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Cousin Bridget.
" The fact is , and I have long suspected it , g irl , you g ive them your money and say it comes from me . " " And does it not , dear cousin ? " asked Minna , smiling archly . " Oh ! well , well , you always get the best of every argument ; I'll see about these Mallets . But come now , I want a little walk , after all this talking ; will you go , or are you tired ?"
" Not tired , dear , but I should like to write to dear Hesther , since you have told me that through her I found so good a relative . " "Oh ! but God bless my soul , " said the old lady , moving with her quick step up and down the room , " I was not to have told you ; well , I cannot help it now ; you must
say it slipped out . " " So that I do not scold Hesther , she will not mind my knowing it , I am sure ; so will you go on first , slowly , and I will follow you . " "Very well ; yes ! But you must dress me you know . " Quickl y Minna fetched the old lady ' s things and put
them on , and g iving her her gold headed stick , Cousin Bridget departed for her walk . She had been gone some time , and Mirma having finished her letter , was preparing to follow her , when her attention was attracted b y the same dolorous calling of her name , which 1 have described in the opening of my story .
She rose , ancl went to the window . " Well Janey , what is it now dear , make haste , I am in a hurry . " " Ah ! Minna , Minna , Peggy be going wi' him : I know she be : I a' been down the lane to stop her , but I be too stoopid for her to moind I ; oh ! do you comeshe'll
, moind you , every bod y moinds you . " " What is it all about ?—stay Janey , I'll let you in . " And , running to the door , Minna admitted her pale and bewildered visitor .
"Now what is it?—tell me quietly ; don ' t be in a hurry . Where are you afraid Peggy is going , and who with ?" " Oh ! dear , I hardl y know , I feel so odd loike . But for this week past she a' been walking wi' a foine gentleman from the squoires , and as she were gone so long this morning , I knew she were along wi' him , so I run after her to try to meake her come hoame ; and there she were wi'
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Cousin Bridget.
" The fact is , and I have long suspected it , g irl , you g ive them your money and say it comes from me . " " And does it not , dear cousin ? " asked Minna , smiling archly . " Oh ! well , well , you always get the best of every argument ; I'll see about these Mallets . But come now , I want a little walk , after all this talking ; will you go , or are you tired ?"
" Not tired , dear , but I should like to write to dear Hesther , since you have told me that through her I found so good a relative . " "Oh ! but God bless my soul , " said the old lady , moving with her quick step up and down the room , " I was not to have told you ; well , I cannot help it now ; you must
say it slipped out . " " So that I do not scold Hesther , she will not mind my knowing it , I am sure ; so will you go on first , slowly , and I will follow you . " "Very well ; yes ! But you must dress me you know . " Quickl y Minna fetched the old lady ' s things and put
them on , and g iving her her gold headed stick , Cousin Bridget departed for her walk . She had been gone some time , and Mirma having finished her letter , was preparing to follow her , when her attention was attracted b y the same dolorous calling of her name , which 1 have described in the opening of my story .
She rose , ancl went to the window . " Well Janey , what is it now dear , make haste , I am in a hurry . " " Ah ! Minna , Minna , Peggy be going wi' him : I know she be : I a' been down the lane to stop her , but I be too stoopid for her to moind I ; oh ! do you comeshe'll
, moind you , every bod y moinds you . " " What is it all about ?—stay Janey , I'll let you in . " And , running to the door , Minna admitted her pale and bewildered visitor .
"Now what is it?—tell me quietly ; don ' t be in a hurry . Where are you afraid Peggy is going , and who with ?" " Oh ! dear , I hardl y know , I feel so odd loike . But for this week past she a' been walking wi' a foine gentleman from the squoires , and as she were gone so long this morning , I knew she were along wi' him , so I run after her to try to meake her come hoame ; and there she were wi'