The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-29
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


mother" He could not have meant that
he would i'll use the mother--that was only
his Irish way of putting things-for his de-
claration induced the girl to yield to his
wishes. bashful youth "a rather rare
person in Ireland, be it said who was an
love with a girl intrusted his proposal for
her hand to his sister. one day the maid
visited his fathers cabin, while he, with
anxious heart, hid behind the door, await
ing the result The girl, who did not care
to be wooed at second hand replied with
a saucy toss of her head. Indeed now, If
I'm good enough to be married I'm good
enough to be axed" The boy then stuck
his head into the room and exclaimed, with
a sob in his voice, MARY, allanah, will yez
do what Maggie axed yer
When the day has been named, whether
by arrangement between the boy and girl
themselves or through the intermediary of
their parents, preparations are made, on
the most extensive scale, for a grand we'd
ding. 1t is considered essential in the hum
blest circles that, for the honor of the
family, the guests at the wedding, which
include sometimes the whole of the coun-
tryside, should have lots of eating and
drinking ashin's and, LAWNS of iXery
thing" Closeness on such an occasion is
the unforgivable social sin. "Arrah If l
wor gettin' married. 1 have heard wo-
man exclaim when she saw a poor display
at wedding, 'I'lI sell every stitch to my
back and go naked in order to get married
dacently."
A pretty Irish servant maid, who had
got married, called to see her mistress. II
hear you are going to Australia with your
husband Kitty said the lady. Are you mot
afraid of such a long voyage?" "Welsm
ma am, that's his lookout" said Kitty II
belong to him now, an if anything hap
pens to me- shure it'll be his loss, not
mine" But there is not always that com
plete loss of the wifes identity in the hus-
band which the above anecdote suggests.
1t is the wife that rules the household in
rural Ireland. The husband surrenders to
her all his earnings, TO the uTterRost
farthing; an excellent arrangement for
Pat, who, feeling the money burning in
his pocket, as he says himself, is disposed
to get rid of il rapidly; and a still more ex-
celent arrangement for the sake of the
children. Bridget is, indeed, Pats guard
ian angel. on many Saturday, when
boy in Limerick, have ] seen the long line
of country cars returning homeward from
market an the dusk of the summer even
ings, the wives driving and the hus-
bands, with a drop taken" perhaps,
quietly in straw behind.
from Cork who was presented at the Vice
regal court. Dublin, shortly after her mar
rlage. The viceroy has the pleasant duty
of kissing on the cheek the ladies pre-
scented him at drawing room; but when
his excellency was about to give this young
lady the regulation salute she cried, ION,
no, that privilege is exclusively reserved
for Mr.. O'Mahony"
OF course, there are exceptions to the
general serenity of the domestic hearth, and
The fond attachment between husband and
wife l knew at least of one Irishman in
Limerick whose life was made miserable
by a drunken wife She had sold every
thing in the home for drink, and as a last
resource she threatened TO commit suicide
if money to procure liquor were not forth
coming. Next morning, before proceeding
to work the husband, driven to despera-
ton by his wife's conduct, left his two
new razors lying on the table, telling her
to select the best one ov thin" Al night
when Pat came home, trembling with APP
prehension, he found his wife huddled i'm
a corner, not dead-but dead drunk. BY her
side was a pawnticket, and on 1t was writ
ten. 1.-TWO razors, Is Cd
There Is another story Of The exception
which proves the rule. Some years ago,
as the mailboat from Ireland was enter
ing Holyhead harbor, a lady fell into the
water One of the sailors, an lrishman,
Jumped overheard and rescued her from
death by drowning. When she was safe
on deck again the husband, who was
calm spectator of the accident. handed
the brave sailor a shilling. The specta-
tors did not hesitate to express their in
dignation at the mans meanness, when
the sailor, with native shrewdness, threw
a new light on the matter by saying
"Arrah, don't blame the gintleman; he
knows best; maybe if / hadn't saved her
he'd have given me half crown" ] am
disposed 10 think thai the husband in
this case was not an lrishman. History,
certainly, does not indicate his national
ity.
Marital relations in Ireland are. as
rule. of the most harmonious character,
and IL a husband and wife do fan OUT Oc-
caslonally and even resort 10 blows. they
think nothing the worse Of each other
ia the end Pn; Lane is classic locality
IN Dublin. which might. with some truth,
be described as the Bilingsgate Of the
Irish metropolis. That's fine black eye
you've got, Mlsss" said a man 20 wo-
man. sitting over her basket Of fish in
PHI Lane. Eighth ! suppose. again"
NO. / wasn't Ag5tin'," replied tue hsh-