Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06

that, Mcky Dorian and you, Hugh Hegarty and
that third numbsklll of yours, and give the gentle
men salts. And Phelimy Brady too says he. 81
hope you and your care are all well, Phelmy; and
where is your hat?
.Phelimy, who was not a little stunned at such
GOODNESS in house of sudden death, said:
"Malachy, these gintlemen have to see Mrs.
Connolly. Let them see her at once-or, is she alive
as she what? Alive!' said Malachy what
would all her if she wouldn't be alive? Certainly.
gentlemen, yous can see her Immediately. She's in
the room here, behind me; for she's uncom-
mon shy woman, and stranger among us yet she
keeps close up in this room, doing her sewing and
darning whenever Terrys from home, he is
now And the room Malachy Indicated be it noted,
was not the one from which Phellmy had seen the
emerge that morning. Maachy, without
moving from where he sat, simply stretched back
his arm and tapped with his thimbled finger upon
the door, saying, Mrs Connolly, if you would
be kind to come down here, there's Father Pat
and seveSal other gentlemen wishful to see you.
And Immediately the door opened, and Mrs
Connolly, blushing and pretty woman and the
picture indeed, of life and health, stepped down
from the room and CONTESTED modestly to Father
Pat, as representative of the gathering. But show
ing through her modesty was a look of inquirng
wonder also at seeing so many strangers suddenly
thronging into her house.
And if there was wonder in Mrs Connolly's face
it would be untruth to say that there was aston
ishment the faces of Father Pat and his
freres From the bushng bride they turned their
eyes upon thunderstruck Phelimy Brady; and
Phelinly Brady, on his part turned his eyes upon
Malachy Murrn. Bur, behold vel Malachy,
model among tailors plying his needle and
hunming all oblivious of the presence of strangers
"Maachy," said Phelimy; and Malachy staying
his needle in its course looked up deferentialy
"Malachy, said Phelimy, where is the that
went out of the window of that ROOM there, not
hour gone and all the capers in the garden,
up and down the hay stack, and then broke her neck
off the tree?'
Maachy's eyes growing gradually wider as
Phemy proceeded. When Phemy had finished he
kept his eyes still on him for another minute
ming him narrowly, and then, lifting them off
Phemy, he turned them appealingly on the band of
neighbors, who stood the door, and he said to
them reproachfully, Boys, isn't it shame for yous
to let Phelimy go abroad when he's in this waya
Father Pat" he then said, turning to the priest.
don't put store upon poor Phelimy. He's the
sensiblest and the besthearted sowl in Carney.
and the most truthful-when he's himself. Take
him home, boys" said he, turning again to the
neighbors. "and look out for his hat for him where
he dropped it, as yous go. Don't let Nellie
scold him. Take off his brogues and socks and give
his feet good battle, the knees, in hot water,
and put him in bed: Now, Phelimy, don't get rum
FUNCTIONS, the boysH have to carry we home.
Take my advice, moreover-and Father Pat wish,
by virtue of your Office, you would give him the
good advice, too-not to have anything to do with
Lord knows it doesn't do we'll with we. That's it.
boys; that's it, boys Take you that foreleg, Shan,
Hag, and John Andy take the other. Feet fore
most, boys That's the way. Take care of the door.
Now yous is all right Don't leave him, boys, till
yous have him safe in bed and sound asleep. Good
morning to yourself, Father Pat an I'm sorry you
let that poor fellow give you this wld-goose chase
an you doctor, too-an you, Mr. MacLarnin. Good
mornin' to ali of yous an in troth I'm sorry But |
thought everyone knew the sort of poor Phelimy If
he INDUCED ever so little.
Phelimy's many kind neighbors, Notwithstanding
that he strenuously protested, not merely with his
tongue but with his hands and both his feet carried
out Malachy's instructions to the letter-carried
them out all the persistently because of Phe-
1imys rumbunctousness as Malachy termed it.
They bathed his feet in hot water and they bathed