This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...his wife answered, quite out of patience with what she considered his misplaced charity. "Who coulv, have taken the money if he didn't?" "I don't know, only I don't think Tony did it." "You don't want to think it, that's what you mean. I suppose you forget that time he stole the eggs out of the nest in our stackyard- ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...his wife answered, quite out of patience with what she considered his misplaced charity. "Who coulv, have taken the money if he didn't?" "I don't know, only I don't think Tony did it." "You don't want to think it, that's what you mean. I suppose you forget that time he stole the eggs out of the nest in our stackyard--and he not four years old at the time." "Yes, but don't you remember what distress his mother was in about it, and how she made him bring them all back to us? Depend upon it, there are plenty like her who would have thought no harm to keep them." "Oh, I dare say that was just her craftiness to make us believe she was very honest. With his mother a Catholic and his father a convict, you can't expect any good from Tony, and I won't have him coming into the place; if you choose to keep bad people about you, do so, but I'll see that they keep their own place. I am not going to have Ned corrupted by the company of the sly little rascal." Mr. Martin knew that there was no use in arguing the matter further. His wife was a person of very decided opinions, and he generally allowed her to have her way rather than take the trouble of contending for the mastery. Occasionally he took the reins into his own hands, and then he could be very firm, but in general he gave in to her in everything. So, next morning, when Tony came to see if he and his mother would be needed at the farm-work that week, he was told that his mother might come if she liked, but that he would not be required any more. "Then will I herd the cows in the back meadows, sir?" he inquired. ' "No, you won't," said Mrs. Martin, without giving her husband time to answer. "I have noticed lately that the cows fall away in ...
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