SENSIBLE TO THE LAST.
Mr and Mrs Tom Mulcahylived a farm. They were, shrewed aftd thrifty and had the reputation of being. “ close.” Finally Mrs Mulcaby'sickened* and was about to die: i Findirig l tierself nearing the end, she expressed a desire to put things iif ordfer beford the event occurred, and old Tom prepared to listen. ' • ‘ * 7
“ Tom,” said MraMulcaby, “ There's Mr* Smith up at the 'crossing, she owes me 1 dol. for butter'; see ye get it.” » “ Sensible to the last my dear sensible to the last,” said Tom. “ I’ll get iL” “ Then there’s Mrs Jones, .up the creek, she owes me 1 dol. 50 cents for chickens.” ■;';
“ Ah, look at that now for a moind j she forgets nothing.” “And Mrs Brown, in the village, she owes me 2 dol. 30 cents for milk.” “ D’ye ye hear that? sensible to the last? go on my dear.” “ And—and—” “Yes." “ Mrs Roberts at the toll-gate I owe her—” “ Ah, poor dear,” broke in old Tom, hastily? “how her moind does; be wandering? sure we’ve allowed her to talk too much entirely, that we. have I"
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Kumara Times, Issue 469, 28 March 1878, Page 2
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