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"And it's Pat will sit in the rocking-chair and rest himsilf this avenin'," cried Mrs. O'Callaghan, returning to her cooking from a brief trip to the door. "It's Pat'll be bringin' home money the night; honest money that he's earned." The little boys appeared impressed, and on Mike's face came a look of determination that led his mother to say, "All in good toime, Moike.
"Faith," said Father Tierney, "and that's for you to judge, general. It was the avenin' of the eighth, and I was sittin' in my parlour after Judy O'Flaherty's funeral, and having just parted with Father Lavalle at the Noviciate. And there came a rap, and an aide of Stonewall Jackson's But whisht! maybe I am taking up your time, general, with things you already know?" "Go on, go on!
Rita this time had a bundle with her, which she gave to Russell, directing him to hide it under the bench for the present. "You mus' disguisar," she said; "this is a woman dress " "A woman's dress?" "Oh, no difficolta. You wait till avenin', then you put him on, ofer your militar coat just as you stands. Alla right; then you disguisado, and commalong me. I be alla ready. You waita forra mi.
"Mesilf was beginnin' to think ye'd come into th' woods fer th' rist cure, ye read about in th' papers, seein' ye'd loafed about fer maybe it's foive hours an' done nothin' besides carve up th' werwolf an' her pack, eye down th' boss in his own grub-shack, an' thin top off th' avenin' be knockin' th' big Swede cold, which some claims he c'ud put th' boss himself to th' brush, wunst he got shtar-rted.
'Pass on, blockhead, says th' faculty. 'Pass on, Hinnissy ye'll niver larn annything. An' there ye are. What'll ye take?" "I wudden't mind havin' a little" began Mr. Hennessy. "I don't mean what you mean," said Mr. Dooley. "Will ye have th' avenin' paper or a little iv th' old stuff off th' shelf?" "Well, sir, 'tis a gr-r-rand wurruk thim Sinitors an' Congressmen are doin' in Wash'n'ton.
Don't disappoint me, Ned, for the ould man has belaved in ye more than ye've belaved in yersilf. As to the gyurl bah! go marry her some day, av ye've nothin' more importhant on yer hands. "But, me dear boy, spakin' o' importhant things, I ralely must be goin' now. I've certain importhant preparations that are essintial before I get dhrunk this avenin' "
"Thrue, ye're a fine boy, Ned, an' I know of no conversayshun more entertainin' than yer own, but I tale that if I didn't get dhrunk like a gintleman this avenin', I'd be violatin' me juty to me own conscience, as well as settin' at naught the thraditions o' the Rile Irish. An' so, if ye'll just excuse me, I'll say good-bye till, say, to-morrow noon."
But not you put him on till avenin', or mighta be discovaire, you know. Ha, señor?" Evening came, and Russell, with Rita's assistance, put on the woman's dress over his general's uniform. The skill of Rita was exerted to give her companion the appearance of a female somewhat stricken in years, and her success was marked.
But, moind ye, phwin th' bird's-eye shtar-rts movin' ye don't notice nothin, or some foine avenin' ye'll turn up missin'." "What is this bird's-eye thing?" asked Bill. "What has it got to do with Moncrossen and me?" The Irishman considered the question and, without answering, walked to the corner of the bunk-house near which they were standing and peered into the black shadow of the wall.
As soon as Mike came up he said: "Sure, Captain, and wasn't I after tellin's ye's that it was no bloody spalpeen of an Apache's thrack that I be follerin' lasht avenin'?"
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