Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-04-06

me marshai'n' regiment o snters3
Mebbe ofll be governor or president
or somep'n loike lat
"Oh. Pat, We have SIGH wild dreamsP
Then Pat kissed her. took up bis
pack. slung ii on to the other end or
staff and was about to set forth on
his Journey when Maggie handed him
an envelope.
ITS for me cousin Bridget. who
whit to Amerily last year She's work
In In one o the hotels In Ameriky."
(Which wanY'
"Oi don't know. If We don't fond
ner the week afther landln' open it
and read what the writin' says"
"OfH fond her, sure" said Pat. and
with n last embrace he started off with
head erect at a strapping pace down
the road
Maggie waited till he had gone to q
point where she could see him through
an opening in the trees on the crest of
n hill. He turned and threw her KISS.
Firing up didn't trouble Pat bit; 1t
was when he reached the great CITY or
New York. where dollars as big as
cart wheels were rolling about in the
streets" that the real fight began. He
didn't happen to meet Maggle's cousin
Bridget. and. concluding that America
was. after all. too big a country to
warrant search for her. he put the
letter away. Indeed, he had no time
for ANYTHING but making his living.
He soon got a Job. though small one,
and hadn't been in New York a month
before he cast of his threadbare suit
forever. donnng a new one in Its
stead.
Pat spent a couple of years with a
plumber learning the trade, The APP
prentice was smart and not only be
came a plumber, but a boss plumber,
and four years after having landed set
up for himself
Pat had great advantage in his
| CHEEKY disposition. He became very
/ popuar with his associates, and. since
| popularity is an essential feature of
! leadership. he became leader in a
/ small way. politician. perceiving his
/ influence. took him up and made him
J one VI Ills iltultlsNiits's ct Wv y NANlfNN
I fine political instincts He had the art
/ Of turning down all grumblers among
/ lis adherents With that imperturbable
smile of his. This is q power in poll
+ tics II he was obliged to give four
/ plums TO eight hcelers, all Of whom
/ had worked equally well for the tick
ct" he would give four Of them a plum
each. while every one of the other four
/ men received a smile, an encomium
/ and promise for next time"
Pat did not forget Maggie. Several
/ times he made reauy 10 send for her,
but every time something happened to
| prevent Then he began to make mon
! oy, and il occurred TO him that it
would be fine thing to go over, marry
I Maggie in Ireland and bring her home,
! Just as the quality do He wrote to
| her to that effect, but she wrote back
that such - plan would be too great
/ waste of funds. So in the end Pat sent
! her a draft for plenty to buy her a
! first class ticket, but Maggie, who was
of frugal turn of mind and could not
realize Pats change Of condition,
would not come over in any berth
/ above second class
! Now, it happened that when Maggie
reached New York Pat was engaged
! in matters that required all his atten-
! ton. He sent one of his workmeu to
meet her but it happened that the
man was a very stupid person And
/ as for Maggie. she had never looked
/ upon u town bigger than Killarney,
never seen body Of water bigger
than the lake on which she had lived
and, having always been a housamaid,
had no head for taking care Of her
self. She missed the man who had
| been sent to meet her. Fortunately
her affairs for passing the immigrant
authorities were in first class condi-
/ ton, and she had no trouble with
them, But when she was landed at
the dock in a strange city, with no one
to tell her where to GO, her heart sank
within her
Some one looked in a directory for
her and found the address OF Pats
shop. Then he put Maggie and her
belongings on to a trolley car, told her
to ask for a transfer, take another line
and so mystifed her that she didn't
know what to do. Riding up the
street, she saw floating in the breeze
the green banner of Ireland, harp and
all. 1t was a welcome sight. When
the car reached a broad thoroughfare
it was stopped 10y a crowd Maggie
got out and was told a procession was
about to pass. Some one invited her