Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-09-21

tial frame. "Musha. wouldn't die for
yer sake, alannaY
Stop" cried Celia aye mustn't say
alanna. That isn't quality, We know"
well, an what?"
Eye must say me darlnt or some SIGH"
Very well. Now, Celia, I'm ready to
die for We, me darlint or some SIGH, an
even when I've done that no fear av me
to stop there itscr. I'd 20 on wild me
sacrifices. I'd cut off me tobnccy an por-
Their just to he able to buy We penny
packages wild di'mon' rings secrayted 18th
in thin an goold bracelets, me darlint or
some Sich I'd walk from here to Amer
ky on wan foot. 50 | would, for ye. In
fact, | don't care what | do so long as
We shy that ye're satisfied, me darlnt or
some SIGH"
Celia looked up with languishing air
and deep sigh.
"Oh. Larry" she said dropping her
head like a swan in the last stages of dis
solution, this is so suddint, This is
come upon me like the flashes nv the tun-
dher an the lghtnin. Shure, l nivir
knew that yer affection was so powerful
sthrong"
"Arrah, don't be goin on that way"
cried Larry Indignantly. "Shurc, didn't
yC hhoN thdl Sulle uSO.
BE aisy now, Larry: that's thrue
enough what ye say, but it wouldn't do to
let on to it if ye want to behave like the
quality"
livery WELL" said Larry. with a dissat-
isfed look. $50 on; I'm lestenin."
"As Wa. sayin whin l was INTERRUPT
ed he yer unmannerly interruption, Lar
ry, yer proposhual is quite unsupported.
1t has quite startled me out nv me swim
snses, so it has, an / feel bewildhered al
together. Now, Larry, dye mind, if l
was thin wild the damask curtains an the
settees an the divans covered wild plush
I'd make it me business to swoOn."
"Arrah, what's that at all?"
I'D fall down in a dead faint, an thin
ye'd run over an dhrag me to me feet"
CAV the ilure, is it?"
"Not at all. man. 1t wouldn't be quail
ity for me to fall on the hure. I'd slide
gracefully on to the couch covered wild
beautiful plush velvet"
"Och, melia. murther, it's terrible mis-
cradle it is altogether Do they nivir
laugh when they're at itT'
Laugh. is it7' cried Celia, shocked.
"Av coorse not. That nd be ag'in the
rules altogether. If We laugh, it's a shure
sign ye're not In arrest. Ye must be
lookin down hearted an miserable ut all
times. Ye must walk along the roads
wild yer two eyes stuck on the ground an
nivir pass the time av day to anybody
Ie must be ivir thnkin av the beloved OBJ
jick an nivir lave her out av yer mind
Ye must do ivirything wrong. Ye must
pour the tay into the sugar basin an bile
the dinner in the pigs pot if We want to
show ye're raely in arrest"
Larry looked at Celia, aghast.
snow, look here. Celia" he cried fierce
ly. "Ill go off to Ameriky next week
I'll go right away from here an I'll nivir
return"
Splendid" cried Celia, clapping her
do 1t a bit betther."
"Oh, that's not quality coortin Tn
downright in arrest now, so l am"
Grand. intirely!" said Celia. thorough
ly delighted at the wonderful improve
ment her lover had made In his "coortin"
education.
"Goodby to We. Celia. an hope yell
be gettin a quality man who'll be able to
shy all thin things we've been tachin me
widout feelin a born idjut."
Larry turned on his heel and strobe to-
ward the road. Celia stared after him,
bewildered look in her eyes. Then an
ash gray pallor crept over her face. She
hurried after Larry and took his arm
"Arrah, Larry" she said. "shure We
wouldn't lave me like thatF
Larry looked down into the appealing
little face and took her hands
"Shure, yere not talkin quality now,
Celia, bekase if We are shan't stay wild
We second"
NO. am not, Larry; I'm talkin from
the bottom av me heart this minyet"
"Musha. | couldn't stand that ramash
at all! Shure. it nd be the death av me
to have to go through ii from day to
day"
Whether, II We don't like it we'll give
it up" said Celia, trembling with the
dread Of losing her lover.
very well, alanna," said Larry, smil-
ing. "Afther all, isn't the way the quail
ty coort acushla, terrible melancholious?"
Celia said nothing. but nestled close to
Larry. He took her in his arms
IT'S nothin but dhrimmn dhu nonsnsr
l think this is betther way altogether,
eh, alanna?"
''lndadc it is. Larry" murmured Celia.
Black and White.