Smyrna times., 1911-05-10

me marshall regiment o. sojers? |
Mebbe Of'll be governor or president |
or somep'n loike that"
"Oh. Pat, We have sich wild dreamsr'
Then Pat kissed her. took up his
pack. slung it on to the other end of a
staff and was about to set forth on
his journey when Maggie handed him
an envelope.
Its for me cousin Bridget. who
wint to Ameriky last year. She's work
in in one O. the hotels in Ameriky."
(which wan?"
"Oi don't know. If ye don't foind
her the week afther landin' open it
and read what the writin' says
"Oi'll foind her, sure" said Pat. and
with 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
a hill. He turned and threw her a kiss
Firing up didn't trouble Pat a bit; it
was when he reached the great city Of
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 Maggie's cousin
Bridget, and, concluding that America
was, after all. too big a country to
warrant a search for her, he put the
letter away. Indeed, he had no time
for anything but making his living.
He soon got job, though small one.
and hadn't been in New York a month
before he cast off his threadbare suit
forever, dOnning a new one in its
stead.
Pat spent a couple of years with
plumber learning the trade. The ap-
prentice was smart and not only be-
came u plumber, but a boss plumber,
and four years after having landed set
| up for himself.
Pat had a great advantage in his
CHEEKY disposition. He became very
popular with his associates, and. since
popularity is an essential feature of
leadership, he became a leader in a
small way. A politician. perceiving his
influence, took him up and made him
one of his lieutenants. Pat developed
fine political instincts. He had the art
of turning down all grumblers among
his adherents with that imperturbable
smile of his. This is power in poll
tics. If he was obliged to give -four
plums to eight heelers, all of whom
had worked equally we'll ''for the tick
et," he would give four of them plum
each, while every one of the other foul
men received a smile, an encomiun
and promise for next time"
Pat did not forget Maggie. Severa
times he made ready to send for her
but every time something happened tt
prevent. Then he began to make mon
ey, and it occurred to him that
would be fine thing to go over. MARI!
Maggie in Ireland and bring her home
just as the quality do. He wrote t.
her to that effect, but she wrote bacl
that such a plan would be too great
waste of funds. So in the end Pat sen
her a draft for plenty to buy her
first class ticket, but Maggie, who wa
of frugal turn of mind and could nc
realize Pats change of condition
would not come over in any bert
above second class.
Now, it happened that when Maggi
reached New York Pat was engage
in matters that required all his after
tion. He sent one of his workmen
meet her, but it happened that tn
, man was a very stupid person. An
as for Maggie, she had never locke
upon a town bigger than Killarney
never seen a body of water bigge
than the lake on which she had live
! and, having always been a housemaiC
! had no head for taking care of he
self She missed the man who ha
. been sent to meet her. Fortunatel
her affairs for passing the immigrar
authorities were in first class cond
ton, and she had no trouble wit
them. But when she was landed {
the dock in a strange city, with no on
= to tell her where to go, her heart san
within her.
= Some one looked in a directory fl
q her and found the address of Pat
= shop. Then he put Maggie and h'
. belongings on to a trolley car, told h'
. to ask for a transfer, take another lii
!, and so mystified her that she didn
know what to do. Riding up IL
o street, she saw floating in the bree,
the green banner of Ireland, harp ar
- all 1t was a welcome sight. Wht
the car reached broad thoroughfa
= it was stopped by crowd. Magg
: got out and was told procession w
- about to pass. Some one invited b
to get up on a stoop, where she cou
see, and she accepted.