-tains
Flow down their crimson sands;
From many an ancient river
And many a sandy--
Put a dhrop more wather in the kittle Tommy--don't ye
hear it spittin'?"
-plain
They call us to deliver--
Here a shout sounded outside, and Bugsey came tumbling
in and said he thought he had seen Pearlie coming away
down the road across the track, whereupon Danny cried so
uproariously that Bugsey, like the gentleman he was,
withdrew his statement, or at least modified it by saying
it might be Pearlie and it might not.
But it was Pearl, sure enough, and Danny had the pleasure
of giving the alarm, beating on the window, maudlin with
happiness, while Pearl said good-bye to Tom Motherwell,
who had brought her home. Tommy and Bugsey and Patsey
waited giggling just inside the door, while Mary and Mrs.
Watson went out to greet her.
Pearl was in at last, kissing every little last Watson,
forgetting she had done Tommy and doing him over again;
with Danny holding tightly to her skirt through it all,
everybody talking at once.
Then the excitement calmed down somewhat, but only to
break right out again, for Jimmy who had been downtown
came home and found the box which Tom Motherwell had left
on the step after Pearl had gone in. They carried it in
excitedly and eager little hands raised the lid, eager
little voices shouted with delight.
"Didn't I tell ye we'd have a turkey when Pearlie came
home," Mary shouted triumphantly.
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