I was one day very much amused at being asked to stand godmother to a negro, which I did, although I was not present at either baptism or confirmation.

" "And who found a fairy godmother," responded Flora, subsiding into a tenderer tone.

She had thought in her innocence that this was because she had lost her godmother, her protectress,and had been very grateful for the kindness of her friends.

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David Graham left his godmother at 8.30 p.m.

he explained to a knot of them later, "the little godmother of your guns!"

He charged her of never having forgiven Hilary for making Anna godmother of their flag, and of being in some dark league against him"hell only knew what"along with that snail of a cousin whom everybody but Kincaid himself and the silly old uncle knew to be the fallen man's most venomous foe.

"But now I am going to wish a wish, which it won't require a fairy godmother to gratify.

"She's very gentle," sighed the fairy godmother.

I can't think how poor papa insisted upon my having such a godmother.