The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-28
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Backward Andy's |
COOrtin' |
GAN IRISH LOVE Story
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Author Of Through the Turf Smoke, etc.

ny money, tAeIt WAS, as le may Wei
suspect. a tremendous traffic OF boys
come afther her.
but it's little announcement the,
got from Liza Jane; she considered
coortin ridiculous waste Of time
chat a pair Of tomfools. only. might
engage in; an as for maryn the
most of the lads that presented them.
/ selves She said she wouldn't make
F, dishcIouts Of them to wipe pot
This, | say, she thought of most OF
+ the neighbor boys, but not OF all.
I There was one, Andy McClarnIn or
Bab's Andy, as he was better known,
/ by raison, as his fathers name WAS
/ Bah Anyway. this Bab's Andy
was no eyesore to Liza Jane, for
he had a fine farm that fed five
mllch-cows, an give him ten head It
stock 10 sell Oft every harvest his
father, poor man, was five years dead
An Liza Jane Bohunnan saw that,
all things considered, she coulda.
set, an wouldn't ask for, better or
warmer sitlin down than Babs
Andy's. An accordinly she made mp
her mind that she'd marry Babs ANDY
in case The boy was anyways mid
aim willin
At the tail,end o four years coort-
ship Liza Jane begun to be not too
plaised with proeeedin $ An fair
good rason too. the poor girl had
Mother" says she of a night when
both herself an her mother was sit
tin over the kitchen fire, Il have let
him fool round me for long enough 7
I mean goes on She, TO have him. /
once an for all, make up his mind on /
this matter whether he wants to /
make a Wife OF me or not mean .
that he'll make It up. or III make it /
up for HIN purity quick
Brave woman We are, Liza Jane,
says the mother says She
An on next Sunday night, too, he'll
make his decision
The jewel We are. Liza Jane.
An when on the next Sunday night
poor Andy. poor sow. come p!oddin
to Liza James, its little he suspected
the thraps that was laid down for him
to walk into.
Are ye all alone?' says he.
My mother an them SAYS She
went one road an another, TO see the
neighbors. an left me to myself"
Which, says Babs Andg. says he.
was noways kindly of them tor'st
We
Which, says Liza Jane, says she
,alm an looMn steady into the fire,
was very, very good of them
Good OF them' says Andy says
he.
WAS very, very good OF them, says !
,h7. "considerin' that they knew I
needed qaate hour to myself to dis
,uss in me Sind very serious mat
erin fact, | may say, an exthraor- ]
binary serious matter
Babs Andy he was all taken aback, .
in the face on him got lengthy at J
met, an he says oh. beg yer par 3
ion Liza Jane"
An extraordinary serious matter, I
s was sayin'.' she went on. as cool
IN calm an one that wants good S
Ieal Of deliberation, an one, more J.
,ver, that I'm mortal glad to have ye I
lere. to talk il over with We"
oh" says Bab's Andy, says he,
ettIin himself 10 hear H., an lookin
LEASED that he was to be consulted. =
For" says she, ITS such a matter
hat there's only one man in the Wort
could talk it over with-an' that's {
on
I'm proud" says Andy. I'm il
roud TO know it. Liza Jane
For better, for worse, says she. ,
layin a thrumpcard, FOR richer, for il
oorer. for good or for a." y
Poor Andy, it seemed like dhraim z"
D him that he'd heard something like ~
hem words somewhere or other afore, ~
ut ID puzzled him for a minute 10 o.
lind what il was about So he gave s.
up. an remarked, Just So Liza
ane Indeed SOP"
IN then says she. For richer, J.
aged. for poorer. for good or for ~. q
rom this time benceforrii" Then / -
he waited wee BIT. 10 give him an ID
Their chance-thOugh IL shed waited
min the nine lives OF a cat IL would o'
ever get into Andy's skull Andy al
leClarnin.7 she says. don't So see "
hat I'm dhrivn ate" ~
Poor Andy looked confused an / y
shamed Of himself. an says hei 'S
Faith. an / don't. thea. Liza. know
'om Adam down what we're dhrlyin 90
t. al all vs.
i don't doubt IT, says Liza Jane, AZ
,vairly Well viii go understand %
be- whom ! say that I'm thlnMn 3 had "a
est marry an settle down. W
Troth. that was plain enough for a
ain post 20 understand. So it- very ~
tile wondher hat Bab's Andy did, q"
Marry. says she IAN settle down %.
arfeCtly cool an calm an upvrr ai
.emin 90 see Andy's raptures a. aIL p,
An" says she. Il was uaitin. very ''
,xi0us. To- have y0Hr opinion on o."
An my opinion" says be. with bis ~
cad hanpin. eos that thoueh ye'ro H'
1ne many wise things in roHr Hfe. pa
p never done anything wiser, an =.
n -for-foI myself" 10
"ThsuLv. Andy SAYS she. -naup.a'