My servants will require a comfortable room to dine inby themselves mam, if you please.

I have no doubt we shall understand each other, mam," cried Lady Ann Newcome, for it was no other than that noble person, with her children, who had invaded the precincts of Miss Honeyman's home.

"And as for Miss Ethel" "Ethel is a trump, mam," says Lord Kew, slapping his hand on his knee.

And there is yet the first tooth, forcing its way like a needle-point through rosy gums; and there is also the first stammered word, the "pa-pa," the "mam-ma," which one is quite ready to detect amid the vaguest babble, though it be but the purring of a kitten, the chirping of a bird.

Now, by my soul, I held ye for more wise, Discreet, and of more temp'rature in sense, Than in a sullen humour to affect That woman's willborne, common, scholar phrase: Oft have I heard a timely-married girl, That newly left to call her mother mam, Her father dad: but yesterday come from "That's my good girl, God send thee a good husband!"

Well, sister, if that Francis play the man, My mother must be grandam and you mam.

"What do you suppose she'll say, Miss Priscilla, mam?" "I think you'd better be careful of that picture, Adam!" "Which means," said Bellew, smiling down into Miss Priscilla's young, bright eyes, "that you don't know.

So thus it was that as the Sergeant presently came striding along on his homeward way, he was suddenly aware of Miss Anthea standing before him; whereupon he halted, and removing his hat, wished her a "good-afternoon!" "Sergeant," said she, "will you do something for me?" "Anything you ask me, Miss Anthea, mam,ever and always.

"Begging your pardon, Miss Anthea mam!

mortal sorry I be, an' my 'eart, mam, my 'eart likewise gloomy.

Ah' now, Miss Anthea mam, seeing you're that richwi' Master Georgy's fortun',why you can pay back for the furnitur'if so be you're minded to.

Good-night, Miss Anthea mam, if you should be wanting me again I shall be in the stables,Good-night, Miss Anthea!"

And yet,was it to her? "Mrs. Belloo, mam," he was saying, "on this here monumentous occasion" "Monumentous is the only word for it, Peterday!" nodded the Sergeant.

"On this here monumentous occasion, Mrs. Belloo," the sailor proceeded, "my shipmate, Dick, and me, mam,respectfully beg the favour of saluting the bride;Mrs.

Belloo, by your leavehere's health, and happiness, mam!"

"Miss Anthea," said he, wringing and twisting at his hat, "orI think I should say,Mrs. Belloo mam,there ain't no word for it!

No words be strong enough to tell the J-O-Yj'y, mam, as fills usone an' all."

"An' now, Mrs. Belloo mam," Adam concluded, "wi' your kind permission, I'll step into the kitchen, an' drink a glass o' Prue's aleto your 'ealth, and 'appiness.

If I stay here any longer I won't say but what I shall burst out a-singing in your very face, mam, for I do be that 'appy-'earted,Lord!" With which exclamation, Adam laughed again, and turning about, strode away to the kitchen with Prudence and the rosy-cheeked maids, laughing as he went.

With her fierce screams directs the gory brand; And Mam-mit urges her with furious hand, And coiling dragons poison all the land With their black folds and pestilential breath, In fierce delight thus ride the gods of death.

[Footnote 8: "Mam-mit," or "Mam-mi-tu," goddess of fate.

[Footnote 8: "Mam-mit," or "Mam-mi-tu," goddess of fate.

But goddess Mam-nutu of Fate and Death; Oh, keep away from me her blasting breath; Let Samas fix the hour with favor thine, And o'er mine unknown path, Oh ride divine!

Would it not have been better for thee to have waited and found out where she lived, and then discovered thyself to her?" "I'spect it would, 'Mam," said Ellen, very meekly and sorrowfully, "but when I saw her and heard the young lady say, Minnie, wait a minute, I forgot everything but that this was my long-lost child.

Him hab ur ball ob raid, raid ha'r, Him hide it un' de kitchen sta'r, Mam Jude huh pars urlong dat way, An' now huh hab ur snaik, de say.