Listen--- "'When did you see Katsey Cavanagh?
She certainly is not ill-looking, and will originate you famous mountaineers.

Do, like a good fellow, stand by me at this pinch, and I will drink your health and Kat-sey's, and that you may--' (what's this ?) 'col--colonize Ahadarra with a race of young Colossusses that the world will wonder at.
"'Ever thine, "'H.

Burke.' "Here's more, though: listen, mother, to your favorite, that you want to marry Kathleen to:-- "'P.S.

I will clear scores with you for all in the course of a few months, and remember that, at your marriage, I must, with my own hand, give you away to Katsey, the fair Oolossa.'" The perusal of this document, at least so far as they could understand it, astonished them not a little.

Until they heard it read, both had been of the opinion that Hycy had actually proposed for Kathleen, or at least felt exceedingly anxious for the match.
"An' does he talk about givin' her away to Bryan M'Mahon ?" asked her mother.