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Cousin Bridget.
" Ah ! I ' m past warming—past warming ! Winter begot ice in my bones , and has driven out summer , my lass , for ever . " " How is poor Lucy ? Cousin Bridget will be glad to know about her ; she has sent her some more jelly . " " Ah ! sadly , sadly ! Madam MacTavisli be very koind ; but death will ha' what he ha' marked for his own , spite o' us all !" " May I see her ?"
" 0 yes , go in ! " and Minna entered the little cottage . It was beautifully clean ; and on a little bed lay a young woman , looking- deadly pale , and coughing violently . She smiled as Minna approached , and held out her thin hand to her , which Minna took between her own ; and when the paroxysm of coughing had subsided , she stooped over her , ancl kissed her . " How are you Lucy ?"
" Much better , thank you ! I be going to get up presently , when Polly do come in to help me—I bean't quite strong enough to get on without her ; but I shall be soon . " " I hope so dear , " Minna quietly answered ; " this nice warm weather does you good , I dare say ; I could not pass without asking after you . Cousin Bridget wishes to know how you are ; ancl she has sent you some more jelly . "
Lucy smiled , and after a pause said iu a low voice , "Are ' e sure , as ' tis Cousin Bridget as do send it ; I sometimes fancy as it be Cousin Minna ?" " Hush ! " said Minna rather hurriedly , " you must not talk so ; it will make you cough . I must be going ! Oh , tell me one thing first ! Do you know whether that gentleman is gone , that was staying at the Squire's ?" The invalid's face flushed to her temples ; and she said , " I believe he is going to-day , and a good tiling too ; he be a rare bad man , Minna !"
" That I am sure of , Lucy ; but tell me , does your friend Peggy Mallet think so , ancl know so too ?" "Iha' often told her so , what more could I do—Icould ' nt , could I ?" she continued in a hurried and excited manner . " No , no ; never mind , dear , good bye ! " and kissing her affectionately , Minna quickly left the cottag-e and hurried home . " Well , cousin , I have come back you see ; have I been long ?"
" It always seems long when you are away , Minna !" " Thank you for the compliment , dear . Now I shall go out no more to-day ; I have been all my rounds ; " and , seating herself at the old lad y's feet , she beg-an recounting what she had met with in her walk . " And everyone was glad to see you of course , " saicl the old lady . " They seemed so , cousin . " " They were ; they could ' nt hel p it . You have made them love you ,
as you have made mc love you . I ,. in whom all good feelings seemed withered—I love you , and , for your sake , love human nature better . " " You hacl lived so long alone , you had forgotten how good people could be , cousin , " answered Minna , with a bright smile . " No , no , child , it was not that ! Listen , and I will tell you what it was ; you asked me for my history , and I will tell it you now . " ( To be continued . )
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Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Cousin Bridget.
" Ah ! I ' m past warming—past warming ! Winter begot ice in my bones , and has driven out summer , my lass , for ever . " " How is poor Lucy ? Cousin Bridget will be glad to know about her ; she has sent her some more jelly . " " Ah ! sadly , sadly ! Madam MacTavisli be very koind ; but death will ha' what he ha' marked for his own , spite o' us all !" " May I see her ?"
" 0 yes , go in ! " and Minna entered the little cottage . It was beautifully clean ; and on a little bed lay a young woman , looking- deadly pale , and coughing violently . She smiled as Minna approached , and held out her thin hand to her , which Minna took between her own ; and when the paroxysm of coughing had subsided , she stooped over her , ancl kissed her . " How are you Lucy ?"
" Much better , thank you ! I be going to get up presently , when Polly do come in to help me—I bean't quite strong enough to get on without her ; but I shall be soon . " " I hope so dear , " Minna quietly answered ; " this nice warm weather does you good , I dare say ; I could not pass without asking after you . Cousin Bridget wishes to know how you are ; ancl she has sent you some more jelly . "
Lucy smiled , and after a pause said iu a low voice , "Are ' e sure , as ' tis Cousin Bridget as do send it ; I sometimes fancy as it be Cousin Minna ?" " Hush ! " said Minna rather hurriedly , " you must not talk so ; it will make you cough . I must be going ! Oh , tell me one thing first ! Do you know whether that gentleman is gone , that was staying at the Squire's ?" The invalid's face flushed to her temples ; and she said , " I believe he is going to-day , and a good tiling too ; he be a rare bad man , Minna !"
" That I am sure of , Lucy ; but tell me , does your friend Peggy Mallet think so , ancl know so too ?" "Iha' often told her so , what more could I do—Icould ' nt , could I ?" she continued in a hurried and excited manner . " No , no ; never mind , dear , good bye ! " and kissing her affectionately , Minna quickly left the cottag-e and hurried home . " Well , cousin , I have come back you see ; have I been long ?"
" It always seems long when you are away , Minna !" " Thank you for the compliment , dear . Now I shall go out no more to-day ; I have been all my rounds ; " and , seating herself at the old lad y's feet , she beg-an recounting what she had met with in her walk . " And everyone was glad to see you of course , " saicl the old lady . " They seemed so , cousin . " " They were ; they could ' nt hel p it . You have made them love you ,
as you have made mc love you . I ,. in whom all good feelings seemed withered—I love you , and , for your sake , love human nature better . " " You hacl lived so long alone , you had forgotten how good people could be , cousin , " answered Minna , with a bright smile . " No , no , child , it was not that ! Listen , and I will tell you what it was ; you asked me for my history , and I will tell it you now . " ( To be continued . )
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