Only an Irish Boy; Or, Andy Burke's Fortunes

f I know it." But better luck was in store for Andy. Quarter of a mile farther on, in a two-story house, old-fashioned but neat, lived two maiden ladies

em in an annual income of about twelve hundred dollars, in addition to the house they occupied, and half a dozen acres of land ther

nd so little given to opposition that there was always the greatest harmony between them. They kept a gardener and out-of-door servant of all work, who cultivated the land, sawed and split their wood, ran of errands, and made himself generally useful. He had one drawback, unfortunately. He would oc

while inebriated, and in his drunken folly had actually gone s

course, horrified, an

me near fainting away. The ide

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e asked to ki

st

yo

ophia, in some ex

hbors wou

st

rry, but it would be necessary fo

" inquired Sophia, with a

get someb

, as if she had suddenly receiv

t know who

st

or. Priscilla answered it in person. They

of wood you ordered, ma

shall I

no, John has left us. I

dicated the place in the yard w

eturned to

d so," she said, in a tone of annoyance. "I d

aid Sophia, with anoth

That would be pe

st

enough wood sawed and spli

have so

't know of anyone in the nei

oh

one away. Y

ss us if we told him no

e a goose," said Pr

abit, but her sister was so used to hearing it that she

and unrequited labor for Deacon Jones, came by. He saw the

n' and splittin' that wood. I'll tr

t gate, and marching up to the

ody at the doo

riscilla. "I am afraid of going to op

phia, rising with

want to

ell him

," said Prisci

both went to the door, and opened it guardedly. Their

want?" aske

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f wood in the back y

o," sai

t it sawed

d the younger sist

it?" inquire

d see," an

e not

chimed in

Andy. "I can saw and split wood

is you

y Bu

ernian?" inqui

u mane by that same,"

ation do y

u want, ma'am. I'm

y your name

, ma

, the great orator? He wa

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er heard of the eminent orator, but thought the claim would impr

er!" exclaimed Prisci

ost extraordinary.

dn't be goin' round

o," sai

to us for employment," said Priscilla, who was in some re

st

d take John's pl

st

whether he unders

st

, it was wrong for him to tell a lie, but he thought his engagement depended upon it, and, although