The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-06

tnink jest Ter TINS m1ncing "parSOny
Presently he looked up and said:
SNell, darlint, ashamed of meself Oi
am, but Oi can't help it at all. Place
don't think too bad of me, but Oh must
tell ye. Oi love ye mesilf. There's
the trooth. Look at the matther
from q commonsinse point Of view.
He's penniless and Oi has q dacant
pile, now; not that OF names that
as amy indoocemint, but OF love We
greatly. Why should ye throw yesilf
away on the 'parson." who is wrong
una thafe?"
"Yer a liar! The 'parson' were
never a thief, and how dare yer say
SO? Ye are cad. came and asked
yer help cos l thought yer was a
gentleman, Denis. Evidently / were
mistook."
You're not mistook at nll. It's
Everyone for himself in this wur-ruld.
What have Oi done dishgraceful, Oi
should like to know? Oi refuse to
purvent q jist penalty helm inflicted
on thafe, who has had fair trial,
with all the ividince agin him. Oi
endeavor to dissuade we from wastin'
yer love on sich q one, and offer We
me own love. Where is the disgrace
However, if yen be me wife, Nelly,
DIN save him if Oh can, thafe or no
thafe, not bekase Oi behave he's in
nercent, but fer your swate sake.
viii ye promise?"
mo, l cannot" says Nelly angrily.
Thin, bedad, let him swing" blurt-
ed out Denis, sullenly, at which Nelly
commenced to cry.
"Jist promise, and Oi save him OF
do me best"
Wont yer do it without me prom
Use? Not as an honorable gentleman,
Denis?"
"No!"
"Then 1 promise, but on'y on con-
dition that yer save him, mind yer.
can't stand by and see him die. But
as fer you'll hate yer fer low-down
mean hound"
'hc iuii oh thcl, lcdNln DelllS ne
wildered.
He watched her out of sight, think
in all the time. Then smile grad
ually spread over his face-the smile
of feller what's fought and won.
Dear, plucky little gir-rl," he NUT
tered.
Denis arrived at the tree Jest in
time. The rope were already round
the parsons" neck.
"Bhoys, what are ye up to?" says
Denis.
I'm thinkin' yer'd better not aim
terfere with this here gatherin', Den
is" said the president.
"Arrah, but Dim on'y intcrferin',
beggin' your honor's pardin, prisi-
dent, bekase it's committing mur-
ther ye all are. Ye are jist goin' to
stirring up IN innocint bhoy. OF tell
ye the parsons innocint."
Don't yer be a fule. We've Jest had
kinder trial, jedge, joory, and all
proper, and the verdict Of this court
is guilty, and may the Lord have
mercy on his SOUL The empty box
was found in his shanty right enough
there amt no mistake in that-and
he can't explain it nohow. I'm sorry
fer yer, seein' as p'r'aps he's a pard
OF yourn, but get the job over" he
said, turning to some of the rufiians
standing ready.
Now, listen to me, We blayguards!
The fust wan that touches that rope
Oil let daylight through him, Oh will.
Listen to me. Oi have a confession to
make. l did this crime mesilf."
Ter say they were aston.shed would
be putting it mildly. There were a
look of utter amazement on every
ones face, and they all crowded
around the president and seemed to
be all talkin' at once. Presently a
hush fell on the crowd and the presi.
dent spoke.
"Denis O'Brien, by yer own confis.
sion yer pleads guilty of thievin'. Yer
have heartlessly robbed a pore hard.
workin' man and have also allowed
inherent young fcller ter be tried,
condemned and nearly executed. We
amt partie'lar here, but thievin' is O
crime which we must stamp out at
any cost. Yer know the penalty and
we can make no exception. 'Parson,
ye're lucky and can now go free. Al
low me ter be the fust ter congrat.
ulate yer"
Then says the ''parson":
Don't congratulate yet. Ycr've
just tried and nearly hung me fer
crime | never done. Jest think of the
anxiety l must have suffered. Don't
yer think yer owe me a sorter recon-
pense? / don't want much. It's only
that yer let Denis go, il he promises
to git away at once. He confissed ter
this of his own free will, which shows
some pluck anyway"
The president commenced ter look
Uneasy, and more so still when he saw
Nelly walliin' quickly towards 'em.
"Yer see, it's like this ere. or
Blacks COLDS been snickered, and
got ter be punished fer it.
Imagine, If yer can, what a pretty
Al