The Holbrook news., 1910-05-13
Peggy s Windfal
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 It should be stated in the beginning that Peggy had not been anticipating any sudden and overwhelming access of fortune. Her uncle, coming up to pay her a visit, beheld her through the door of the inner room, putting the Rafferty twins to bed by the simple process of overturning them on the couch. and then sitting on them to hold them down; and he stood in the hallway. shedding sentimental tears.
 "Sh'mush like me, Peggy ish," hs murmured. Beautiful schild! Here's half my forshune for her. an she'll never she me 'gain!"
 Whereupon he went out and shipped before the mast, and Peggy entered up- on the possession of her estate without any of those tiresome legal formalities which usually vex heirs at law.
 Mrs. Rafferty of the third floor back was in the habit of saying that she had "brung Peggy Ip," an expression that seemed to need modifying. as indicat- the part of Mrs. Rafferty It was Peggy who ruled the house with a rod of iron. and who battled royalty with the vegetable man and the butcher and the grocer from day to day. wrestling away from each in turn the largest possible amount of produce for the smallest possible amount of money.
 When M-. Raffcrty lost work it was Peggy who met collectors at the door 0ffss and then-if blarney did not answer with battle. while Mrs. Rafferty put a pillow over her head in the back room. Peggy explained to her confidants that Mrs. Raferty didn't have no gump- tion;" but after every victory Mrs. reminded her friends that she bad ''brung Peggy up."
 "Of course it's her money, an I'm goin' to let 'er do what she likes with it," said Mrs. Rafferty when the news of Peggy's remarkable stroke of for tune had become noised through the T told her she'd better buy things for herself. The aint nothin' Ye don't need says to Peggy. Yer 'tCckin's is that frazzled out ye might as well be barelegged. if it wasn't for the looks of the thing, I says. 'an' there's holes in yer shoes. an ye're wearin' my hat for the reason that ye aint got none O yer own. an ye're leedin' a shawl this cold weather, an re could go out right now an spend l fortune. an not git a single thing re wasn't boun' to have But sine wouldn't say. an I don't Know what she's thinkin' O gittin'."
 Peggy. having fought her morning battle with the reluctant purveyor of down at the corner, was at that moment making her toilet for the i'm oortant expedition.
 She dad declined the company of the wins. who were bowling gTievousiy It the thought of being left behind; md when Mrs. Rafferty suggested that perhaps she had better go with her, o see that she did not get cheated, Peggy had cheerfully remarked that it vas ] 5.g enough job to go shopping, vithcut keeping Mrs. Rafrerty out from under the horses feet.
 And now Peggy came forth, arrayed or conquest. Mrs. Rafferty's hat, xhirh had been of that lady's own election, and was hated with great raIkIess by Peggy, was a large and .eavy one, with a wealth of burnt range velvet on one side that gave { al unstable equilibrium. so that Peggy was continually obliged to res ue 1t from over one eye. A refrac- cry braid of brown hair was tied vita white string, and hung down 'esgy's back.
 With a laudable desire to conceal he state Of her stockings. Peggy wore irs- Rafferty's apron, which touched ne ground. and had a most pleasing appearance from the front. When she urned her back, however, there was
 space where the apron did not meet.
 Thus attired did Peggy go forth, lone, carrying her entire fortune, and ntent on many a shrewd bargain.
 How much Is them mittens?" asked | Peggy. pointing them out.
 Twenty cent" replied the man, milling affably.
 That's higher'n they are anywhere | lse." replied Peggy. "I want two 'diAS dA Ol SOuloSB 5CILiu CA WAOiS- ale. they'd have to come still cheaper. II give you five"
 The merchant looked at her i'm l ,assively.
 Twenty cent" he said.
 Two pair at five cents each makes l en-" said Peggy. An you'd be mak n money at that. Or I might give | fifteen cents for the two pair"
 The merchant put the mittens back n the shelf. Peggy went out and sat own on the step