The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26

"Whew-ew-ew!" says FIR Pat. that
way.
'Fr Pat says Rody, eye may whistle |
Or 40 as We plaise, but it's So"
fr Fat looked hard at Rody for a
minute, to see was he rally so far gone
ehtlrely as to believe that. AN, Rody,"
says he, do We rally believe it,"
May l niver ait the bread in corn # 7
INK [ sartin iv what say" says Rody.
1ere a dale foolisher man than
thought ye," says FIR Pat. "Would We
mlhd putin a little bait (bet) on it
that veil be in the same opinion this
day well month";
III bait ye." says Rody, my spot
ted springer again your oul' gray mare
an that's long odds-that me opinion
isn't adhered this day twel' month";
Done says FIR. Pat. An YOU
boys. are all witnesses iv this"
Rody promised FIR Pat faithfully to
keep the transaction a deep saicret
from Una. An so he did. Rody was in
the hight iv good humor over it. for
that he felt SO sartin iv Una's love for
him. an SO s%artin. too. that it would
~ y 81 N"S loll
or 10. but for 55 tweI months if God I'D
only spare them that long.
An sure enough, the second month
they wor married Una s~artinly seemed
to be fonder iv Rody than she was the
first; an the month after she was
fonder iv him than the other two puA
together. An so 1t went on month after
month. Una seemingly gettin' fonder iv
Rody an Rody prouder iv Una every
new da.- that come. An every time
Rody 'ud meet FIR Pat he'd have a hearty
laugh at the priest; an 'Fr Pat" he'd
say. = hope we're givin' my gray mare
all the attention We should" Och, niver
mind-niver mind. Rody." Fr Pat 'ud say,
the year isn't up yet. It's yerself had
better take good care iv my spotted
springer; mind. I'm warnin' ye." But.
ach. Rody would break into his hearty
laugh at the foolishness iv the priest.
Well. the twel' month seemed long
passin' TO Rody till he'd humiliate FIR
Pat. But the longest iv times IL pass
some time, an the longest iv stories II
sometime have an end. An Rody's year.
too. wore round at last til! it come to
the last day " it. An on that very
evenin' Rody met Fr Pat az a neighbours
funeral.
"WeIl?" says Rody.
Well" says Fr Pat.
What time will / be sendin' a garsun
over for the mare the morra?" says Roiy.
"Ah-ha!" SAYS the priest, = see it's
always too sure. too loose with you,
Rody. 1t isn't l. o'clock the mora yet
Good look TO your wit. your rever-
ence," says Rody. "Ye're the dhrownd-
in man catching at a very thin sthraw."
.Rody McGinn." saws FIR Pat. there
was 4 g%intleman kilt another man in
anger some DAYS ago-kiit him dead.
An that gintlcman is now undher SEN
tence III death-to be hung outside Dub
lin Jail the mcrra mornin' 1t bre'kwust
time
"WeIl?' says Rody.
Well" says the priest. this is q
great gintleman entirely. an he has ad-
vart-ist all over the country that hel!
give five hundred poun' TO any man that
i'll act as substitute for him, an get
hung in his place
Well" says Rody.
Very we'll says Father Pat. we're
now goin' to put Una To the final test
whether or not she likes you better nor
r YOU like ycrself. You're to propose tc
get hung in this gentleman's place. SC
as to get the $500 for Una-an' then
wen see what vel see
, IA. ha, ha,'' laughtcd Rody. "Ye
poor. foolish Father Pat, ye. No, MOI
if il Was fifty times five hundred she
would get by it. Una wouldn't lister
e for wan minute TO such purposal.'
4 Never ~Inind-nevcr mind" says Faith.
e or pat. says he. smilin' such a confident
e smile as aneered Rody out an out. "Nev-
er mind" says he. you do as ye re blt
D an wei see what Wei see
: "rll make the purposal." says Rody
\ AN yer reverence III be responsible /
Una faints or dies iv heart disease.
III be responsible" says Father Fat
saws he. laughin'. If Una faints O
o dies il heart disaise; an III put owe
= her a monument higher nor the churci
steeple an I'll inscribe it. Here lie
the strangest woman ever lVed-a Woiiai
9 who loved her man better nor he love
himself.