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get hung in this gintleman's place, so as
to get the $500 for Unae-an' then, wen
see what wen see."
Hal ha! har' laughed Rody rye
poor. foolish Father Pat, yel No. nor
If ID would fifty times five hundred she
would gee by 1t. Una wouldn't listen for
wan minute 10 such a purposal."
Never mind-never mind" says
Father Pat, says he, smlin' such a con-
fident smile angered Rody out an
out Never mind" says he, you do as
ye're bid-an' well see what wen see."
I'm make the purposal." says Rody.
AN yer reverence IL be responsible II
Una faints or dies Nv heart disaise."
TN be responsible" says Father Pat
says he, laughin'. if Una faints or dies iv
heart disaise; an I'll put over her a
monument higher nor the church steeple
an I'll inscribe It, Here lies the ssrang
est woman ever lived-a woman who
loved her man better nor he loved him
self"
That night as Rody an Una sat across
the fire afther their supper Rody smok-
in an Una SEWN a patch on an owl
coat iv his, Rody says:
Una, there's a gintleman to be hung
the mora mornin' for KILN another"
Poor DEVIL" says Una, may the Lord
have marcy on i'm"
AN he's ad-vart-ist that he'll give
five hundred poun' to any man that Of
fers himself to get hung in his stead"
says Rody.
Lord look to his wit, the poor anna
dan," Una says, doesn't he know in his
heart II he has particle ~ sense at all.
al ALL that he'll get no suchan fool
in all Irelan' as i'll offer 20 do the likes
iv that, II he was given all the worl' for
a farm-steadin', an Coraveigh for kitch-
en- garden?'
Una" said Rody, II have been thinkin'
that five hundred poun' would make
mighty nice windfall for you" and Rody
was ready for the spring II he saw any
signs ~ Una goin' 10 dhrop.
"A mighty nice windfall, indeed says
Una with a smile, but how could the
likes ~ me come by It"
IF" Gays Rody, breakin II gently still,
II give meself to be hung in his place"
Una dhropped the needle from her nm
gers. an sat up with start. "What?'
says she.
II was goin' to be the divips own sore
thrial upon poor Unas narves; but Rody
had to go through with 1t.
Una" says he, 1--WE hundred poun'
'ud name so much TO you that I've been
thinkin' what a mortal nice present 1t
I'D be to make TO ye, an consequently
I'm goin to offer meself TO be hung IN the
jintleman's place"
"Arrah," says Una. gettin' up an throw
in her arms around his neck; "Arrah
Rody, Rody! me own darlin' Rodyl it's
the jewel Nv a man ye arel l loved ye
with all the veins In me heart afore; but
now ] love ye ten times more. Rody,"
says she. have ye sent In yer offer yet?"
Rody says no"
Then. Rody, pulse ~ me heart" says
she. get into yer coat. an don't let the
grass grow undher yer heels till ye're at
the Jail. Here We are" says she, lftins
his coat from the peg an shown II on
him.
una. Una" says Rody. an the poor,
poor fella, near cryin nina" says he,
'Its dark an it's damp an itll be time
enough to give in me offer be the morn
In"
Time enough" says she. shown him
out Nv the door: "eime enough lost the
scone. II We wait till mornin' some other
man III have the foreway in ye. God
bless we, now" says She IAN run as II
there was ten divils afther ye."
When Rody got back she had fine,
warm supper for him. AN yet must go
to yer bed as soon as We ait IT,. Rody"
says she, 80 that yen be Ct to rise In
good time. II 'ud be a downy poor thing
entirely IL was to lose FIVE hundred poun'
by yer sleepin' few minutes longer nor
ye should, in the rnornin'."
II have been thinkin," says Rody, "as
come back, thinkin' that. after all, I'm
afeerd can't get hung the NORA"