlnhih.
Ga the couple would go on "discoor-
sim" till Dick'sIwhistle warned 'heiu
that they must tear themselves asun-
! der ,.. u;.,,, was
the talk of the whole country sluc'
many time Coma found herself Won
dorinq If what people said was true,
ond If her unattractiye and ugly slsler
nod really given the poor boy IoVe
drink Dan was much TOO prudent 10
| LOT on" TO her that Dick was not i'll
earnest 50 she could only struggle
against the bad thoughts ana DesIH w
saw her beads whenever they came il''
! her head ,......,. ,oorIy
As soon as Dick was Kittys openly
Acknowledged sutton, Dan PROPOSED
boldly for the hand Of the younger
ester There was no reason why ne
should meet with refusal, he was WEI.
IN do and had a comfortable co',ase VI
bis own Mike thought it would De an
economical arrangement 10 PolLS, ),
tbin both off on the same cccaShun'
so he gave his consent willingly.
On the eve of the day fixed Tor inc
wedding Dick came 10 the conclusion
that it was high time Tor MN u 10
1eggn' it out av that So,
accordingly he set of for Cork, leav'
ing behind him letter "Il'n va" .bo
he delivered TO his bride-eiecl on 'ii'
following morning ,-.,.,
TX Kitty was hard at work decorating
herself for the coming event ID lhe
nriyacv of her own chamber wheh
: the gossoon with Dicks missiye reacn-
ed the farm. -.
GO upstairs an 81 her the love let.
thor verself Patsey." said Nike. VINO
was cleaning himself in the kitchen
"Trotb Thin lovers are quare crathers'
and pity thin" he added. What Tor
w'ud the lad be moidherln minister W. W.
writin' whin he's goin' to gu heI 10 ~, us