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Title: Nurse Norah's up-to-date fairy tales
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Flower, Elliott, 1863-1920
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Publisher: New York, J. Pott & company

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ers iv th beggin kind, twas notfish I wanted, but money. Shtill, Ihad to thry to put awa-ay th fish, an,havin had plinty to eat, twas ha-ardwor-rk, an I shtrangled on a bone andied. Died! broke in Carl Merrill. How could he have died when he was riding on Sindbads back ? 137 Nurse Norahs Up-to-Date Fairy Tales Thats what Sindbad an th ge-nian th Sooltan wanted to know, saidNorah, but they all had to wait forth ind iv th shtory. Whin I was dead/ says th littleold ma-an, l th tailor was frightenedout iv his wits, fearin th po-lis wudmake it a ca-ase of murder, like theywell know how to do. So he tuk meto a docthor, an sint th fee fr a con-sooltation in be th gir-rl that cameto th door. Thin he put me in adar-rk corner iv th shtairs an r-ran.Iv coorse, th docthor came out in ar-rush, not lukkin fr me, but fr thtailor. Hes a cra-azy ma-an! cried thdocthor, an I ha-ave th proof iv it.Whoiver hear-rd iv a sa-ane ma-anpayin a docthor inside iv a year, let alone sindin th money on ahead ? 138
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X CO t» asi <2 ^H h OuS u oI OQ Nurse Norahs New Arabian Nights I must sind th poor felly to thasylum.3 l Twas dar-rk on th shtairs, anso gr-reat was th hurry iv th docthorthat he knocked me r-rollin down toth bottom an kilt me entirely. But he was already dead ! pro-tested Tommy Singer. Sure, said Norah, calmly, sotwas not so hard to kill him thsicond time. Now, dont be botherinme. l Whin he saw that I was dead,says th little old ma-an to Sindbad, hebegan cryin an tearin his hair. Theyll hang me, he cries, ifI dont put it off on some wan. Iniver meant to do it, but twill makeno diffrince with th hangin or thcuttin off iv me head, whichiver it is. Th ma-an next door has so many 141 Nurse Norahs Up-to-Date Fairy Tales throubles twud be a ray-lief fr himto die. With that he tuk me to th roofan let me down th chimney iv thneighbor ma-an. Iv coorse, th neigh-bor ma-an, seein me leanin ferninstth fireplace, thought I was a thief,an he hit me with a shtick, killinme to wanst. But hed be

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