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Show H H cTJte Shamrock, Slose and tjliistle. H iiii.ii..ii....i4..wtlMtltliitittHU 4 H Chapter S. H Tl 1 1: SHAM HOCK. H ' r "Hy 8U Patrick! an' Ih thcro no H ' tirlost nround tho dljKlrtjs nt nil, nt H -all. I'll ho nfther prnchin,' lab own H sannlnL. " H "'"rnlth an' It's a Unccnt prnchor yo'd H ho makliiV H "Slitiro nit' I'd bo tflvln' the wholo H uold illKinKH for n plj an a Back o' H rent Irish prntlos wld mo Molllo Glloa H (o ho cookln1 thotn nt nil, nt nil." H Tho boyn wuro hometilck hut thay H never tired of Bonrchlntf for tho ((old H nupuclH thoy hoped would noon ho H thclrx. An occasional letter wan nd H drcPHdd to Ireland, none of which over H reached thoir destlnntlou. H Tho boya worked diligently during H 'tho blj (fold oxcltomcnl with varying H oniooesH and disappointment and finally H tboy benn to look with longing oycH H -toward tho ICnnt. Each day thoy H counted tliolr IncronftliiK troamtrcH and H opnculntod nit to what each would do H whenlhoy reached tho land of their H htrth. IJarnoy wnn froing to "live an' H dio wld ICittio Mahoon." Mlko wiw H oluif Lo"llvo till ho died In Klllcon H noy." Pnddy whh Kolnir to "llvo for H ovor wld Molllo GIIch nnd tho pip mid H pi-atlcH.'' H "My tho lovo of Ht. I'eter nn' It's not H jold I'm nfther huntln' nt nil. I'm H , Hfthor koIii' hack to mild Ireland nn' H mo ICittio Muhoon wld tho gold I've H iioon nfther innkln' In tho land hoyont H tho Hoir." H "Shuro! nu' It'u mcfiolf tbtiL'a boon H dfuntnlu' I'm in Kllkennoy wld mo H old mitftfotH hid In mo imuk," wild m Mlko. H ' Health nn'lt'H tho road I'm nfther H tnktn' wld yonow, nn dlvll u bit will Hi yo bo leaving I'nddy Korncy belilnt " H Our boyn inndo ready for their return H jotiruny with a few trusty frloudfl, H whoso iiequalutatioo they had uindo at H tho golden p,nto. It wan only n year H slnoo tliey had trnvollod on that Hamo H track, A nniuhor of truliiH had passed H hack nnd fourth In tho Intervals and H cnoh had left 80010 trnoo of misfortune Hr- .... mon thoir trnll. Pnrts of brokon wajjonH H HllftTlllToF?6Clca'SVOVO'HCftUtro(" UYtr H tho H "Shuro nn' this Is tho grave yard loft H uncovered wid nil tho houIh in para H dlHo," Mlko romarked as ho viewed the H largo number of remaliiH of tinimnlH H that hud died on tho route. H Thoy travelled nn rapidly as possible H townrdH Now York, stopping only whon H necoH-slty reiiulrod, H When nt hint tliey bid ndleu to H Amorlun thoy wero richer and wiser H men H Tho voyage homo was not bo smooth H ns It might Imvo been but tho thought H of tho homo thoy wero returning to H ui ado it xeem pleanant. M THK UOSK. H It has boon ald that tho courso of H true lovo does not always run smooth. H Thin may bo true in koiuo instauooH H but not ho with Holand Thompson nnd H VAtih Waumor. There hud been no H display of uuntlmoutnllty on their part, H hut thU wax attributed to their souse H of proper decorum. They quietly H notod (ho progroi of the building H operations nnd listened nttoutlvuly to H HiiggastloiiH olTored by thosn most hi- H te rested in their futuru welfare. Another tnnnhod been employed by tho Ann to succeed Roland u travel ling agent nnd this offered hint tin opportunity of mumming tho manage ment of tho company' lntercflt nt homo. Thltf was most ngreenblo to IiIb partners who wore both now well nd. vnncod in yearn nnd wished to rotlro from thoKtronuouB dullen they hnd so long been uccustomod to. Spring was approaching to gladden the hearts of nil lovers of nature. Tho lark began to Hoar high nnd warblo hor welcome notes; tho meadows had pub on thoir beautiful garmonts once more nnd tho earth looked liko nn ICdon nfter being enshrouded in her i mantle of snow. MlsJ Wnntnor wns greatly surprised when sho found hor Uncle's gift in her travelling caHO nnd nil hor friends con grnlulnted hor on hero good fortune. Tho new homo was nonrlng completion comple-tion nnd bid fulr to bo tho most modnt , structnro In tho olty. When tho debris hud been cleared nway and tho iron pitlllsndos was orcctod tho next thing thing in order wns tho garden. Tho Wanmor gardnor was employed temporarily tem-porarily to put the garden in shnpa nnd plant tho best of trees nnd shrubs to make tho now homo beautiful nnd comfortable. TUB THISTLE. "I ennnn toll yo moro noo, bnrnlos. I've boon long nway from homo but I'm nlivonnd well, so bo 'good nnd gang awn." Tho children had bron to the homo of Robert Gray so often to hear him tt 11 ol his soldier lifo nnd his sad ox porlenuo on tho battle Hold that it became be-came rather tii'csomo to him. Ho was naturally fond of ohiloron but they wero fo curious to know nil about tho war that their questions wero tin limited. Mary Stewart, our highland Mary, had enjoyed much of Robert's tiuio and attention and It wns surmised by umny thnt tliey would soon bo "ganging "gang-ing to kirk." Others thought that Mary would not euro to marry a crippled man. Thcro was n mutual understanding between Mary nnd ino)-wrt-Wn'm-quuUln-. tholr.tlnh. mod hi to fa nil lies. Uobort appeared to bo proud of his nrtlllelal limb nnd Mary wns prouder of her laddlo than boforo ho wont to tho war. Wo will return to tho army for a brlof spaco and fay nil thnt remains to bo said concerning tho regiment of tho "Light Ilrlgndo" ns thoy appeared in public a few yeaiy after tho war. It liad boon advertise 1 that the "Scotch drays" would in tho near future piss through tho elty ol Nottingham. Nothing could have awakened moro curiosity In tho minds of tho people who had novor hoped to sua oven tho (tightest signs of theso bravo men again. It was one Monday morning. All tho throughfnros wuro lined with people eager to soo what was left of tho famous troupe. Soon thoy heard tho band. Yes, on thoy ontno. What! Why tho llrst object to bo soon was n horse, then n dog mid then n drum! All thnt wns loft of that "Noblo Six Hundred." Hun-dred." Another troupe had taken their places nnd the band played "Auld Lang Syne." I To bo continued.) |