Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-11-27
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER o. 1905
AS SUGGESTED
BY MORAN.
BY Matilda Henderson Whesl0ck. ,
Copyrighted. 1908. by Associated ,
Literary Press

Ordinarily the merry CHATTER OF pans
and kettles and the cheerful swish OF
as Norah's dexterous hands
the dishcloth formed an
apI,vaning accompaniment to the ten
aor Stroins of "KatbIaan Mavourneen"
- ~, .u,o,.,. .,rav 90 "porv
y MOTE
but TINS morning no Atesn youns
Irish voice caroled forth through the
open window above her kitchen table,,
and the corners OF Norah's wide red
mouth had pathetic droop, wholly
out OF Keeping wrtn nativity which
proclaimed itself in ev-
cry feature.
Even the clatter and swish had a
sound, as though the pots and
kettles and the soa psuds. realizing that
sorrow had invaded their domain, were
thus rendering a seemly acknowledge
ment.
This explains how It came about that
another sound. also subdued and like
wise Indicative Of acquaintance with
sorrow, came floating In through the
window and fell suddenly on Norah's
ears.
This was nothing more nor less than
n muffied sob and single glance
through the window sufficed to show
that 1t had proceeded from the ham
mock swung In the shade of the big
crab apple tree In the back ward
This hammock. supposed to be Nor
abs own nart,cular retreat In her
hours of leisure was now occupied by
n tumbled bean of mink Bingham.
which law with face forlornlv buried In
n weather beaten pillow.
Norab watched for A wondering mo-
ment the ambition Of childish woe
tben dr,ed bar hands wined ber ewes
with 81 Ahornar az her anron and has
tanad down tho kitchen stans In tho
direction ne tho bommock
A deeper burrowing of thu head into
tho nl,low n louder and moro souIfuI
cob ana a mora y,c,oua outnut ~ tho
long black leg rewarded her initial in
ouiry M to tho causa ~ anguish so
ocute
Rut nrasantIv tho STORY emma ONT
Amt Roth had broken ber nromisei
Norob know of tho nicnic tbjs after.
noon ot wotaon,s grova
Norah dtd and Pur.,ya,v ,yinad ouov
tuvo frasb toors 10 aba moda a sad NJ
tIa so,nd In bar throat Indicative of
aasant For was there not IN ha a
dance =, tbo ovon,ng and want she
barao,e 70 have Gomez
Ana now w.1, now sho w.s,,t oo.
,no and aomatb,ro that sha tnaw IN
IT, hno,, would have haon .oid ia
niobt would never ha ssid now,
Wi, ostor nro,,,s,no nos,t,vaIv mora
than a yaat aoo that she tba aoorJeved
nna ahon,d on 20 ,hia n,cn,c IN TrncIa
Torrv,. rnoohJna a,ong Win Irncla Tar.
nv and Amt Roth berseIs abe the
aforementioned untrustwortbv Amt
Retb had calmly onnounced nor half
an hour ooo that 90 far oa sba and
H. oo,,rIav,d on. NOR. oo,carnod
thar. No 90 ha NOT onIv M nIc,ic hut
No Ir,nIo larry,
Nh tha o1a,,avod o,a L,a,y that
",,ncIo" had heon nm 10 data maraIv
an honora.. t,,io and that NO, sor
60. ,,,on,h,, NO, MAJ, rrnoIo o.rv 20
hawa conc In,o s,u ,os.ooa,on ~ tho
aaar,onnd nna az raollv and truIv
,,sano
Tb,s had hoo, n m,tter ~ minor I'm
,ont ainna =, hordIu soamod nnss,,,,o
~ ~ .bn oa,,mn,,,s onan,na ,no,,, "a
- 20 q tr,,,v wnnIe oo,,Id ha
$50. ,ho,, ,,,a,.o .,oa,, 90 on,, 90 ,,r,v
,Iaaad 40 r. nwn an Unc,e larry in
.'haao,',
e,nr,,oa -, oo,du ana o,or r,das
a,,Id aoa.oa,,, a. ann oosa ha uoara
s,aadv Thare badn,t .s vat hean onv
,,on,ca sor ,hts mas Tho arst ~ ,ha
i',.aa,, "a -, .,,ora ,,as,,,. avar
no,n~ 30 hn am r,cnIc ana M ,r,,Iv
9tnn,o Torry,
A. ,,,Io oS,o. q, Amt p.,h NTH al,
10 notontIaI conaao,ancaa came hack
to h.r oproab ,he ooorIoved ono emit,
t,no n particularly voc,rerous vail ana
giving muscular vent IN ber desnajr IN
a eneI yIc,ono LIcL a,no h.r.eIT ont
~ Tho h.nmock mon Norab,a avn
,,r,.g h,,rdornd hraos,
"Wbv Norab vou,re CRYING toow
rho aoor,ovad on.,a aoi,a ,,ndarwant
a sudden cessation aa sbe hecame
a mara ~ ,bis herotoror. unheord ~
IacbrvmaI nroceed,n0 on the mart OF
nanny Norab
1T can't helm If miss Pm 1910
Miss Roth y sobhed Norab
m. k,ng a-Y,Ytna .ttemnt IN stsncb the
6ow of tears ON the corner OF the long
suffering apron
sorry ror Amt patbI ,rbis was an