The Harlowton news., 1913-06-20
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mike, ye poor diyil, why don't We 80
d Ameriky"
ii The words we're spoken BY country
squire in Tipperary county, Ireland, to
Mike Doolan,s one Soff his poorest ten
ants.
'.awhat would. ! 50 there for7' IN
quired Mike.
s'Why. man. don't ye know that In
that country the gold pieces are
.rollin' around iverywhere7 7"
Mike scratched his head. We'll"
liz said presently. II that's 80 I'll 90.
Lind me the money for the voyage
and as soon as get to Ameriky I'll
pick up enough gold pieces rollin'
around to sind back the loan
The squire laughed.
'sMike," he said more seriously. AL
az smart q man AZ you needs is q
chance. I'll pay the passage Of We and
Bridget and the kids. and ye needn't
send 1t back at all. !"
Mike accepted the offer and went to
America. The squire heard nothing
from him and had forgotten him when
one morning while sitting at his desk
writing he looked up and saw man
dressed Ii a fur coat and with q soil
taire diamond stlckpin In his scarf
standing looking down on him.
what Gun do for you, sir7" asked
the squire.
...Nothing You done 1t long ago"
He pulled a wallet from his pocket,
counted out number Of gold pieces
and laid them on the desk.
'tWhat's that7" asked the squire.
didn't ye lind 1t to me to take me
to Ameriky7 And didn't ye tell me
II'd find gold pieces rollin' around
there? Well, did ] KEN back to
return the loan"
.You don't mean to say that you're
Mike Doolan?"
| IT do"
"And found gold pieces rolling around
IN American"
II did that same"
"Tut, Mike. ye're funnin'. Sit down
and tell me how vet got rich"
| Mike took chair and told his story.
| "Ye remember, sor, that me trade
was mason. Well, as soon as ] got
to Ameriky got job and went to
work. didn't see any gold pieces roll
In around. but thought me time for
that hadn't come yet. found shan
| ty on road near a city and used to
go In every day to work.
'sWell. one evenin' / was walkin'
home covered with mortar whin rag
ged, dirthy lookin' flly stopped me and
says, says he:
i "'Are ye masonT
Faith / am says I.
"'If yen let me blindfold ~ III give
Yea job
a..For how much payr
'somethin' more valuable than
money s
eco on IS
che blindfolded me and led me along
for awhile. counted my steps. Thin
he turned me to the right and went on.
beginnin' to count me steps ag'in.
Then he led to the roight. still count
I'M till he stopped, and turned me
round and round and took me into g
house and down into the cellar. He
showed me little room about . by
8, with no door to It. All there was
in / it was a coffin shaped box. Brick
and morthar was handy, and the seedy
man tould me to wall up the opentn',
done 1t and put one o the bricks-ths
dfth from the door on me left-a little
furder In than the rest, so I'd know
1t again.
.sWhen finished the seedy man blind:
folded me again and took me around
and, leaving me, says:
"'Stand till ye hear shot, then take
of the bandage and ye'n find the pay
for the job at your feet
when I hears the shot took on tht
bandage. and there at me feet was mt
, pay shure enough. It was papel
with writin' on It: Only q foo
works for nothin'.'
II went home and wrote down th'
figures Of me steps, and Of Sunda
4 blindfolded meself and wint owe
the ground, countin' mo steps
found house standin' above with no
. body in it. and in the cellar I knowet
me lob by the brick out Of place. NJ
curiosity bein' satisfied, thought n
more about it, but long: afther, whe'
me lease expired, remembered thi
house and rented It.
. Like a fool, | tould Bridget tina
!. there was a corpse in the cellar. an
: she wouldn't let me rest till I'd pulle'
. down the brick wall I'd put up an
L taken the coffin out. While we wa
i carryin' it somethin' dropped on tn
8 cellar floor.
g ".Mike.' says Bridget, look at th
yellow boys rollin' on the door.'
;. "'Shure. me tonnes come say
8 sThe squire was right The cofiin wa
It full Of 'em.
!. II hunted for the man that ha
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