Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-17
THE CORPSE AND THE FRESHMAN
y CHARLOTTE s'eonoa rcelss

| - imperious, childish voice. "Oh, Dan. I'm so glad I've found you; want you to tell mo a story"
 Be this an that, Miss Mary, but ye're the great young lady for shtor- ies intirely. Did iver tell ye O the night was lost in the bog. Miss7"
 "No. Dan," cried the little girl. ex- citedly clapping her hands. That's new; do go on"
 Well, sure it's long time ago." said Dan. Twas in tn ould coun. thry-and I was just risin' twinty. An whin I was young, Miss Mary, like many another, I always was ter rible wild. an nothin' liked better than sportin' an divartin' meself, but. what l wint through wan night so- bered me, 50 1t did. My masther sent mo over to Garraduff. An Garraduff was . great house. intirely for the best ov atin' an dhrinkin'. an got there middlin' late.y
 When got to Garraduff there was great atm and dhrinkin'. an the sarvints had got in Tommy Murray, the blind piper that used to play at the cross roads, an there was dancin' goin' on in the sarvints' hall, an maybe if 1t wasn't near 12 o'clock be- fore thought Q turnin' home. a
 And whin they saw I was fright ened to find how late 1t was. they all began tellin' me ov a short cut through the bog, an told me cudn't miss the way, not iA was blind O wan eye. an lame O wan leg. So of set miss, an rale lonesome 1t was, ! whistelin' to kape me courage up. An begob, Miss Mary, I wasn't gone wan half hour when 8 misht be- gan to be. an before long found twas lost I was.
 Well, Miss Mary, to make long shtory short, if didn't see. quite sud- dint light far, far away, for all the wurrld like shtar, an sez I to me- sell, wherever that light is there's people, an where's there's people they won't lave a poor gossoon out all night to be starved wid the cowld.'
 "So l up an med for the light, feelin' me way careful, for I didn't want to fall into no bog-holes, so I didn't. We'll. that light was farther oil even than It looked, an 1t tuk me a dale O time to get to 1t, but at last sure foun' mesep by biggish cabin, right In the middle O the bog. So came up quite an I looked in on the windy. an saw a woman sittin' all be hersel be the fire. and the tears rowlin' down her cheeks. An sure twas always soft hearted I was. 50 1 was. an begob was rale sorry to see a woman cry, an roun' l came an knocked at the door. .
 "'Who's there! she sez from inside.
 'Tis . poor boy. ma'am, seq 1, 'axin' yer pardon for disturbin' ye. but 'tis lost an perishin' I am this cowh night" 2s.s. -
 "'Go away from here,' sez she, 'an' go quick. There's no place for ye.'
 "'Oh. for tn love O hiyen. ma'am.' kes l. don't say that Sure 'tis deshtroyed I'll be intirely If ye don't take me in. Just open the dure an lux at me- an yell see 'tis harm less craychure l am. that wudn't touch . hair ov yer head. % 1 wouldn't -
 "'Are ye sure yer aloner says she.
 "'I am, ma'am, sez I.
 !".An' did ye mate annywan e ye were comin' aiong?' ses she.
 Mot a mortchal sowl, ma'am,' sez 1. 'barrin' . flock O wild geese
 Well. Miss, afther this she opens the dure little way, very timid. an she peeps out an sez:
 "T can't let ye in. an l warn ye that yer in danger here sez she. But I'll give ye somethin' to ate,' says she. 'an' then yell go.'
 "'Sure l don't want annythin' to ate. ser 1. "A man can die but wanst, an l may as well die inside as out
 So she half laughed. and sez she, 'Ye don't know what yer saying. nor what yer doin' naythur. an yer askin' me to do a thing that may be me death. But come along. I'll take the chance and let ye shleep in the hay, but mind sez she. we're to lie still. an be on early in the morning before annywan is shtirrin.'
 Well. Miss Mary. she let me in to warrum niesel' be the fire. an she siv'. me somethin' to ate.
 Then che led mo into the hayhouse that was mex dure. an just divided on from the kitchen by blanks. an I cud see . ray O light through. Down iay. Miss. on the hay. an before ye could say snap I was fast ashieep.
 Well, thought l hadn't but just closed my eyes when hard tn avfull- est row. Miss. that iver I hard in me life. going on in the kitchen
 T put me eye to the crack, an thers 1 saw the kitchen was full of men all fghtin' like mad. tn usliest lot O that ivir clapped me eyes on. It vas somethin' about mon- | ey 1 made out, an dividin' It fair. an van ser to tn other. Sure. Mac. you killed him. sez be. an vhin the min | vas rushin' at ditch other, the woman she catches hold O tvo ov thim. and. For love O hivin.' she sea. 'wlll yer Ihtop nehtin'f' And then . man tame forward an he ser. The vanithes Is right sez he: this nshiin. is 10 Eood st all