The Advocate and news., 1899-03-15

1.-THE very day you were coming
home" said the boImsker wisely.
"True for you. / got of with my
two weeks wages, intending to return
to work on Monday morning. / walked
from Flushing by way Of Calvary TO-
ward the ferry. was so full Of delight
at the thought of the reception / would
get when reached home that l began
to hum to myself a familiar tune"
"Fifteen dollars in my inside pock-
ct interpolated Gilligan, the wit.
"All went well on the road, contin-
ued Mulcahy, 'until l arrived at the
gate Of Calvary. I thought I would 20
into McMahon's, opposite the entrance.
and get a glass OF beer. On entering,
who did run up against but my poor
wife, whom did not recognize owing
to the long veil extending to her feet.
I'll never forget the yell she let out Of
her. 1t was horrible sound"
evidently calculated to wake the
deadp' persisted Gilligan, the irrepress-
ible
"Well, l was frightened nearly out
Of my wits. Not only from my wife,
but from Mrs. Mulroony and two neigh
bors did l get this greeting in success
sion. So with that they got into the
carriage. When | recovered from my
bewilderment, l started for the coach,
but the four Of them screeChed togeth-
er, which frightened the horses to a
gallop."
"And you started on a dead run aft
er them, said Gilligan
"You'r re right, / did I ran with all
my might. And then the driver began
to whip the horses So l wended my
way home, much disturbed in mind,
determined to find out the cause Of my
wife's and neighbors' strange actions.
When / reached home / went up the
stairs and found the door locked.
knocked, sharplike. To the question,
Who's there?' l said, It's mel That
voicel' and then a shrek and dull
thud. / knew from this that my poor
wife had gone into highsterrics from
fright. So I called out to the others to
come to the door or I would break it
in. But only Mrs. Mulroony faced me.
In Gods name tell me what you
areH Are you ghost or mirrickleY
said she.
I'm neither one nor the other,
Mrs. Mulroony. I'm plain James Null
Cahy.
But how do you explain that
you're here, when you're buried there
in CalvaryH'
WHAT l said. Have been wax
ed and buried and 1 aliveS' scarcely be-
lieving what had heard. Answer me,
and quickly, too, Mrs, Mulroony' And
! looked her square in the eye.
James, she said. ARE you sure
you are aliveT
"This was more than I could stand.
So I put my shoulder to the door and
burst it open. When / entered, the
crowd Of mourners Consoling my poor
wife broke away and fought with each
other to get through the door, uttering
shrieks and calling on their Maker for
help. 1t was with great difficulty that
I convinced Mary that was still alive.
She took to sobbing and lamenting and
told me she had spent all but $16 Of
the $500, but said that / should not
find fault with her, as she had no care
for the money, thinking / was gone l
told her l found no fault indeed with
her. Rather did / regard her with
greater affection and was thankful that
it had been my peculiar misfortune to
be enabled to find out how much l was
thought Of after had departed THE
"Splendid sentiments, James, said
the boxmaker. "Ah, it was bad mis-
take, all in ALI"
"Say, rather, a grave one, said Gil
hgan, who was in great form.
"Well, I'm going to get McLarney
to build a fire over that tramn and