The Caucasian., 1913-10-26
..And let's 70 be different ways

says Jimmy. so well no be bothetin
the other with questions says he.
ITO be sure says Mag. and off
they went ..
TWAS fine mornn'. the same. but
| Jimmy took no heed of thnt No; he
was thinkin' Of what he'd do with nj,
| his wealth. for havin' the wish he
was sure of the money He'd court the
| prettiest lass in the parish. He'd hive
| the finest clothes and new brognns and
a hat for winter and summer and
| new pipe and cigar now and then.
| on Sundays. perhaps And SO he went
on. furnishin' himself and the cottage
| till 1t was like palace and never big
enough to hold the things he put in It..
| And 30 he went on uphill and down.
| past this house and that house. till
| he came to the lane which led to the
church. and bedad he hadn't made his
| wishes then.
"All this time Mag was walkin' with
| her back to Jimmy who was goin' to
| church the other way, and she was
| buyin' new hnts and shoes and ribbons
for herself and never thinkin' to wish
| the wish. And so she went uphill and
downhili and past this house and that
led to the church. and she had not
made her wish then.
AT the entrance to the lane there fs
the cottage Of the WILDLY Dougher. We
mind, and the wildly was at the door,
Mag. bein' polite girl. passed the time
Of mornin'
"'"Tis fine.' says the WILDLY. I'm
after walkin' about bit with my new
NUT Did ye ever see anything like
It. Magr
"'No.' says Mag, admirin' it with ber
woman's eyes It's fine. | wish | had
one like It.
| "Phist No sooner had the words
left her lips than in her hands was a
fine mufr. like the wddy's.
"Tben Mag. seein' that by slip of
the tongue she had lost her wish for
no more than y two dollar muff. set up
such u cryin' and bawlin' ns We never
! heard, and all the neighborhood was
| HiHfiHfb. Que kfpI Oh 'H'HH'H Hlu
sohhn'. nnd wouldn't tell why. being
ashamed
"And in the midst Of all this noise
up comes Jimmy. runnip tn SO" the
sight And there he saw his sister
i Ming with two tfpft.1r tnnff in iter
hand. cryin and bawln' as yet never
heard
"'What's happened, me darIint2' ask
ed Jimmy in great worrumeut. for he
loved his sisiher dearly.
"'Ocbonp. she cried. ''tis all your
fouIt. Jimmy O'pea. Many's the time
wanted ye to buy me n muff and ye
wouldn't
well says he. not KNOWN where
the wind was a-blowin'.
81 forget the wish | had and wish
ed the wish on this says she, moanin'
and sobbin'.
! "'Ye loose tongued gal he cried. bad
luck to yer wishes. I wish the ould
mnff was down yer throat
"Phist No sooner Ind the words
left his lips than the muff was in her
throat and she was chokin' to death
Then Jimmy was for KILN every.
body and cursin' his luck for havin'
! wasted one Of his wishes SO foolishly.
and he made up his mind he'd make
the most Of the other.
"All this time Mag was gaspin' and
splutterin' and chokin'.
And the neighbors. seem she was
dyin'. called out. Save yer sisther
Jimmy O'Dea
"'HowT says be.
"'Wish the muff out Of her throat
says they
"'Divil bit he cried. mad enough
at losing one WISH
"Ali this time Mag was gaspin' and
splutterin' and chokin
"'Snve yer sisther,' cried the neigh
bors again.
"'Divil q Bit says Jimmy again.
"'Then we'll hang ye for a murder
err says they. and they laid hands on
him.
"'Stop.' says Jimmy. IN save her
them for he loved his sister very dear
! ly. so. black and red in the face and
nearly chokin' himself With the words
stickin' In his throat. he wished the
mum was in the bottom Of the river.
"Phst. No sooner had the words
left bis lips than the mnff was out Of
Mag'a throat and In the bottom Of the
river"
Condy McMonegal shook the ashes
out Of his pipe and slowly refilled 1t.
Did he ever catch another lepre-
chaun?' he asked.
"Ye poor ignorant man." said Barney
McHale contemptuously. "the chance
comes but once in mans lifetime.
dye mind
'Aro." said Condy.
Pe-ry's Big Guns.