The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-07
Stories of the Streets and Town


dropped on, until only Tim Terhune
was left.
Tim was a lad of your age or
thereabout whin ne first began coort-
in and Jerry Colgan didn't have no
throuble keepin' him of the primises.
He didn't have no throuble persuadin'
Molly it was her july to have nawthin'
to do wild him more than was neceS-
sary to be civil.
darlin', he says. 'Ut's ahl alone in
the crool world / am but for you,
acushla, an if ye lave me, me heart
win be broke intirely.'
That's the way Jerry was-blaF-
neyin' and carneyln' wild her, an
blustherin' and rampin' wild the byes.
''But there's no blarney viii keep
the kind look from q gyurIs eye nor
the blush from her cheek, an there's
on blusther that will kill the love in
lads heart wanst uts u ere, an
Jerry cuddent make Molly stay away
from mass or market, an the two
wud meet an speak, though it was no
more than Save ye kindly
AN that way ut whit for years.
Molly knew what was in Tins mind,
for he'd tell her, time an again, an
though she wuddent say anything to
encourage him he guessed what Wus
in her mind"
How many years?" asked the
young man in the green sweater anX-
iOusly.
7 misremember Just how long it
was" said Mulready. Anyway, tn
roses was Deginnin' to fade from Mol
ly's checks an Tim began to get a
glimmerin' o. sinse.
Finally Tins Aunt Bridget KEN
all the way from New York to see
Tins family an Tim tould his aunt
about Ut, she bein' a wildly woman
an havin' experience.
''Cud ye inthrajuice me to the
young lady, alanna?' asks Aunt Bird
get.
Thin do ut says his aunt, AN
thin kape away an lave it to me-
so Tim watched his chance and
introduced them, an tn next tains
Aunt Bridget called on Molly an she
stayed until Jerry KEN home from
work an was intrajuiced to Jerry.
An ut happened she was q fine, com
Portable f1gger of q woman, wild pair
o. bright black eyes Of her own an
a way wild her. An Ut wasn't So very
long after that Jerry was wearin' his
black coat an plag nat avenings an
desartin' the apple Of his eye an tn
prop OF his age to show Aunt Bridget
some Of the sights Of the town.
Wan avenin' he plucked up and he
sis to her now Imply life was to a
lone man. and SO on in that starain.
But you're not alone" sis Aunt
Bridget. There's Molly to look afther
we, an she tells me she'll never lave
yes
They say that, but ye can't be-
lave Thin says Jerry. I've me
doubts, out she an your nephew Tim
are beginnin' TO think of aich ether
Anyway, she's not tn companion to
me that 1 made
9Th bye was tellin' me that ye'd
niver consent to him marryin' Mol
ly,' sis Aunt Bridget.
. "FNonsesnse, says Jerry. I've
been thryin' tnim little, don't deny,
but If | cud get swate, handsome,
enticin'-'
Don't you talk nonsinse, Mr.. Col
gan sis Aunt Bridget. III not list
en- to ut. Ufs my belief that ye'd
be so unhappy widout Molly
Molly cud marry tomorrow if
she'd a mind for ah1 o. me, says Jer-
~. Tell me, wud We marry me If
Molly was settled in life?'
81 cuddent tell till she was set
tied sis Aunt Bridget. 'Ahl I know
is that / wuddent marry the best man
liver stepped wild grown daughter in
his house.
We'll, Jerry thried to pin her down
but SIZE wuddent say nawthfn'. So in
the ind he towld Tim an Molly that
If they wanted TO marry they cud
have mis- blessin'. An so they mar
ried. an thin Aunt Bridget turned
jerry down an he had to hire a house
keeper"
"But how's that goin' to help me?'
asked the young man in the green
sweater.
That's aisy SEEN" said MuIready.
~Ahl you've got to do is TO get a rich,
good1ool1in' WILDLY woman an inthra-
Juice her to the ouId man and let her
make love to ina"