Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-17
4 VILLAGE SOVEREIGN.
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en-. balanced the deficiency by Dreau'n'
-, ,,,d,ea about on the latest OF short
,aes She WIS not pretty after the an
aai,c na,tern. and was all the more en-
gaging. ,sor
n would be difficult for her biograpner
a. saw which were tho most adorable
ncr smile. that raced like pink ra-
a,.rco from the soft little chin 10 the
crystal blue eyes, or the two perpendlcu-
lar lines OF thought and fearful anxiety
that sometimes aprang between the mo-
blls brows. and generally furnished the
occasion for stamping her foot at some
refractory subject. or were brought into
MAY by an earnest insistence on having
the unanswerabie answered without
delay.
AS most Of her hours were spent out
OF doors, and hats were antipatheuc 10
her. II followed that few OF her SUD
iects enjoyed sight Of the careiuhy
combed and curled little poll that left
her mothers hands every morning. m
stead. they had the more disturbing, II
less elegant. picture OF fine brown SILK
rolling and shaking. like the hoss OF
King Charles. in the dearest CONFUSION
imaginable round and about the prigh.
l,ttle face The invasion or curls Just
permitted the pretty upward play Oh
brown eyelashes against the protruuing
arch of brow, so that the big, blue eyes
looked out from forest OF winter
shade She had the divinest OF NOUNS
an arched rosy bud, formed as chiiu
mouth rarely is. sweet ana periectS
shaped, with an imperious claim upon
bisses Not to wish TO kiss her was 10
orove yourself inhuman. She was never
dirty. though not exactly a precisian III
the matter OF ralment. 1t would not
be safe 10 trust her with an orange IL
Il were intended she should sit upon the
chairs of civilization, an emblem OF spot
less childhood; but she could be reheu
upon any day to pass a neighborhood
where mud-pies were being manufac-
tured and not succumh to the burning
temptation to bemire herself.
Such was Norry, the uncrowned queen
of a remote little town on the edge OF
glorious Irish lake. Like the oriental
philanthropist, she loved her fellow-men'
Her existence was based on the first law
of Christianity with such surprising
result that her fellows of all classes
creeds, sexes and ages worshipped her'
She was not Of the order of female IN
FAINT that is content to stay indoors and
NAV with dolls. Nor were outdoor
Games the chief delight Of her life. What
She liked was the making and sustaining
of universal acauaintances.
She woke with the dawn preoccupied
with the fortunes of Tommy This and
Molly That, and chartered about them
while she graciously submitted TO the
encroachments OF soap, water, bath-
towel. and brush: and she was still dis
coursing Of them in passionate inter-
hides while Marcella fed her upon bread
and milk and porridge in the kitchen.
She il was who welcomed all newcom-
ers into the town-tramps, travellers, and
visitors. Her formula was as rigid and
unchanging as royal etiquette. She drew
no line between beggars and noblemen'
but simply said to the trousered male:
Man. what's your manner If there
were any geniality in the reply land there
usually was), she as invariably added:
1.-The blessings of bod on you. Kiss
mer' Upon her lips, however, the COM
mand took the form of fish. The person
I'm petticoats she addressed as oman,
and II the oman happened to be accom-
panied by q baby, 1t was an exciting mo-
ment for Norry.
Babies, puppies. and kittens constituted
the most interesting portion OF humanity
In her eyes. They were all doaty, as
she called them. She insisted on kissing
every baby that crossed her path. even
on occasional visits to the thronged city
where her grandmother lived. to the dis
may and discomfort OF her handsome
young aunts. whatever she had in her
hands she needs must bestow upon the
long-frocked creature, not infrequently
Of
minutes later, and demand restitution
OF the gift.
When she had, so to speak, conferred
the freedom OF the town upon the
stranger Norry instantly toddled OIL
with eager intent to acquaint the world
that Johnny Murphy or Biddy Magrath
had been welcomed TO her dominions.
The episode of Norry and the Marquis
IS a tale In which the town takes much
pride. The idlers round the bar still
tell IL to one another with undated
glee. and Norry's kindness to the big
man is one of the reasons why the town
has lately begun 10 look with less open
disfavor upon that naughty arlstocrat.
For the lord OF the soil is not genial
person. He is distant, high-handed, and
ungenerous. He takes no inconsiderable
income from an impoverished land with
humane inquiry into the prosperity OF
his tenants. or single evidence of
thought for their welfare. and he spends
81 TO the last farthing, along with his
good manners and smiles. in England
There we hear of him as delightful
tyne of the Irish gentleman, off-handed,
witty. and capital host: In Norry's
town (Which ought to be his) he is known
ms a marose, close-fisted, and overbearing
Saxon. So much may man differ In his
attitude toward one race and another.
4 wave of universal Joy passed over
4he town the day Kitty Farrell publicly
reh,,ked him for his lack of manners
among his own people. Kitty keeps the
newspaper shop. and an Irish daily paper
being one OF the few things the Marquis
could not import from England. II fol-
lowed that he ran up small account
with Kitty during his last sojourn before
-Norry was born. Driving through the
town on his way to the station, the lord
of the soil stopped his carriage and called
out from the window to Kitty TO know
the amount due
..Half a crown. me lord" said Kitty,
dropping an elegant courtesy that quite
carried of the inelegance of bare feet and
fattered skirts.
'aThere. girl" cried the Marquis fling
ing a silver piece ON the ground.
Kitty did not move so much as an eye
lash in the direction of the fallen coin.
but as the carriage began to roll on again,
my lord lying back as proud as an in
yader. she ran after 1t. shrieking at the
top OF her voice: Me lord, me lord, l
felled We We owe me half a crown"
tits on the ground" the Marquis re-
torted frowning. 81 threw II out OF
the window"
s.0h me lord | have nothing to do with