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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XII, Issue 492, 15 July 1867, Page 1

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MRS JJROWN’S CHRISTMAS STORY. j (from London Society.) Me was at that court, mother and me, by eight, la waiting to be let in, as she’d gut leave for us, land there we stood ever so long ;u the cold ; and ■if it hadn't been lor her sake 1 stiouid have died wvith tear, to see that gloomy place, and them utiiccrs, as I t nought every one was Jack Ketch, a looking that an till. She, poor dear, had gone to sec him, anil wai let into a place down uelow, near the lawvers ; and then the judges come iu, as was kind looking men, hut lion ever Uiey can sit there aim pat unv one to death cool him that pn/./.tes me. When I isee my poor dear master put up in a place by hisjself, ami tnery one a musing a! h.m, 1 felt a choking, and th.cn there was a dead silence, and my heart was a thumping agm my Dosim hk# waierw urks. The [dace was tint dismal through lamns and lea a lies a hnrn.ng, tor gas wasn't reghir m iheii, j hat *o!y oil lamps. V\ here I was a set,mg it win herv tail, and tout close and muggy to make any •one sick ; and when i coOid mane out what they I was about, I found as a party were a dsuung aj lever he’d signed that paper as master was accused

hunt. 1 was so phase.!, mu soon found out as ho iw.is the one ns was going agm master, though, a« ,il said to my dear mother, ‘ Why ewr ain't ue IgouJ-nulured, and might ns well say as it were Ins Iwniinir, ami I’m sure missus would get the money hpnid hack ; ’ but. law, some people is that hard o',ami grasping,like the man as seized Mrs Challia’* humous, out was obligated to give ’em up through ! os erst raining hisscii' m taking more than was his , r.edits. ! Tiicre was one old gentleman in a white wig as was something like a clergyman iu his dress; he spoke up for master beautiful, ami said as it was. mi rubbish that being his writing, and I thougjg , as they’d let him go, cos the gentleman sat dcujgj

jTf! !'V.k-d 5..,;A".;.'d. riT.J ■ ~.d ill-Ta ju,A. : f - art} ;, he. for ': : iasr Was n - m.aa f-j Ihato .’a a,, •W d Vote, raid iu 1 {l. —*’ - ha innyee::; Irik y -:i’t Ka r away. ; ma whe-i ii.ey cane.: 1 f-i.-.i fo> m= :•■ .. .m-;- mi;:";-, but t-lis w t~ o ir.se’i ’an ' t w' " “ L '•'■ ■■■■ ' Wk ■ - 'V c - h’. : “ l "‘ 'ma man: s ‘A,.. yd i -y, . a n ■ J,' ■ i : .' Vt y.l iae d or,; me are.. an ; L fen. i :■ ■ f irs a. ran... .■; .. '... ’’ - ;... . -- . i died agio, iiu.t juiya had \nr. oa n Li.,al cup, ri’irl vom u talk lug to mxt-.-v io., iu>;. On, them llivl'n! Vurd-y T n *Ter shall fnry.»t 'll"’". An'! wh'.sP he said, 1 Ur. a mercy o-i umr pool,’ I heard a noise below, and says, ‘ L t iae cut, Hns out! ’ And so parties ms.l.* way iV me, end I vrn» flown in the passage below ia r. fastant, and there was my dear missus, thev’d j'.'.;' brought her out, n laying ii!:e stone Ua.J ou a bench, and there stood the lawyer. I gays, * Let me come, to her,’ and so they did. And mother she come down, ami us pa h r Into r coach and home we drove; hr.t :'..e uonr a; Inpar give no sign cf i..e: and the doctor l.e come, pal said as he hoped as she Paver might. Towards u’uh: the, did come to, but only to rave that av.-fal as there vimu’: no W'Vt,' he-, pud they warned mr to 1. 1;.- ii:-r u\v ■y, b;f 1 says, * Kcver sics be {,;.jk a way ; if she --i •* I i Jay poc r ur.dliir '»a-' acmii ma; o d, ! u: the sU.o : pp too f'-r if t. An 1 then o.u; go. more quiet, bat pevr seeicmd to know us. That lawyer o.i’.ae ouee, rx.il shed tears, a seeine pn her with :di her h ••-•.•!)- hair cat t.?i', au 1 in ■ path eon.-;: at coal wdn'yar and \v:.t t;. h w as w.ts ft’.! icead late: ra.l cayniiiy lac h iek of her p' eh, eel wmdl have '.’.on- a.ora b u jay v e ’vs, ‘N i; you've 1nn;,,,.! 1r move-., end i yvon’t have ;i iheie. 1... t he;- die in ye ,e Th.-y i:;ray him :hr.e v,v :hs a:';.;- Ids uid, ami I3V ti ; 111 the flay before, Was l’e- iey, aai liv’d bc-eu a he .ring a s-wrum : mid took me throu/l tinea d rl . ye---m-a lo hhf eeh J tluv’ght as death wali be bettor til: ;i Lelnu them. lie was very qrJ-t, p-.-or (!•*'.’ cni in ,V -d sn honJsD’JV*. ail'd spoke chtvi'iul at fir-:, till ■ h■; n for to tell him abo'.'.t her. 1 m aI ; •• li. ■ v,. jri coarse, only a simian as site dared no. be pfived. He says, ‘rlariim, "ive her my ! ,s'. nni- ' e love; iv-k her to lb: - •.■eye me the era..-’: feme- Tie do.ic iier ami ih“n !m i. -: '■>* my, :.u 1 M\y ‘ ()’■• i j. I canid I.em i,. r un; say, ‘ AhV ■ !, L von.’’ ’ l/'\vs, 1 Law, • ;r, i ; eerawe Lie ee a ; fur I’m sure iia an -ei a:.;': ei .e . el'.,: m. , pr ■■c-‘, a.i ! alv :e- \ id lie eiee in- a l.d of his bdr ;-r b ; -e •> •-A h in ■ ' -■ -n pm, an,! s-y y • .'1 y ream 1 e.,n her v. m Jll .de,' = , mj. md I veih hd: her no mem. I ’ ■ 1 c--< ■ a--'- _. that wi r'ea!. e.ml he - • i'■ • ■ c :h e: f.vmy ; iiA l.ei b to : r mi neo ihA ;■■e h l juy fmili-'i v.'ey ■■ i ,-'i liiiar a \,.-d; -I ■' La;,' I ...m, • haven; i ml,;;;.; m nv tn ;.-i jmn as -h -h! he clad to h, ir \il.ea sh.-'a i.e. Rims-'? \ Ha cries O'c, ‘ All, *b-it i- a merer ; lb ep:tiv.d a xre.ii dm... , n.eiih.r ~:mv to ~v pud !m sisoiik my lend nn 'e j-.iore. and 1 \.as t.,eh Out of tin* p> '• a w'h’na r h!n a lae.niae. it vvii>. I should say, ahou: ti n ViU\ uy;, ; | ; I w.-.s a s.ulie; b- her a -v C:n ha a. dm lay near lit o' liar had ';• c ’ . ! !;e m'f- a--0 ili'ig liuWii, win u ali of a .v,; .•-» Iv. ij-ii.. 1 a- "ha-k in see mv deal' ndie.m a si : : a■ m kd. I .H.-S i, -Vd. M ,K;. Hi"m. h a-',; . as see h.a , , ',ea nie.

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