Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-06

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THAT'S ENOUGH, ME SON" BE DECLARED.
third replenishment were sold out, and
Bob, with a pocket full Of pennies,
faced the responsibilities Of wealth.
When the policeman entered his
home that night and faced his faithful
spouse 1t was with a quakIng spirit.
"Well, now" his lady exclaimed sar-
castically-"well, now, Pathrick Finn,
an what Is this angel av marcy ye do
be bringin' home tn mighty"
"shure, Norah," Patrick apologized,
otis the most flight little gamecock
We liver saw. He came to me CORNER
this afternoon a-sellin' papers. Tn
neNsie on the CORNER, a big gossoon
what's always bullyin' tn little fell
lows, thried fur to chase him away.
An what did me little bantam do but
go afther that big bully like me saint
ed namesake afther til snakes in tn
Ould country. An he wiped tn gut
Their clane wild him. An whin l wa1
fur lawn me CORNER the la-ad come up
to me an says, Say, mister, where'l
I be indin' a place to Shape tn nightT
over beyant be tn river there's a lot
Of boxes says l. 'Aw, tell wild boxes
says he; It's a bed I'm wantin'.' An
what'll TIL likes av We be doin' wild a
bedF says /. 'Slapin', av course says
he. i nivir slipt in a bed, but / got
lots av money now, an I'm want1n' a
bed fr tn night How ould are yer
l asks. Ten years. says he. An
where have We been Twin? Nowhere
says he. Who's yer payrlnts| Amt
got any, says he. Who've ye been
Twin wid?' Nobody says he. 'Shure,
ye're a quare custhomer,' says l. An
who owns yer I own mesilf, says he.
Thin come home along ay me TIL
night says l.. An here he is. An
now" Patrick concluded sadly, 'he
must be goin', f'r there's no TT
him here"
Think shame to yersilf, Pathrick
Finn" Norah cried Eotly, "tO be think
IL hF 6tANLA u IOOLs liOLA4CL AlANA-
spalpane like him out into the cold
worruld!'
While Patrick chuckled within him
self over the success Of his diplomacy
NOrah fell to her knees and drew the
boy to her ample bosom, at which
unaccustomed tenderness the frozen
springs Of his childish heart were
melted and Bob burst into a torrent
Of sobs.
"Husha, husha, me de-arr," crooned
Norah, There's no made to be cryin'.
Shure, ye aren't to be lift alone, nivir-
more, n~iyirmore,"
Bob drew back from her embrace
and, stamping his feet, cried:
"Ill never cry OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
dam'-timer
"Whisht, We little spalpane" Norah
laughed. Don't We be swearin'."
"Aln't he tn little divil!' Patrick
slapped his thighs dellghtedly. Bob,
shake hands wild Molly and Kathleen,
an make yersilf at home"
Bob obeyed.
Some hours later Patrick, bearing n
candle and accompanied by Norahr
crept upstairs softly to the spare bed.
room where Bob, face downward, re-
posed in uneasy slumber-and In O
bed. Norah sank to her knees by the
bedside.
"Th' poor, poor la-ad! she murmur
ed, laying her hand gently on hia
shoulder.
Bob groaned and In his sleep shranl
from the touch. The movement dis
placed the Observation-Disclosures
and disclosed a black and blue shout
der.
"Th' little spalpanew Norah whis-
pered tenderly.
ITS not from fghtin', l warrint ye,'
Patrick whispered. IT'S on his back
Don't you hit me again. Jim Thomp'
SOM Bob screamed in his dreams,
When I'm big III kick you"
"Th' little diyilr' Patrick whispered
cOmpasslOnately.
Hes like Paddy 'ud "a been" sob.
bed Norah.
"Arrah, Norah, darlint, We do be max
In a fool av yersilf over tn la-ad that
was nivir BORN" Paddy was the boy
for whom the Films hearts had al
ways longed, but who never came.
With deep satisfaction Of soul Bob
opened his eyes on a new day.
'Tll stay here" be said aloud.
And stay he did, Bob. in the AFRO
gance of his boyish egotism, taking
his welcome for granted, while to the
Films, big hearted and instinctively
hospttable, 1t never occurred to wonder
at the boys presumption. The arrange
ment thus tacitly established proved 0
happy one.
So it was that when Policeman
Finn set out that noon to his dutieo
Bob accompanied him. to revisit yes
terday's battlefield, where hencefortt,
By right Of conquest and Patrick's pro-
lection, he was to reign supreme. And
when the days work was done to-
gether they returned home to Irish
town"
A few days later their bonds wers
finally rivetcd.
VS. Saturday night, and the fami-
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