"far tie Man
The Fairy Prince's Visit
By Mis. Wlsthi Woodrow
Did I iver b lel'in" ye jlkwt Xlirr
Mahaney "s ekiny shower, which
held ar a last St. Patrick's day. jus
waa week before she was after SHun"
married to Terence iluJhaly ?
Sure, it I was to live to be a thou
sand years oM. Fll niver forwt that.
Twas the mornin' before the shower
wain I was doin" ap ae niisthress"
room, an she sat oa the sofy readin
her letters. I said, very rayspectful in
deed.
"If it will not Inconvaynience you'm,
rd like St. Patrick's eve off. Xle best
friend." I wint on. "who is after mar
ryia" Tereace Mulhaly, is bavin." a
chiny shower. Oh. twill be grand!
The other gurrls will all be takiu" her
aomethin very fin: but." an' I snot?
sorrowful. ""Us litt! I can do. 1 siut
all ate money to me fathyer an mitber
la Ireland, an' I've notfcia loft to put
oa area a cracked cup for Marx." An"
I wiped me eye with the- stent av me
apron.
"Whist now," say me niisthress
soft an" pleasant. She is a Tery kind
lady, ye mast know. "I guess it til!
not send me to the poorhouse to Sire
ye a bit av cbiny. Dory yer eyes, aa"
com down to the chiny -closet with
me. Aa would ye belave it. before
ya cud count tin. she had lepped up
from the sofy. run down the stairs
with me at her heels, thrown open the
glass dure av the ehiny-closet. aa
handed me out a line, big pitcher!
Twas a deep, dairk blue, with pink
rosea aa gilt all over wan side av it.
Ob, twas the handsomest thing ye
Iver see!
So ye can imagine twas Tery set up
t felt the night ar the shower, whin I
pat on me Sunday dress an started
on with mo grand pitcher all done up
la tissue paper uader me arm. Ye s
twas arranged that as gurrts was to
go airly, so as we could help Mary
lay out the supper aa get things ail
ready fer the shower against the time
the b'ys come In about tin o'clock.
Thia while all was enjoyin" the ray
fresh men ts we was to present the
bride with the chiny.
Well, we must all hare started at
the same time, fer by good lock we all
got to Mary's kitchen dare at the
same time.
- While we were enjoy in" av ourselves
there com a knock oa the dure, so
shalrp aa suddea that it caused each
was ay us to nish Jump out av cur
skins. Or a minute we all held back,
an thia Vary stepped to the dure an
opened It, an there, so close agaiast
It that ahe jumped, stood a man.
"Isn't this Miss Bridget O'Reilly T
he says very polite aa' pleasant; an'
before Mary could answer, be went on.
"I'm sura it is, steppin la an cJosia
the dure behind him, "fer me sister in
Ireland wrote me that she lived in this
Tery house. She says. 'You will know
her by her dairk eye aa her swate
smile. " An' do ye know that, although
he spoke to Mary, he give a sudden
look past her aa smiled right at me;
although Sheila, aV Itiddy. aa Rosie
all coatinded afterward that it
square at thlm he was loo tin".
Oh. but he was handsome! It made
your eyes glad to look at him. . Tall
aa straight an slim, with a laughin
mouth an gray eyes, keen as a eagle's.
I m afraid rat not the lady ye re
lock In' fer, says Mary, la a soft
voice. "Me name is Mahaney!
"Mahaney! he cried, fer all the
world like he'd found a fortune. "Ma
haney! Not warn st the Mahaneys
av
"County Galway. spake up Mary
Aa the next thing y knew, before
ah cud aay another word, he had the
two hands st her aa was shakin' thlm
ap an down, his eyes shinin an the
teeth gleamln like snow In his dark
face.
Well, the next thing y knew, that
b"y had got us an laaghfn at
ryta oa like we was kids agin. Och.
there was aothla that cud be done
that he didn't do It! He took the
stockla' that Biddy Winn was knlttin'
from her aa knit three rounds before
y cud say Jack Robinson all the
while a-tellia some Joke or a comical
atory that mad our sides ache.
Such rompia! Oh, he was the great
cut-up! W shored Mary, protestin'
aa screamla. from the room, aa thin
w aatied the preseats fer the chiny
shower. WeU, I'm telUn ye. I had the
surprise av me life. There wasat
garrl there, mind ye. that hadat
plot av chiny as nice or better ttan
m grand bin pitcher. Fer the life
ST me. I could not make It out Just
thia. for why they had spent their
money oa Mary Mahaney. although
raycelTed light oa the subject later.
Aa all the while. Mary pouadin' oa
the dure aa beggia' to be let la. until
w tuk pity oa her. aa' let her com
back. After that w quieted down, aa'
sat around the stove again, with
other cup av fresh tea apiece. Aa he
begin to sing. Aa. oh! twas the
grand voice he had. aa twas a pritty
song as ye iver heard, with the gay
taae av It.
All at one he stopped short, looked
ap at the big, square dock tickin'
away oa the mantelpiece, aa thia he
sort av started, aa fer a minute
shadow fell accost his face.
"Did ye Iver hear a Cinderella.' he
says, "her that had to lave the ball at
tb sthroke av 12? ft her brother.
am' I must be lavia' before the sthroke
a tin,
"Fer why T" asks Rosie.
"Fer the same rayson." be answers,
his reckless eyes twinklin' asaia.
Thia he jumped up an shook hands
all around. "Good-by, he says to me.
Good-by. Nora av the proud OXJradys.
your murtherin eyes have stabbed mo
o the hairt. An' Sheila, pale Sheila,
lis like moonlight on Lake Killarney
ye are. an' lis niver I'll forget ye.
An' Biddy Winn. make a tramp
dream av home, a rale home, with y
siltin" oa wan side av the peat fire,
knittia', aa' him siltin opposite, srnok-
in" h:s pipe. An' now, Mary Mahaaey,
take the blessin" aT a wanderer. Tis
" - ...... I
Thia the by walked over to the
dure, shut it shairp behind him an
was gone.
A a even as we stood there stharia
aa" ready to rub our eyes, like we was
just aroused from some enchantment
that had been put on us, we heard
heavy footsteps stampin' on the snow
outside an the voices av the b'ys, an
in a minute they all come in Ter
reoce Muihaiy an Roman Hinnessey
an Java Mather an' Billy Cronin.
"An Where's Tim HoganT we
asked. But not wan av thim knew, so
supposin he'd come in anny minute
we thought no more about it- Thia
the b'ys all crowded around the stove
aa begun to lscgh an' cut up. Tis
throe that most times us gurrls would
have been ready enough to join ia
with thim: but all at wance they
seemed quite different.
"Tis strange I niver noticed before
what terrible manners they have.
says Sheila Mooney to me, Tery dis
gusted. "Comparisons is ojus. I ray plied;
"but tis baird not to make thim.
Course, right away, us gurrls all got
busy waraiin' up the vittles aa' setua
la Walks Tim Hcjan.
out the supper; but some way or other
the hairt seemed to have gone out av
all av us. an although I will say fer
meself. I kept me Umper aa niver ,
wance fergot I was a lady, the others
became very cross an disputatious.
But we put what face on it we cud, aa
before beginnin to enjoy the rayfresh-
ments. we all presented Mary with our
pieces of chiny. Well, you should have
seen the face on her whin she undid
thim packages. Twas proud an
pleased an yet puzzled, an it kept
gettin' more so as she unrolled the
paper from each grand oraymint.
An while site was thryin to thank
us the best she cud. in walks Tim
Hogan. brushin the snow off his uni
form be is a policeman, ye know
although twas a Tery cold night.
as I did be tellin" ye, his face was red
hot, and the perspiration was
thricklin" down his forehead under his
helmet. Naturally, iverywaa began to
ask fer why he was so late.
"Tis fer a good rayson. he says.
very Important an yet cross. "There
has been a great robbery. Almost
ivery house on Petunia place has been
entered this night. Yours. Sheila
Mooney. an yours, Nora Grady, an
yours. Biddy Winn. The police
thought they had him sure; but he
slipped right through their fingers and
vanished hke quicksilver. I did not
him meself. but twas the fine
handsome crook he was. they towld
Td give something nice to lay me
hands oa him.
Before he had finished. Rosie. she
slipped through the dure Into the
laundry. Stop pin" only to whisper to
Mary to -tape the quiet tongue ia h
head I cud tell by the way Sheila
an Biddy was lookia at Tim that they
had no intintion av helptn him out
with anny information I followed
Rosie.
There sue was, si tun on a un
turned tub in that cowld. damp laun
dry, lit only by a feeble taper, cryln"
as if her hairt, wud break.
"Oh, Nora," she sobs whia she sees
me. runnln to me aa thro win" her
arms around me, "do ye beJavo ttr
"Not I!" I says, Tery stout- Td
stake me sowrs salvation that he aiv
er stole anny thing but halrts.
"Aa me, too. says Sheila, who had
come in. T don't know what he was.
aa I dont care; but he was no thief.
"But I know now. says Rosie. Uftin"
her head up. with a light oa her lac
an a kind av glory aa wonder in her
eyes. "Tis the prince ay the fairies
he was. stepped in on a St. Patrick's
vra te call on the few that's left be-
lavtu in him.
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If ever there was a time when the man
who works at a trade was supposed to
wear ill-fitting clothing, that time has
passed. The mechanic who must fig
ure on saving the pennies, need no
longer do so at a sacrifice of the feeling
of satisfaction that comes from wearing
well-fitting, durable and up-to-date
clothing. He can dress well and no
one is more entitled to good clothes
without extravagant expenditure. The
man who wears tailor-made clothes
these days is no better dressed than the
workingman who selects his custom
made clothing with judgment. We
handle a line of union-made clothing
that is equal to the best and better than
most.
ESoodOG by EJiradls
OF BUFFALO
The Brock clothing is the final word in
the union-made clothing line. Nothing
finer made and the price is as reason
able as the line is excellent. We want
to show it to union men. And while
you are considering this, remember that
we handle union-made hats, shirts,
work clothes, etc. Our Spring stock in
all lines is the best ever. As for prices
well, you will be agreeably surprised
when you see the goods.
ClaLU I L.la.J
BODPADV
GOOD CLOTHES MERCHANTS
GENERAL MENTION.
Brief
General In-
I terns of Loca" and
teres! to Toil
It all depends oa the label.
The Wageworker, $1 a year. Worth
Demanding the label beats pushing
a boycott.
One thousand carriage workers inj
San Francisco are on strike against j
the non-union shop.
An ordinance requiring the fort
nightly payment of city laborers was
recently passed at Concord. N. H.
Waiters Tnion. No. SO. of Boston,
received applications for membership
of over forty mea at a recent meet
ing. The granite cutters strike in Massa
chusetts has been adjusted and the
threatened spread of the trouble pre
vented.
Sixteen policemen quit their jobs in
Pen sa cola. Ffct. recently because they
were ordered to guard cars manned
by non-union men.
Twenty-five policemen in Pensaoola,
Fla have been discharged for refus
ing to board cars and protect non
union motormen and conductors.
- The B. O. railway magnates have
issued orders requiring employes in
the operating department to cut out
all liquor, whether they are on or oft
duly.
The Montana shtteen-hour law for
railroad employes in the train service
has been declared by the state su
preme court to be valid and constitu
tional.
Fifty carpenters in Chicago are on
strike against the Maers-Slayton sash,
door and blind factory. The company
refused to put into force an agreement
entered into with the carpenters on
year ago.
Brewery workers of Hartford. Conn,
signed an agreement for two years,
gaining one dollar per week increase
all around, the eight-hour day for six
months and the nine-hour day for the
remaining six months.
As a preventive against sweating,
the Sydney (Australia) Musicians'
Union has requested the Labor Coun
cil not to put the union label on places
of amusement which do not pay union
rates, so that they may be boycotted
by all unionists.'
Being a union man means that you
are a free working man. Kver think
of that. Mr. Non-union Man? We
have a voice in stating under just
what conditions we shall work. Ton.
my friend, look wise, but take what
you get.
A Japanese Imperial ordinance for
bids the employment of foreign labor
in Japan except under limited Condi-
liens, which restrict such employment
only to the old treaty ports where
foreigners congregate.
West Australian milkmen who work
extremely long hours for seven days
in the week, are now agitating for a
Sunday half-holiday. No one outside
themselves would help them to keep
the day of rest sacred, so they have
formed a union to try for it.
LEATHERWORKERS' BALL
The ball of the Lincoln Leather
workers at Pitt's hall last Monday
evening was attended by about 100
couples, and the evening was most en
joyably spent. The inclement weather
outside seemed to add to the enjoy--emnt
inside, Bruse's orchestra fur
nished the music.
A SAO MESSAGE.
Morris Crissman, member of Lin
coln Typographical Union, received a
message from Portland, Ore-. Mon
day announcing the serious 1Htw of
his ' father. Mr. Crissmaa and wife
left at once for Portland and will re
main there, so long as the eooJitiou
ci the elder Mr. Crisaman demands.
NEW DUKE UNAFFECTED
T A FTPS GREAT MISTAKE.
Secretary Taft makes the same mis
take that other and wiser men have
made when he talks about organized
capital and organized labor and says
"both, are inevitable. Nobody in par
ticular is objecting to organized capi
tal, for capital is organized. What we
object to is organized capitalists who
organize to prevent justice instead of
guaranteeing it; who organize to op
press, not to lift up; who organize
to further selfish interests instead of
human interests.
In the new duke of Devonshire, who has
just succeeded his uncle to the British title
and the vast possessions that go with It, the
house of commons has lost one of its most re
spected members. Although lacking the usual
incentives for hard work, as for many years ft
was certain that he would succeed to the Devon
shire dukedom, he always "sweated- coaacieat
tiously for his party during the 19 years he rep
resented West Derbyshire ia the lower house.
The new duke is expected to win aa enviable
place for himself ia the hereditary upper
ber by his solid qualities of miad and heart.
One could hardly say that the prese
was born with a silver spoon ia his mouth; feet
fkte soon made up for the deficiency. As a mat
ter of fact, he was bora the eldest child of the
third son of the seventh duke and there seemed only the remotest prospeeta
of his ever succeeding to the great title which his grandfather bore. Death,
however, removed those that intervened. The eighth duke, who has jaet
died, spent bis youth and his early manhood la casting sheep's eye at a
woman who was married to another man; ia the course of time It became
tolerably certain that, barring his prematura death, Victor Cavendish, fa
miliarly known as "Vie' by his friends in the house of commons, would be
ninth duke of Devonshire and the owner of one of ti"e largest estates ha
Great Britain.
But despite his great expectations, Victor Cavendish always retained the
simple unaffected ways that made him so popular with all who knew bias. Ia
that respect he bore a remarkable resemblance to the late duke, who laiplrvd
an extraordinary amount of respect, not only amoag those who enjoyed his
personal acquaintance, but also among the common prwple.
Besides being the holder of one of the proudest titles In the British peeraca.
the new duke of Devonshire is allied by marriage with another of the great
families of the land. He married the elder daughter of the marquis of Laas
downe. leader of the conservative party in the bouse of lords.
The position of a British duke ia not always an enviable one. To be
"dead broke" and the holder of great titles is oae of the son lew plights that
can be Imagined. But it is safe to say that such aa experience win never
trouble the new duke or Devonshire. For with the title goes the ownership
of about 200.000 acres and an annual income a little short of fl.000.aoa.
