Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-11


with the O COLES he said; and coun-
sci with the O'Toolcs is honorable
counsel. Go on Dennis, with what
you've got in your mind"
What I've got in my mind won't
please you,' ! owned, but I'm not the
man to speak Tor praise or hold my
peace for fear. I've been brought up
out of the quarrel, and come here and
see people that may be one family or the
other, and | don't know which; and
sometimes | see some one that looks
mighty easy to like | caught Sheila's
eye for the edge Of second. And
then | find It's an OToole.' | sighed
tremendous sigh for her to hear.
',,And ] don't find that stop my liking.
Well, this put an idea into MY mind.
Our quarrel is what troubles the Father.
Hes reasonable man. He wouldn't
expect us to give up a thousand years
disagreement between the families But
the families are reasonable, too. If
/ there are one or two on either side that
! are willing to make friends. they won't
mind them being an exception to prove
! the rule. I'm willing to be an excep-
ton 70 please the good Father; and
looked at Sheila-'to please myself"
My grandfather rose with a cac1ing
old laugh.
! he rule you prove, Dennis" he said, ]
is that the O Bricns aren't iools.'
w I GiI:' aid who'll prove it for (
Patrick O'Toolc, the third youngest Of /
the name. rose.
Il will volunteer for the O'Tooles,"l
he declared. Il
Its friends Won and will he Pat
rick said but n1ore's wanted to Give
the Father the dream Of his life that he
has often told me; to marry an O'Brien
and an OTOolc in his own chanel I'm
hoping the ladies won't he backward 20
volunteer if they're asked And Il Pve
the permission If the families TN nar,c
one that I'd ask tn take ali mans heart
and half his fortunes,
Tut t,1t" said ,hc Fo.hor "co,-,
their bushes Dennis Tvc , he,te-
plan than that if thc families aoreo 81
every man who +, will,no 10 ,,arrt
lady of the other family ,yrito Lcr ,,5,,o
on slip Of paper that I'M qivo hin, and
let every girl who is willin5 IN ,,,,rry =
man Of the other family wri,e hi. name
No one but myself shall know the
names written unless any pair name each
other. Those | will read ort. ana
marry them as soon as can Get tLe
licenses"
There was discussion bc4wec, oId
Cormac and NV grandfather. and f,sriv
they said thev agreed peneraiIv bu+ tbcy
did not wish TO be nipgards in qenerosityy
to the Father: and thew feared that +
only those who were wishful to marry
one Of their enemies wrote =, ra,,,e tLo-s
would be none On anv naner ' bnt MINI, MINI
So it must be an honorable understand
ing that anv one who was ,,ot n1eJaod
elsewhere or boninp TO he should write
name; but if more Than one nair sell
ected each other there should he lottery
to settle which pair should he held r.
n their choice, since it would only be a
r choice Of evils. and none Of the families
/. except NV unnrincinled self-word
/ wish such a thing O
D That was agreed The Father wr,.e
y out the slips with our names on ton and
/ a blank space underneath and HANDED
: them around. and we wrote IN The
=. oueercst silence that Won ever heard.
t with the bows and girls ewing each other.
d but never caught SheiIa's ewes. and
a nv heart felt ike lead for fear when tbe
| Father gathered The naners in Then
p buzz OF talk began: and nv sisters
:. drove me ncarIy Wild with their iabher,
n eXceDt Nora. and She sat as still as
o statue. They had been careful TO name
S peoDIc that they knew wouIdnt name
hem thew sa;d2exccnt EoraW,nd 'l t5nv
d;dnt believe that ar,. would na;r ev.
- cent Patrick O'Toolc and Connie a.
= Rrien the Younger. and thcv had hee,
:. cxnectcd 10 RIM away ANYHOW more
) SHINE 70 Then, w. '"'' any '''''' '''''
!; A. 1,.+ tbe ratto- stood -, Thor.
y was do,d e;Iorcn. and fo,+ ILL.,
y drooo;ro for fa;rtncss Tor bodn,t
u Ca,abt NV bcauty's cycs ali tbe time, 1|N"
: "Tborn arc tbroe o,;rs he cid
e "C,r,,;n O'Too1c so, 80 Corr;, and
u Vor, O'pr;en Gavin ;,,n,oad ,cr ~,s
!. tbc borcLos and Jroooed 0 on lie tnoo
Il ond l.;ssod w.. s;stor's L,rd "po+r;ct-
- O'TonIo son Of patr;cl. and Connie a.
4 Rricn darrhtcr 81 Hnah she cave
T. I,i,o boti, ,'' bor b,nds WIEN , he Ven 70
Inr "Do,r;s O'pr;o,, can - Desrno,d
~ ,rd Cbo;,, O'TooIc"
gu" NJ beort boo,n - ewo', lie b,,,oo,
ell ,rd ' soc,,od 80 toad ale as went 20
re be- ''''> "
5, "I,,, t,,o cro,,dos+ mat, :, Iro,a,d"
III s,;d a,d ,.;sscd her i;,,,e whit" hand
t: "And m he nranderr' cr;ed f7thcr
II ,.c,i Ii, "Tbroo fre -,,arr;aces"
if aV az nor cr;cd NV crandfatIer and
lie old Corn,ac O'Too1e ar once There is
w NE lottery Two pairs can escape if
ie thev wish"
PIT "Co,,,;n ard 7 do NOT w;si, 10 escane"