The CL Hans VOL) Librartan Brtarpara Joykcishus posite Library Govt. of Wert Beagal THE COLLEGTANS. weg SBA S255 NX °. cuAPTER XVI. eee 62 2 : | WOW THE TRENDS Parr, a “Ts vighting Poll up yet, 1 wondedi¥ said Lowry Looby, as he stood cracking his whip in the fatu-yard, while the morning was just be- ginning to break, and the dairy people were lying down the tirkins on his car.“ T'd like to seu her before I'd go, to know would she have any come mands westwards. ‘There’s no hoult upon her to hinder her speaking of a Friday, whatever.” “Is who up?” exclaimed a shrill voice which proceeded frum the grated windows of the FOL. 1, B g THE COLLEGIANS, dairy, Ht was that of the’ industrious Mrs. Frawley, who, as early, if wot as brisk and sprightly as the jark, was already employed in setting her milk in the keelers. “ Fighting Poll of the Recks,” replied Lawry, taming toward the wire grating, through which he bebeld the cusive figure of the dairy-womeu, ag neat ava bride, easployed in ber bealth-giving, Jife-prolonging, avocations. “Who is she, why?” said Mrs. Frawley. * Don’t you know the girl that come in the boat with Misther Cregan, and sfep in the room outside you?” “Oyeh! [didn’t know who yon meant. The boatman’s handsome little sister?” « Flandsome, ayeh?” “Yes, then, handsome. She hos the dawniest little nose I think I ever lnid my two eyes on.” Why then "tis a new story with it for a nose, Formerly, when ] knew if, it was more TUB COLLEGIANS. 3 like a button mushwroon than any thing else, and the colour of a boiled carrot. Good raison it had for that, ak the jpublicans could tell you.” ‘Hold your tongue, man, Is it to drimk you say she used “A thrifie, lm towld.” “JF then, I never see one that has less the sigu of it than what she has.” “She's ered lately, Danny Maon tells me. Nelly, croo,” he added, changing his tone, So- nuher* to you, now, au get mea ‘dram, for its threatening to be a moist foggy mornen’, an? 1 have a long road before me.” Nelly was occupied in liberating a whole regiment of ducks, hens, ponts, chicks, cocks, geese and turkics; whe all came quackiug, Gucking, whistling, chirping, crowing, cackling, and gobbling, though the opened fowl-house door into the yard; where they remained shaking: * A good husband. Be