The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-23
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One morning while o.,
through the north of Epel,.5
one Of the two hanki,g I' !
quite little town OF pcnri,b b'e'ps uses
pose Of cashing q small cha5 T."
was awaiting my turn n I,.,
dressed Irish girl entered ,ri.,t 9'I.ut
her arms and a Bank or ,n r.a
for TO carefully folded in bor "t,g ~,
l made way for her ia noe. E
went straight UP TO the CONT,
tho note before the tollina
without uttering a word VIZ
The clerk raised his bcod No.,
demanded: "u'
"Well?"
The girl seemed rather abasboa
ofhand interrogation, os r. u .I
he knew perfectly well what sla I
but, after n moments HESITATE
"Plaze an can ye give mo ~.
for thatT" NV 'le
WHATS your namoY m,,,
e,erk IN the same rough topo
closely scrutinized the notc sou n'
time great many well cxecptoG %
feits were floating about
Bridget" replied the Girl
Who do YOU come from
said the clerk, evidently tbinki1,
ply was an evasion.
Come from?" stammoro1 Il
"Who should ! come from Inn, VI a
BndgetP" ''' u
"Bother!" exclaimed the clo,,
"What do you want? Who s,. y
Who are you?' ''N
Bridget" again was the mool
I saw the clerk had a strong Z,
"bumbledom" in him md wag oa
but obliging, so l stepped rorwo
exclaimed that l supposed She wiY Il
have the note changed anl sn
that, as it was evidently good bo Z
as well ncccde TO her modest
The girl looked at me gra,ofnnv ~
claimed in her broad Irish brogno' f
Sure, an that's what ] do wontN
goin TO meet me husban' in Corl%
cannot get the note changed
shop in the town at all. They All
he'd give me the money here" 1
"Oh," said the clerk blu1Hv h
1t, Is 1t? Well, we don't cbon,o4
for any one but our own cnstM
Make room for that gentleman
sure, the notes good, ye sav
cant ye give me the money. Nj
pleaded the girl.
"Note's good, but we never H
notes, ! tell you-cycart opr
There" added the clerk. with
thought, most unreasonable m tom
he pushed the girls hand OF the n
there, take your coufounlcl mol /,
make way for some one clsem
Bridget seemed bitterly disappa
and, looking at the baby asked pit
of that unconscious innocent:
"Och, sure, an whatll ! do at ali
81 'iiuueo I"I H! checA anN
on tlle point Oh lolIoWing her to
hcr Wilnt uSsIS'ouce ! could ~
paused lof a moment at the dooY
then she suddenly returned, as II i
thought had suggested itself to her
When the other customers wcra
she again arrested the attention n
~ I \. = j
clerh anu asNeu III INQUEST quiet 4
AN did ye say ye coaId give M
Oh yer own ho'GS iof ms
es, certainty sa'd the eierh
ny; Iiahu II 10 me-
brldget passed the note ana lmn'
~ received hVe Diah1 ne" II na
the local hanK ID exchange NJ
waited ana W9tIhed aIA'oa3y
the cierK entered ulo number o. III
III ms booK ana depoSlleu II IN tnG
er; l caught heF eye ah' ! saw "
"a DieS were turhlns' LOT " ''''n'I
wicked llght was nean,hg lneIy'I ,
Up iooNeu INC U'lIucNy G'cIn,
Us vinegar as Il ny "ou'u S""
more can you Waht'
An dld ye say ye chaneeu !p
notes. asked bridget IN a I,l. lrnl III
VI COURSE lepli't I''' i t'r,n ''v'n
opening ms eyes as II |, ne .i,. D..an j.,,,,,
preheiiu tnHl .a ~ ~ a.. S"( ~. .'I Lir,
lass might be zoo many ,,,. Ior sa5 ,i'l ",
two OF ti'ree genllc'i'e" ,, WIN "u'
looked 9,0, Oh ana slnlleu. ,AooA
linen wiz ye ,.,,.. EllG llV ,.,.,.a- ,ia
them Z demanded hIlase' au..o, ,...,,
ly, adding in Il cutuns' fa''''"v
am anllN ,,'cG ~, ~ ~, Eo1ri .,o;,rs,r orotiA
"There," she said yiclonsIy' quO'
own words as sue , t''le" Io%| L,I"ro
the precious uocu.'g.,'s e,,,,, ,,oi U.'" no..
there! Take your cVn'ou,,.,.' .I,,.,,,,to,> "0
The clerk was iai'ly 'aoi',In' i 1o
did not dare refuse 70 cGsn a',.,,, Wv
own paper so WIN $40" H'sS', sS raN
CRY heart he counted gu. .t.a"ao"O, L.
change all IN si,'tTEi"',,h"hN ~, ,lnhohN
fourpenny pieces '''''N' ,
In all. :, o.cnnI
Bridget let him couillIn III Vj, ,Sor'x
least five minutes-ahd .. nr onIn, aID
pile over to her. Iheh' very '"
Bridget; 50 70, slid
"Sure, ! didht asN " w
want soold' Linn Tbd
Bridget was equal TO ., n',', M, a +
looked daggers-sllVer ,,;ns wa, "y
tender'-people We,o wa ""',,pTl ',io6rlv A
naughty word when WYE w's oS o,'I now, 4
he handed her a couple oaoIy ol pyI M
sovereigns. Bridget very c0O"' n
In her purse. sorvoj