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


was one ID human shape. vas
I'M Hughey 10 divilment, no mis-
chief Of any shape make o.
form, was too bad for him, He was NJ
20 all sorts of tricl>ery and cheating
and deludhellng and blarncying by
means of which he could either gain a
something for himself or. what seem
/ ed 10 satisfy him fully rs much. make
a laughingstock Of decent Bullyna-
/ pookate AS Mick Neddy Waury put
i 1t. he had "a bakers dozen OF diyls In
him. iyiry wan of them the size of q
hedgehog Doherty the Diyil was in
every ones mouth, and noherty the
Divil was feared BY all. Still h con
tlnred 70 earn good living all around
Ballynapooka, because he was the
principal miscellaneous laborcr In the
locality and the good people who mis-
trusted him had very often TO depend
on him in a pinch
Jenny McGonnigle was that cross
between shopkeeper and a ffimcr
which was the predominant type in
BallynGpooka In the springtme Of
the year Jenny wanted his plot Of
sea wrack cut for the purpose al ma
nuring the land. He was casting about
for laborers to do the work, and, com
ing across an acquaintance, he asked
him if he had lately seen Hughey Do
herty.
Why what would yer be wantn'
With lTughey Doherty now?" said Pad
dy Brogan.
Why" said Jenny, 'tit's IN regards
OF the wee bit of wraek, There's a
spriugtide the mora. an I'd lake 10
have me wee plot cut"
Are ye goiu' with them yersclr?"
well. no; | must look afther the
shap There's no wan TO keep an eye
to IT II ! Went away
AN we're goln to send men down 10
cat yer Wrack with no other head over
them than Hughey Doherty an expect
iverythmg TO 90 on right said Paddy
oyuicalIv,
och" said Jenny. with a confident
shake Of the head "thrust me for
that," for Jenny had tho highest pos
siAle opinion OF his own clevelness.
IN uotqay Dohcrty or a man Of them
til | see the last bud of wrack left up
n the yard here with me
Well said Paddy as he turned to
go, still doubtfully shaking his head.
maybe it'll be all right enough"
"Blatheratlon. Paddy" said Jenny.
sure when | see the wrack there with
me own eyes what more do ! nyrn
How could Doherty thrick me the1
oh, l don't know how he e. II
thriek We, said Paddy. IAN
is that he's fit to thrlck the yer4
dlyil himself Howiyir, | dare say ,ag
be ven escape
Escape" laughed Jenny derisivalyf
Escape, Throth, Paddy, ven lind Jcui- |
my McGonnigie too cute bird 10 be /
caught rappin', nohcrty couldn't or |
iarci't llrich ne"
Jenny soon found out Dohc.ly and /
engaged him for the following mora +
ing At the appointed hour all Tie la
borers were assembled at Jemmy's
house receiving orders from The cutc
bird, the master, preparatory to setting
out for the scene of their days ldtor
which was along The coast some four
niles distant Now, cutting wrack diff
-ers from other cmploymcuts, ingomJcI
rs the hours during which tie lahore
work must necessarily be regulated by
he tide The rocks on which the crop
d Vrack grows are more or Jess lail
bare 10y the rercdius tide. but II Is only !
Al srrinS' Idle That The whole extent a.
jarcd, and consequently only at spring +
idle is 81 cur. the mon commencing
heiT work rs tho tide goes out aud be-
NJ forced 10 quit A. Of course. as the
Idle again returns. This being SD. D.
)orers employed at This work have gan
rally finished at an carly hour and
employers who are economical give
hcm no dinner tll they return from
heir work on The early hour IN ho !
.vening Then by giving them q final
neal Que meal in tba dEr o. saved
Jenny McGonniglc. as matter Of
lfNi~t's btIAN a tNtt OiAtt fNAlf NtlhNi
be economical head. Hughcy Dohcrty
that and remarked in a
lalvc manner as he was departing that
.e suspected the shore would be hun
ny country that day But Jenny took
10 notice of The remark whatsoever. 4
Accordingly Huglcy had - come
loser ~ the point
What time" said he twill We be
fther expcctin' the dinner down.
Dinner" said Jenny in affected
urprisc. is it a dinner ye'd bc akin
Iown to thc shore 10 ye, IN 10 no time
III yc be- up here agane: Upon NE
0cke. If yc wait at The shore tin din
.er gocs down % yc. yen be- attn tbe
rllanes cut Of yer heois af1ro itraicIel
q. Dinner. indeed 10 win get %
Inner. an p thumpin' Ccad van too
Gil be smc,' N bot en- The table for 80
thin re come b3ctT
Ihro'b. then. said Hughe- 'wo'l
~ hungry oforo nc r5ich back here
"Th1t's 40 tLa bet.hcr" aid Jenny (
YcIl be able 10 ait fhe more Tho big
1uTs grindm' away. an as long as
here's a gain of corn 40 - into The
opDcr don't De afeerd Or leiH' the