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Cousin Bridget.
Poor Peggy walked on by Minna's side silently and sadly ; but Minna had a smile and a bright glance for all , and did not forget , as she passed old Barnett's cottage , to inquire after his grandchild ; he shook his head , and pointing to the still blue sky , said , " Soon be theresoon be there . "
Arrived at Mrs . Mallet ' s , Minna entered the shop first , and there she found Jane seated , with her head on the counter asleep , and close beside her the starling in his cage , who was looking at her with his one eye , and sayingvery gently , as though he feared to awake her , and yet as encouragement for better times , and a proof that he would
ever protect her , " Jack ' s a good boy . " Her eyes were swelled and red with weeping , and so Minna knew that Peggy ' s absence had been revenged upon Janey . " Don't disturb her , Peggy ; poor girl , we will find your mother . " And , opening the glass door leading to the little parlour , Minna entered with Peggywho had again begun to cry
, , fearing that for the first time she should get into disgrace , for this fault could not be put on Jane ; and , notwithstanding her entreaties , Minna had insisted on telling the whole truth .
"Well , so you be come home at last , Miss Peggy , be you , " said the mother . " I sent that stoopid-head Jane after you an hour or two ago , and after stopping out all that time , she comes in laughing , and saying as you was along wi' Minna Westrop ; didn't I give her a box o' the ears , that ' s all . "
" Then , Mrs . Mallet , " said Minna , gently , " you will be sorry that you did so , and find no means to express sufficient sorrow for the act . I regret to say that Peggy is in fault this time , and poor Janey perfectly free from error . " " Why , what ' s the matter ?—and she be a crying too ; why , Peggy lass , who's been a worretting you ? " And the mother put her arm round the neck of her favourite child , who sobbed the more the more she was noticed . " What
be the matter wi ' e ?" "Let me , the accuser , be the pleader too , Mrs . Mallet . Peggy is but a little simple country girl , and with many a failing and weakness like the best and cleverest amongst us . A base man , unworthy the name of gentleman , persuaded our poor little Peggy he would make a fine lady of her , and would fain have coaxed her to take a journey to
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Cousin Bridget.
Poor Peggy walked on by Minna's side silently and sadly ; but Minna had a smile and a bright glance for all , and did not forget , as she passed old Barnett's cottage , to inquire after his grandchild ; he shook his head , and pointing to the still blue sky , said , " Soon be theresoon be there . "
Arrived at Mrs . Mallet ' s , Minna entered the shop first , and there she found Jane seated , with her head on the counter asleep , and close beside her the starling in his cage , who was looking at her with his one eye , and sayingvery gently , as though he feared to awake her , and yet as encouragement for better times , and a proof that he would
ever protect her , " Jack ' s a good boy . " Her eyes were swelled and red with weeping , and so Minna knew that Peggy ' s absence had been revenged upon Janey . " Don't disturb her , Peggy ; poor girl , we will find your mother . " And , opening the glass door leading to the little parlour , Minna entered with Peggywho had again begun to cry
, , fearing that for the first time she should get into disgrace , for this fault could not be put on Jane ; and , notwithstanding her entreaties , Minna had insisted on telling the whole truth .
"Well , so you be come home at last , Miss Peggy , be you , " said the mother . " I sent that stoopid-head Jane after you an hour or two ago , and after stopping out all that time , she comes in laughing , and saying as you was along wi' Minna Westrop ; didn't I give her a box o' the ears , that ' s all . "
" Then , Mrs . Mallet , " said Minna , gently , " you will be sorry that you did so , and find no means to express sufficient sorrow for the act . I regret to say that Peggy is in fault this time , and poor Janey perfectly free from error . " " Why , what ' s the matter ?—and she be a crying too ; why , Peggy lass , who's been a worretting you ? " And the mother put her arm round the neck of her favourite child , who sobbed the more the more she was noticed . " What
be the matter wi ' e ?" "Let me , the accuser , be the pleader too , Mrs . Mallet . Peggy is but a little simple country girl , and with many a failing and weakness like the best and cleverest amongst us . A base man , unworthy the name of gentleman , persuaded our poor little Peggy he would make a fine lady of her , and would fain have coaxed her to take a journey to