New-York tribune., 1898-12-11

about as shelthery as an iron gate. Com. m
with yerself when tell ye"
And as Condy took the profrered seat Elen's
heeh eye detected tie neck of the bottle stick
ing out OF Condys pocket. and instantly a Ijttle
ught dawned on her.
30, as soon as she had put more turf and Ar
on the lire and tidied up the hearth she seated
neIseIi ; ana began the carding again very inIus-
NiouSiy AL the time running over the litany Of
woes attendant upon looking after q farm and
Iaiih laDorers and cattle and ducks and hens and
PIGS 10 all which Condy listened very attentive
ly and spoke not.
When Ellen had exhausted the topic. having
advertised her dowry to her content. she made n
poiitc pause. But Condy remained silent like
wise She venturcd after a minute or two to
H.rai ,rron sIahce at him. He was putting his hand
uieSoiuteIy INTO the pocket whence the bottle
showed and nervously drawing il back again
Ellen coughed: which startled Condy
house? he jerkcd out
"A egg-cup? Yis. surely, Misther Shecran''-
WIN WIN ell-assumed surprise and implying "A po-
m1ehcss that forbade her TO question her guest
surrey AlIsther Shecran. I've a cgg-cup" she
repeated as she nshed for one behind the plates
on the dresser ~ f
- IVe-rve a small dhrop OF nice whskcy here"
Condy said, drawing forth the bottle, IAN
tmOusn, t,o, yc mishtnt object 20 helpin' me with
Just thimbleful."
- Ven, thanky. an long life TO We, Misther
oneeran; can't have the bad manners to refuse
ye-out let it be only thimbleful. Och. thatIl
n. I
aieared it's the tayers thimble-ha! ha.-that
ye measure with. No. no! taste it yerself first
Och the sorra dhrap Of it crosses me lips the
night till ye dhrink the crlvan loverfowl off it
1eiSciI. NO, no. no; it's use-TH not br ak
me word Taste it yerself. first, Misther Shee-
bottom"
Condy was sitting half-turned from the fire
holding the flowing egg-cup toward her and
Ellen stood facing him in a protesting attitude
! tell We there's nothin' in it," he said. at
wVuIdn dhrownd a bum-c clock. Mushal woman
but yere conthrairy! Take it, / tell ye an
pledge"
AN tell ye I won't. TIL ye dhrlnk at laist the
TWO parts out OF it. Id be dhrunk If took It,
Condy Sheeran."
'Dhrunk, moryal There isn't as much in it as
would wet yer thrappe. Well. here goes" he
SAID giving up the arsument in despair-"here
"Amain!" Ellen ferventy responded. "an' God
ble ess us again"
"Ah, We haven't taken as much ont OF IT,"
Ellen said as she took the ca,s,-cuD from Cordv
who with the sleeve of his coat was wiping his
mouth and smack.ng his lips with satisfaction:
"ye haven't taken as much out of it Ia lift
with three pins. Anyhow"-here she made a
wry face at it-"here's luck an prosperity to ye
Misther Sheeran an again God bless US
Luck where it goes. Amain. an thanky
kindly" COndy said.
Ellen just tasted it, made another wrv face:
tasted it again, ana coughed dstressfully:
finally guped a sup Of i. and. with 4 suggestion
of agony expressed in the lines o; her face. laid
the egS cup on the table.
Take it all, tell ye Finish it,"
q can't, tell yel Agh. agh"
II tell ye. ye must finish it,
AN I-agh. ash.-toM ye won't Now. take
u sup yerself"
och, niver 4 drop till you throw of hat eye
fu there in the cup"
"Ye're asgcravatin'! tell VI I can't Show
me that bottle!" And taking bottle and egg cup
in her hands. she poured out for Condy cup