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Article MRS. FEBNBRAKE'S "LUCKY BIRD." ← Page 6 of 7 →
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Mrs. Febnbrake's "Lucky Bird."
" Noo , Mary ! " said Mrs . Fernbrake , " thoo mun cheer up , mah lass ! Fred ' 11 QWx back , an' that thoo ' 11 see ; an' thoo sal hev hawf o' me legacy te fonuish the boose AVIV . Ah ' ve getten a gud letter , an' thoo'll be hevin' yan afooar lang . Willy mun yoke up , an' thoo an' me ' 11 gan' tit toon an' buy a bit o' black te Aveear fer t' aAvd Ayomau ; an ' t' next tahm Ave gan' it ' 11 be te buy weddin ' -drisses . " Poor Mary shook her head , but could not speak . But she got ready , and went with
her mother , —thinking that her black might have to be worn for another , as well as for her great aunt . Old Mr . Fernbrake kept all going on about the neAV building as usual ; for he said that he had a presentiment that all Avould be well at last . He Avas one of those happy , hopeful men , who sec a " silver lining" to ei'ery cloud . Mary hacl gone one morning to spend the clay Avith Rose and Fred's parentsfor when
, she Avas there she could freely indulge in her grief , they being as much cast down as herself . She had not been gone more than an hour , Avlieu the postman arrived with a letter for her from abroad , ivhichthey at once saiv from the address Avasin Fred ' s handwriting . Her father threAv up his hat , and at once began cheering lustily , as soon as he saAv AVIIO it Avas from .
" Ah mun be off efter her ! " be said . " T' rooases ' 11 cum back te mah poor baiin ' s feeace ageean now 1 " He soon crossed tbe fields to Mr . Campion ' s house , and went in AA'histling , " When Johnny comes marching home . " Mary looked up , and smiling through her tears , asked : — " Father , what is it that makes you so gay . " " Will tha gi ' e ma a kiss fer a letter f he replied ; " an' a reet letter an' all ! " at the
same time drawing it from his pocket . Mary seized it hastily from him , ancl giving him the kiss , dropped down on her seat , and fainted , causing great alarm to her father . After a short time , however , she recovered , and Avas able to read her letter . - It stated that they hacl experienced a severe storm , and on himself and some others of the creAV taking to tbe boat , they had been accidentally cast adrift ; ancl , after
spending a day ancl a night on the open sea , Avithout provisions , they had been providentially picked up by a vessel bound for the port which they hacl left a short time before . There they had been safely landed ; and he bad secured a passage in a ship to return home . The letter he Avould send by the mail just about to leave for England ; ancl Avould Mary kindly read it to his father ancl mother and sister , as he hacl not time to Avrite another letter before the mail sailed . But all being Avell , he said , they hoped to reach England about the middle of November , ancl then good-bye to the sea for ever !
The joy in Mr . Campion ' s house was unbounded ; and the Avelcome UCAVS spread rapidly in their quiet neighbourhood . Mary and her father returned home , ancl were met on the threshold by her mother , who after affectionately kissing her clear daughter , said : — " Did n't Ah tell tha all Avad cum reet i' t' end 1 NOAV , cheer up , me lass 1 Ah'll be bun fot thoo hez gud news i' the letter . " The letter Avas once more read overancl the old lady Avas delihted to hear that Fred
, g was likely to be back again so soon . " We mun push on noo , " said she " an' git all riddy fo' t' weddin ' . " All was HOAV bustle about the house . Mary began to sing again as she Avent about ; and unlimited orders Avere given to the upholsterer about fitting up the new house , which had been finished building some time . Nothing noAV was wanting but the arrival of Fred . And this event took place in due coursethe meeting being hihly satisfactory
; g on all sides . Rose Avas tripping daily from one house to the other , ancl Avedding dresse were in preparation . During one of the milliner ' s visits to receive instructions for the dress for Mary to be married in , Mrs Fernbrake asked if her daughter Avas going to try it on before she put it on to be wed in 1— " fer if shoe diz , honey , " said she , addressing the mantua-maker , " ya
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Mrs. Febnbrake's "Lucky Bird."
" Noo , Mary ! " said Mrs . Fernbrake , " thoo mun cheer up , mah lass ! Fred ' 11 QWx back , an' that thoo ' 11 see ; an' thoo sal hev hawf o' me legacy te fonuish the boose AVIV . Ah ' ve getten a gud letter , an' thoo'll be hevin' yan afooar lang . Willy mun yoke up , an' thoo an' me ' 11 gan' tit toon an' buy a bit o' black te Aveear fer t' aAvd Ayomau ; an ' t' next tahm Ave gan' it ' 11 be te buy weddin ' -drisses . " Poor Mary shook her head , but could not speak . But she got ready , and went with
her mother , —thinking that her black might have to be worn for another , as well as for her great aunt . Old Mr . Fernbrake kept all going on about the neAV building as usual ; for he said that he had a presentiment that all Avould be well at last . He Avas one of those happy , hopeful men , who sec a " silver lining" to ei'ery cloud . Mary hacl gone one morning to spend the clay Avith Rose and Fred's parentsfor when
, she Avas there she could freely indulge in her grief , they being as much cast down as herself . She had not been gone more than an hour , Avlieu the postman arrived with a letter for her from abroad , ivhichthey at once saiv from the address Avasin Fred ' s handwriting . Her father threAv up his hat , and at once began cheering lustily , as soon as he saAv AVIIO it Avas from .
" Ah mun be off efter her ! " be said . " T' rooases ' 11 cum back te mah poor baiin ' s feeace ageean now 1 " He soon crossed tbe fields to Mr . Campion ' s house , and went in AA'histling , " When Johnny comes marching home . " Mary looked up , and smiling through her tears , asked : — " Father , what is it that makes you so gay . " " Will tha gi ' e ma a kiss fer a letter f he replied ; " an' a reet letter an' all ! " at the
same time drawing it from his pocket . Mary seized it hastily from him , ancl giving him the kiss , dropped down on her seat , and fainted , causing great alarm to her father . After a short time , however , she recovered , and Avas able to read her letter . - It stated that they hacl experienced a severe storm , and on himself and some others of the creAV taking to tbe boat , they had been accidentally cast adrift ; ancl , after
spending a day ancl a night on the open sea , Avithout provisions , they had been providentially picked up by a vessel bound for the port which they hacl left a short time before . There they had been safely landed ; and he bad secured a passage in a ship to return home . The letter he Avould send by the mail just about to leave for England ; ancl Avould Mary kindly read it to his father ancl mother and sister , as he hacl not time to Avrite another letter before the mail sailed . But all being Avell , he said , they hoped to reach England about the middle of November , ancl then good-bye to the sea for ever !
The joy in Mr . Campion ' s house was unbounded ; and the Avelcome UCAVS spread rapidly in their quiet neighbourhood . Mary and her father returned home , ancl were met on the threshold by her mother , who after affectionately kissing her clear daughter , said : — " Did n't Ah tell tha all Avad cum reet i' t' end 1 NOAV , cheer up , me lass 1 Ah'll be bun fot thoo hez gud news i' the letter . " The letter Avas once more read overancl the old lady Avas delihted to hear that Fred
, g was likely to be back again so soon . " We mun push on noo , " said she " an' git all riddy fo' t' weddin ' . " All was HOAV bustle about the house . Mary began to sing again as she Avent about ; and unlimited orders Avere given to the upholsterer about fitting up the new house , which had been finished building some time . Nothing noAV was wanting but the arrival of Fred . And this event took place in due coursethe meeting being hihly satisfactory
; g on all sides . Rose Avas tripping daily from one house to the other , ancl Avedding dresse were in preparation . During one of the milliner ' s visits to receive instructions for the dress for Mary to be married in , Mrs Fernbrake asked if her daughter Avas going to try it on before she put it on to be wed in 1— " fer if shoe diz , honey , " said she , addressing the mantua-maker , " ya