Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
By SEU MAS MACM NUS

chimney corner, the pic
ture of abasement. Nellie
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stood in the middle of the floor,
and had him fixed with glazing 4
eye and minatory finger. Fa- H@
Their Dan supported the attack DHl II %SM
ing party-Nelle to wit-on *
the flank Anyone with half an >~4NN
eye could see that, despite him, 1 VA
pity struggling through the ~ 49,
cast iron frown which Father T. ZS1-c@
Dan brought to bear upon the 6<6SS$>SkR
abashed enemy If Nellie and lAS
Nele's tongue had not been
there, Father Dams untempered frown would have
fallen upon the victim in all it's direful severity and
his edged tongue would have been ruthlessly piled;
his stout blackthorn too would have danced I'm
comfortably the wretch's nose But Nellie
was there, and her tongue So Father Dan felt
himself trife superhuous.
"Hagh, ye 'er-do-well! Ye good for nothin'
spen thrift Hagh! Ye whisky swillin' beer barrel
ye! and Nellie stamped her feet to emphasize each
epithet. "Ye did come reelin' home again las
night, dhrunk as beggar, from the fair iv Bal
linthra! An it isn't scarce three weeks ago since
we come home as full as drunken lord from Harry
Loves auction! An ten days afore that we come
home as dhrunk. as two pigs from Dinnygal fair!
still outstretched hand Nellie judiciousy made
dramatic pause to give Father Dan time to COM
prehend the appalling picture in all its enormity;
There's man. an head iv house an father iv
family" Nellie looked alternately at Father Dan
and the head iv house, and waited.
Father Dan felt that it his place to come to
the help of his ally. why aren't ye ashamed of
yerself, sr?"
1t was cruelty superfuous; but Nellie within the
past twenty minutes had so completely covered the
ground that there wasn't left thing else for Father
Dan to say.
Jimrniny lifted one remorseful eye-at least it
seemed one-and rested it Father Dan, and
Father Dan felt as mean as if he had been kicking
fallen man
Sure, Father Dan, och FEATHER Danl am
ashamed iv meself!"
ASHAMED iv himself? Haghl" Poor Jimminys
head went down again under the oppression of
shame is far back in the same boy Himself an
shame parted at forked road fifteen years ago,
an it's the farher they thravel the fardher they're
Morydh!" and Nellie tossed her head scornfully.
when it comes till head iv house bein as
dhrunk as Dan Shevns donkey three times inside
iv seven weeks, I'd expect off yer reverence more
gsmRti0n than to be dhrasgin shame Until the ques
Father Dan now felt painfully ashamed of himself.
IF it's mes not the heartbroken woman with
that-that-that miserable object on the creepy
a hens from the doore an know he come in
to me sober. An can't life eye off of him in
market or fair. can't life eye whilst ye'd say.
God bliss ye' an not know but he'll be reelin
dhrunl when turn it on him again"
Nellie Haraghey, Jinminy cried out with the
courage of despair if ye catch thrace thrack of
liquor me for three months to come, I'll give
We laive to br'ak sticks mel"
Get out, ye onthruthful spawn, get out! The
same words ye sayed the day afther Harry. Loves
auction: an how long did ye mind themf How
long, We vagabone ye?"
well, it was Pathrck Fox the curse i the
himD made me br'a ak it, tout we afore,"
AN the same words again ye sayed
our Hallowmas day"
We'll, an ye know, Nellie, it was y
Lanty Stuarts Convoy did it that -.
time for me- "
An again too the Harwust fair iv
Bainthra