A BOHN MATCHMAKER.
When Father Fahey, the Irish priest, in charge of the immigrants in Argentina, thought that sufficient means were forthcoming in any cmc to start housekeeping in a comfortable manner, some such conversation as the following frequently took place between the priest and hi# sturdy parishioner, who had just conclcded a good sale of his wool ; “ I have been thinking, Pat, that you ought to get married.” •• is it married your reverence says ? Sure where would I see a girl to speak to while I am looking after the sheep all my lime ? ” “If that’s all the difficulty in your way, I think I can find a wife for you. There’s Biddy Flanagan, in service with Mrs. Dash, in Buenos Ayres, as nice and modest a girl as ever you laid eyes on ; slip away down and see her, and tell her I sent you.” Wouldn’t next wool season be time enough, yoor reverence ?** “ Wool season, indeed ! Do you know what you are talking about, Pat ? Is it a girl like Biddy Flanagan that you would leave till next wool season ? Why, man alive ! she is just as likely to ba snipped under your very cose while you are the street to i Up-. Iwlfi'fw> R the ill lIsIIn i 1 10 make l«. r ,K>r ‘ : i :||in-k with * ijlfr pretty C'"-' : . 'A Jf‘ : y ' ' ' mwhose ■4 •;» ■ ' BKI enjj&k , IRooer ' ;! r' 1 ■Vdon’t ijjvEsl r. ? ** ; ’: ; C '-m some v,.ilfto say. 'p;r’ ' BPeasiire &■!,%:. I : -,rf ' i Ilf ore of n * \ * - ; HE a she is S lit r’ -j '} IHPech, and ' : Sifsin, going .• Wg once.. •* I -W i f <?■ ■ ilr ’ Chivilcoy. is? '. : y HP* to marry ’vE.. ' ashamed ' .HR ook of you to 3,"%• ■ ■ ' ■ nake a fool of ' RB without think- ■; ‘l . Hr o, but she docs v ' Hpnor docs he go J ’■’’ti’ - I Hfruefcow or other T - tijilj, The result is, Pj&tlr:ifc’Hy'H 1 ,, >■;.(Heightened colour -■ HTi interview with fJj&jN' ?' H|rm«, with much K Avjfcifd'l;■ Ha, "that there's SR. .•’fyrJSflHßlw ' m t>o' n S Irish born, 4- jfefiSFi'' ‘' W- expression, and £®V- if-'' ■ that she wants to vaffl'.'S, - BBthe priest with the 's"‘ / - Sip objections to the agKj-g-..,r;; Hn soon overcome by HThs, and off the bridewKffii Bf-n afterward returns 'i MV .'or she is now Mrs.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume XXVIII, Issue 1435, 27 October 1896, Page 2
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408A BOHN MATCHMAKER. Cromwell Argus, Volume XXVIII, Issue 1435, 27 October 1896, Page 2
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