The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-09-25
Have your father and your mother

about"
What can I do for you Or for them.
Patsy o. 81 !. Z.
We'll, it's loike this, sor:: Whin they.
wint to the islam there was a mont's
rint due. an livery shtick av foorniture3
was soW1d out ay the tinnymint, an
it rinted to some wan else:
but there's me gran-moth
tinnym wid de rint on it
paid for q 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
fought, sor, fought he hesitated
and said:
What do you think, Patsy?' p
fought if could foornish the tin
nym1nt up a bit5more 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
SO they might, Patsy, and they must
have some place to go to when they
come back to the city, lz;3 $5s
II they don't, they'll soon be back
to the ISLAM" said Patsy, stroking his
finger and his head in solemn afarma-
ton, and emphasizing the statement by
adding: II
Mark that, sor. An so 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 il you
know any way to help out q bit wild
foornishin me stinnymint I'd be obliged
an I'd pay. it all back when could. ''s
It happened that there was quanti-
ty of very good second hand furniture
in the distributing department OF the
Helping Hand. made Patsy's case
known to the society, and was given
permission to use anything necessary
in refurnishing his grandmother's de-
pleted 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. II
Patsy's delight knew no bounds. His
Laughing ewes grew brighter and
brighter, the color came back to his
cheeks.
Sure, they'll think this is better than
the ISLAM z he said. as he walked from
one to the other Of the clean and COM
fortably FURNISHED little rooms. Coor-
tains to the winder! An rockin'-
chair wild a a<cushion in it.; An a cloth
on the table! It's out O. sight!'
He blackened the cook stove himself
until it shone as brightly as a 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 T went
| down: to the wharf with patsy Ia meet
i them when the civ hoat shonld arrive
from the Island. Patsy, neat and clean
in a suit from the relief f7enartmennt
Of the Helping Hand. could hardly wait ait
for the gang plank to he mt down. His
father and mother were the afirst -
cross Il. r was anxions - sec thew
Il anxious TO see II there WAS anvt h inp m
their annea - a stron o,t, 8, 49, :,
hone / had Of their Anal refnrma ation --
<Thov oo,na down +ha !,
- 80 8 nsplanh ls'l'i 70
5ona1ass b 1aaI,ina ,a;., ~ NJ. ensllely ~
had Savidently.heen a,,ite - nrettr hoonan e,
naa e,uensi' ls :, 80 =. au1ee pieley glrl,
an ant eear ,ne haro ts she naa led mad
~. i.yeo 80 ~ en.iieiy U ner good
.oohs NJ. lsoonan : Dlue eyes e. had q
:, lWinAie - .neln ailAe Fatsy :, ana ne
nau 9 ie.i'lalkaDiy youtnIul appearance
rassy ... ran ,1orWard e eagerly. .e
mo'ner! iatner: :, ne crled. They
naiuis 81: hneW - III - n ms neat new '''
oio.nss t.'r1,,s' :.
WY, y la.sy,s Dye! MS mother said
anu @ :. pleaseu me 70 s. see that she
klsseu ~ MN. MS 1atner took Patsy's
nand ana sald: le
1se eli, We'll, 'sS me me son. ye amt forgot
| us, tnln 50
Dld ye thlnk Lll ! would - asked Patsy,
with q note OF reproach lI' in his voice
Their three months on the Island had
been helpful Ee'llp l to them. tn en-
It's learned me wan thing, :, said Mr..