The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24

lawn me an Honora in the conserva-
tory together. 1t was Christmas ave,
an young payple in the ould dart are
sentimental at such tonnes. OF sat
about Swing fate from Honora, pray
tindin to be admirin the sainry
through the window, but OF was takin
an inYintry av her through the corner
av me eye, She, be the same token,
was dom the same thing. Nayther sid
divvil the wor-rd.
There was a poker hatin' in the
tur-rf an Honora, be way av brakin'
the aice, took it out an maxim play
ful Jab at me wild it, sid: 'Oill BURN
We, Terrence OF seized ME opportunity
an, gintly takin' it away from her, OF
sid: OIL BURN you, too, Honora'
= This was maxim some progris an OF
cud hear the Guild folks in the mkt room
chucklin'. They knew how it was thin
silves fer this was to the rayhearsaI of
what was to thin a complated an al
most forgotten loife dhrama
It's coWld where ye're sittih', Ter
renee said Honora. Come nearer the
toire, agragel,' sid she, 'Oi will, sid OF;
an wild thot, OF up an sat besoide her.
We talked av wan matther or another
Ter few minutes, an the first thing
oil knew me ar-rum was around her
waist
she praytinded to be awful mad an
Shrugged to git away, an the first
thing OF knew we were in middle av tho
Hure roit undher sprig av mistletoe
thot oil aftherWur-rds LEARNED Mr.
O'Brien had put there be desoin'. OF
tWigged the suggestion at vance, and
OF planted kiss on the two lips av her
Thin she smoiled, an OF felt loike the
great Alexander, fer me conquest was
| complate. An the mistletoe hangs to-
day as it did thin" said Terrence, as
ne gave HQnora smack right in front
of everybody
"Hoot, mon," said Donald "Ame
thinkin', Terry that yere the romantic
lad. When I cad on Tibbie, l STARTED
in at once wi the soobjec in min.
'Tibbie,' says 1, wi we max the brose?
wi, Donald she said. 'Tibbie,' 1 said,
as we sat tighter, it's the caud wither
ootsade. Wadna We lax it if we toasted
our taos at a feersade O. our oon?' An
the mex Sunday, in the kirk, the minis
ter cad the banns."
Hi don't know, Donald but there's
ha bit hof ha romance hin your story
hof your courtship has much has there
his hin Terry's. Hime hof the hopin-
, ion that the tile hof my hengigement
to 'Arriet was more prosaic. Hi sim
ply took ha notion to get married. Hi
called hon 'Arriet. "Arriet' saws hi
don't you think that hime blawsted,
bloody, blooming good fellow? Ow
would you like to get hup cold morn
ings hand build the fire for me hin
little 'ouse hof hour hown?' 'Hime
yours truly said 'Arriet, and hinside
hof han our the parson 'ad is fee,
hand 'Arriet hand hi were man hand
wife"
Well" said Hans the Dutchman, 81
vos Something's uf Loddairio minesel-
luf 'Vilhelmina, l set Won day ven
l med her nit her fadder in a beer
garten uf Munich. 'Vilhelmina,' 1
set DO you like housevurk alretty, l
won't to know? Yah, Hans she set I
luf id. Wy dit you ask me so qvickly
| vor ven you didn't know dot I liked
id? Come nit me-, set I, und arm in
arm, Vilhelmina und mineselluf vent
outsideness uf der garten und wandered
DOWN site streed. We made some
pausings und come to a halt in frond
uf house. wy init your feed dit
you stop Walking? asked Vilhelmina
| Come fnsideness, come insideness,' I
set und in We vent. Id vos a fiddle
fiat all furnished up. 'Vud you like to
be mine housekeeper vor life here, VII
helmina?' set 1. YAH set Vilhelmi
ma, init a marriage cerdifikit' JJnd den
l kist her, und We vent outsideness.
und der Looderan rhinisder arowind
der corner, he mate us Won, und dots
| ALL"
II dank, fallars," said Sven. the
Swede, "et oaks all kinds of vokes ia
max a vurld.''
''Yls, an all sorts av loonnattics to
make an asoilum be the same token"
! said Terrence, but we haven't towld
us how we hitched up wild HiIda. the
ovid gerrul be yer soide there, Sven"
EFT ban da simple story" said Sven.
I've ban vid each udder vor long taine.
but ven l gift da qvestion, ct ban
qvickly cat We do da bizness. L com bav
Hilda's house, en- 1 say, 'Hilda, will YOU
yoin vid me in resolutions? 'Parhaps I
will, ven ban tole et,' she max anser.
| "Vereas. said I, let not ban guide yor
man to lif alone like Crusoe, will YOU
be my vife?' YAH, said Hilda, 'vid dis
! amendment, dat de ack tax effeck yust
so soon as ct talks passage. En- den We
COON bay marriage"
Faith We did the job pretty quick
Swim, fer slow talker. ORR thrlIbble
ye, Tim, to pass the musty," said Ter
renee iii conclusion, as the wives of the
congressman went into the drawing
room, and the old boys settled down
to do companionship drill with few
pints.