The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-17

nine, airs miael Tnat pesshbor may
q look for butther on their epurnins
nashi"
"Musha. God bless ys" cried Mollis
Doheny
But the old hag shrugged herseif, and
vent away in the dars Of the onchant.
ID night
Early next morning came Noreen
0'Driscoll 10 milk her little COW under
The hedge Of tho,n outside Hefgernan's
meadow, that being the little cows
ayorite place Of pasture.
what In under Heaven brings Mol
de Doheny up here al this hour?" won
dered Noreen TO herself, see'ng the
widow-woman walking through the wet
meadow. Mollle never imagined that
there was anybody up but herso'f nor
ever saw a sight of Noreen o'Orlscoll,
Tor the hedge of thorn was thick, and
t was through a wee break n ths
coughs that the wdow-woman rival
dad caught a glimpse Of her shawl and
ner white apron.
The widow went over the daisies
where the dew was melting fast and
came upon the silvered hollowa She
stopped and swept the dews in her
apron.
"All's mine, all's minel" she sald as
she did this.
'Bedad, It's not" whispered joreen,
Just for fun, and with no meaning in
what she said. "Half it's mine The
ihtle COW muhched the grass, waiting
to be milked, and the rising sul grew
smaller as be went up the sky.
The widow-woman went on the nexs
stretch Of shadow. and swept the dew
into her apron.
"Alls mine. alrs minel" said she
again. This time she was very cose TO
Noreen oDriscoll.
"Bedad. it's not" said Noreen, ou.
loud. Half it's 'mine!"
saints and angels!" cried the widow
woman, oyerhearing. Its tn fairies is
afther me-" And she took to running.
and never stopped until she was out Of
the meadow on the far side.
Noreen o'Driscoll thought thar Mollie
had lost her Ave wits to get on with
such work. But there was no time for
thinking. as the COW had to be nllked.
and the hens fed before breakfast. So
Noreen milked the COW, and maybe she
was not astonished to find the pail full
up to the brlm in a few minutes.
"Tis the new grass is agreeio' with
tn crathure. God bless herl" said
Noreen's mother when she saw the can
full of rich milk. Then Noreen told
her the goings-on Of the young widow.
well, WE'LL" said the mother,
there's no mindin' what's done OF q
May mornin' Mebbe tn crathare was
manoevrerin' for another husband"
And so the matter passed, and no more
was said about 1t.
From May-day out, the yield Of the
llttle sickly COW was surprising. and
very soon Noreen began to take the
butter around to the farmers houses to
sell. BY the end Of the month she had
sold sufficient to pay the price OF
strong calf
They're gettln' along" said the faith
er OF Dan Heffernan lie was up the
fields one day, looking for some sign Of
his crop OF wheat, and he put on in
quisitiye eye upon the lone cabin in the
cleft Of the hill "Mebbe l might az
we'll withdraw me objections" When
he went down TO bis house, he told his
son that he had his consent to marry
with Noroen O'Driscoll.
ITS new calf, ready-reared, that /
see above wild them" he said. "Good
an Industrious people they must be to
have that same. Likely tn colleen II
look to your cows better nor they're
ooked to now"
shed want to- ssid young Dan.
FOR tbs scarcely fent Of milk they're
giyin this while back"
Ana small blame it was % the
beasts, seein that their milk hal been
stolen by the fairies and divided be-
tween Mollie Doheny and Noreen
O'Driscoll.
After a bit, Dan Heffernan and
Noreen were married, and no sooner
was the bride brought home, but Dams
cows began to improve, while the little
one %.leer had for her portion went
bac, IN hel milk. But between them
all there vas full and plenty FOR the
young people, and they were as happy
as the day is long.
Meantime the dow-woman r,pent-
ed herself to her witchcraft
"Musha. what at all at all will dol"
she said in her own mind. "fs I tell