Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1899 — A Distant Brother. [ARTICLE]

A Distant Brother.

A Boston woman had a servant named Norah, a rosy-cheeked girl, who received frequent calls from a young man, of whim she often spoke as “me brother.” The consternation of her mistress may be guessed when one day Norah announced that she was soon to marry the stalwart “Tim.” “What do you mean, Norah?” demanded the lady, feeling that a poor trick had been played upon her. "You’ve always spoken of Tim as your brother to me.” “Yts, ma’am,” said the blushing Norah. “I always thought of him so, ma’am, whiles he was making up his mind; but he’s been so bowld as to remind me, ma’am, that he’s only me brother-in-law’s brother, afther all!” Youth’s Companion.