Irish ways . hey that the Martins were visiting. And wherewas Norah ? Good evenin to you, Alec Gowran, saidMrs. Martin ; were waitin here to meet our owncar, Norah and me. There she is yonder, sittin*on a branch of th ould tree wid Mrs. Doyles looked, and beheld Fergus, in holiday garb,eagerly discoursing to Norah Martin. Twould bea pity to disturb them, Mrs. Martin continued, for the fact is that theyre after comin to anunderstandin wid one another this very evenin*.Not but what her father and I have had a notionthis while back of the way it might be. . Troth,hes leppin away over the
Irish ways . hey that the Martins were visiting. And wherewas Norah ? Good evenin to you, Alec Gowran, saidMrs. Martin ; were waitin here to meet our owncar, Norah and me. There she is yonder, sittin*on a branch of th ould tree wid Mrs. Doyles looked, and beheld Fergus, in holiday garb,eagerly discoursing to Norah Martin. Twould bea pity to disturb them, Mrs. Martin continued, for the fact is that theyre after comin to anunderstandin wid one another this very evenin*.Not but what her father and I have had a notionthis while back of the way it might be. . Troth,hes leppin away over the dykes like a grasshopperbewitched, she added, as Alec suddenly withdrew. Quare and flustered he looked, as if he wasdrinkin or fightin, said Mrs. Doyle. Now, myFergus is as studdy as the stars in the sky ; andterrible set on your Norah, maam, time out ofmind. I give you me word, I thought the eyes udstart out of his head this mornin, when he seenwho it was that was drivin up to our door on TimBradys JULIAS BORROWING On a certain fine Sunday afternoon in spring, allthe inhabitants of Letternafarragh were talkingabout a strange event which had occurred at thatmornings Mass. This was nothing less than thereading out of Bernard OLoughlins name on thelist of defaulters who had failed to pay their churchdues. The occurrence thrilled the whole parishwith a strong sensation, for never had such athing been known to happen in the family of theOLoughlins, who were not only devout but well-to-do. Mrs. Bernard, indeed, was considered quite a votyeen, and stations had been held at theirhouse. At ten oclock Mass the congregation morethan half doubted whether they had really heard I90 IRISH WAYS aright, until everybody confirmed everybody elsesbelief that what Father Donnelly had said was Bernard OLoughlin/ and one pound fifteenand sixpence ; and at eleven oclock Mass manyears, eagerly cocked in anticipation, placed thematter altogether beyond dispute. Most peopledeclared that it was qu
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