Only an Irish Girl

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Only an Irish Girl, by Mrs. HungerfordThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Only an Irish GirlAuthor: Mrs. HungerfordRelease Date: January 19, 2009 [EBook #27839]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ONLY AN IRISH GIRL ***Produced by Daniel Fromont[Transcriber's note: Mrs. Hungerford (1855?-1897), Only an Irish girl,Prudential Book Co., no date of publication]ONLY AN IRISH GIRLBYTHE DUCHESSNEW YORKTHE PRUDENTIALBOOK CO.ONLY AN IRISH GIRL.CHAPTER I."And was it only a dream, Aileen?""Only a dream, miss, but it consarned me greatly. Shure an' I never had the taste of a sweet sound sleep since I dramedit!"Honor Blake laughs, and passes her slim hand over the old woman's ruddy tanned cheek."You dear silly old thing to bother your head about a dream! It will be time enough to fret when we've something real to fretabout.""Ah, mavourneen, may yez never see that day!" nurse Walsh murmurs with passionate fondness, as she takes the girl'shand between her own broad palms and presses and fondles it. "Shure it's like yesterday—I mind it so well—that yermother, as she lay dying beyant there, in her big grand bedroom at Donaghmore, said to me, as I stood beside her withyou, a wee thing, in my ...