Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-23

as a hedge sparta to all seemin, an lived
In aise an COntentment with himself an
the whole Wurrl. Then. when at wake
or a weddin'. or some other sort " spree.
the neighbors got at Rody about why he
didn't marry an take a wife till himself.
RGdy always laid down his d0cthrine to
them. I'm happy" he used to say. aS
the Lord (thanks he to HimD can make
me. i have PAIGE. grace an content. an
what more does a man need? Them takes
a woman takes throuble. an them marrieS
makes worry for themselves. YeZ often
enough say. yerselves. Ne cow, no care:
an | say No woman. no Woe. II got the
best woman in the wurrl she couldn't like
me better l like meself. So. all things
considered. it seems that it's l am
the wisest man iv the lot iv We to keep me
self happy when | feel meself So An
that was. time an again, the burden Nv
Rddy the Bachelors song.
But, sirs, wondhers ill never cease There
was slip Nv black-eyed gissach tgirD.
wan " the neighbours daughters, come to
milk the cows Enornin' an evenin for Rody
wan time his hand TUX bad with the whit
tie an he couldn't milk himself. An Una
she was named Cna-she used to sing. An
calm dheas cruite no m-bo. The Purity
quate while she MIXED her: an Rody would
be standin' be the cows head scratchin
Brawny's neck to keep her quate likewise.
But be the time Rody's hand was better Nv
the whittle he persuaded Una to continue
comm to milk bekase that the cows MIXED
better he found. to a woman: an Una.
without much persuasion. consented An
the neighbors they all Sayed, "Ay. ay.
when they heerd this. So for the length Nv
a long summer Una she MIXED away an
sung away. while Rody the Bachelor was
gettin' more silent an thoughtful. an less
Hght-hearted day be day. till at length IT
was plain to be seen as the hill " Binban
that cailin dheas cruite no m-bo was
singin away the heart out iv him. So IT
didn't by means come like thunder
clap when the news went roun' that Rody
had discovered his cows wouldn't give the
milk TILL any wan but Una, since she had
made on them 50. an that he decided he'd
have to marry her. so he'd have her to
milk always.
An married they wor. too. an had
mortal great weddin' entirely. at which
poor Rody had to stand his own share in
sconcin' about his suddint change-him tina;
was sore again all womenkind. An in
right good part Rody TUX II all. He sayed
there never was no rule since the wurrl'
begun that hadn't an exception. an his
Una Almost the only wan exception to
the doctrines he used to lay down.
Father Pat was wan of them that used to
have the greatest passages with kody about
not Margin. an he was now helpin', as
hard as he could. the neighbors to salt him
for his suddint change.
"An' IS II your belief" says Father Pat
that Una'll go far you used to think
q woman should afore she'd be worth takin'
that she likes an Will like ye better nor
you do YOURSELF"
MY Una" says Rody. 'sartinly goes
that Tar. IhatS why TUX her.
"Nhew-ew-ew." says Father Pat, that
way
Father Pat" says Rody. "ye may whistle
or do as We plaise, but it's So
Father Pat looked hard at Rody for a
minute. to see was he rally so far gone en-
tirely "a to believe that. AN. Rody," says
he. do We rally believe it?''
May l nlver ait the bread in corn IL
amn't sartin " what say" says Rody.
we're dale foolisher man than /
thought ye." says Father Pat. Would We
mind putin little bait (beD on II that
yen be in the same opinion this day twei'-
month"
''Ill bait ye." says Rody. my spotted
springer again your QUIZ gray mare-an'
that's long oddS-that me opinion isn't
Hlihered this day twel month"
Done says Father Pat. AN yous boys
are all witnesses iv this
Rudy promised Father Pat faithfully to
keep the thranSaction deep saicret from
Una An 50 he did. Rody was in the hight
" good humor over it. for that he felt so sar-
tin iv Cna's love for him. an sart!n
too. that ii would last, as 1t was not for
five twel months. il God 'ud only spare
them that long
An sure enough. the second month they
wor married Una sartnly seemed. to be
fender " Rody than she was the first: an
the month after she was fonder Nv him than
the other two put together. An so IL went
on month after month. Una seemingly
gettin' fonder Nv Rody an Rody prouder iv
Una every new day that come An every
time Rody 'ud meet Father Pat he'd have a