20 The Old Umbrella.

 

And he hurt himself a good deal,
and frightened his old wife, when he
got in doors again, by looking pale
and shakey: so that she sent off next
morning to ask her son to come up
and see him, or to send his wife, if
he could not come himself.

Now Johnny’s father had not had
good work for a long time; and just
then he had got a job, which seemed
to promise to last; so he turned to
his wife and asked :—

‘Couldn’t ye run over and see if
there be much the matter, mother ?
and if so be there be, why I must go
over myself this evening, after I’ve
done work; only it'll be late.’

‘Tm sure I'd go, and want no bid-