Volume 1, No. 1

Pennington's Dance / Russell... 8

her goodness. And as grateful as Fred was, eventually even he had had enough and was found in the pub most nights after work. "Well at least you don't have that problem Nora." Julia would say. "Sure God rest him, didn't they have to remind me he was dead, for he was never home enough for me to miss him once he was gone for good."
Nora's Henry took a sup, but he would bring a bottle or two into the house and share them with Nora. Henry saw the devil in the pubs and other places and would only go in amongst their patrons to pass out his holy cards and touch people as he silently blessed them. On more than one occasion Henry was thrown out of an establishment for passing on his unwanted tidings, but that only stopped him for a little while. When the war started Henry found his niche in working with the Princess Patricia's Fulham Home Regiment which was comprised mostly of young teenage