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Article MRS. FEBNBRAKE'S "LUCKY BIRD." ← Page 4 of 7 →
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Mrs. Febnbrake's "Lucky Bird."
at Ah hev put by ' at ' z nivver been wesbt . A hankntcher ' at ' z been wesht Aveea n ' t deea . This van ' z been kept a vast o' years fer t'job . Mah mudher hailt it thruff't ; an ' Ah hailt it thruff't , an' monny mair ' z deean t' seeam , —skooars o' lasses , Ah may Aveel say . " Bustling off , Mrs . Fernbrake soon returned with an old-fashioned silk handkerchief Avrapped carefull y up in paper , evidently a family heirloom . " But , Mrs . Fernbrake ! " said Eose , " you will have to teach us Avhat to say . "
" Ay , that Ah Avill ! " she replied . " Yoo mun beeath lissen te me . Whahl you ' re hoddin' t' hankutcher atween yer feeaces an't' meean , ya mun say : — "' NeAT moon ! new Moon ! I hail thee ! Hoping this night my true love to see ; Not in his best or bis worst array , But in the clothes he wears eveiy day ! Grant that to-morrow I may him ken From among all other men . '"
" Oh , I am sure Ave can think of that ! said Mary . " Come along Rose ! let us be off . " And putting on their hats , and warm shawls about their shoulders , they went out . Mrs . Fernbrake followed them to the door , to make three curtseys to the new moon , that she " mud git a presint , " she said , " bud it did n ' t deea te hev glass atween yoo an ' t ' meean when ya did seea . " After the girls had been absent a short time , Rose returned to the house without Mary , and told Mrs . Fernbrake that Fred and her had gone for a moonliht walk .
g " Whyah , " said the old lady , " Ah can ' t say mitch ageean that , thoo knaAvs , llooas , fer her fayther an' me had monny a yan tegidder ; an' it diz n ' t deea te fergit ' at yan ' ¦ / , been yung yansels . Bud how monny meeans did ya see , Rooas ?" " Well , Mary says she only saw one ; but I fancied I saw two or three , but I can ' t say which . " "That ' z just like oor Mary 1 " exclaimed Mrs . Fernbrake . "Ah deea n't believe ' at
sheea Avad say ther waz onny mair deea what yan Avad ; sheea ' z seea varry hard o' believin ' aboot owt o' that sooart . Ah liOAvp thoo iz n't like her . Sheea diz n ' t believe i' ghosts , an' sheea sez ' at nut monny fooak diz noo . Ther waz sumbodf sayin' yah day ' at t ' railrooads had freetent all t' ghosts away . Au' Ah seer Ah think ' at it wad be a gud job if tha end invent owt te freeten t' bad men an' wimmen away , fer tha deea a vast mair harm ner ivA'er t' ghosts did , —fer tha meeastly cam te get things reeted , Isud bad fooaks nobbut cum te put things veranff . "
"You are quite ri ght in that , Mrs . Fernbrake ! " said Rose . "Wicked people do a very great deal of harm in the world ; but we must try to teach them to do better , not only by talking to them , but by setting them a good example in our own lives . But did you ever see a ghost , Mrs , Fernbrake ?" "Nay , honey ! " she replied , "Ah nivver did see van ; bud Ah believe iv ' em fer all that . Whyah oor Mary Aveean ' t believe ' at if a dog yowls i' t' front ov a hoose ' at it ' z a
sahn o' deeath 1 An' yah neet , Avhen Ah broAvt her te t' deer te hear t' Gabriel Ratchets , sheea wanted te mak ma believe ' at it ivor noivt neea mair ner a lot o' sea-bods fleein ' owwer an' squeeakin' oot . Bud Ah ken better ner that ; Ah ' ve heer ' t 'em oAvwer offens i' me tahm , crjin' oot aboon fowksiz booses , —an' it hez n ' t been lang afooar sum o' ther frinnds hez deed . Bud here cums oor maister . We'll say neea mair aboot it noAV , fa ' oor Mary ' z meead him rayder hard o' believin' i' sike like things o' leeat "
The old farmer entered the room , ancl seating himself in his easy chair , began smoking his pipe , asking , as he did so , what had got Fred and Mary . "Whyah , " said his Avife " thay've geean te hev a moonleet Avalk , seeam az Ah ' ve knavm udder fooaks deea afooar ' em ; bud Ah think ther just comin'in , fer Ah heer'd t' fawd yat clap teea a bit sen . " _ And she Avas right , for a feAV moments after the two entered the room , with smiling faces .
On condition that Mary ii'ould delay their marriage no longer than the following Christmas , Fred had promised to relinquish his sea-faring life , ancl settle CIOAVU at home And now he stated the case to Mr . and Mi's . Fernbrake , and asked their consent tu th ' ^
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Mrs. Febnbrake's "Lucky Bird."
at Ah hev put by ' at ' z nivver been wesbt . A hankntcher ' at ' z been wesht Aveea n ' t deea . This van ' z been kept a vast o' years fer t'job . Mah mudher hailt it thruff't ; an ' Ah hailt it thruff't , an' monny mair ' z deean t' seeam , —skooars o' lasses , Ah may Aveel say . " Bustling off , Mrs . Fernbrake soon returned with an old-fashioned silk handkerchief Avrapped carefull y up in paper , evidently a family heirloom . " But , Mrs . Fernbrake ! " said Eose , " you will have to teach us Avhat to say . "
" Ay , that Ah Avill ! " she replied . " Yoo mun beeath lissen te me . Whahl you ' re hoddin' t' hankutcher atween yer feeaces an't' meean , ya mun say : — "' NeAT moon ! new Moon ! I hail thee ! Hoping this night my true love to see ; Not in his best or bis worst array , But in the clothes he wears eveiy day ! Grant that to-morrow I may him ken From among all other men . '"
" Oh , I am sure Ave can think of that ! said Mary . " Come along Rose ! let us be off . " And putting on their hats , and warm shawls about their shoulders , they went out . Mrs . Fernbrake followed them to the door , to make three curtseys to the new moon , that she " mud git a presint , " she said , " bud it did n ' t deea te hev glass atween yoo an ' t ' meean when ya did seea . " After the girls had been absent a short time , Rose returned to the house without Mary , and told Mrs . Fernbrake that Fred and her had gone for a moonliht walk .
g " Whyah , " said the old lady , " Ah can ' t say mitch ageean that , thoo knaAvs , llooas , fer her fayther an' me had monny a yan tegidder ; an' it diz n ' t deea te fergit ' at yan ' ¦ / , been yung yansels . Bud how monny meeans did ya see , Rooas ?" " Well , Mary says she only saw one ; but I fancied I saw two or three , but I can ' t say which . " "That ' z just like oor Mary 1 " exclaimed Mrs . Fernbrake . "Ah deea n't believe ' at
sheea Avad say ther waz onny mair deea what yan Avad ; sheea ' z seea varry hard o' believin ' aboot owt o' that sooart . Ah liOAvp thoo iz n't like her . Sheea diz n ' t believe i' ghosts , an' sheea sez ' at nut monny fooak diz noo . Ther waz sumbodf sayin' yah day ' at t ' railrooads had freetent all t' ghosts away . Au' Ah seer Ah think ' at it wad be a gud job if tha end invent owt te freeten t' bad men an' wimmen away , fer tha deea a vast mair harm ner ivA'er t' ghosts did , —fer tha meeastly cam te get things reeted , Isud bad fooaks nobbut cum te put things veranff . "
"You are quite ri ght in that , Mrs . Fernbrake ! " said Rose . "Wicked people do a very great deal of harm in the world ; but we must try to teach them to do better , not only by talking to them , but by setting them a good example in our own lives . But did you ever see a ghost , Mrs , Fernbrake ?" "Nay , honey ! " she replied , "Ah nivver did see van ; bud Ah believe iv ' em fer all that . Whyah oor Mary Aveean ' t believe ' at if a dog yowls i' t' front ov a hoose ' at it ' z a
sahn o' deeath 1 An' yah neet , Avhen Ah broAvt her te t' deer te hear t' Gabriel Ratchets , sheea wanted te mak ma believe ' at it ivor noivt neea mair ner a lot o' sea-bods fleein ' owwer an' squeeakin' oot . Bud Ah ken better ner that ; Ah ' ve heer ' t 'em oAvwer offens i' me tahm , crjin' oot aboon fowksiz booses , —an' it hez n ' t been lang afooar sum o' ther frinnds hez deed . Bud here cums oor maister . We'll say neea mair aboot it noAV , fa ' oor Mary ' z meead him rayder hard o' believin' i' sike like things o' leeat "
The old farmer entered the room , ancl seating himself in his easy chair , began smoking his pipe , asking , as he did so , what had got Fred and Mary . "Whyah , " said his Avife " thay've geean te hev a moonleet Avalk , seeam az Ah ' ve knavm udder fooaks deea afooar ' em ; bud Ah think ther just comin'in , fer Ah heer'd t' fawd yat clap teea a bit sen . " _ And she Avas right , for a feAV moments after the two entered the room , with smiling faces .
On condition that Mary ii'ould delay their marriage no longer than the following Christmas , Fred had promised to relinquish his sea-faring life , ancl settle CIOAVU at home And now he stated the case to Mr . and Mi's . Fernbrake , and asked their consent tu th ' ^