The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-16
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a car as we'll as any ass going tho road -
Maybe the next wan will do as well,
Mrs. Flynn, dear" reiOined Judy, with
| smiling complacency.
"ILe next wan do yer say Begorra |!
| the pricn OF "A cracked skillet won't go far
| in huying ROol baste z"
sure. didn't ma ia her nave an order
! from Matt, ere Yesterday, fer four
pounds / eXpect Matt would be veXed
! II he heard tell about ould Jerry. seeing
they was reared together and wor COM
| panions as | NAV say. We wor' laying
| OUT 10 buy a SOW but after all, ye SEQ
we have the cart md tackling so me father
! is going TO buy new young donkey, or
may be jennet at the fair at kiliorEiu. y
lis thAt SOP returnru Mrs. Flynn,
| drawing in her double ohin and eyeing
tho girl gravelv. "Stiii, I'm thinking. We
will be lost widont old Jerry, ne was a
grand wan 10 draw turf or Eav, or To 90
to chapel and market. lie knew every
turn In the road, apd who will bring yer
dada safe back on fair days, aVicks sure,
thcy had only to stretch him on tho car.
and Jerry Just tux him home sans as a
Christian, and maybe betth3r. FOR no was
wather drlnter Wharo's the young
wan will do that? He was terribly ex-
perienced ye sse.' warming with her
theme, "aud no expense whativer, but
kep' himself It isl't every ASS would
atu turf ana whlns and sticks aye I've
seen Elm breaking his fast pn news
paper tefnre now. I'm thinking young
vans Will La twice as impident! How
someYer, | can't be wasting me whole
day uiscoursin' OF an ass, though he was
tAe ONLY one In Thady's Corner" F"
And taking up nor shimmering cans,
Mrs. Flvnn pursued hor way with an air
Of doCged resolution. until sho happened
10 encounter another matron eE route 20
the well. and again felt called upon TO
halt-th0ugh Judy. with thB fear OF her
mother before her eyes. hurried on with
n s,vl good evening.
did ye hear OF Sullivan swOnuing
away old Jerry for n cracked SkiliotF' in
quircd Mrs. Flynn Of her acquaintance.
"IrOth, an / did SO, replied Mrs.
Macau, with superior smile.
And as Matt has Gent four pounds
from Ameriky in letter.
II did; l saw tie money D.3yr with mo
own two eyes
They are talking u nuyiug n jennet
40 less at Killorglln fair. continued Mrs
Flynn, with "A touch of contempt
"Buw grand we are IHera'll be no
holding Judy nor the mother
"Augh Sure. don't yo know very
well, as Mickey will drink half the jonnet
long afore nat THAT'S true, an so
he will. sgreod the otner solcmnly.
And. curious To- relate, the prospect OF
this anna lug foat had the immediate
groat clouu of envy and malice, auC
throwing the two fat gossips into IA stimuli.
taneous roar Of laughter
Nevertheless, Mrs Flynn was wrong
for once. Mrs Sullivan had kept the
money in place Of safety-in fact an
old teacup In the thatch and tho tour
one-pound notes wero intact when the
morning OF the fair day dnwned. Dawn
found Mr.. and Mrs sullivan already en-
route To the "Puck' fair. They set od 80
o'clock In the highest spirits Mrs Sui
llvan wearing an ancestral blue cape
cloak, cood green stuff gown Gud vel.
low hand serchief tied over her Eead
Mickey importart in his SupIny suit
They had borrowed "a neiVhbor' pony ana
yoked him 20 their own cart lhe pony
was FOR salo. and their prospective pur-
chase was to bring them home
Inc way was long, tho pony was old.
and tho fair was nlre1dy In full swing
when the eager couple arried. Mickey im-
inediatsly treated himself To- glass Of
whisky and porter. and. upllftod bv the
beverage and the delightful sensation q
having unspent monev in his pocsot, hc