The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-20


COnnal did both his own snare OF Work
on the little farm. and also the greater
part of the share that should fall 10
wee Micky. The larnin. he said,
II niver be a burden to Micky-ltS
aisy carried. I haven't much to give
the poor bov thanks be to God for all
his marciesD. but l can sthr1Ve to let
him have the bit " larnin', anyhow,
though / niVer got it uleSelf. And ac-
cordingly-except in the very throng OF
ware and harveSt-Micky was only ask
ed to go to the field on Saturdays and
on the evenings of SchOOldayS. and
when MiclSy grew up and looked about
him. and saw that young man am
billions were not likely to be satisfled IN
poor Ireland. he said, with Gods help.
father, ! think I'll push out to Amerlhy
an thry me fortune there His father
said, sadly, 'fMicky, don't lave me.
But Micky, though he was touched, re-
piled, But, father, what is there for a
poor boy in Irelan'? What but hunger
and hardshipS % Indeed. an trOth ye
say thrue, Micky, mo paisdin, said his
father, but TN put hard upon me TO
have We laive me- 'Arrah, father,
Micky said in a tone that affected a
courage which his heart did not feel.
don't talk that way. Sure if 1 go till
Ameriky for a couple i years, sure II
isn't gOin' out J. the wurruP am
Don't think, father dear, that bekase 1
put few miles i say atween US III
forget We" No. no, no, / don't think
it at all. at all / don't dhraim iv such
thing, MiclIy," his father said quick
~.
No, father; but I'll be fit to do some
thin both for yerself an meself in thon
(yOu) country, when I can't do for
aither iv US in this" Micky's father
had to bow his head, and let his boy go
in peace to push both their fortunes
OF 1fd in hi n
thusiasm- on the morning of his depart
ure- III make a man iv you afore m
long in Ameriky, an a man " meSelI.
God bliss We. Micky a-chuisle mo
chrcidhe, God Almighty bliss ye, an
guard over ye-'' And Connal BrOgan
cried salt tears when AIicl<y, his joy and
his pride. was gone.
A lonely man now, COnnal BrOgan
toiled on upon his little farm, Sadness
was in his heart. but a buoyant hope
Also which relieved the oppression In
a months time came a CHEEKY letter
from Micky, who had landed safely,
and was going to do great things, of
which his father would hear more in
the next letter
But, though the patient, hopeful, low
ing. poor father waited seven years
looking for that next letter, it never
came
Micky had had d series of misfoT-
tunes. He did not get work as soon as
he expected and during the period Of
anxious suspense could not write He
met with evil companions, who induced
him to drink and drown thought, and
then he would not write When he got
a position he lost it again before ne
had saved money to send home, and
then did not like to write. And after
this varied luck continued for some
time Mic6y was a demOralized boy and
forgot to write
But though MicIy forgot his father,
that father let not one waking hour
pass in which he did not send long,
long thoughts after poor Micky-' He
knew not-did not for a moment sus-
pect-what had really happened TO
Micky. When boy returned to the
parish from America-returned to
DoOrin, Ardaghia, Glenainy or Binban-
from Boston. from Philadelphia, from
Texas or Colorado-COnnaI Brogan spat
upon his stick and went TO visit the re-
turned Yankee; and from him sought
for news of poor Micky" in Brook
lyn. And none of those who came from
Brooklyn and knew Micky and knew
how he was living-One day in a good
position and well dressed, next day on
the streets and in rags-nOt one of
these had the heart to tell Connal how
matters really were. 20, they all said,
'Micky is grand fella, an dOin' fine "
hearing this, and his joy rekindled-
I'll warrant Mick's a gran fella en-
tiTely," he would say, with question
in his tone. Indeed, an he is, a gran
fella. out an out" the Yankee would
reply. An dom very ine-eh2 %
Very fine entirely, COnnal-very fine,
indeed" III warrant ye-Ill warrant
ye." refectively. poking the floor with
his stick. Hes mindin' himself we'll an
his religion? An behavin' himself like
he always knew hoW?"
It was often trying on the question
ed one to carry on the untTuthS-bUt
there was no way out of it. Yes in
deed Mindin' his religion an himself
an a moral (modeD of behavior" ''Yis,
Wis, that's Micky-that's poor Micky. A
very moral iv behavior, as you say.
May God continue him so. What
what message did Micky sen me p
'NIicky sayed. Give me poor father me
love Tell him keep UP his heart; that
I'm always thinkin' iv him an that
when I've made enough money he'll
ind me steppin over the threshel
(threshold) in to him some day a
gran jintleman. och, God Al
mighty bliss poor Micky. Sure, I knew
well he wasn't fOrgettin' me. An all
along I always knew that he'd come
home to me jintleman-the jintlemau
he was cut out for Every night does
1 a Il u
God for Door Micky; an every mornin
ever / rise I'm eXpecun an prepared
to see Micky. a fine iintleman. step in
to me. God Almighty bless We
Micky,"
And with every boy and girl who
went away from the parish Connal sent
the word Tell our Micky that I'm
dom wed, an in gran heart for hear
in all the fine reports entirely that
rr-.rs - l. TIL
know he'll always continue the moral
" behavior he now is Tell him I'm
always waitin' for him. An ak him
ak him, maybe some time he'd have a
spare minute an not too throny ak
him II he could dhrOp his father just
wan line iv q letter-wan line: an tel
him, God bless him"
But Brooklyn could not support
Micky forever in his thOughtIess ca
reer. He went from bad 10 worse. Ill
at length he was only too glad 70 avail
himself of the offer of friends to sub
scribe and send him home to Ireland
friends who for kinship sake had come
to be thoroughly ashamed Of him, and
friends who had a regard for him be
cause of his father. So, over the wa
ter he was sent, his frien0s breathing q
hearty Thank God" when his shiI
steamed away from the New YORK.
dock.
W men, uuQer cover OF night. M1cEIy
having walked thus far from the Fort
of Derry, entered his own parish. hs
sat down under the Lazy Bush at The
Pooibeg Cross, just one mile from his
fathers house. It vas seven years PAS
since last he saw the Lazy Bush, hs
refiected-seven years past since he
high hearted with hope and happy viii
his fathers parting blessing. had
trfpped by this bush. He remembered
how full of dreams his heart was tina
morning. The picture of his innocent