The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-07-26
BY N. P. Murphey.

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"Whethen," said Celia, as she walked
beside Larry Halpin in the shady woods
OF Carrigrath, Il don't think ye're half
as good hand at coortin as the quality"
How dye mane?" asked Larry.
"Shure, Misther Lambert, the gintle-
man that's lookin afther Miss Rosy
above, does the thing in betthcr style nor
you"
Blur an 'ouns, why wouldn't heP
Musha hasn't he the time OH his hands
to larn the thrade? Shure he can be
spendin his evenin's readin the books
that do tachc him how to coort in the
best style. What chance have av rarnin
the business. an NE at work from morn
in to night?'
THAT'S thrue, Larry, but shure if We
only mink repeatedly av the person We
love. thin afther a time We get to do the
right thing to'ards her uuknownst to
yerScl'."
"Arrah. where have | the time to
thiuk|' said Larry. NO sooner nor |
light me pipe an settle down ut the fire
HtUSlIH,
in the burnin sods ON the hearth. whin.
yerups in comes the masther Larry.
sos. he, there's somcthin ON a sheep there
below in the field. Go down an give her
this dose ay physic.' An that's the way
it is wild me-"
Its bad to be set for time like that"
SAID Celia; but. talkin about coortin, it
must be very nice To have it done the
way the quality does it,"
"Shurc, Id rarn," said Larry, "if |
had some wan to tache me. Tell me how
they do it, you that sees thin at it,"
We'll, they use the grand manner av
talkln that you read av in the story
books"
"MuSha. how could get into that at
al!t Shure, me tongue I'd be threppin
over itself wild iyiry word. But I'd
sthrlve to larn just to place yerser,
though. to tell We the thruth. Tn lust
as happy to be walkin beside We wild the
tongue tied in me mouth an divil a word
pasS!n atween us, good or bad"
Celia tossed her head
Nhethen, Larry, shure that's not
coortin at all. Ye might as well be a
dumb animal It's just all as wan as two
pigs in the yard there below takin to
coOrt."
But shure, we can talk widout spaldn
in the same way as the quality. There's
no ind av subjieks have in mind.
There's the chldher below at Fagan's
wan nv thin has the maysles. an there's
Paddy Connell's COW was taken wild tho
murrain ere yistherday"
But, shure." said Celia, there are
things the quality do that we might
initiate Now, | seen Misther Lambert
the other DAY do a thing that read av
often in the story books. | saw him put
ring on Miss Rosy's finger"
"Bur an 'ouns!' cried Larry, searching
vigorously in his pockets IF it's ring
that'll mex us be doin the thing in quality
style, be the lar, we shan't be amss av
that He produced a little ring, after
first turning out of his pockets n pipe.
prayer book, pack Of cards and Guan-
tty of hay Here. Celia, take this grand
ring from me. Tessy Hanahan there be-
low gave it to me. She got it in wan ay
thin penny prize packages"
with great solcmuity Larry invested
Cclla with this testimony of his homage
and hdelity. While the ceremony was in
progress, Celia bushed and assumed an
arr of coyness. faithfully copied from
Miss Rosy, who had SO recently been a
partlcipator in similarly happy trans
action. She gazed with delight at the
ring, the diamonds of which hlazed mag
niicently in the rays of the setting sun.
Its rael good nv We to do all this for
my sake" said Celia, reproducing phrase
from her favorite novelette,.
Larry scratched his head In frantic
search of an appropriate quality reply.
I'm throth it is, an diyil a lie in it." he
said, unable to think of any better re-
mark.
"Shure, that's not a properly quality
answer at all, Larry" said Celia re.
"Ye should put yer hand
on yer hcart-not there, shure, that's yer
cheSht; aye, that'll do-an say Celia ses
ye' that's a mere nothin. I'd pluck the
stars out av the sky for yer sake ses
ye' an lay thin on yer pure white
browr"
"Begor, that's an iligant Aache. Av
coorSe' Ia give yc anything have" said
Larry. laying his hand on his heart In
pursuance of his tutors instructions. The
ring is nothin, Celia: it's only wan av the
soort that's found in penny prize pack.
ages, an
Dear, oh. dear Larry, ye're terrible!
Shure thcw'd be no vartue in it if il was
chape. 1e must make out that we've sac.
rlhced everything TO buy me this ring TO
SHOW yer devotion. dye mind? It's not
me ring tscl' it's the love it shows in the
thruhble ye put over ycscP gettin it."
lubbe shure," said Larry penitently.
What gom am all out, Now, thin.
Celia, I've been through fire an wather
nm crossed hidges an bitches an grimes 70
git at that ring for ye. Thin, whin seen
It at tho bottom nv the lake there below,
about thousand feet, dived in an pick /.
ed Il 'lp wild me teeth at the peril av git.
tin a sevare cowld."
That's not bad at ALL" said Celia en-
couragincly, Larry. thus stimulated.
proceeded, with increased vigor:
"Tubbe shure. But that's nothin--
nothin at al! to what | would do for We
if ! wor put TO It."
Celia hung her head and in every way
herself like any other young
lady in receipt of n declaration of love ms
depicted on the front page OF family nov |
eletes.
But what am l to be at next?" said
Larry.
"Ye must thrmble wild violent love, so
as to make me believe that ye'd die for
me sake"
II see" said Larry. making laudable
efforts to excite a tremor in his substan-
tial frame. ".Musha, wouldn't I die for
yer sake, alanna?"
Stop" cried Celia. "Ye mustn't say