Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29


Peter Tidmore Kane, in the real estate
business, I'm wantin' to see."
The gentleman addressed looked
down with some astonishment upon
the sharp little freckled visage that
was upturned as he replied: Il am
Mr.. Kane, my boy. What do you want
with me?'
"Sure, I'll be tellin' ye, but it's nigh
ty glad l am to see you, sir. Shake,
then. I'm namesake of yours, though
belize you're not KNOWN it, and I'm
glad that | favor you, now that I've
set me two eyes on We"
Favor me, indeed, you young scare
crow"
ION the inside, l name, and I'd be
glad if it was on the outside, for it's
mighty fine-lookin' gentleman ye
are, then. They do be tellin' me you
have the rintin of a-many Of the
houses hereabout, and it's to rint the
small place at the foot of the hill Ia
be askin'. I'll pay you as much as SO
cents week for it, and worruk out
the rnt if You say it's bargain
The small boy had brisk, business
way with him, quite out of proportion
to his size, which was that of an aver
age 10-year-old.
1T is a little out of the usual line to
take work in return"
"On, it will be equally satisfactory if
ye pay me in cash, then, Mr.. Kane, sir,
and It's a good bargain ye'll have, wii
me mother along wild me, and she that
aiger to he at rest wanst more. 'Tis
the PLACED woman she'll be that alis
settled so we'll"
"But hold on" said Mr.. Kane. 81
like to know something about my ten
ants. What security can you give me
that shall find you responsible?"
Sure, tould you that ] was named
after you. didn't l? It's Peter Tidmore
Kane Mulligan / am, and me mother
says yell be sure to mind Bidly Moran
that was cook to ye wanst. But I'm
It'd for short. Well move in the day.
and I'll just come up for me orders in
the mornin',' and It'd walked away as
contentedly as if he carried signed
lease in his pocket.
'Biddy Moran? To be sure. She
worked for us one simmer dozen or
more years ago." said Mrs. Kane. when
her husband appealed to her for con
firmation of the boys story. Not
much of cook, very green and lit
tie queer, as / remember her. I'm
afraid they'll be load on your hands,
Tidmore."
"Well. the old shell can't be much
worse with them in It than standing
empty, and I'll warn them out if they
prove a nuisance. The boy will get
along if he favors me 'on the inside,
as he says" and Mr.. Kane laughed in
recollection of the sharp, little, un-
couth figure as contrasted with his
own wcll-favored person.
Sure enough, the first sight that
greeted Mr.. Kane the next morning
was Tid, keenly examining his garden
beds. shaking his head porteltously
over poppies and lilies. and getting
down on his knees to sniff at the to-
mato-vines. with curious uncertainty
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gardens owner hurying down to pre-
vent any possible catastrophe.
Its a fine lot of weeds ye've saved
up for me, sir" It'd greeted him
brightly. but I'm feared they've run
over the plants intirely. Or it is a
wild garden you do be having here:
Me mother tells me that you grow
things small in this state, AMI ye DO il
uncommon well. | SHOULD say. Belike
it has to be TUX out of you that way fol
the big hearts we've got with a re
spectful Difference that disarmed his
employers wrath.
why, you young j1ckanapes. where
have you seen anything finer, that YOU
should be turning up your nose at my
garden, pray?"
"FaiX, think it wor in Californay,
haZarded Tid, as if he We're drawing
his recollections from some deep wei
Of memory. The tomatuses grove,
on vines as high as the house, min1
and there were men up on step-ladder!
pickin' them, and the lilies and the
vi'lets and the poppies all run wild il
the fiells, they did, and the roses were
like to smother the house, and the coo
cumbers were as long as l am and {
dale longer sometimes. That's the
country. if it's gardenin' ye're after.
81 wonder you left it," remarked Mr.
Kane. sarcastically.
I'D wonder that mesilf. if there wo
ary show for dacint Americans ou
there" admitted It'd The pigtail
and the greasers have it all their owl
way It's quare how there's somethin.
forninst wan most iverywheres in th'
West. In Nebrasky it wor the hop
pers, ana in Kansas the drought VI
in Washington it aither rained all th
time or the chinook blasted things
and down in Texas there wor the cat
tie every which way. 1t do be good t.
get home to the states" and Tii drew
long breath of satisfaction. "Bu
this isn't worruk at all, and if vel
put me to it, I'll be diggin' in"
Mr.. Kane found the boy eager t.
learn and tireless in his efforts t