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Article MRS. FEBNBRAKE'S "LUCKY BIRD." ← Page 2 of 7 →
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Mrs. Febnbrake's "Lucky Bird."
all . Thoo browt tweea greeat peehacock ' s fedders an' stack 'em in tit seein -glass frame ; bud Ah spied 'em , an' teeak ' em oot sharp . Diz n't thoo knaw it iz unlucky te hev ' em i' t' boos ? Tha Aveea n ' t be king in afooar flier ' s a deeath i' f famally , let ma tell tha . Bud mebbe thoo weean ' t believe that noAvder !" "No , mother , I don ' t . " " Whyah , things hez cum'd tiv a pitch noo ! Fooaks weea n ' t believe owt seean , Ah
deea think . Happen thoo diz n't believe i' fooaks at ' z gahin' te dee i' t' next year walkin' intit chetch o' Sent Mark's Eve ; bud Ah deea . Ther Avaz yance a lad an' hiss ' at waz sAveethartin' went an' sat 'em down i' t' awd chetch pooatch at Yutton Rudb y , an ' tha 'd teean ueea nooatis hoo tahm went , an' it bed getten te be tAvelve o ' clock , when an awd man wiv a stick iv hiz hand walkt past 'em , an' vanisht reet thruff t' chetch deer , Then a bairn went by , an' vanisht i' t' seeam way . An' ther waz lots mair , beeath aivd
an' yung , kept gahin' by ' em , tell tba Aver ommest flayd oot o' ther wits ; Avhen all at yance it cam-intit yung chap ' s heead 'at it wor Sent Mark ' s Eve , an' as Aveel az tha cud , tbay gat croppen oot o' t' chetch pooatch , an' went yam . An' thoo may be seer tba nivver AA'ent theer onny mair te sweethart , HoAvivver az noAvder on ' em had fallen asleep , tha knew tha Aver seeaf ; for if onnyboddy 'at ' z Avatchin' falls asleep , it ' z a sahn ' at tha ' 11 dee i' t ' folloAvin' year . Ah see ' at thoo ' z laffin ' , bud mebbe thoo wad n ' t like te gan' an' watch theesel . ' Bud here ' s Rooas cummin . ' Gan' aAvay an' oppen t' frunt deear , an' let her in . Ah'U aAvand sheea ' z cum'd te hail t' fost new moon i' t' year Avi' tha , az sheea sed sheea wad deea . "
Away Avent Mary , and opened the door , and in came a pretty , blooming girl of sixteen , and said : — "Good eA'ening , Mrs . Fernbrake ! I have come , according to promise , to hail the new moon Avith Mary to-night . " " An' reet welcum thoo iz , me lass ! " replied the good old dame . '' Bud cum away tit fire , an' squat tha doon , an' git warm'd ; an'then we'll hev a gud cup o' tay . Ah'll gan ' an' see aboot itMar }' tahm thoo tawks te Rooas . "
, , As soon as Mrs . Fernbrake left the room , the IAVO girls began to talk on a subject which was of great interest to them both . Rose had a dashing young brother , who was a sailor , much against the wishes of his parents , Avho Avere well-to-do people , ancl who would have fain kept him at home . But the quiet home life of a simple country squire was distasteful to him ; and a longing to see foreign countries , and to " go down to the sea in ships , " and to " do business in great waters" had taken possession of him some
, three or four years before . His Avishes had been gratified , and he had so far enjoyed the new sphere of fife Avhich he had chosen for himself . Mary and him had been playfellows in childhood . He it Avas AVIIO gathered flowers for her in their rambles , ancl who carried her across the brook ; and she then always called herself his little wife . After her return from school , and during one of his annual holidays , they had again met , after a parting of three years , when true love entered the hearts of both , and they became engaged to each
other , with the full consent of both their parents . And now Rose was urging Mary to endeavour to persuade Fred to promise that the voyage he was then about to take should be his last ; and she was nothing loath to undertake the task that very evening , as lie Avas expected at the farm to accompany his sister home . The table having been spread , Avith the teapot Mrs . Fernbrake again entered the room , and the three were soon discussing the good things set before them . Before the meal was
at an end , Mr . Fernbrake ' s pleasant voice was heard in the passage , saying : — " This way , Fred ! Ah'll be bun we sal he i' tahm fer summat te eeat . " Opening the door , he said : — "Ah've fetcht yan mair tit tay then va aim'd on : bud Ah knaw ' at he'll be Avelcum . "
" Ay , John , Ah seer thoo knew that varry weel , else thoo wad n ' t ha' browt him here , " said his wife , " fer Ah ' ve oft heeard tha say , Ah'd a way o' leeakin' varry glum if onnyboddy cam ' at Ah did n ' t want . Bud cum here , Fred , an' tak a seeat atween t' lasses . What , we mun all hev a sup mair tay te keep ya cumpony . " The new comers being comfortably seated , the meal went forward in good earnest , Mi " ' Fernbrake asking Fred to tell them some little incident that he had met with in his travels .
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Mrs. Febnbrake's "Lucky Bird."
all . Thoo browt tweea greeat peehacock ' s fedders an' stack 'em in tit seein -glass frame ; bud Ah spied 'em , an' teeak ' em oot sharp . Diz n't thoo knaw it iz unlucky te hev ' em i' t' boos ? Tha Aveea n ' t be king in afooar flier ' s a deeath i' f famally , let ma tell tha . Bud mebbe thoo weean ' t believe that noAvder !" "No , mother , I don ' t . " " Whyah , things hez cum'd tiv a pitch noo ! Fooaks weea n ' t believe owt seean , Ah
deea think . Happen thoo diz n't believe i' fooaks at ' z gahin' te dee i' t' next year walkin' intit chetch o' Sent Mark's Eve ; bud Ah deea . Ther Avaz yance a lad an' hiss ' at waz sAveethartin' went an' sat 'em down i' t' awd chetch pooatch at Yutton Rudb y , an ' tha 'd teean ueea nooatis hoo tahm went , an' it bed getten te be tAvelve o ' clock , when an awd man wiv a stick iv hiz hand walkt past 'em , an' vanisht reet thruff t' chetch deer , Then a bairn went by , an' vanisht i' t' seeam way . An' ther waz lots mair , beeath aivd
an' yung , kept gahin' by ' em , tell tba Aver ommest flayd oot o' ther wits ; Avhen all at yance it cam-intit yung chap ' s heead 'at it wor Sent Mark ' s Eve , an' as Aveel az tha cud , tbay gat croppen oot o' t' chetch pooatch , an' went yam . An' thoo may be seer tba nivver AA'ent theer onny mair te sweethart , HoAvivver az noAvder on ' em had fallen asleep , tha knew tha Aver seeaf ; for if onnyboddy 'at ' z Avatchin' falls asleep , it ' z a sahn ' at tha ' 11 dee i' t ' folloAvin' year . Ah see ' at thoo ' z laffin ' , bud mebbe thoo wad n ' t like te gan' an' watch theesel . ' Bud here ' s Rooas cummin . ' Gan' aAvay an' oppen t' frunt deear , an' let her in . Ah'U aAvand sheea ' z cum'd te hail t' fost new moon i' t' year Avi' tha , az sheea sed sheea wad deea . "
Away Avent Mary , and opened the door , and in came a pretty , blooming girl of sixteen , and said : — "Good eA'ening , Mrs . Fernbrake ! I have come , according to promise , to hail the new moon Avith Mary to-night . " " An' reet welcum thoo iz , me lass ! " replied the good old dame . '' Bud cum away tit fire , an' squat tha doon , an' git warm'd ; an'then we'll hev a gud cup o' tay . Ah'll gan ' an' see aboot itMar }' tahm thoo tawks te Rooas . "
, , As soon as Mrs . Fernbrake left the room , the IAVO girls began to talk on a subject which was of great interest to them both . Rose had a dashing young brother , who was a sailor , much against the wishes of his parents , Avho Avere well-to-do people , ancl who would have fain kept him at home . But the quiet home life of a simple country squire was distasteful to him ; and a longing to see foreign countries , and to " go down to the sea in ships , " and to " do business in great waters" had taken possession of him some
, three or four years before . His Avishes had been gratified , and he had so far enjoyed the new sphere of fife Avhich he had chosen for himself . Mary and him had been playfellows in childhood . He it Avas AVIIO gathered flowers for her in their rambles , ancl who carried her across the brook ; and she then always called herself his little wife . After her return from school , and during one of his annual holidays , they had again met , after a parting of three years , when true love entered the hearts of both , and they became engaged to each
other , with the full consent of both their parents . And now Rose was urging Mary to endeavour to persuade Fred to promise that the voyage he was then about to take should be his last ; and she was nothing loath to undertake the task that very evening , as lie Avas expected at the farm to accompany his sister home . The table having been spread , Avith the teapot Mrs . Fernbrake again entered the room , and the three were soon discussing the good things set before them . Before the meal was
at an end , Mr . Fernbrake ' s pleasant voice was heard in the passage , saying : — " This way , Fred ! Ah'll be bun we sal he i' tahm fer summat te eeat . " Opening the door , he said : — "Ah've fetcht yan mair tit tay then va aim'd on : bud Ah knaw ' at he'll be Avelcum . "
" Ay , John , Ah seer thoo knew that varry weel , else thoo wad n ' t ha' browt him here , " said his wife , " fer Ah ' ve oft heeard tha say , Ah'd a way o' leeakin' varry glum if onnyboddy cam ' at Ah did n ' t want . Bud cum here , Fred , an' tak a seeat atween t' lasses . What , we mun all hev a sup mair tay te keep ya cumpony . " The new comers being comfortably seated , the meal went forward in good earnest , Mi " ' Fernbrake asking Fred to tell them some little incident that he had met with in his travels .