THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1912.
PAGE SEVEN
Where He
Was
On St. Patrick's Day In the
Morning
By NORA B. SHEA
It was the evening before St, Pat
rick's day, 1705, lu Ireland, The moon
.was at the full and shone with unusu
al brightness. Dennis O'Donohue, n
young man of twenty-two, mounted on
a black mare, was trotting on a road
between Killarney and Traleo on his
.way to n ball at the latter place. Sud
denly catching sight of u light sonio
distance from the road, ho drew rein
and thrust his hand in under his waist
coat to pull his watch from his fob.
It was not there, and he remembered
that ho had left It at home.
Now, what he wished his watch for
was to note the time that he might de
cide whether to attempt something
that popped Into his bead at seeing the
light referred to. In the house where
It shone lived. ICileen Mavourneon, a
young girl whom Dennis would have
gladly wooed had he been permitted to
do so. Dennis was inclined to be a
trifle wild, nnd IClleen was warned by
her parents to have nothing to do with
him.
Nevertheless the young man was es
pecially attractive to girls. He was
tall and lithe, and a mass of light curls
fell down over Ills shoulders. Tender
hearted to a fault, It was suspected
that for the benefit of others in dis
tress he had trespassed on the law by
taking a purse on the highway. The
O'Grady, a rich landowner, had been
stopped one night on the road, and later
one of his tenants, a poor woman for
whose eviction he had given orders,
paid the rent in coins, one of which, a
pocket piece, The O'Grady recognized
as having been taken from him by the
highwayman. The story got abroad
that Dennis O'Donohue, sympathizing
with the woman, had robbed the land
lord and given the money to his ten
ant to save her from eviction. That
the robbery had taken place for that
very purpose was true, but Dennis
O'Donohue had nothing to do with it
It occurred to Dennis that he would
love to take Eileen with him to the
ball at Tralee. Her father and mother
were elderly people, and it was their
custom to go to bed at !) oVl.wk every
night. It might be possible to :i;e her
with him and bring her back without
their knowing of her absence. The
hour was about t), but he did not know
whether it was a little before or a little
after 0. ITe dare not go before and did
not like to lose time by going too long
after
While he wns deliberating he heard
the sound of horse's hoofs coming from
the direction of Tralee. ne would
await the rider's coming and ask the
time. A man on horseback drew near,
and when ho came up Dennis said in
a mild voice:
"I beg your pardon for stopping you,
sir, but would you tell me whnt o'clock
lt is?"
Dennis' back was to the moon, while
the horseman faced it, and Dennis rec
ognized The O'Grady. The O'Grady
hesitated. The voice sounded like that
af O'Donohue, by whom he believed
ho had been robbed. Dennis' horse was
restless and, turning, exposed Dennis'
face to the moon. The O'Grady thrust
his hand under his coat as if to take
out his watch, but instead drew a pis
tol and, pointing it at Dennis' head, said :
"It is time for you to move on, Den
Bis O'Donohue, and I .would advise
rou to go to one of the American colo
nies, for if you ever appear in Killar
ney again Til bring you up for high
way robbery. Twice is once too often
for you to rob tbo same person!"
With this, still covering Dennis with
his pistol, he urged on his horse, leav
ing Dennia standing in the road mute
with astonishment. Dennis knew at
ance that this evidence against him.
taken with the suspicion of another
robbery, would convict hi in of being a
Highwayman, and that meant either a
long imprisonment or death, lie
thought of taking The O'Grady's ad
rice and, riding over to Cork, take ship
ror Virginia. Instead he concluded
to ride over to see Eileen and tell
her what had occurred. This would
lessen the blow to her, and she could
.explain the matter to his father nnd
Pinother
The hour now made no difference to
him, so he put spurs to his horse nnd
pn reaching the goto threw tho bridle
Acin over a picket and went up the
ivaiK to the house. Tiptoeing on to
ihe porch, he saw Eileen sitting alone
In the living room. A tap on tho win
low arrested her attention, and, turn-
.ng, sue saw Dennis' face against the
pane. Putting her linger to her Hps,
the went softly to the door and led him
into the room.
"What la It, Dennlsi" she asked.
llanned at his rueful appearance.
"aavo your father and mother gone
!o bed?" he whispered.
"Yes."
Dennis told his story, finishing bv
I laying that ho saw no hopo for him
but to go to Virginia. Eileen's coun-
Ilenanco fell at this. She stood think
tog.
"Why don't you prove an alibi. Den-
I ls?" sbo asked presently.
"An alibi?"
"Yes. Tho magistrate will have
nly The CGrady's word that ho met
ron on tho road. If you can prove
rou 'were somewhere else his erldcnce
I frill txj worthless."
"Dut how can I do trait?"
"Have you n good horse?'
"No better In Ireland. I borrowed
my friend Mlko Shnuncssy's mare.
Sho'a not only won races for him, but
has great endurance."
"Well, ride nil night, nnd In tho
morning talk with some one you can
get for a witness to testify that you
Avero with him."
"On U10 morning of St. Patrick's
day I Ah, Eileen you're n Jewel 1"
And so after n dozen kisses Dennis
remounted tho mnro nnd nwny he
vent In tho moonlight. Itldlng on to
Trnleo, which plnce he mado In half
an hour, ho took a road lending north
eastward to Limerick. It is Just fifty
miles from Trnleo to Limerick. It
would not do to nsk for relays of
horses, for this might give away the
secret of his ride. It was 10 o'clock
when ho started. Ho rode thirty
miles of the distance, rested his horse
for two hours, then went on, reaching
Limerick at 7 in tho morning. But
Instead of going Into tho town he left
It on his right nnd, crossing tho river
Shannon, struck out for Ennls, some
twenty miles farther on. Put ho had
no Idea of using the mare to do this
distance and, now that ho wos so far
from homo, concluded to leave her
with n farmer nnd take a fresh
mount. This he did nnd at 10 o'clock
In tho morning rode up to an Inn In
Ennls.
Tho bells were ringing for mnss,
and Dennis Joined a throng going to
the church. Seeing a priest going
from his house to the church, Dennis
Joined him nnd said:
"Father, I desire to make a contribu
tion on this blessed day of our patron
saint, nnd I beg of you to receive it."
To this tho priest agreed, and Den
nis gave him his contribution.
"Now, father," snld Dennis, "will you
tell me the time?"
"There's n clock In the tower of the
church beyond. You can see for your
self." "I'm nearsighted. Will you use your
own eyes for mo?"
"It's 10 o'clock and 25 minutes."
"Are you sure?"
"I am."
"And I'm giving you 20 shillings for
a contribution to the church nt twenty
tlve minutes past 10 on the morning of
St. Pntriek's day, and don't you forget
it."
Til not do that," said the priest.
Dennis went back to the Inn, ate a
good breakfast and, his horse having
been fed. mounted and rode back to
where he had left the mare. She, too,
had been rested sufficiently to go on
toward home, but at a slow gait. Den
hls reached Killarney that night and
the next morning appeared on the
street laughing and talking with1 his
friends with his usual good nature.
When The O'Grady heard that Den
nis hnd remained to face a charge of
robbery on the highway he made a
chnrge against him, and Dennis was
arrested, much to his apparent sur
prise. When tho nrlsoner was hromrht
before the magistrate for examination
tho charge was read and ho was asked
whether he pleaded guilty or not guilty.
"I could hardly be guilty, your wor
ship," replied Dennis, "seeing that I
was not where the charge specifies at
a time when my accuser was stopped.'
"Where were you?"
"I was In Ennls, your worship."
"That's seventy miles away. At
what time were you in Ennls?"
"I was there on the morning of St
Patrick's day."
"Can you prove that?"
"Yes, your worship."
"By whom?"
"By a witness who saw me there at
the time."
Dennis was given opportunity to
bring his witness to Killarney, and
when a priest of the church testified
that the prisoner gavo him on St Pat
rick's day, at 10:25 in tho morning, 20
shillings, no ono dared gainsay the
truth of tho statement. Ther wns
but one inference to bo made, which
was that Tho O'Grady was mistaken
in his man.
Nevertheless The O'Grady was not
only sure that Dennis was tho person
that he had met on tho highway, but
was sure that he had intended to rob
him. If ho had had no such design he
would have admitted his identity and
disclaimed any intention except to
learn the time. The accuser blustered
and asked for time to prove that the
alibi was a put up Job, but those pres
ent at the trial considered this a mark
of disrespect for the nrinst udm liml
given testimony, nnd the magistrate
uenieu tne request. Dennis was ac
quitted and carried out of the court
on tho shoulders of his friends.
Now. Eileen Mavourneen's father
was n "good old Irish gentleman, one
of the rare old stock." and. thonirh ho
certainly would not have a highway
man ror a son-in-law, he was highly
appreciative of tho shrewdness of his
race. During Dennis' imprisonment
he constantly reminded his daughter
that ho had been right about her lover
from the first. Eileen said nothing till
after Dennis was acquitted, when she
told her father tho whole story.
Ihe old gentleman lauirhed all Unit
day nnd, since ho did not like Tho
O'Grady over much, vowed that tho
defenso was the smartest trick that
had ever been perpetrated in the coun
ty. He told Eileen to bring Dennis
to dinner that ho might hoar tho story
from his own IIds. Dcnnbi mine, nnrt
tho old gentleman was much pleased
with tho energy and rapidity of his
movement, but when ho hoonl thnt
Eileen had proposed tho plan he was
delighted and, taking his daughter in
his arms, told her that so long beaded
a girl, must bo better ablo to choose a
uusuanu ror nerseir man her father
TOAild cltooBo for ber.
For lone attar thut whfn nnmitu
would meet ber acquaintances he
woukl bo greeted by:
"Dennis OTkwirJuw vhim ww ta
on B. Patrick's day In the morotagr
Hints and Advice
on Social Forms
By MME. MERRI
Hdvlce to an Orphan Girl.
I Am a young girl of fifteen, al
though I look much older. I nm nn
orphan and llvo with my aunt. I am
said to bo Tory charming nnd pretty,
nnd tho boys nil seem very fond of
mo. I would llko to ask you if It la
wrong to let tho boys kiss and caress
mo when they aro taking mo homo
from parties and such places. Also
is it wrong to go to lunch rooms with
boys of Eoventeen nnd eighteen niter
dancoo or plays? Tho boya I nm
friends with all attend tho same high
school ns I do nnd aro npprovod of
by my aunt. Please nnswer in your
column as soon as possible and let
mo know how I should act, as I havo
no mother of whom I could ask ad
vice. "LAUGHING EYES."
I am very glad you wroto to mo on
tho subject and I do hopo you will not
think I am very old-fashioned nnd
strict when I tell you not to lot tho
boys kiss you or tako any liberties
with you whatever. It is Just what
your own mother would havo told you.
Bo good friends and comrades and
havo all tho good times possible, only
keep tho love-making out of It.
Tbon I would not go to public 1
places for refreshment niter theaters I
or after dances unless chaperoned or
with a crowd or nt least six or eight, j
and some of them should bo oldet 1
than you. It does not look right and
you cannot bo too careful. Tho boys ,
will havo far moro respect for you '
and you will never bo sorry If you
maintain your dignity. No matter j
how hard it is, do it and you will not 1
havo any heartaches, and they aro 1
bound to como if you permit things I
you should not.
Suggestions for a China Shower.
When giving a china shower what
should bo served? Would also appre
ciate a fow suggestions ns to tho dec
orations and how to entertain.
ANXIOUS HEADER.
There is no special decoration for a
china shower besides flowers, and no
entertainment is necessary besides
opening tho parcels and enjoying tho
brlde-olect's pleasure with her pretty
things. Cards are always permissible,
providing tho guests like to play.
Servo a salad, sandwiches, olives,
edited nuts and coffee.
Questions From "Faithful Readers."
Wo aro two young girls, our ago fif
teen. Is it proper for girls of our age
to havo boys escort them home from
a picture show? Is it proper for girls
to bo taken, by boy friends, to picture
shows? FAITHFUL READERS.
I am always glad to answer ques
tions from my girls, nnd I hope they
will bo ablo to get my ideas. It all
depends upon tho picture show; somo
aro good and some should never seo
tho light at all. So much depends upon
Lace Butterfly Hat Is a
Feature of Spring Fashion
Plroto, Ccpyrigbt, by Undorwood A
Here to an exampio of new Spring millinery fashions. The feetterflteft
made of laoe worn during the winter war so popular that) gt& idea Lft ggg
carried oat ta tbo ttgbtev deoieoe fbf nib oomlng.seaeoa.
tho boys and moro dopends upon tho'
girls. If father and mothor do not ob-
Ject to clthor tho shows or tho boys 1
do not, but do not co too often nnd'
try to go in tho dnytlmo and not at
night unloss nn older person goes as
chaperon.
Reply to "Miss Mary."
Your letter is too long to print in
detail, but I must say it is almost
impossible for mo to bollovo that
young peoplo enn bo so rudo as to
talk about you and mako you uncom
fortable, oven when In Sunday school.
Don't you supposo that you Imagine a
good deal and If you aro not well every
thing seoras bo much worso. Tho only
remedy I know Is to try to forgot
yoursolf and think what you can do
for others. Thero Is room for overy
ono In this world nnd something ror
each ono of us to do. Brooding ovor
our own ills is Just tho worst thing
possible, tor nothing la ever so bad
but it might bo worse.
Marking tho Bridal Linen.
In marking n bride's linen, is it
proper to uso the initial ot her lasti
nnmo, or her future husband's? It
has caused qulto a discussion here,
tho majority thinking it should bo tho 1
husband's since none would be used'
until after tho marriage.
SHELLY. .
All bridal linen, both personal and
for tho new home, Is marked with the
bride's initials and not those of hot
futuro husband, as it is always pre
pared before tho wedding, and you
know "There's many a slip 'twlxt the
cup and tho lip."
Reply to "Chums."
As you say "mothor does not ob
ject" to tho young boys calling upon
you, I certainly do not. but, bo sure
that "mother" knows all about them,
and I do not bellcvo I would accept
invitations from boys whom you have
met "only twice." ir you aro allowed
to go to "theators and parties" and
both, only wearing hair ribbons, the
boys must certainly see you homo, ror
you two girls should not bo on the
streets alone. I think thero is no
prettier way to wear tho hair than
looped up with ribbons or coiled
around tho head in braids with a rib
bon bow on the side.
Invitation Etiquette.
In receiving an invitation to a card
party is it proper to send acceptance,
as well as regrets? What do tho capi
tal letters R. S. V. P. signify?
N. L. T.
An invitation to a card party should
be accepted or regretted as soon as
possible. Tho letters "R. S. V. P."
stand for the French "Repondez s'll
vous plait," nnd mean, in plain Eng
lish, "Respond, if you pleaso."
Reply to "Brown Eyes."
You did perfectly right to mail
threo cards to reach tho hostess on
tho day of the "tea," or before tho
date, as long as you llvo out of town.
I am very glad you find tho depart,
ment holpful and it is kind to havo
you say so.
MADAME MERIU.
Finishing Sleeves.
An excellent way to finish armholes
in a flno lingerie waist is to sew tho
sleeves in by machine; then button
hole around the edges with, either a
coarse thread or soft floss.
Unojarwood, N. T.
Farm and
en
GOOD BACTERIA AND BAD.
Kind the Agricultural College Pupil
Studies Help the Farmer.
When one realizes that tho first six
Inches of soil on nn aero of land will
weigh 000 tons and that there nre ap
proximately 300,000,000 germs to thu
ounce of dry fertile soil, ono may ob
tain some Idea of tho bacteria hidden
In the ground.
Tho word "germ" hns been so often
unpleasantly connected with contagious
diseases that it is hnrd to realize what
a very lmportnnt and necessary part
the bacteria play In the fertility of tho
soil. The plowing, harrowing, drainage
nud all the working of the land faclll-
Photosraph by Oregon Agricultural col
lege. STCDTIN'G SOU. BACTERIA.
tntes the proper activity of soil bac
teria nnd thus indirectly tho growing
conditions of the crops planted in It.
Tlie Illustration shows n student in
the bacteriology department of the
Oregon Agricultural college studying
soil bacteria under the microscope,
which is necessary If one wishes to see
these minute helpers to the farmer,
since It tnkes about 12,000 placed end
to end to make an inch. They aro lit
tle rods, most of them, about twice as
long as they nre wide, nnd there are
thousands of kinds.
Most of them grow best In a soil of
open texture, so a hnrd and compact
soil Is not ns fertile as that which is
frequently laid open to the light and
air.
y FARMING LIKE BANKING.
The plant food in the soil is p
,i mucli like a bank account which
4" Is subject to a draft. So long ns ;
Z there Is a surplus It can be with-
"5 drawn and converted into plants r
to afford profits for the owner, &
but as soon as the surplus is
used the soil (the banker) must J
either refuse the draft and cause ?
a crop failure or he must draw
on the reserve for future crops, x
J .1.1. .1 . 11.1 V. . V.. ...111.. V. UWVUUb ' "
X for the present. Farm and x
Runch.
Safety Post Holes.
Patent post holes have long been
humorously referred to in connection
with machines for grinding smoke,
left hand wheelbarrows, and other
imaginary inventions. It has remain
ed, however, for a Budapest Inventor
to make what is probably nn Impor
tant improvement relating particularly
to post holes, seeking to thus preserve
the wood of the posts. Instead of ap
plying preservatives to the wooden
post, railroad ties, sleepers or other
wood exposed to tho nctlon of the
earth, he treuts the earth which sur
rounds tho wooden post in such man
ner as to destroy all Insect, germ and
fungous life by soaking the earth with
a suitable sterilizing liquid. The proc
ess Is termed "porlsterlllzatlon," and
is claimed to bo especially useful in
rural and other remote districts In
which it is iucouvenlcnt to obtain
wood which has been treated with
creosote or similar preservative.
Scientific American.
Handling Ensilage.
Thero la only one right way to take
the silage out of tho silo, and that is
by two to three Inch layers from tho
top surface dally and keep tho upper
surface lorel and solid. Put down all
loosened sHago nnd feed it at once and
keep cliutfs, alleys and mangers free
from moldy or sour silage.
BE BEttY IN SOMETHING.
Every farmer ought to havo a
epoclalrgr of somo kind in which
ho excols In his neighborhood
not for a season only, but year
after year, eo that It will be said
of him: no boa tho cleanest
Tarda or ocetiArd or field, th
etraigbkoX corn rows, the whlfr
cut fences, fho laylngest hens,
fho lo relict Aowota the eooleat
ehaA tta pofctoat bP(Vn( tXa
doot pepeM or mogudnee w
Dooka tbo tn ot wmothinei
Warm ww nmetda.
InHERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE
I p REAL EST ATE. -By virtue of process
issued out of tho Court of Commoa
Ploas of Wayne county, and Statoof
Pennsylvania, and to mo directed
and delivered, I havo levied on and
will expose to public sale, nt tho
Court House in HonoBdale, on
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1012, 2 P. M.
All tho defendant's right, title,
and interest in tho following de
scribed property viz:
All that certain pleco or parcol of
land situate In tho township of Mount
Pleasant, Wayno county, Pa., do
scribed as follows:
Beginning at a point seventy feet
west from tho northwest corner of
Thomas Brown's land on tho south
sldo of tho Oreat Bond, and Cochoc
ton turnplko road; thenco south flTo
degrees east fifteen and one-fourth
perches to a post corner; thenco duo
west two porches to a post corner;
thenco oast elghty-flvo degrees south
twenty-one and one-half porches to
tho northwestern corner of Auston
Crater's land; thenco along lino or
said Crator land south olghty-fivo
degrees west slxty-ono porches to
a post and stono corner on Crator's
land; thenco along said land north
thirty-eight perches to tho south sldo
of tho Groat Bond and Cochocton
turnplko road; thenco along said
road north elghty-flvo degrees east
fifty-eight perches to place of be
ginning, containing fourteen acres
moro or less.
Upon said premises Is a two-story
frame house, framo ham and othor
Improvements, being tho same prop
erty that Aaron Fowler conveyed to
A. T. Hanklns by deed dated Feb. C,
1003, recorded in Deed Book No.
00, page 458.
Seized and taken In execution as
tho property of A. T. Hanklns at tho
suit of Harriet S. Sutton. No. 84,
March Term, 1012. Judgment, $200.
Attorney, Mumford.
TAKE NOTICE. All bids and costs
must be paid on day of sale or deeds
will not bo acknowledged.
FRANK C. KIMBLE, Sheriff.
Honesdale, Pa., April 15, 1012.
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