The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-03-25

sometime burst into loud camOr as Con
molly, his wife and a stout, elderly little
woman in hat that suggested an old
fashioned hearse, by reason of its thick,
nodding black plumes, came into view.
The stout little woman seemed to he
responsible for most of the noise, which
was rich in brogue and musical in tone
She only stopped talking to laugh, and her
laugh was of that hearty kind that con-
strains persons of full habit of body,
especially to slap their knees and hold
their sides. The janitOr was maintaining
his customary seriousness of expression
and his wife was smiling pleasantly at the
departing visitor, who suddenly broke off
sentence and kissed her with resound
ing smack
"Don't ye stir a step furder, Mary,
darlin," she said, Connolly will see me
up to daylight, an'-well, I'll give it to
yez as we 30 out; sure ye wudent want to
hurt Mays feelin's Be aisy now! Sure
it wudent be til first time I've kissed him,
Goodbye, alanna. Mkt Wensday, remim-
ber"
'Ys, she's got new sittin'-room car
pet, -" she resumed, as she came along the
passage, ian picture av Clancy in his
sergint's uniform tn mortal av him
over the manly shelf, an'-will ye believe
me, Connolly-a pianny they bought on
the instalmint plan. He that couldn't tell
til Oramus from Carey Owen! But Julie
niver had tn since av Kilpeera hin; ans
it's shtoile she wants anyway. But you'll
see her Wensday.
''Tim's to be there, too. His hid has
gone down since he lost his fine city JOB;
twas swelled so his hair wudent cover it
mont ago. IT'S an uncertain business,
politics. tell Phil that same, but he'll
niver heed me. | tried to coax him wild
me, but he sez: Tell Connolly I'll not
waste car fare on limits tn way he
has-th creature. You know his way.
pll Civ him an Mary pink tay, | sez,
an he saiz; You'll not get Connolly over
wild tay for an njucemint.'
Her voice died away as the spring door
closed behind her and her escort. The
tenant who had been filling a key, put
the key in his pocket, and yielding to a
feeling of curiosity, crawled on the bench
to look out OF the basement window. He
had just jumped down and busted off the
knees of his trousers when the door banged
again, and the janitor descended the steps,
tanning himself with his cap, as was his
won't when agtated.
"Unbutton my vest an give me drink
Of water, he said, family, as he sank into
chair, Feel of my right arm an tell
me if its loose"
whats the matter? Didu't you get a
chance to tolk?" asked the tenant.
Talk" echoed the janitor. 81 don't
know whether Pm speakin' now or whether
its someone else. Pve forgot tn sound av
my own voice. What makes it seem so
quiet here? Glory be, but that woman s a
conversationalist! I've heard enough in
the last hour to keep me thinkin' for a
mont o. Sundays.
'Theres wan thing Pm free from, any
way. Pvemy faults-wan or two-enough
to keep me human, but Pm man av few
words. | like to listen to an entertainin
conversation an now an then edge in a
word to show that Pm payn' attention an
keepin' tn thread av tn discourse, but
I've not the gift av tn CAB.
'I'm sorry for it at times, an know
my friends regret it, but thinkin' Is where
/ shine. | like to get off somewhere in tn
shade in summer, or in company with hot
stove in winter, an think. 'Twould aston
ish you TIL things think av. | take after
second cousin av mine-th' wan | was
tellin' you about, has farm in Wisconsin.
That man has thoughts would turn TIL
He'll get out in TIL barn-up in the hay
NOV, where its soft lynn an there's
nothin' to disturb him-an' study out tn
problms ay existence. A man that has
800 av land an draws pension av $50
month has right to think, but his wife
don seem to see it chat way. She's wan
av these loose tongued, chatterin' women,
forever discoursin' about tn emptiness av
her woodbox an TIL pail av swill that's
been standin' all mornin' outside TIL
kitchen door waitin' to be carried out to
TIL pigs, an trinn' matters like that
81 tell Mrs. Connolly that speech was
given her to conceal her thoughts, an to
do her the justice she's entitled to, she
niver makes my ear. drums ring TIL way
some women do. When we settle down
for tn evenn' she opens tn oven dure for
me to put my feet in an gets out her
basket av mendin' an draws her rocker up
to tn lamp. II happen to have any thin
to say say it an'-well, why wudent say
it? don't do all tn talkin'. She'll say:
You're right there or That's true
word, or Hush your mouth, you big
q From US.Journni OF Med,cine
Prof. w. II. Peekc, who
makes a speciality of
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