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In a short soliloquy about Sam, her boy, who wanted to enlist; Dolly, her discontented little daughter, who longed for city ease and pleasures; and poor 'Elizy', who had married badly, and came home to die, bequeathing her baby to her mother, lest its bad father should claim it, the little story was very simply opened, and made effective by the real boiling of the kettle on the crane, the ticking of a tall clock, and the appearance of a pair of blue worsted shoes which waved fitfully in the air to the soft babble of a baby's voice.
Gusty began to cry, Ann Elizy to wave a minute red cotton handkerchief, and Adelaide to kick delightedly in her mother's arms. "Jane Carter, take this child for massy sake: my legs do tremble so I can't h'ist her another minute. Hold on to me behind, somebody, for I must see ef I do pitch into the gutter," cried Mrs.
Elizy knowd him right off, as one of his ears and a part of his nose had bin chawed off in his fights with opposition firemen during boyhood's sunny hours. They lived to a green old age, beloved by all, both grate and small. Their children, of which they have numerous, often go up onto the Common and see the Fountain squirt.
The lover plays his part; and ripples of merriment greeted the old woman's searching questions and blunt answers during the interview which shows the girl how shallow his love is, and how near she had been to ruining her life as bitterly as poor 'Elizy' did.
That frame! them store close! those nose! Yes, it is me own, me only Moses!" Moses was foreman of Engine Co. No. 40. When the fair Elizy recovered from her delight at meetin Moses, she said: "How hast the battle gonest? Tell me!" "We chawed 'em up that's what we did!" said the bold Moses. "I thank the gods!" said the fair Elizy. "Thou did'st excellent well.
And, Moses," she continnered, layin her hed confidinly agin his weskit, "dost know I sumtimes think thou istest of noble birth?" "No!" said he, wildly ketchin hold of hisself. "You don't say so!" "Indeed do I! Your dead grandfather's sperrit comest to me the tother night." "Oh no, I guess it's a mistake," said Moses. "I'll bet two dollars and a quarter he did!" replied Elizy.
It was evident that guests beneath his hospitable roof were "like angel's visits, few and far between." "Supper and a room." "Yes, certainly, certainly, in no time. Here, Cary Elizy, Elizabeth Angeline, Victory Valery, where on earth air they? Neither of them three girls is never on hand when they're wanted."
And I haint been sosherble with no one fur fur a right smart spell. And it seems like I kinder hanker arter it. You've no idea, Mister, how lonesome a man can git when he hankers to be sosherble an' haint no one to be sosherble with. Mother, she says, 'Go out on the Champs Elizy and promenard, and I've done it; but some ways it don't reach the spot. I don't seem to get sosherble with no one.
The squire's family consisted of his wife, a kindly, bustling little old dame, who managed everything and everybody, including the squire, with a single exception. This was her granddaughter, Euphronia Tripper, a plump and fresh young girl with light hair, a fair skin, and bright eyes. The squire laid down the law to those about him, but Mrs. Rawson "Elizy"-laid down the law for him.
Since he appeared to have nothing further to say we went down-stairs together. At the door we parted. "I'm a-goin'," he remarked, "to the Champs Elizy to promenard. Where are you a-goin'?" "To the Boulevard Haussmann, Monsieur, to give a lesson," I returned. "I will wish you good-morning." "Good-mornin'," he answered. "Bong" reflecting deeply for a moment "Bong jore.
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