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"Ah, young love, young love, roaned, when the couple

passed, for she always gave Lucy a title as though she really and truly

had beco itas we do," retorted Lucy, annoyed by this prophetic speech

Widow Anne groaned with relish "So ht,the head off me"

"The man ould lay his hand on a woman save in the way of--"

"Oh, Archie, what nonsense, you talk!" cried Miss Kendal pettishly

"Ah!" sighed the woman of experience, "I called it nonsense too, my

lady, afore Aaron, who now lies with the worms, laid me out with a

flat-iron Men's fit for jails only, as I allays says"

"A nice opinion you have of our sex," res as would le

with horror on there shoulders of yours"

"What about your son Sidney? Is he also wicked?"

"He would be if he had the strength, which he hasn't," exclaimed the

ith uncomplimentary fervor "He's Aaron's son, and Aaron hadn't