The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-19

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tie. il is intirely, ] know, but still, Bill
~" said Hughey in a confidential tone,
''atween We an me, McGonnigle is II
hard oud nnyEnr about money am II
70 charged him any more tlhugh by
right know it's L. pinec ye Sh0uid he
axin'---its maybe somewhere else he'd
be oidIerln' the dinner mkt time"
But, Hughey ahaisge.' said Billy,
4 What name Is that ! thought that
! tWicct too. much"
Say that agane, Billy said Hughey,
III his turn looking as amazed as Billy.
Well said Billy deprecatingly. "av
coorse | don't know what is the ragcr
charge Ia the town, but ! thought a
shillin' twicet too much.
! s'Twicel-- too much" said Hnghey.
turning around TO his companions and
punctuating each slowly uttered word
With shake Of his head, "Twicet--
TOO mucll IIa, la, ha. ha, Boys. are
yez listenin to what Billy says? Twicet
too much, A shiilin' man twicet
--too-much, The best of bread, but
ther an tay. with r0shers an eggs an
dhrap Of as rale stuff as iyir tasted
4 TO wash them down Twicet-too-
much. An we attn as much as would
feed a score Of pigs for fortnight
/ Look at Long Andy's Waistcoaf, DO We
see him burstin' the buttons off it. the
! glutton swelled himself so much. an
| then to charge that man sl1llln'. Bill
1 IL poor simple omadhaun considers
twicet-- too much! Why Billy, man,
yerc as good as Il play"
och. all right then! All right"
said Billy as all in the house Joined
in the laugh Al him "Sare yez knows
best III charge whativir is plaisn'
to yc,"
"Ais. sartinly." said lIughey. "a
shilln' a man is too mortal little. but
seein-as I sayed afore-thc niggard OF
q man We have TO dali with, ven have
30 do with it. An another point
want to put yc M to now, Billy"
whats thatT" said Billy.
"McGonnlgle, the blaggard the ould
rascal he nlyer likes 20 see hapcn-
ny laivin' His shop He'll he oXpectin'
ye to take goods to the amount Of what
We have aganc him"
och, thats all right" said Billy.
The goods II Just he the same as the
money"
"Ay coarsc, as saved afore tho
shllin' man is too littlc; but still.
McGonnig'e ihe ould yagahond he
begrdges 10 pay anybody anything II
h. can at Ill help II If he had the or
dherin OF his own coffin hlecve he'd
chat the cnrpenthcr ont of the price
Of It, an, as IT Is, ! would Almost taGe
RE book oath that whom hes dyin'
he'll lay his commands benin him for
them TO buy the coffin on tick, an niyir
pay il obey can help it,
is that The sort of thc yllaiu:" said
Billy "Meself niyT had any dailin's
with him
so much the betther for We, Billy,
agrah,' said Hughey AN may ye
long remain So Now. as | was teilin'
ye. yen have TO ordher goods TO the
amount OF iviry farthin', an, for fear
OF the worse We nccan't miatton This
.Wec .lil sc ha1& agane bin fJl he
ljapor lill Sc hooc g2i yer gow Eai+
ceod an papercd an bundled ~.
Then gel them ondher yer oXster arnl
tight; tell him that ia regards 10 The
wee dinner be ordhered for iiuGbey
Doherty an the other eleven men that
day they Wor cutth Wrack for him
tell him that az the low charge OF
shllin' a head for the twelve that lays
ye an him square. Then yc can bid
him 'gopd moruin' an' laiyc him. for |
promise Ne hen curse Il bit. Whoivir
sees him. al havin' been thrickod into
pawn debt-a thing he was nivir sci
guilty of only when he couldn't help
it,"
"Ali right. EIughey An thanky for
yer advice" said Billy. I'm obsarye |
it 10 the letther Thrust Billy Conn
CHAN. bat he'll be able enough FOR thc /
ould dodger."
hughey and his companions now re- /
turned TO their work and had tire re- /
suit of their lahors carted 10 Jcmmy's !
yard that night and then paid for /
Jenny took care 90 pay them Il visit |
rs they sal nj Ibis meal for the purpose |
Of finishing The laugh at The way in /
which he baftled llughey on the dinner I
question in The morning.
We'll. lInghey.' said he as he stood
by the kitchen table whereat Ilughey
and his fellow workmen were helping
themselves as well as they could TO the
before them-"well. IIughcy.
lldn't I tell ye that We wouldn't De a
biz the worse of the Hunger - long as
The big mill was grindin' away: III
wager We big button to a boXty scon
hat II was the recollection OF that wee
biz Of consolation that supported yc all
lay"
Faith. then" said Hughcy. biting
IA enormous half moon out ~ a slice
II bread and wiuking round The table I
ii the same time Il doubt yed voA
'er wager 1t was ir The recollection I
II them same words lhat supported
mean more than IRE TOO. IN. hoye:"
and DC Wiuked again.
In the course Of very few weeks
Iftor that Billy Coma CHAN dropped into
'Isther NeGonuigle's establishment.
where he was warmly welcomed bT the
proprietor who saw in Billy new
Ere Billy was many min