The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-05-09
The Fairy Princes Visit
By Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
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Did liver be tellsn' W about Mary
NahaHeyas chiny shower. which was
held sv last St PSSrScS's day. lust
wan week before she was after get1ia
married TO Terence Mulhslys
Sure, if | was 10 live 10 be thou
sand years old. IN nsver forget that
Twas the uaornin' before the shower
whin l was doin' up ne MISTRESS
room. an, she sat on the Soiy rezdin'
her letters. | said. very rayspectfal in
deed.
IF it will no, incoavaynienoe you'n.
I'd like 81. Patriek's eve OF. Ne best
friend l whit on. who is after mar
ryin' Terence Mulhaly. is hayin'
chiny shower. Oh, twill be grand,
The other gurris will all be tasin' her
someshin' very fine: but, an l spoke
sorrowfal. its little l can do l siat
all me money to me faIhyer an mither
in Ireland. an I've nothin' les TO put
on aven a cracked cup fer Mary An
I wiped me eve with tho skirt av me
apron.
Whist now" says me miSthreSS
soft an pleasant She is a very kind
lady. We must know, Il guess il Util
not send me to the poorhouse TO give
ye a bit av chiny- Dhry yer eyes, an
come down TO the chiny closet with
me, An would We behave ii, before
We cud count tin she had lepped up
from the sofy. run down the stairs
with me al her heels. thrown open tbs.
glass dure av the chiny-closet- an
handed me out fine. big pitcher.
Twas \ deep. dark blue. with pink
roses an gilt all over wan side av it
Oh. twas the handsomest thing re
liver see.
So We can imagine twas very set up
I felt the night av the shower, whin l
put on me Sunday dress an started
on with me grand pitcher all done mp
in tissue paper under me arm We see.
twas arranged that US gurrls was 70
SO sirly. 50 as we could help Mary
lay out the supper an set things all
ready fer the shower against the time
the b'ys come in about tin O'Clock
Thin while all was enSoyin' the ray
freShments we was 10 present the
bride with the chiny.
Well. We must all have started at
the same time. fer BY good luck we all
got to N2ry's kitchen dure at the
same time
While we were enioyin' av ourselves
there come = knock on the dure, 50
sharp an sudden that il caused each
wan av US to nigh jump out ay cur
skins Fer q minute we all held back
an thin Mary stepped to the dure an
opened it. an there. 50 close against
a. sAA< h.
Isn't this Miss Bridget O'Reil,y !.
he says very polite an pleasant. an
before Mary could answer. he went on
I'm sure it is" steppin' in an ciosin
the dure behind him. fer me sister il
Ireland wrote me that she lived in this
very house She says. You viii know
her by her dark eyes an her swats
smile" An do We know that. although
he spoke to Mary. he give a sudden
look past her an smiled right At me;
although Sheila. an Biddy. an Rosie
all continded afterward that it wa:
square AT thin he was lookin'
oh. but he was handsome. II made
your eyes glad to look at him Tai
an straight an slim. with q laughin
mouth an gray eyes. keen as 4 eagles
&
lockin' fer" says Mary. in a sof
voice. Me name is Mahaney.~
~Mahaney," he cried. fer all tn,
world like he'd found n fortune Ma
Aaney, Not wan av the Mahaney'
Az
County Galway spake up Mary,
An the next thing we knew. befor
she cud say another word. he had tn
two hands av her an was shakin' thin
mp an down. his eyes shinin' an tn
teeth gieamin' like snow in his darl
face
Well. the next thing ye knew. tina
ryin' on like We was kids agin. Ocf
there was nothin' that cud be don
that he didn't do it, He took tn
stockin' that Biddy winn was knittil
from her an knit three rounds befor
70 cud say Jack Robinson-all tn
while a-tellin' some Joke OF q. comics
story that made our sides ache
Such rompin', Oh. he was the grez
cut-up. We showed Mary. protestil
an screamin. from the room. an thi
We united the presents fer the chin
shower. Well. I'm tellin' We. had n
surprise av me life. There wasn't
gurri there. mind ye. that hadn't
piece nv chiny as nice or better tia
me grand blue pitcher. Fer the Iii
Az me. 1 could not make it out ju
hin. fer why they had spent the
money on Mary Mahaney. although
rayceived light ON the subject later
An all the while. Mary poundin' c
the dure an Begin to be let in. unit
We TUX pity ON her. an let her con
back After that we quieted down. q
sat around the stove again. with q
other cup av fresh tea apiece An I
began to sing An. oh, twas u
grand voice he had. an twas a prir
song as We liver heard. with the &,
tune av it.
All at once he stopped short. look,