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Mrs. Febnbrake's "Lucky Bird."

. rrano'ement . This was at once given . and poor Rose Avas quite overcome with joy , and went and kissed Mary , and said how pleased she ivould be to have her for a sister , and wv delighted her father ancl mother Avould be Avhen they heard the Avelcome news . Old Mr . Fernbrake gave two or three extra puffs from his pipe , and then said : — " Ah'll tell va what Ah mean te deea te-mooan . Ah'll gan' tit toon an' see t' beelder aboot a neAv hoos . Ther ' s a grand spot fer yan at ' t top-end ov oor Avotcbet ; an' Ave ' 11 wife te liv in tweea sal hev

beeld a hoose fer me an' t' ; an' yoo oors . " But here he was stopped by his Avife saying : — "Nut seea fast , John—nut seea fast , me lad ! Ah iz n ' t gahin' te leeave this hoos fer onny boddy . T' chaimer Ah Avaz booan in , Ah mean te dee in . Bud thoo can beeld yan theer fer them if thoo likes , fer Ah wad n ' t like mah lass te leeave ma varry far . " "All reet , Avife ! " said John . " It sal just be az thoo hez a mahnd . An' mebby it ' 11

be better , fer then tha can plan 't an' fonnish ' t just az tha pleeaz . Think on , Fred , ' at thoo ' z here betahmz i' t' mooanin' te gan' wi' ma , fer thoo nobbut hez fowwer days noo afooar tha hez te leeave uz ageean . Bud Ah iz fain te think it ' z te be the last voyage . Ah'll keep t' yung boss , an' thoo sal rahd him efter f hounds next winter , if all be weel . " Fred promised them to be there in good time , next morning , and Rose being ready for going home , the two Avent on their Avay together .

Spring came round , and the new house was commenced , and all Avent well at the farm ; no Averse luck having happened to Mrs . Fernbrake than the dairy door being left open , ancl the cat getting in and taking the cream off three large bowls of milk , —which she attributed to the mistake made on NBAV Year ' s morning . During the summer , however , a valuable COAV died ; and this , to the old lady , Avas " confirmation strong as proof from Holy Writ" of the bad luck she bad anticipated ; and no one could persuade her any other than that it Avas all because a female had been the first to enter her house on New

Year ' s Day . Two or three letters had arrived from Fred . The ship had got safely to its destination , and was expected to reach England again in October . The house was nearly completed , and Mary Avas as happy as the day was long . In September , however , gloomy tidings reached them . The ship had sailed on her return voyage at the appointed time , but Avas missing , she having never been heard of since she left the foreign port .

Mary Avas quite overcome Avith grief , as Avere also Fred ' s parents and sister . Old Mrs . Fernbrake did her best to try to comfort them all . " What ivaz t' use , " she said , " ov em . meetiu' tvubbels hawf way ! What t' ship wad tonn up all reet , sheea had na cloot , an' tha mud all howp fer t' best . " But Avhen she got amongst her servants in the kitchen , she would shake her head , and say : — "Ahteltyah all hooit wad be I—nowt bud bad luck fer uz all t ' just thruff

. year , Rooas cumin' in t' fost . " After a time came more news . The ship had put into a foreign port , very much disabled , having experienced a severe storm . Several of the crew had got into the long boat , for they Avere all about to leave the ship , but suddenly tbe rope gave way , and tuey were at once parted from it ; and the storm having someAvhat abated , they that were left had managedwith some difficultyto the vessel into portBut they had

, , carry . not seen or heard of the boat since it parted from them . A list of names of those of the crew Avho were missing was given , and Fred's Avas . amongst the number . This Avas another heavy blow . Poor Mary Avandered about in a listless manner , Avithout heart for anything . -She could not bear to look at the new house , and wished many times that it had never been built , as it Avould only serve to remind her of Avhat ffii ght have been .

A week or two after the last tidings , Mrs . Fernbrake received a letter , informing jpi' that an old aunt , Avhom she had not seen for thirty years , ancl who resided in a distan t part of the country , was dead , ancl hacl left her a legacy of two thousand pounds , e ear of legacy duty . This was quite unexpected ; ancl , as she hacl never known much uut the okl lady , brought mure joy than HUITO AV tu her .

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Untitled Article 1
A christmas Greeting. Article 2
BRO. CAPTAIN JOHN N. PHILIPS. Article 3
SONNET. Article 3
OLD BUILDINGS IN FLEET STREET. Article 4
COLE'S LIST OF LODGES, 1763. Article 5
A LIST OF REGULAR LODGES, Article 5
LET US BE KIND. Article 14
ARRIVALS, SURVIVALS, AND REVIVALS. Article 15
A TALE OF LOVE. Article 21
MRS. FEBNBRAKE'S "LUCKY BIRD." Article 22
CHRISTMAS EVE. Article 28
THE WORK OF NATURE IN THE MONTHS. Article 30
FROM LISBON TO BELEM. Article 37
A PORTRAIT. Article 41
THE ADVENTURES OF DON PASQUALE. Article 42
A CHAPTER ON OAKS. Article 44
MISERY. Article 49
MASONRY—ITS PAST AND FUTURE. Article 51
UNCLE CHARLES'S STORY. Article 54
FRIENDSHIP AND BROTHERHOOD. Article 57
SONNET. Article 59
EXTRACTS FROM THE RECORDS OF AN OLD ASSEMBLY OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR MEETING AT BOLTON. Article 59
A MODERN NOVEL SOMEWHAT UNDERVALUED. Article 61
CABINET OF MASONIC CURIOSITIES. Article 63
TO MRS. BRYANT. Article 64
THE PROPOSED SPELLING REFORM. Article 64
REACHING AFTER THE UNATTAINABLE.* Article 66
Reviews. Article 67
THE POETIC INTERPRETATION OF NATURE.* Article 70
Untitled Article 70
HOW MR. JOSS FAILED TO BE MADE A MASON. Article 75
AMABEL VAUGHAN. Article 77
A CHRISTMAS MEMORY. 1877. Article 82
Untitled Article 83
LOST AND SAVED; OR NELLIE POWERS THE MISSIONARY'S DAUGHTER. Article 84
THE MAP OF EUROPE IN 1877. Article 88
A GOOD HONEST HEART. Article 90
THE INCONCLUSIVENESS AND ABERRATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC TEACHERS. Article 91
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART. Article 93
A FREEMASON'S CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS. Article 95
ANSWER TO ACROSTIC. Article 97
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Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

Mrs. Febnbrake's "Lucky Bird."

. rrano'ement . This was at once given . and poor Rose Avas quite overcome with joy , and went and kissed Mary , and said how pleased she ivould be to have her for a sister , and wv delighted her father ancl mother Avould be Avhen they heard the Avelcome news . Old Mr . Fernbrake gave two or three extra puffs from his pipe , and then said : — " Ah'll tell va what Ah mean te deea te-mooan . Ah'll gan' tit toon an' see t' beelder aboot a neAv hoos . Ther ' s a grand spot fer yan at ' t top-end ov oor Avotcbet ; an' Ave ' 11 wife te liv in tweea sal hev

beeld a hoose fer me an' t' ; an' yoo oors . " But here he was stopped by his Avife saying : — "Nut seea fast , John—nut seea fast , me lad ! Ah iz n ' t gahin' te leeave this hoos fer onny boddy . T' chaimer Ah Avaz booan in , Ah mean te dee in . Bud thoo can beeld yan theer fer them if thoo likes , fer Ah wad n ' t like mah lass te leeave ma varry far . " "All reet , Avife ! " said John . " It sal just be az thoo hez a mahnd . An' mebby it ' 11

be better , fer then tha can plan 't an' fonnish ' t just az tha pleeaz . Think on , Fred , ' at thoo ' z here betahmz i' t' mooanin' te gan' wi' ma , fer thoo nobbut hez fowwer days noo afooar tha hez te leeave uz ageean . Bud Ah iz fain te think it ' z te be the last voyage . Ah'll keep t' yung boss , an' thoo sal rahd him efter f hounds next winter , if all be weel . " Fred promised them to be there in good time , next morning , and Rose being ready for going home , the two Avent on their Avay together .

Spring came round , and the new house was commenced , and all Avent well at the farm ; no Averse luck having happened to Mrs . Fernbrake than the dairy door being left open , ancl the cat getting in and taking the cream off three large bowls of milk , —which she attributed to the mistake made on NBAV Year ' s morning . During the summer , however , a valuable COAV died ; and this , to the old lady , Avas " confirmation strong as proof from Holy Writ" of the bad luck she bad anticipated ; and no one could persuade her any other than that it Avas all because a female had been the first to enter her house on New

Year ' s Day . Two or three letters had arrived from Fred . The ship had got safely to its destination , and was expected to reach England again in October . The house was nearly completed , and Mary Avas as happy as the day was long . In September , however , gloomy tidings reached them . The ship had sailed on her return voyage at the appointed time , but Avas missing , she having never been heard of since she left the foreign port .

Mary Avas quite overcome Avith grief , as Avere also Fred ' s parents and sister . Old Mrs . Fernbrake did her best to try to comfort them all . " What ivaz t' use , " she said , " ov em . meetiu' tvubbels hawf way ! What t' ship wad tonn up all reet , sheea had na cloot , an' tha mud all howp fer t' best . " But Avhen she got amongst her servants in the kitchen , she would shake her head , and say : — "Ahteltyah all hooit wad be I—nowt bud bad luck fer uz all t ' just thruff

. year , Rooas cumin' in t' fost . " After a time came more news . The ship had put into a foreign port , very much disabled , having experienced a severe storm . Several of the crew had got into the long boat , for they Avere all about to leave the ship , but suddenly tbe rope gave way , and tuey were at once parted from it ; and the storm having someAvhat abated , they that were left had managedwith some difficultyto the vessel into portBut they had

, , carry . not seen or heard of the boat since it parted from them . A list of names of those of the crew Avho were missing was given , and Fred's Avas . amongst the number . This Avas another heavy blow . Poor Mary Avandered about in a listless manner , Avithout heart for anything . -She could not bear to look at the new house , and wished many times that it had never been built , as it Avould only serve to remind her of Avhat ffii ght have been .

A week or two after the last tidings , Mrs . Fernbrake received a letter , informing jpi' that an old aunt , Avhom she had not seen for thirty years , ancl who resided in a distan t part of the country , was dead , ancl hacl left her a legacy of two thousand pounds , e ear of legacy duty . This was quite unexpected ; ancl , as she hacl never known much uut the okl lady , brought mure joy than HUITO AV tu her .

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