Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10

we mind the times we had with Masther
Muldoon OF Pulvainey-eh Myies?'
Faith an l do said Myles, smiling A.
renective smile. DO We mind the day
Micky Meehan made him sit down on his
casthor?"
"Ha! ha! I dol do! That was a hard
DAY. An do you mind the day we tied
MIN to the stanchion in the school gayel?
Another wild day.
Il mind thai. An I mind the day he
made you mount me on your back till he d
uog me Tor briLk1n' in DonaI ODonnelI's
doore."
4 mind that, Myles as If it was yes
therday. Bekase was SO long he thought
ned make me useful in some way. He
60. - me ms assistant taicher, bekase on
my back he hogged larnin' and manners
| inter me. An do you mind. MyIes, the day
| you an me fought an malavogued each
other at the Lazy Bush bekase 1 sayed
was putin them in the pot?"
"Ha! ha! ha! Upon my soul I do that
Jamie. What a throuncin' match it was
l always thought meself a purity boxer;
put that day, Jamie. you went within an
ace Nv knockin' the consait out + me, Ha!
| hal har'
Within an ace iv knockin' the consait
9 9;d tnc ye7 ~. But. Myles; don't We mind 1
| mind how I doubled We over the stone
ditch Ms an n. pounded We till ye called
BY, But begin yer pardon. Jamie, yer
mim'ry's slightly at fault. You mind it
was me that doubled you over the ditch
an, ludhered We till you shouted 'Marcyr7"
I'm my asba Masuire vs said Jamie. feelingiy
Long Jamie Haraghey" Myles said "no
but I'm heartily ashamed T. ye."
| I'm very sorry indeed, that We force
1t out me0but, Misther. Mcguire. must
ar, "Misther Haraghey." said Mr. Mcguire
you're notorious LIAR
II see no other way out iv it," said Mr..
Haraghey, than to 80 out into the grove
beyont an settle it,
"Donei' said Mr.. Mcguire.
In the silence and obscurity Of the grove
penders round their waists and rolled IN
| their sleeves, just as they had done forty
years before. under the Lazy Bush. They
squared up at each other
Jamie" said Myies, Il don't like tn
sthrike We in cowP blood Please to az
girivate me-
"All right, Myles. Used MT yer Door
| mother God rest herb count the praities
when she'd be putin them in the pot?"
Eye lie.. ye scoundhrilr' yelled Myles,
| venonously; and he emphasized the re.
mark by terrific blow on Long Jaimie's
stomach.
was In progress Myles found he had NOT
| forgotten certain set of the thumb
| knuckle which, digging into his antagonist
| used to deal damage in the after school
| ..oNNss' eAAo AeAN 1891 Gil oUJeCI Oh aQ1nlra-
(, ton. respect and even awe. among his
| comrades. On the other hand Jamie made
good use Of the swinging sledge-h hammer
| stroke that half a century ago he had
\ cultivated and mads a specially For five
| minutes they pitched into each other with
| hearty good WILL They were once more
| bring beneath athe Lazy Bush with ON
| couragtng comrades about them. and thay
| did not care whether MastheI MuIdnon
saw them or not, for they were firhtjne
! for glory. and absorbed in the dream Of If
But Long JatmieuHaraghey was NOT as
young as he used to be- nor hts noinS a.
! good. After Ave minutes he was puff1ne
| hard; and then timely and happilv nloced
punch of Myles, put in the neighborhoOI
| OF Jaimie's gastrononrio machinery did him
up. He sat down hurriedly, and, when he
| could he gasped out:
| "M-M-Myles-that's -enou-enourhw
To tell tbs truth. Myles was not sorry.
| Still he had duty to perform.
| "Jatmte," said he, as he stood over his
victim. did me poor mother count the
observation-disclosures"
"Jaimie, who's the liar-me or Your
I'm the liar, Myles?'
! "An' Jamie, who axed for marcy that
| day under the Lazy Bush?"
This one gave poor Jamie heightened
pause
II say again. Jamie, whor" Myles had
the awe-inspiring knuckle scientifically act
Jamie saw the knuckle. and he said;
| ssIt was me axed for marcy Myles me N
And he added, soliloQuizingly ssThouoh
I'm rammed If believe it."
That's all right, Jamie, give US O. grip
o& Yer fist. So long - Sa give In to the