WITH A WINE-GLASS. a

eyes bothers them. The Irish girls are not
that bould yet,. bless the saints, that they can
stare into a man’s eyes to read his meaning.
But long ago they could peep under their
eyes lashes and read it, and he never the
wiser, just out of the curl of his lip. But
now the mouths are all hidden under the
furze-bush, so no wonder the poor craythurs
of girls are more bothered than in the ould
times.” |

Peggy paused to take breath, and, et
“some time, added, :

“But handsome is that handsome does.
Yes,” repeated Peggy, “ Mary, mavourneen,
they all, that have any sense, say that hand- -
- gome is that handsome does, and don’t you
go to forget it.” |
- “But what has that to do with Terence
Boyd?” questioned Mary, drooping her head 3
“what is it he does that isn’t handsome ? —

it’s nothing to me, to be sure; only I don’t