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Still more to-day: it was a special occasion, for an old man, familiar to all the parish, had died a sad death not in his bed, a circumstance the most painful to the mind of the peasant and now the funeral psalm was to be sung in memory of his sudden departure. Moreover, Bartle Massey was not at church, and Joshua's importance in the choir suffered no eclipse.
The voyage over, the effects of his severe wound, and the long-continued anxiety he had suffered, at once told on him. She immediately sent for the best surgeon in the place. Dr Roach quickly arrived; he had a great respect for Widow Massey, and had known Owen, from his boyhood. On examining his wound he put on a grave face.
Middler "flocked by himself." He had little to do with the other four members of the school committee. "And when it comes 'lection," said Walky, dogmatically, "there's a hull lot on us will have jest abeout as much to do with Cross Moore and Massey and old Crawford and Joe Pellett, as Mr. Middler does. Jefers-pelters!
They told us, from Virginia. The leading Man's Name was Massey, who was born about Leeds in Yorkshire. He ask'd, from whence we came? We told him. Then he ask'd again, Whether we wanted any thing that he had? telling us, we should be welcome to it. We accepted of Two Wheaten Biskets, and a little Ammunition.
Even if your toggery was all ship-shape which it ain't it would stand dryin', and your hair would be the better o' brushin' to say nothin' o' your beard an' it do seem, too, as if a bit o' soap might improve your hands an' face arter last night's work. No, Bob, I couldn't honestly say as you're exactly ship-shape as you stand." "Listen, Joe Slag," said Bob Massey, with sudden earnestness.
They greeted Suzanna and Maizie and moved to make room for them. Miss Massey took her place near the driver, from which vantage spot she could watch her little guests, and with a great flourish off they started. "Are you quite comfortable, Suzanna?" Miss Massey asked once. Suzanna looked up quickly, a puzzled line between her eyes.
"That that's a hard sayin', Cross Moore," he observed gently. "What lemonade was this, Hopewell?" demanded the druggist. "I had some. Two glasses. The other musicians took beer. I always take lemonade." "That's what did it," Frank Bowman said, aside to Janice. "Joe Bodley doped it." "You had brandy, Hopewell. I could smell it on your breath," said Massey. "And I know how that affects you.
Nevertheless John Massey, who was notoriously a member of the Church of Rome, and who had not one single recommendation, except that he was a member of the Church of Rome, was appointed by virtue of the dispensing power; and soon within the walls of Christchurch an altar was decked, at which mass was daily celebrated.
Alan Massey was unused to putting away temptation but this, perhaps the biggest and blackest that had ever assailed him he put by. "No, dear I'll go alone," he said. "You will just have to trust me, Tony. I swear I'll do everything in the world that can be done for Carson. Let us have just one dance though. I should like it to remember in Mexico." Tony hesitated. It was very late.
If they do not know what side you belong to, no people could be more reticent. The Land League is very popular. Since the Land League spread and the agitation forced public attention to the extreme need of the people many landlords have reduced their rents. Lord Massey is a popular landlord; anything unpopular done on his estate, Mr. LaTouche, his agent, has laid to his door.
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