New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12

rnaisy in himself standing so long in the pouring
rain" And Micky. with some difficulty, got
rnor his legs drew the sack over his head and
hobbled stiffiy away to where he had LEFT BIZ
yoke. h,, ,r,..
the new chap the gay ate s,IDCe them n'nc,
himseIf vigorously. finally turned Hereby 10 BIB
companion, and shouted in hoarse' tremuI'H
voice: .o v,-,o. o,a u,,,
49,, castinp spells on me grand new as,
what do YOU call yon basic. Thady flynn!
"Eoiv av didn't know that was SOBER. On
ov hadn't me swim senses. I'd call him ouM
Jerry. An may I never. II ne doesn't Know hs
name," he added in an awestruck heyi
'Tis some blaggard as has gone and robbed
no" shouted Micky; taken of the young wan
and left me with this old God help us lis either
that or the fairies! I'm thinking
"An' I'm thinking as II Is the thker as ma
been playing his little tricks on De az ~. sur
thev are the greatest horse copers IN the wics
world See how well he has pared ana shod the
ouId ones hoofs and filed his teeth and led him
IN an an" with q yell Of laughter. painted
him. But the paint wouldn't wash, ye see
Look how it has all run on aV MN As !. In ne ss
three-penny Calico" aid he hcld up MS mana
cowered with a dark brown stain.
.Oh rnothcr ay Moses, What sort II thieyen
do We call this?" screamed Mcky. now rubbing
the corkeys thick wet coat with the SANE
result. ,,,,or. a.,
claimed Thady with another violent outburt
"They took in a power besides yerseif sure. n0
one in Thady's Corner but thought ne was
rev haste, and them ACQUAINTED win Jerry tnn
twenty year! Holy smoke; but IT'S as elegant
Joke as I've come across this many Gay.
"'I'is fine to be you. roaring and oawling ana
staggering there: sure I'll be the laughing STOCK
of the barony, and what will herself say!
"Ye wouldn't" now gasping for breath ana
drying his eyes on his coat sleeve give NM
another coat Sy paint, I suppose? asked Inaa!
in a choked voice as he hitched himself Up %
the car
laugh! paint, indeed! Don't be talkn' to me
av paint" rejoined the other furiousy. as. wiu
a savage bang on poor Jerr! NUE. TIC i"'''e'
awav homeward.
At first he tdr ned a deaf ear to all MS COM
panion's sympathy. Establishments ana aHec'Su
ate efforts at consolation the ony thihs 'ns
could afford him the smallest rellei was 'n
tinker's blood.
Now take it alsy M.cky. me dariin'.' ursea
his counsellor. as they began to breast the iaN
kill; we had good ass yesterday ye nave ~,
same animal to-day. Sure, ye never hali-Va!usa
him afore: with clever shoeing and Few ood
locks of hay We won't know him from ould Jerry
ard when the laugh is raised against you taA
my advice and laugh, too. and that VIII so0a
stop them"
Mrs Sullivan when her first shrieks OF hon@
and amaZement had subsidized. received the he"'
with astonishing fOrtitude. 80.
"Faix, | misdoubted something was rot riea'
when he turned the chapel corner 50 cllvlr, sax
said in a voice Of tragic calm. but, al M
worst, I thought he was a fairy.
AN thought it mighty quare when ne msos
straight for the pigs Tub the moment ne wa
out of the shafts added Judy. but never SUI
picioned it was Jerry himself Oh. but thoS
thinkers would bate the divil"'
Before night the news Of TIE manner or Jen!s
haI nafr tod into
a radius Of two miles, and Micky sullivan 'os
Thady Flynn's hint and received the grinhim
coincidence Of his friends with the apl0mb OF
man Of the world, made quite the best OF INK
situation, laughed till. as ne subsequently eI
pressed IL. "he hadn't an eye in his neld. az
dwelt persistenty upon the fact that ne w
no worse took in than the whole Corner. o"
half the fair
The Flynns and Connors who had been secres
y envious Of the splendid brown trotting as
were now both relieved and good -humored :,
"BegOr. l always said as Ould Jerry come
good stock. was a great fellow ana mo-
power Of work in him." proclaimed Mrs. fVu'
in her loudest key.
"Ye did So" acquiesced Micky. and knows
good basic when ye see him, not ike me.
couldn't keep a valuable article when had IL
till it was so to speak. forced on me assn
An Matt will be terrible proud 10 know as "
have the old playfelow still"
But what will Matt be after saying ID y.
Mick. when he hears how ye spent The god low
when he hears that we went and laid II 9u,
buying yer own ould ass" demanded ma'
icous female voice.
But to this question Micky Sullivan. the "
ventive and ready in retort. could find no n,Iins
reply.-(B. M. Croker. in The Cornhill Mage
zine.