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Cousin Bridget.
I'll go and talk to your Mother—you stop here ! " and she opened the glass door leading to tlie little parlor , where she found Mrs . Mallet busy with her books . " Good morning , my dear ! " she saicl , looking- up ' from her employment , at the sweet face , which , like every one else , she was glad t 0 see . Take a seat , don ' t mind me ; the girls 'till come to V ; but I must go on wi' my work ; for if I leaves itit woau ' t be done till the end of the
, week , and that be quite against my laws . My maxim is , Leave nothiii" - to be done to-morrow as 'e can do to day . " " Quite right , Mrs . Mallelt . I am only come to finish your cap with Janey ; and as you ' re busy , we can take our work into tiie shop . " " Oh ! Lord bless 'e , I doan ' t mind you a bit working here , so long as you don't talk to me and put me out in my counting . " " But I 'd rather go into the shop , thank you , it ' s so cool and
pleasant ; " and taking a work-box from the tabic , she re-entered the shop . " Come , Janey , wc ' 11 work here , dear ; till Peggy conies in . " " You didn ' t tell mother , did 'e ?" " Oh no , no ! Now then , conic along ! " and , removing her bonnet , slie smoothed her beautiful hair , and gave a slight glance at a « -lass in the shop , as she arranged her collar , and then began to work ; while she sang some merry tunein her cheerful voicemaking the starling
, , hop about on its one leg , and repeat again and again , "Jack ' s a good hoy !" " How lively Jack is to-day , Janey !" " Ah , you be enough to make any one loivcly , Minna ; but I—I shall never be merry ; I ahvays feel afeard loike . " "Ah , that , Janey , will wear off in time , " answered Minna ,
genllvso gently and sweetly , that it must have soothed any one ; " that will wear off , dear . You arc getting quite clever and active now , you know ; and then , as you become so , your mother will not scold you ; and then yon will have nothing to be afraid of but Peggy , Minna ! Well , dear , Peggy will not scold you ; every one will love you iu time . " "Love ! " echoed Janey ; and it was very sad that repetition ; it . sounded as though a new word , with a new meaning , had struck on her car ; at leastMinna felt it soand began talking quicklon indifferent ,
, , y subjects , to distract the poor girl ' s attention . At length , the cap was completed , and Minna departed . She walked away slon ly and thoughtfully ; she fancied she knew the cause of Janey ' s increased look of trouble ; aud a thousand schemes were busy in hir brain . Ere die reached home , she stopped at every cottngc-donr , to greet the inhabitants ; and children ceased their play , and ran to meet her ; and all , young aud old , looked brighter when she came , mid had some tale to
tell her , to which she listened with interest , giving consolation and congratulation where each were needed . " How d'ye do , Master Barnett !'" she said to one old man , seated in the sun in bis little gtrden , his withered hands resting on his stick , and the summer breeze sporting with his thin white hair— " ilow are you this morning ?" "Ah ! soso ; soso ; cnii ' lhoast at all ; my eye-siht be so bad" he
an-, , g , swered , iu a weak , treble voice . " It ' s very strange , but I can ' t see the large-printed Bible now . Aye , aye , it ' s most time T ivere'fetchfd . " " Well , Barnett , you will lie taken gently to your rest , when you ¦ . have finished your task , as cousin Bridget says . We must all bide our time , 3 'ou know ; and it is a blessing that you are able to get out and enjoy this warm sunshine . "
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Cousin Bridget.
I'll go and talk to your Mother—you stop here ! " and she opened the glass door leading to tlie little parlor , where she found Mrs . Mallet busy with her books . " Good morning , my dear ! " she saicl , looking- up ' from her employment , at the sweet face , which , like every one else , she was glad t 0 see . Take a seat , don ' t mind me ; the girls 'till come to V ; but I must go on wi' my work ; for if I leaves itit woau ' t be done till the end of the
, week , and that be quite against my laws . My maxim is , Leave nothiii" - to be done to-morrow as 'e can do to day . " " Quite right , Mrs . Mallelt . I am only come to finish your cap with Janey ; and as you ' re busy , we can take our work into tiie shop . " " Oh ! Lord bless 'e , I doan ' t mind you a bit working here , so long as you don't talk to me and put me out in my counting . " " But I 'd rather go into the shop , thank you , it ' s so cool and
pleasant ; " and taking a work-box from the tabic , she re-entered the shop . " Come , Janey , wc ' 11 work here , dear ; till Peggy conies in . " " You didn ' t tell mother , did 'e ?" " Oh no , no ! Now then , conic along ! " and , removing her bonnet , slie smoothed her beautiful hair , and gave a slight glance at a « -lass in the shop , as she arranged her collar , and then began to work ; while she sang some merry tunein her cheerful voicemaking the starling
, , hop about on its one leg , and repeat again and again , "Jack ' s a good hoy !" " How lively Jack is to-day , Janey !" " Ah , you be enough to make any one loivcly , Minna ; but I—I shall never be merry ; I ahvays feel afeard loike . " "Ah , that , Janey , will wear off in time , " answered Minna ,
genllvso gently and sweetly , that it must have soothed any one ; " that will wear off , dear . You arc getting quite clever and active now , you know ; and then , as you become so , your mother will not scold you ; and then yon will have nothing to be afraid of but Peggy , Minna ! Well , dear , Peggy will not scold you ; every one will love you iu time . " "Love ! " echoed Janey ; and it was very sad that repetition ; it . sounded as though a new word , with a new meaning , had struck on her car ; at leastMinna felt it soand began talking quicklon indifferent ,
, , y subjects , to distract the poor girl ' s attention . At length , the cap was completed , and Minna departed . She walked away slon ly and thoughtfully ; she fancied she knew the cause of Janey ' s increased look of trouble ; aud a thousand schemes were busy in hir brain . Ere die reached home , she stopped at every cottngc-donr , to greet the inhabitants ; and children ceased their play , and ran to meet her ; and all , young aud old , looked brighter when she came , mid had some tale to
tell her , to which she listened with interest , giving consolation and congratulation where each were needed . " How d'ye do , Master Barnett !'" she said to one old man , seated in the sun in bis little gtrden , his withered hands resting on his stick , and the summer breeze sporting with his thin white hair— " ilow are you this morning ?" "Ah ! soso ; soso ; cnii ' lhoast at all ; my eye-siht be so bad" he
an-, , g , swered , iu a weak , treble voice . " It ' s very strange , but I can ' t see the large-printed Bible now . Aye , aye , it ' s most time T ivere'fetchfd . " " Well , Barnett , you will lie taken gently to your rest , when you ¦ . have finished your task , as cousin Bridget says . We must all bide our time , 3 'ou know ; and it is a blessing that you are able to get out and enjoy this warm sunshine . "