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Why, Nonie darlin', fwhat are ye doin' out av your mother's bed at this time? The two-year-old child of Sergeant M'Taggart must have wandered for a breath of cool air to the very verge of the parapet of the Fort ditch. Her tiny night-shift was gathered into a wisp round her neck and she moaned in her sleep. 'See there! said Mulvaney; 'poor lamb! Look at the heat-rash on the innocint skin av her.
"Nursey had an awful time with us!" said Terry, shaking her head. "And oh, Mother," cried Turly, "if we are going to have lessons, will you have Nonie over from the island to teach us Irish?" "What island?" asked Granny. "And who is Nonie?"
"I've been naughty, father; I I'm sorry." "Well, you can't be more than sorry, can you, Nonie? Don't bother about anything now, but just tell me where you are hurt." "Oh, it's my back. Oh, don't touch me; it's dreadful!" Squire Lorrimer's face looked very grave. "Where did she fall from, Kitty?" he asked. Kitty pointed to the gash made in the beech-tree by the broken bough.
'Tis hard crool hard even for us. Fwhat must it be for these? Wake up, Nonie, your mother will be woild about you. Begad, the child might ha' fallen into the ditch! He picked her up in the growing light, and set her on his shoulder, and her fair curls touched the grizzled stubble of his temples. Ortheris and Learoyd followed snapping their fingers, while Norah smiled at them a sleepy smile.
"Lie very still, Nonie, darling; you have got an awful shake from that fall, but you'll be all right soon I'm sure you will; and, oh, here's some water in one of the picnic bottles." Kitty sprang towards this welcome sight, wetted a handkerchief with part of the contents and put it on Nora's forehead, and then gave her a little to drink.
Then carolled Mulvaney, clear as a lark, dancing the baby on his arm 'If any young man should marry you, Say nothin' about the joke; That iver ye slep' in a sinthry-box, Wrapped up in a soldier's cloak. 'Though, on my sowl, Nonie, he said gravely, 'there was not much cloak about you. Niver mind, you won't dhress like this ten years to come. Kiss your friends an' run along to your mother.
Nonie B. Mahoney, prominent in Dallas suffrage work, called on Judge Barry of that city, who seemed unfavorable and finally said it would take 5,000 names of Dallas women on a petition to change him. He dismissed the subject from his mind and returned to his legislative duties. Four days later Mrs.
Why, Nonie, darlin', fwhat are ye doin' out av your mother's bed at this time?" The two-year-old child of Sergeant M'Taggart must have wandered for a breath of cool air to the very verge of the parapet of the Fort ditch, Her tiny night-shift was gathered into a wisp round her neck and she moaned in her sleep. "See there!" said Mulvaney; "poor lamb!
And, momie they don't mind, dear about us. Nonie knows that my father is is separated and never lived at home with us. She's broad-minded. She says just so there's no scandal, a divorce, or anything like that. She said it's vulgar to cultivate only rich friends. She says she'd go with me even if she's forbidden to." "Why, Marcy darling, why should she be forbidden?" "Oh, Nonie's broadminded.
Nora held out her hand to Annie, who stooped down and kissed her affectionately. "Are you really glad that she is coming?" asked Nora. "Of course I am, Nonie; she is " a stab went through Annie's heart "she is my best friend." "Is she really as good as Hester says she is?" continued Nora. "Yes, yes, better; no one quite knows how good she is." "I shall be afraid of her," said Nora shuddering.
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