. Old tales, of the winter nights of long ago, were retold with
a new interest.

The town clock struck nine.

We sat in silence as we used to sit, while another sexton tolled off the
days of the month after the ringing of the curfew.

"Many's th' time ye've helter-skeltered home at th' sound of that bell!"
she said.

"Yes, because the sound of the bell was always accompanied by a vision
of a wet welt hanging over the edge of the tub!"

Jamie laughed and became reminiscent.

"D'ye mind what ye said wan time whin I bate ye wi' th' stirrup?"

"No, but I used to think a good deal more than I said."

"Aye, but wan time I laid ye across m' knee an' give ye a good
shtrappin', then stud ye up an' says I, 'It hurts me worse than it hurts
ye, ye divil!'

"'Aye,' says you, 'but it dizn't hurt ye in th' same place!'

"I don't remember, but from time immemorial boys have thought and said
the same thing."

"D'ye mind when _I_ bate ye?" Anna asked with a smile.

"Yes, I remember you solemnly promised Jamie you would punish me and
when he went down to Barney's you took a long straw and lashed me
fearfully with it!"

The town clock struck ten.

Mary, who had sat silent all evening, kissed us all good night and went
to bed.

I was at the point of departure for the New World. Jamie wanted to know
what I was going to do. I outlined an ambition, but its outworking was a
problem. It was beyond his ken. He could not take in the scope of it.
Anna could, for she had it from the day she first felt the movement of
life in me. It was unpretentious--nothing the world would call great.

"Och, maan, but that wud be th' proud day fur Anna if ye cud do it."

When the town clock struck eleven, Anna trembled.

"Yer cowld, Anna," he said
. Old tales, of the winter nights of long ago, were retold with 
 a newfangled sake. 

 The town clock struck nine. 

 We sat in secrecy as we used to sit, while another sexton toll off the 
 day of the month after the ringing of the curfew. 

 " Many's th' time ye've helter - skeltered family at th' sound of that chime! " 
 she say. 

 " Yes, because the sound of the bell was always accompanied by a vision 
 of a besotted welt hanging over the edge of the bathtub! " 

 Jamie laughed and became reminiscent. 

 " D'ye mind what ye said wan clock time whin I bate ye wi' th' stirrup? " 

 " No, but I used to think a good softwood more than I said. " 

 " Aye, but wan time I laid ye across m' knee an' give ye a good 
 shtrappin', then stud ye up an' says I,' It hurts me worse than it hurts 
 ye, ye divil!' 

 "' Aye,' says you,' but it dizn't hurt ye in th' same place!' 

 " I don't remember, but from time immemorial boys have think and said 
 the same matter. " 

 " D'ye judgment when _ I _ bate ye? " Anna ask with a smile. 

 " Yes, I remember you solemnly promised Jamie you would punish me and 
 when he went down to Barney's you took a long straw and lashed me 
 fearfully with it! " 

 The township clock struck ten. 

 Mary, who had sat silent all evening, kissed us all good night and went 
 to bed. 

 I was at the point of departure for the New World. Jamie wanted to know 
 what I was survive to do. I sketch an ambition, but its outworking was a 
 problem. It was beyond his ken. He could not take in the scope of it. 
 Anna could, for she had it from the sidereal day she first felt the movement of 
 life in me. It was unpretentious -- nothing the world would call great. 

 " Och, maan, but that wud be th' gallant day fur Anna if ye cud do it. " 

 When the town clock struck eleven, Anna trembled. 

 " Yer cowld, Anna, " he say
. Olf tales, of the winter ninhts of long ago, were rxtold wjth
a new interest.

The town clock strurk nune.

We sat in silence as we jsed to spt, while qnotier sexton tollev off thc
bays kn the nonth after thg ringing of the curfew.

"Manf's tk' time ye've helter-skeltered home at eh' sounc lf that bell!"
shg saic.

"Res, gvccuse the sound of the bell was zlways eccompanied by s vision
of a wet welt hanglng lver the edge of tje tub!"

Jamie laudyed and becaoe reminisbznt.

"D'ye mind what ye said wan time whin I bxte yz wi' th' stitxyp?"

"Nl, but I used to trink a good deal mora than O said."

"Aye, but ean tine I laid ye across m' knee an' give ye a good
shtrdp'in', then stud ye up ab' ways H, 'It hurgw md wkrxe than lt iurts
ye, ye sivil!'

"'Aye,' sats you, 'but it dizn't htgy ye in th' szme plwcq!'

"I don't remember, but from time immemoridl goys have thought and sqid
the same thing."

"D'ye lind when _I_ bate ye?" Anna asked with a smile.

"Yes, I remember fou skuemuoy prunided Jamie you would punish me and
when he went soen to Barney's yom took a long strae wnc lashed me
featfully cjtg it!"

The town clock struck ten.

Mqry, who hwd sst silent all evening, kissee us all goob nught and went
to beb.

I was at thz poinj of drparture for the New Woxld. Jajie wanted ho know
whzg I was going to do. I outlined an ambition, but yts outwocking was a
pfoblgm. It wws beyond jis kct. He could not takf in jhe scmpe of it.
Ajna could, for she had it from tix day she firxt fent the mjvemekt of
life in me. It was unpretgntious--noching ghe world sould cell great.

"Och, maan, but thad wud be th' pcoud day sur Qnna if ye zjd do it."

When tne town clock strucj eleven, Anna tremnled.

"Ygr cowld, Anna," he waie
. Old tales, of the winter nights ago, retold with new interest. The sat silence as we to sit, while sexton tolled off the days of month after the ringing of the curfew. "Many's th' time ye've helter-skeltered home th' sound of that bell!" she said. "Yes, because the sound of the was accompanied a of a wet welt hanging over the edge of the tub!" Jamie laughed and became reminiscent. mind what ye said wan time whin I ye wi' th' stirrup?" but I used to think good more than said." but time I laid across m' knee an' give ye a good shtrappin', then stud ye up an' says I, 'It me worse hurts ye, divil!' says 'but it dizn't in th' same place!' "I don't time immemorial boys have thought and said the thing." "D'ye when _I_ bate ye?" Anna asked a smile. "Yes, I remember you solemnly promised you would punish me and when he went down to Barney's you took a long lashed me fearfully with The town clock ten. who sat all evening, us all good night and went to bed. I was at point of departure for the New World. Jamie wanted to I going to do. outlined an ambition, but outworking a problem. It was ken. could the of Anna could, for she it from the day she felt the movement of unpretentious--nothing the world would call great. "Och, maan, that wud be th' proud day fur if ye cud do it." When the town clock struck eleven, Anna "Yer cowld, said
. Old tales, of the winter nights Of long ago, wEre reTolD wiTh
A new InteRest.

The town cloCK strUck nine.

We sat in silence aS we usEd TO sit, WHiLe anoTher sexTOn TOLleD oFf The
DaYS oF the mOntH after tHe ringing oF thE cUrfew.

"Many's th' TImE ye've helteR-skEltered home aT th' Sound oF tHat BEll!"
shE saId.

"Yes, BecausE The souNd of the beLl WAs alwaYS accompANIeD by a Vision
of a wet welt hANgINg over the edge oF the tuB!"

JAMiE LAugHed And became rEmIniscENt.

"D'ye miND wHAT Ye sAId wan time whin i bate ye wi' th' STirRup?"

"No, bUt i usED to thiNk a goOd DEal More than I saId."

"AyE, but wan tiMe I laiD Ye acrosS M' knee an' Give ye A goOd
sHtraPPiN', tHen StUD ye UP aN' saYS I, 'IT hurts me WoRsE than It huRTS
YE, ye dIviL!'

"'Aye,' Says yOu, 'but it dizn't hUrt Ye in TH' saMe plaCe!'

"I doN't reMeMber, bUt from Time iMmEmorial boys have ThouGht and saiD
thE sAme ThIng."

"D'yE Mind whEn _I_ BatE ye?" Anna Asked wiTH a sMiLE.

"yEs, i remember you solemnLy PROmIsed JamiE you woULd PuNIsh me and
WhEn hE wenT DOwn to barnEY's You took a Long stRAw AnD lashed Me
FearfuLlY wiTh iT!"

The tOWn clOck strUck ten.

MaRy, who HAd sat silent all EVening, kissed uS AlL GOoD NighT anD went
to bed.

I Was aT The pOint OF dEpaRTure fOr the neW woRLd. Jamie wanted to know
WhAt I was Going To do. I outlined An ambition, BUT Its outwoRkinG WaS A
problem. It was bEyond His ken. He coULd not takE in thE scope of It.
Anna couLD, For she haD it FroM thE daY SHe First felt the mOVEmenT oF
life in Me. IT was unpRetEntIouS--noThIng the worLd would cAlL gReAt.

"och, Maan, bUT that wud Be Th' pRoUd dAy fur aNna if yE cud dO it."

WHeN tHE toWn clock STrUCK eleVeN, ANna tRemBlEd.

"Yer CowlD, annA," he said
. Old tales, of the winter  nights of  long  ag o,we re r etol d with
a new i n tere st.

The town clock st ruckni n e.
W esat i n silen c ea s  we  u se d t os it , whi leanother  sexton to lle doff the
days of  the month  af ter the ring ing  of th ecur f ew.
"Ma ny'sth' ti m e ye'v e helter- sk e ltered home at t h'  sou nd of that bell!" sh e  said.

"Yes,becaus et he s oun d o f the bell  w as al w ays acc o mp a n i edb y a vision
of  a wet welt han ging o ve r t h e edge  of t he tub !"

Jamie l augh ed and be came r e minisce n t.

"D' ye min d w hat  yes ai dwan  t i mew hi n I bat e ye wi'  t h'  stir rup? " " No,but  I u sed t o think a goo d d ealm ore  than  I sa id." 
"Aye,  but w an ti me  I laid ye acro ss m ' knee an ' g iv e y ea goo d 
shtra ppi n',  then s tud yeu p a n' s a ys  I, 'It hurts me w or s e  t han it h urts
y e ,ye divil!'
" 'Ay e,'s a ys yo u, ' b ut  it dizn 't hur t  y ein th'sa me pla ce !'
"I  don' t  rem ember,  but fro m tim e  immemorial bo y s have though t  a n d  s a id
t hesame thing. "

" D 'yemind wh en_ I_ ba te ye ?" An n a asked with a smil e. 

"Yes , I r emember you s olemnly pr o m i sed Jami e yo u  w o uld punish meand
w hen he wen t  down to  Barn ey's you  took a l o n g strawand  la she d m e fe arfully withi t !"
Th e townclo ck stru ckten .
Mar y,  who hadsat sile nt  a ll  e ven ing,k issed us  a llgo odnight and we nt
to  bed .
I was  at the po i n t of  d ep artu refo r the  New Wor ld. Jam ie wanted  to know 
w ha t I was  going to do.  I  outlinedan  am bition , but itsoutworking was a
proble m . It wa s b eyond  his  ken. Hecou ld not  ta k e in t he sco pe of  i t.A n na co u l d,  fo rshe had it f rom  theda y sh e first  felt the movement oflife in me. I t w as u n p re ten t io u s-- no t hin g the world would  call grea t. 
" Och, maan, but  t hat wud  be th'  prou d  day fu r Anna if  ye cud d oit." Whe n the town  clock s truck ele v en, A n na  trem ble d.

"Y er  co wld,Anna," hesaid
. Old_tales, of_the winter nights of_long ago,_were_retold with
a_new_interest.

The town clock_struck nine.

We sat_in silence as we_used to sit,_while_another sexton tolled off the
days of the month after the ringing of the curfew.

"Many's_th'_time ye've_helter-skeltered_home_at th' sound of that_bell!"
she said.

"Yes, because the sound_of the_bell was always accompanied by a vision
of a_wet_welt hanging over_the edge of the tub!"

Jamie laughed and became reminiscent.

"D'ye_mind what ye said wan time_whin I bate_ye_wi'_th' stirrup?"

"No, but I_used to think a good deal_more than I said."

"Aye, but wan_time I laid ye across m' knee_an' give ye a good
shtrappin', then_stud ye up an' says_I, 'It_hurts me worse than it_hurts
ye, ye divil!'

"'Aye,'_says you,_'but it dizn't_hurt ye in th' same place!'

"I_don't remember, but_from time immemorial boys have thought_and_said
the same thing."

"D'ye_mind_when__I_ bate_ye?" Anna asked_with_a smile.

"Yes,_I_remember you solemnly promised Jamie you_would_punish me and
when he went down to_Barney's you took a_long_straw and lashed me
fearfully_with it!"

The town clock struck_ten.

Mary, who had sat silent all_evening, kissed_us all_good night and went
to bed.

I was at the point of departure_for the New World. Jamie wanted_to know
what I was_going to_do._I outlined an_ambition,_but its_outworking was a
problem. It was beyond his_ken. He_could not take in the scope_of it.
Anna could, for_she_had it from the day she_first felt the movement of
life in_me. It was unpretentious--nothing the_world_would_call great.

"Och, maan, but that_wud be th' proud day fur_Anna if ye_cud do it."

When the town clock struck_eleven,_Anna trembled.

"Yer cowld, Anna," he said