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"No Prisident can go far away that follows Cleveland's cabinet appintmints, although it may be hard f'r Mack, bein' new at th' business, to select th' right man f'r th' wrong place. But I'm sure he'll be advised be his frinds, an' fr'm th' lists iv candydates I've seen he'll have no throuble in findin' timber." "Skatin'," said Mr. Dooley, "was intinded f'r th' young an' gay.
Katty held her office as a sinecure that day; looked on admiringly, forgot half her regular work, felt as if she had somehow done wonders without realizing the process, and pronounced that it was "no throuble at ahl to have company." But before the tea was the new game. It was a bold stroke for us Holabirds.
"Yes, Phaddhy, the heavens be his bed, I pray; no Christmas or Easter ever passed but he was sure to send me the little keg of stuff that never saw water; but, Phaddhy, there's one thing that concerns me about him, in regard of his love of drink I'm afraid it's a throuble to him where he is at present; and I was sorry to find that, although he died full of money, he didn't think it worth his while to leave even the price of a mass to be said for the benefit of his own soul."
Roseen was silent for a moment, apparently battling with herself, and at last she said in a very shaky voice: "It's a poor case if it's me that's bringin' this throuble on them all. Grandfather, if if I was to give ye me word that I wouldn't spake to Mike in the way of courtin' agin " "Wisha!" cried Peter sarcastically, "much good that would do.
"'Yes, sez he. "'Good, sez I; 'there'll be throuble before the night. Are you marchin', sorr? "'To the next station, sez he. "'Better still, sez I; 'there'll be big throuble. "'Can't be too hard on a Home draf', sez he; 'the great thing is to get thim in-ship.
Sure yous come from the North, and don't belave in keeping the naigers in bondage?" "To be sure not." "Well, then, would yous help a naiger out of throuble, if yous could as well as not?" "I sartainly wish 'em well; but the Scripture says 'Honor the king, which means nothin' more nor less than 'obey the laws. Arter all, though, perhaps we ought not to mind wicked laws."
I just have to form a judgment an' take me chances; and whin a poor devil goes wrong I charge your account with the loss." "But some of them must succeed," ventured Patsy, in a conciliatory tone. "Some do," said John Merrick; "and that repays me for all my trouble." "All your throuble, sir?" queried the Major; "you mane all my throuble well, and your money.
'I'll bid ye good evening, he says, 'an' I'll be off wid meself up there; an' I'll tell ye what, says he, 'I'll be in no hurry to lave it! he says, winking acrass at the other, 'an' you thry the cabin, he says, lookin' back over his shoulder; 'maybe it'll suit ye betther nor me. Well, the poor Spider ran off as fast as he could, an' when he come to the poor man's housheen, in he walked, widout a bit o' throuble at all, an' sure there was plenty of flies there waitin' for him.
Then said a voice, "Ould Oireland in throuble again! Oi'm an Oirish Highlander; I beg your pardon, sorr and in throuble again. They tould me there was a box of cigars here; do ye know, sorr, if the bhoys have shmoked them all?" LADYSMITH, Oct. 27. "Come to meet us!" cried the staff officer with amazement in his voice; "what on earth for?"
"Thin, if he wanted to git you into throuble, he was after being a fellow who had a grudge against ye?" "That must be it," put in Captain Putnam. "Do ye know of any such persons?" "Yes, there are a number of such persons," answered Dick. And he mentioned Dan Baxter, Flapp, Rockley, and a number of others who in the past had proved to be his enemies.
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