The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-07-26
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WV yerself? Sure it's a cure for

MAJ ELb' MARY Ann NiuAAlGab, is IL
wv yerself? Sure it's a cure for
sore eyes to see We. Ye're roster and fat
ter than ever we were. Come right in
let me take the things off this chair
now sit We down. How's the good man
and all the childer? All, hal Ye're
putin, and BLOWN like a porpoise.
Ye're not the light-footed gyurl that
used to skip up Rathfine hill-God bless
It and the blue sky oyerit!-in the good
ould days"
"Bedad, Maggie Bertelli. it-pooh-it
nd make inny wan-blow to climb thin
stairs. You you made sure you
wouldn't have to go far TO reach Heaven,
if you died in these rooms. How have
you been for the last six months, since
you came up to Harlem to see us?"
We've all been doin' finely, thanks
be to God. Now take off yer bonnet
and shawl. and I'll pour We out cup O.
tay that I'm keepin' warm for Mary
anins; she comes home from the cloak
shop"
I'll be deprivin' the child" objected
the visitor.
''Sorra bit. There's enough in the tay-
pot for half Dozen" and Mrs. Bertelli
hurried to the stove on her fospitable
mission, while Mrs. Mulligan took off
her bonnet and shawl, smoothed out
the ereases in her kerchief that COW
cred her ample shoulders, and surveyed
the tidy apartment with an experienced
housewives critical eye.
Maggie" she remarked to her host
ess, Its beyant me to know how you
can live down here in double-decker
in Sullivan street among all the dagoes
-widout manin' offense to your good
man-whin you might just as well be
living up in Harlem among your own
kind, where you could get breath of
fresh air now an agin."
'Well. Mary Ann, We see Touy's work
is down here, an Mamie sews over in a
Broadway cloak house, and it's convan-
lent for thin. The neighbors is quiet
harmless folks, and not KNOWN their
talk. have little to do wild thim. AS
for Tony, he's the best husband ard IA
Their, God bless him, that ever lived
Now here, take this sup o. tay while its
2 hot;" and Mrs. Rertelli put the cup Of
i, "tay" on the table in front of her guest
GGUdu. Sdlu MIS- dlif d. oAAS
slipped the beverage. you might a gon'
furder and Jared worse than marryin
Tony. But in this barracks, crowded
with furriners of all kinds. you run ;
risk of catchin' some kind O. sickness.
"Thrue for We. There was two mil
an a babe, sick wild smallpox, taken gu
o. the big tinement next door on'y
couple O. weeks ago." replied tn
Z hostess.
d Look at that now! Sure it's the dir
y of the haythens with their rooms turne
into ragshops."
Mrs. Bertelli's Information about tn
n sickness seemed TO have disturbed he
II fricrd for after a moments silence sh
said, in a slightly hushed voice:
God preserve US. | hope you have n
s smallpox in this house. Me little Til
amt as hardy as he might be, and
wouldn't want to carry the diseas
home TO him"
Make yer mind easy" replied Mr.
BertelIi. There's none av it here.
hear me daughter Mamie's step on til
stairs. Wait till We see what fine bi
gyurl she's grown. Good avenin' to Y
miss" cried Mrs. Bertelli as the girl Ell
tered. "Do We see who's here? Ne q
friend, Mrs. Mulligan. from Harlem
a and the mother beamed proudly on tt
Y tall, pretty young woman who kisse
! her. and gave welcome to her mother
9 friend.
"Arrah. Mamie, wouldn't know yo
if met you on the street." exclaimt
Mrs. Mulligan. you've grown so ia
and handsome. You've got your father
big black eyes and curly raven lock
} and the beautiful rosy checks yol
mother brought wild her from the on
D dart"
"She's roster than usual this avenir
said Mrs Bertelli. "Ain't We feeli
20 well. acushla? Why, yer hand is bur
,ir in"
,o I'm not very well tonight, MANN
= I've had headache all day long"
VI Give her hot cup O. tay. Mary An
Itll do her good. Thin cloak shops
II so crowded and stifiin' they do give t
girls the headache to be in thin all day
said the girls mother.
q couldn't eat or drink, NANNY.
rest awhile on the bed. I'll see v
again before you leave. Mrs. Muiligar
r. and Mamie passed into the bedroom.
Its fever she has. Maggie" VIII
pered Mrs. Mulligan, "and as soon
Tony comes in you'd betther sind
. the docthor. Now it's gettin' lat
she continued, thinking about lit
Tim. "who wasn't as hardy as he mig
be-" and the possibilities of Mani
fever proving contagious. It's e
tim late. and have long journey afC
me, SO I'll be goin'. Be sure now, a
come up and see us soon."
we've taken the heart out o. I
Mary Ann. wild yer talk about fav
That gyuri's the apple O. me eye. an
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