Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-03-29

j she grew up developed such
an attractive appearance that
she was dubbed 'the flower of Dhri-
more" Ere yet Nancy was mature she
had to go the way OF the young women
(and young men, tool of our Donegal
Beaboard-she had to go over the noun
tains to hire with the Scotch planters
who owned the big rich farms by the
valley of the Finn. Nancy being of
such tender years, so inexperienced of
the world, and, still worse, possessing
the fatality of exceptional beauty, Seu-
mas and Nelly were loath to let her
60. But, despite a little fishing and a
little filling, want gave an occasional
knock at Seumas' door, as at the doors
OF his neighbors, so perforce poor Man.
cy must face the world.
With very large store of advice and
warning, the only commodities her
mother could afford to be liberal with:
a very small store of clothes, done up
In red handkerchief, and her fathers
and mothers blessing, Nancy took the
road with the other poor boys and girls
just before the sun began to rub the
mists on his eyes and peep up over the
49, "a OelAACoAuOA6 on n
Friday morning and trudged SO miles
before bedtime and stood IN the Rabble
market in Strabane next day waiting
I Tor some one to come and hire her.
Several big rough farmers and some
rougher farmers wives had come I'M
and viewed Nancy at every angle of
4 observation, quizzed, questioned and
cross questioned her, putting her
through the catechism Of her abilities.
and then priced her and haggled with
her, trying to beat her down IS shiIIfnrs
In the half years wage, and quilted
her, giving their opinion that she was
4 too delicate for a girls work in the
Laigan, which included wrestling with
tubs and pots of boiled roots, feeding
{ cows and pigs, milking, churning and
} butter making. Finally an imposing
old lady Of generous girth and evident
! ly of higher social status than the
/, farmers wife came up and. raising her
glasses, viewed Nancy calmly and crit
icaily and then trotted her through the
usual catechism. Mrs. Nelson. ii turn
ed out, did not require a pot wrestler.
! but dairymaid. and, Nancy and Nan
) cy's price suiting her, they quickly
agreed as mistress and maid, and Mrs,
Nelson's son, a bashful young man.
than whom Nancy vowed she never be-
fore had seen any one so exqulsitely
/ dressed, drove them home In buggy.
Mrs. Nelson took much pains show
| Ing Nancy her work next morning. and
when this had been done to the salts
faction OF both she led Nancy to the
| parlor and, sinking into an easy chair.
began TO read her n homlly upon the
conduct she expected OF all females I'M
| der her roof. The bashful and nice
young man, as primly dressed as ever,
read book by the window. Though
he glanced at Nancy as he came in. he
was either too modest or too much alb
sorbed in the book to raise his eyes a
second time. Two virtues ever pos
sessed by Nancy were docility and re-
spectfulness, but under Mrs Nelson's
lecturing tongue she had much ado to
keep down rebell.ous spirit that for
the first time moved within her.
For, you know" the good Mrs. Nell
/ son tried to impress upon her, '.you
, girls who come here from those wild
, mountains have to be taught the pro-