Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-08-25
Mrs. Primniins placed her arms akimbo.
Tom fervently prayed for light on the medita

| "Bless your dear SOUL" responded Tom.-
Malviny's the very one! What talent you
have for managing, auntie dear"
| There was Tom, his very self He had hit on
exactly the right compliment to pay the old
nurse He was actually floating through life on
this instinct he had for saying the most pleasant
thing to every body. Mrs. Primmins of all
things desired the reputation OF manGuvrer,
as it was, of course, the one of all others that
she did not deserve.
EYES," she CRIED chuckling, II can manage.
Let me alone! And first thing i'll the morning,
I'll go there with you. Now" said she, seizing
her charge, who was beginning to squirm, now
I'll see what's to be got out of your landlady.'
| Winking violently with first one eye and then
the other she started to go then, with sudden
solemnity, she renserted her head in the door
way.
IF I'm summoned, she said, it's above all
else. If I'm Called must CO. day or night"
| Certainly" said Tom, much puzzled, but
you won't be, Auntie' As the young man
walked abroad to get his dinner, he felt impressed
| with an almost mysterious awe Of the old nurse.
ITO think of living always with death grinning
one in the face like that" lie muttered.
In the night Toms dream of peace was again
dispelled.
-.
the mattel. now"
'I'm called" said the voice Of Mrs. Prmmns,
"my summons has comet
"Oh, the devil" cried Tom, lost to all sense
Of the Importance of conciliating the nurse. go
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"lhen I've Drought you a oaoy' ne sa'i ao-
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pair OF bright blue eyes wililo'it spolllng them
and so there was. Fortunately at this point the
landiady appeared ana 80, u moment 'a'er' uiu
Malvlnas mother, caiiea NJ from tie cei'af py
the voices
| Negotiations were sooil cahlpia'eii.
Tom again III his little rooii' found II the
loneliest dreariest place he had ever in his life
looked upon.
couple of days later he concluded that it
would be inhuman mol 10 go ana inquire aleei
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Q room He took a pencil and paper. and figure,
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