Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-06-21


dure an takes me through gran
passage wild chairs an tables in it.
Bridget was sittin' at a table beside
the fire, havin' her breakfast.
"Och, tits deloighted I am 70 see
We, Dennis, me dear!" says she. Thin
she puts on the fryin' pan.
was just at me fourth egg whin l
hears bell ring behind me. At that
Bridget gets off her chair.
Bridget goes away, an l was just
maxim mesilf at home with me
breakfast whin into the kitchen
comes the purtiest wee colleen ever
seen.
THE top av the mornin' to We,
acushla," sez l, gettin' up an oferin'
her chair.
Thank you,' sez she, spakin' loike
the wee fella wild the buttons. but
foiner: II won't sit down. I thought
Bridget was here"
.sShe is not" sez L. seWan av Thin
bells forninst We is just after ringin'.
an off she wint, sayin' her ladyship
wanted her."
Are you her brother?" sez the col
leeen, smoilin as swate as ye PLACE.
Il am,' sez /, "an' no wan else.
Blissed be the day I left Belfast an
TUX the steamer that's after bringin'
me, saysick all the tonne, to be cured
by the soight of the luvliest colleen
that iver was, an that's yoursilf now!"
I'm afraid you're a dreadful fiatter-
r 1or Ch oh
smoilin' in curious way "Is your
home anywhere near Blarney castle?
mot bit av it" sez L. "but it's not
far from Shanes castle on Lough
Neagh, if ye knows the spot. But
may sup sorra if in all ould Oireland
there's pair Of bewitchin' beauch-
eous eyes the ayqual of them that's
| forninst me! Phat do you do here?"
WELL" sez she, 81 am engaged here,
but not exactly like the rest of the
! servants"
I "Och, thin, tits supposin' 1 am ye're
her ladyship's own attindant-what
| they calls lady's maid maybes."
you've very nearly guessed cor
| rectly," sez she.
| "Arrah no, alannah, 'tis the sin an
shame to waste your luvely charrums
on a mimber av your own six. Sure
luvley bit crathur loike We wud be the
most illigant gintleman's companion
| that iver was"
| ''l'm afraid you're too late,'' sez She
"I've already agreed to be a compaa.
| ion of the kind you speak Of"
| "Ach, acushla, it's terrible dis
thressed 1 am to hear av it! But
maybes ye-ve put no shtamps to your
agraymint, an in that case av coorse
We wudn't be afther thinkin' it
bindin'.''
She said nothin' to this, excep' to
burst into the hearty laughin', which
sounded loike silver bells tinklin'.
| The table was betwixt us, bad scran
to it; if it hadn't been, begorra, I'd
have been afther kissin' her where
she stud, an faix believe she'd have
enjoyed it! But just I was gettin
ready to go round to her the kitchen
dure opens an in walks Bridget. Whin
she sees the wee colleen standin'
laughin' forninst me she comes for
ward an sez to her:
beg pardon, me lady, this is me
brother Dennis that l told We av; 'tis
hopin' am yell be able to give him
the futman's place."
Och, och, och! when heard that l
knowed I'd opened me mouth an put
me fut in it wild a Vengeance. Here
| I'd been afther maxim luve to me lady
hersilf, an now-well. was shtruck
spachless all at vance. But begorra
twas wan av the roight sort me lady
was, for she sez to Bridget, sez she:
well, Bridget, I've just been hav-
ing a little conversation with your
brother Dennis, and think he is far
too clever young man for foot
man; but I'll speak to Sir Charles
about him. and perhaps we may be
able to give him situation in which