Judge — July 26, 1884 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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LONELY WITHOUT THEM. THE JUDGE. 1. Country Gitt—“ J suppose you find it rather dull here.” City Lapy—* Ves, indeed. acquaintances behind us, You “see we left a large circle ’of 2 THE CIRCLE OF ACQUAINTANCES. “Murdher ye,” said he, staring at mo, “not at all, it’s’ welcoming the lady, the are. ‘They're so proud to sce her. _ It’s wit the.pnre dint of rejoicement that they shout like that,” We reached the hotel, but the crowd would not be appeased. Aunt Prissy quickly ordered the obsequious host to conduct us to a private sitting room, to which we had almost to carry the half-fainting form of grandma, But we were not left long in Mine host came to tho door implor- Aunt Prissy to come and “Spake one word to the boys, or they’d tear down the house.” Certainly the noisc was appalling. ‘But what can I say to them?” asked Aunt Prissy, must attend to my mother who is seriously frightened.” “Ah! spake wan word,” “do, Miss Parnell! Say or somethin’.” arnell?” said Aunt Prissy, alight seeming to break in on her. ‘‘ I’m not Miss Parnell. Do the people think I am?” ot Miss Parnell!” said the poor land- lord, turning pale. ‘¢ And whativer timpted you to let on you war. It was a quare trick 30 it was, and whatever damage is done in this house, I'll hold you accountable. Not Miss Parnell! then’ you'll be taken for a spy and informer, and you'll niver lave this town with your life. It’s not meself, though, that will tell it to the boys while you are in this house. Oh! you foolish, misfortunate woman, what made you let on you were Miss Parnell?” “T never said I was Miss Parnell,” said my Aunt much distressed. “We only landed in Queenstown yesterday, we are just come from America. By a most unfortunate implored the you'll see them mistake we left our train here, and the driver or the people, made a mistake. Our bag- gage is ull gone to Dublin.” “¢ But what undher Hivin will Ido?” said the landlord. — ‘* You must ship off the bist way ye’s can in the mornin’. Come and spake to the boys now, anyway. Say you'll see thim to-morrow, that you were delayed by ressin’ business, or ye’d have been here air- ier, and don’t for charity’s sake, lit on that ye’re not Miss Parnell, or they’ll smash my windows and have yourlife. Come, quick.” So Aunt Prissy had to go, leaving a cham- bermaid in charge of grandma, and I went with her. We stood at an upper window, and Aunt Prissy made a short speech dic- tated to her by the land lord. It was a nervous little effort enough, for she hated dissimulation, and was most hideously afraid of the mob, but they received the words with loud applause, and soon after- wards dispersed quietly. It was very hard to explain the situation to grandma, She persisted that our diffi- culties were all owing to Aunt Prissy’s love of masquerading, though I must say I never thought that was one of my Aunt’s besetting tins. We partook of a sort of tea-supper that night, a dreary festival enough, but our landlord was now in excellent spirits. He undertook to slip us off “quite and aisey,” by | the first train in the morning, and to account | for our absence by saying, ‘Miss Parnell | was called by telegraph to attind to import- ant business, but she’d visit the town agin in short.” ‘Alas! the best laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley.” At day- break next morning a handsome open car- riage, with four white horses, and green rib- bons and banners flying was in waiting to conduct the field of mee Poor Aunt Pri Miss Parnel . hat was to be had to drive d only by poor me, and to come tell the assembled multituc hood that I believe the goc in her life. She said that busines: ant to Ireland called her away, but | hoped to be among them very s¢ hey cheered her loudly, escorted their thou back to the hotel to the station, and we were soon ¢ more on our route to Dublin. We had the car- iage to ourselv nd grandma scolded t Prissy all the way, and to her furth noyance there were police every station whe to by keeping an *e3 eyes were kept on her, and on our ar- rmly were all the officials i with the idea that our name wa: that we had much difficulty iu i our baggage, which was there before us. $ waiting for us on the platform, Sho had wisely engaged rooms for us at the “Shelbourne Hotel,” concluded naturally we would appear by in. She also came in for a share of grandma’s remarks, and I do not think Aunt Prissy will ever wish to personate Miss Par- nell again. I drove from the station with the cabby on the box, and he w loquacious individual. Ile mad to call for me next day, and down to see the statues in Sackville street St. Patri Cathedral, the where the hawthornes were place where Lord Frederick and M were killed, and all the other inte places in the city from Kilmainham G down ary at emed comicbooks.com