Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-19


I'm this weather." said somebody.
pointing up to the lantern light
through which the sky was now dark
"Chut! A puff of wind and a slant
of rain, as I've been saying TO my
gel here. But my law, LORD
Raa" cloud hammering on the table,,
my son-in-law says he has 10 ne IN
London tomorrow, and this morning
NV daughter has sworn obedience.
What's that? Something like it
then. so she's bound to go along with
him. So fill up your glasses to the
brim and drink to the bride and
bridegroom
A Proud Day.
AS soon as the noise made by the
passing of decanters had died down
my father spoke again.
This is the produest day of my
life. It's the day I've worked for
and slaved for and saved for, and it s
come to pass at last"
There was another chorus of ap-
plause
whats that you were saying in
church, Mr.. Curphy, sir? Time brings
in it's .revenges? 1t does, too. Look
at me-"
NV father put his thumbs in the
armpits of his waistcoat.
"You all know what l am, and
where / come from"
My husband put his monocle to
his eye and looked up.
81 come from a mud cabin on the
Curragh, not a hundred miles from
here. My father was kill {.
but never mind about that now.
When he left us it was middling hard
collar work, I can tell you - what
with me working the bit OF croft
and the mother wedding for some of
you-some of your fathers L mean
ninepence a day dry days, and six
pence all weathers. When ] was a
lump of a lad l was sworn at in the
high road by a gentleman driving in
his grand carriage, and the mother
was lashed by his but never
mind about that neither. l guess
I've hustled round considerable since
then, and this morning I've married
nv daughter into the first family in
the island"
There was another burst of cheer
ing at this, but it was almost
drowned by the loud rafting of the
rain which was now falling on the
lantern light.
"Monsignor," cried my father,
pitching his voice still higher. what $
that you were saying in Rome about
the mills Of God?"
Fumbling his jewelled cross and
smiling blandly the Bishop gave my
father the familiar quotation.
Truth enough, too. The mills or
God grind slowly bat they're grinding
exceeding small Nineteen years ago
I thought ] was as sure of what
wanted as when l got out of my bed
this morning. If my gel here had
been born a. boy, my son would nave
-, fs ct
But alrs well that ends well. II L
haven't got a son I've got q son-in-
law. and when [ get a grandson he'll
be the richest man that ever stepped
into Castle Raa, and the uncrowned
King of ELAN"
"A Propitious Union.
At that there was tempest of
cheers, which, mingling with the
ola NOR Of the storm, made a deafen-
ing tumult
They're saying a dale nowadays
about fathers and children-daugh-
ters being separate beings, and all
to that. But show me the daughter
that could do better for herself than
nv gels father has done for her. She
has a big fortune. and her husband
has a. big name, and what more do
they want in this world anyway"
Nothing at ALL" came from various
parts of the room.
'Neighbors," said my father, look
ing round him with satisfied smile,
I'm laving you dry as herrings in
hould, but before l call on you to
drink this toast I'll ask the Bishop to
spake to you. He's a grand man is
the Bishop, and in fixing up this
marriage l don't in the world know
what l could have done without him"
The Bishop, still lingering his jew
elled cross and smiling, spoke in
his usual suave voice. He firmly be-
ieved that the Church had that
morning blessed most propitiOus
and happy union. Something might
he said against mixed marriages, but
under proper circumstances the
Church had never forbidden them
and his lordship (this with a deep
bow to my husband) had behaved
with great liberality Of mind.
AS for what their genial and rugged
host had said of certain foolish and
dangerous notions about the relations
of father and child. he was reminded
that here were still more foolish and
dangerous ones about the relations OF
husband and wife.
From the earliest ages of the
church, however, those relations had
been exactly defined. Let wives be
subiect to their husbands" said tde
F,pistle we had read this morning. and
no less conclusive had been our clos
mo nr4rer. askine that the wife keep
irue faith with her husband, being