The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07

, fndin out in the coorse of their discourse
that Misther OMara had been intendin'
to hire a small shootin' for himself be
way of divarsion an holidays, Misther
McCran tout him he was delighted to
know it, he had the very thing to suit
him an, as Misther O'Mara was a dali
cent friendly man he'd let him have his
place be name Meenavalla, in the County
Donegal, on very moderate terms, indeed.
He sung its praises to the skies-but give
divil whisper of the Red Poacher An
as good luck would have 1t, the poor
County Maith egg merchant didn't know
a thing at all about the red rascal, Mis-
Their McCran (who agreed with his friends
In conidherin' himself a purity oliver cute
business mani didn5t laive Misther
O'Mara till he pursuaded him Until hirin'
Meenavalla for the saison-an' at long
er price. too. nor ever 1t had been let for
in It's best days, afore the bad name got
out on II.
''Misther McCran, as We may well sup
pose. was purity plaised with himself,
over how he had hooked the poor divil,
OMara, who mghtn't know a grouse
If he saw wan-from a geeraffe.
ME and Misther McCran hadn't been
on the very best of terms for lee an
long. but as soon as he set the shootin'
till O'Mara. be writ me a letther wantin'
to know II l would take over the game
keepin ov Meenavalla wanst more He
done me wrong, he confessed-for since
the Red Poacher had been too able fo1
himself twas small wondher he was too
able for me. He pitched upon me now.
as balm the man who was ablest to
meet an watch the rascal II he dar'd
make attempts on the Ian again. For.
We must undherstan. if the red fells
hadn't throubled Meenavalla or its
naighbourhood for three years or so. he
wasn't idle elsewhere; the sorra a saison
went by that there wasn't that there
didn't come some new story. or a bunch
of stories. from some unlucky corner or
other. about him. An Meenavalla be-
sides, not bein' let an so not well
watched. was pooched and double-pooch-
ed every year of them be some poocher
or other, an IL might as well as not
have been by the lad himself. Anyhow,
Misther McCran sayed we wer goin' to
put our best foot forrid this saison. an
win back for Meenavalla its good name
an fame. an make II of some valuey
to its owners; he'd come himself. he
sayed. to identify Misther O'Mara so
there couldn't be no mistake. an TO give
me dirachions an advice. an likewise
talk to the polls an get thin to keep
particular watch upon Meenavalla
wasn't on no account to breathe a syl-
liable about Red Poachers, or poochin' TO
OMara. laist we'd frightcn the life out
OF the poor divil. an have his heeels
takin' near-cuts for the County Malth
an his little egg-store again.
"Misther McCran made offer Of very
fine terms entirely 10 me. so. ! threw
up Job ! had workin' a boss an cart
for owen Nelly OF Schullogue (son "a
our own-marcy on hind an come an
TUX charge of Meenavalla.
That was carly IN July. on the
Twelfth OF August, 10 the hour Misthcr
McCran an Misthcr o'Mara with him
both OF them havin' Joined together al
the Strabana Junction. was driven ur
tll the doore on Paddy Boyie's car OF
I Glentier an ! give them cead mile
faiite, both. Misther Mccran stopped oil
that DAY. an overnight. an We walked
o. Mara roun' part o. the shootin an
from tbe top Of the hill give him . looh
~ most ~ d. rhrue BE- didn't knop
much about grouss or game fowis-bui
De wouldn't b. ufed b0afiin' about ths
daith o. destruction be- often wrought
among tho crows nn pigeons ] prom.
led. " ho could only manage 90 ioot
leFr along fnr uafrri of GOO. vi
mighty coon irhlafe him infN fhc myf.
there's ~ GfouHo-klihn sr' heg fhinh
crows 81 pigeons pufilkisfly fly chiA
plag sffbsr 'hsc Fgaf1sif ulrfr CROSSE.