| Show The rate- of An Irishman - “I will not say that” said MichIn a cemeterv a few miles from like a try” Mr Jersey City you may read upon a ael “but I would a minute then for white slab this inscription: “To Clark thought the memory of Michael Scott This told him that he could do nothing Simple Stone Was Erected By His for him and besides he had been Fellow Workmen’ You might read fooled b' one Irishman and did not those words a hundred times with- want it to happen again “The out guessing1 the little tragedy back angels will have to bring them over of them but if you were acquainted to me then” said the disappointed with the humble romance which man as he turned to go The manended with the placing of that stone ager heard this last remark and over the remains of one poor asked him “Bring whom over?” heart-broke- n “Just Mary and Lottie” man they would mean more to you “Who are they?” slouch hat his in Michael Scott “M3' wife and child” replied the attractive an not was and brogans man tin a into walked he as great object 'Mi Clark then gave Michael a and hardware shop one day and job With an Irish blessing upon asked to see the manager In a his the new hand went to few minutes Mr Clark appeared his emploer work and soon became the best and Michael said to him “I hear workman in the shop you have advertised for hands” This peculiar fellow was a great “Fully supplied my man” said talker but not fond of drink or of the boss and turned to go but the As his wages work-seekwould not be put off wasting money he hoarded every cent and so easily Calling after him he grew told him that he “would worruk still wore the same clothes in which he had made his first appearance at hard and for low wages too” It was an Irish brogue and Mr the shop If his friends suggested Clark had declared that he would to him not to be so saving he would say that ever3' penny he spent put never er'jioy an incompetent laborer 3d the man’s tone attracted off the bringing over of Mary and Lottie and that it was better to be him and although he was the fifwithout a coat than not to have tieth who had answered the advertisement for four men that morning them b3” him He continued in this way a mar-t3- r he turned briskly about and ’adto his one great wish living on dressed him “What makes rou expect the job more than others? Are almost nothing and working hard If he could see an vou anv better at the trade?” night and da - er |
