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An' I thought hoo coom along, lookin' fro' one side to t'other, as if hoo were seechin' soombry; an' I said, 'Here I am, mother. An' hoo stood a moment, an' smiled. An' then I see her goin' up, up reet into th' leet; an' then I wakkened. Eh, Mrs. Francis, dunnot ye think dunnot ye raly think as th' Lord sent me that dream to comfort me?
He has also very kindly placed at my disposal a smallpox amboolance. There is raly a great deal of Union sentiment in this city. I see it on ev'ry hand. I met a man to-day I am not at liberty to tell his name, but he is a old and inflooentooial citizen of Richmond, and sez he, "Why! We've bin fightin' agin the Old Flag! Lor' bless me, how sing'lar!"
"Raly, it looks like a judgment," observed Mrs. Wainwright, with an air of pious regret, "soom people might say it was, ye know, Doctor. Martin, he's been goin' on awful to my husband that set up he were " "Howd thy din!" interposed Bob, wrathfully; whereupon Mrs. Wainwright retired outside the door, waiting to pursue the conversation till the doctor should be ready to go downstairs.
Well, my dear, it was betther than half an hour before Billy Malowney could explain to them all how it raly was himself, for begorra they were all iv them persuadin' him that he was a spirit to that degree it's a wondher he did not give in to it, if it was only to put a stop to the argiment.
What was her astonishment, therefore, on finding the kitchen she had left in a state of perfect order and cleanliness, in a condition that resembled the preparation for an annual house-cleaning. "Lord, bless us!" she exclaimed, looking round; "What on yarth has happened? I raly b'lieve dere's bin a fire in dis 'ere house, and I never knowed a word of it.
'What's up with him, Dick? says father, rather quick, almost as if he was fond of him, and had some natural feeling sometimes I raly think he had 'been any shooting? 'Yes; not at him, though. Tell you all about it in the morning. He's eaten nothing, and we've been travelling best part of twenty-four hours right off the reel. 'Hold him up while I fetch out the pannikin.
'Them two fellers from Bargo; one of 'em's a new chum got his hair cut short, just like Dick's. My word, I thought he'd been waggin' it from some o' them Gov'ment institoosh'ns. I did raly, Dick, old man. 'You're precious free and easy, my young friend, says Starlight, walking over. 'I rather like you.
"Aye, indeed, an' ye ought to see the beautiful black curly head of him, an' eyes like sloes, an' cheeks why I declare" half raising herself and speaking with great animation, "he's the very moral o' St. Patrick over there! God forgive me for sayin' such a thing, but raly if I was to drop down dead this minute I couldn't but think it!
But, begorra, whin they seen it was raly Bill Malowney himself that was in it, it was only who'd be foremost out agin, tumblin' backways, one over another, and his raverence roarin' an' cursin' them like mad for not waitin' for him.
"I reckon ye would," interrupted Margaret with disconcerting frankness; "I've a good bit o' brass saved." This was news to Ted, and he looked at her with genuine interest. "Have ye?" said he. "I raly didn't know. Well, I'm doin' pratty well too, an' I've got a nice little place " "Nay," put in Margaret, "it isn't mich of a place; this here's twice th' size, an' a dale coomfortabler.
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