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Title: Mammy 'mongst the wild nations of Europe
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Bibbins, Ruthella Bernard Mory, 1865-1942
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Publisher: New York, F. A. Stokes company
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
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inster explained had remained asecret with the Gobelin family of Paris for many gen-erations. H*it is almost h*impossible to find colors softhenough to mend them with,** she added, exhibitingwith pride a place where she had made a successfulattempt. Mammys attention had been distracted for themoment by the entrance of the Marquis. Coming uptoo late to hear the explanation she looked criticallyat the beautiful wall-coverings and then addressedour guide deferentially. * Is dese heah big samplersyoown handiwuk, MisLeinster, mum? Dey seema bit faded out. I reckon you done em in yo gyurl-hood days; but a lile sperits er noomonia er per-tater watah would freshen em up considble. Deysutney does you proud, mum ! said Mammy, withcordial appreciation. ** They were hexecuted by the French Gobelins,replied Leinster a little frigidly, yet not altogetherdispleased. Goblins! repeated Mammy mystified.* French goblins ! My ! but dem goblins was handywid dey needles,— but all dem Frenchy folks is dat
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IS DESE HEAH BIG SAMPLERS YO OWN HANDYWUK, MT^E r DEY SUTXEY DOES YOU PROUD ! WEEK-END AT CASTLE BENBOW 243 way. Jes* look at my bunnit/ she added, with proudrecollection of her own Parisian triumph of art. Mammys allusion to French triumphs of any sortwere not likely to allay Leinsters ruffled feelings,since one of the episodes of the old castle, we learned,was a mischievous prank of Lady Constances school-days in which Leinster was so painfully concernedthat her offended dignity never totally recovered. Lady Constance, coming home for the holidays onesummer, brought with her a very jolly and inventiveclassmate, the Honorable Miss Ethelreda Darien.After exhausting the resources of the old stronghold,they decided to array themselves in character andappear on show-day as French countesses, to beescorted round by Leinster in all her glory. Theydrove up, registered in due style in the visitors book,paid the usual shilling, and then parlez-vous-ing involuble Parisian were escorted through

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