Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-06-27

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1t, why one could
- lin, or something
res another scratch,
ard work it is to be an
lllisy stuck her finger in
sighed deeply 1t was
6etore she had completed
Of wire upon the last
too tired to do as she
stretch the wire across
she contented her
the dressing-case
d retired, convinced
ould set foot inside
at.
d had she laid her head on
hen there sounded from
beside her the wall, IL
want drink Use
esl She had forgotten,
in her invention, to
i / & teri There there,
go to sleepl That's
want drink! can't go
a drink"
ss'9ere's no help fol it,
yer in this world am
5 G stars?"
1|( "nt-lamp in her hand,
r;f situation. The only
Gown" And, suiting
- word she initiated the
boy in his wild flight
L. She reached the lower
ugh, albeit somewhat
accustomed loeomotion;
Lad Eilled her pitcher and
steps to the foot of the
regarded the proofs of her
FntiYe genius with horriaed dismay.
From the dim regions above came
the wall, q want drink, while the
chorus of a still smaller voiee filled the
= night with tho music of its '.Aleows
smeowsr'
Yes, darlings, mother is coming"
,r, But how? She couldn't slide up. Be
Iisde. her hands were full. But those
I clamorous voices called forth every
4 energy, and leaving her lamp at the
I foot of the stairs, she erept up slowly,
/ ihand over hand, foot over foot. on the
itoutside of the bannister, and, cropping
: her way to her room, quieted the voices
with the few drops of water remaining
N the pitcher. aud then went down, in
2 'o'n.r wiId light after EeF lamp.
Soh CAgith her TxTrsidNe wnen
{ ahe reached ner room, she fell asleep
! almost Immediately. She was awaken
g ed little later by shrin scream Of
'0h, wurra wurra! It's a murtherin'
l. snake, it isH' and jumping up bewilder-
k ed she recognized Bridgets voice in
e the
a why, what is the matter Bridget 2
e "Shure and matther is it? It's
" snake or some other murtherin' baste
o mas hurted me fut that bad mushal
IS musha" and Bridget sat on the hall
rsl nool rolling from side to side and hold
ing her wounded foot in her hand.
u1 'oh, no, Bridget, it's only the bur
ri gar alarm l forgot to tell you about
See my hands are all cut up by it,
\ kRnt it'll keep burglars away"
NJ alarm, is it. thin? An
" .ere, if yez plaze?" BY
n get was standing erect
per mistress with ven
You see Mr.. Fillisy is
4 | wanted to feel safe
its safe yez are from this
be lawn yez in the
1ever worked afore where
rul couldn't 60 down the
st of Glove lie to put in her
widout steppin' on a bur
ind hayin' her feet hurted
Shure an I'll be afther
y mornin', maam,' and |
d toward her room in
,peasable Indignation.
sorry, Bridget; l didn't
Mrs. Fillisy, deprecating-
(.s
80 Il think in the mornin',
8ridget banged her door
h that shut off all further
ms.
Ksy retired to bed to weep;
len at such pains to procure
hose culinary powers Mr..
especially praised that very
w angry Josiah would be
;, came home and found
E. Dearl dear and all be-
It burglar alarml
her pride in her invention
kne. She wasn't quite so
hat Josiah would be pre-
eldmit that woman had as
JUS as her so-called lord and
ngsilently over her trials
she heard sound that