"I see you don't like that," said the widow to him, under her breath; "ah, you're too hard, doctor—consider she sung out of good-nature."
"I don't know if it was out of good-nature," said he; "but I am sure it was out of tune."
The Widow Flanagan's Party
James Reddy led back Miss Riley to her mamma, who was much delighted with the open manifestations of "the poet's" admiration.
"She ought to be proud, sir, of your conjunction, I'm sure. A poet like you, sir!—what beautiful rhymes them wor you did on the 'lection."
"A trifle, ma'am—a mere trifle—a little occasional thing."
"Oh! but them two beautiful lines—
"We tread the land that bore us