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"People in Gallatin offered a thousand dollars for one man catched putting matches in a threshing machine. Other ranchers was willing to give a thousand if they found out what made their hay get a-fire! Hah! They don't know how we set a bomb so the sun'll start it! They don't think that the very fellers running the threshing machine is the ones that drops the matches in!
Hughes come to speak with me about office business, and told me that as he came this morning from Deptford he left the King's yarde a-fire. So I presently took a boat and down, and there found, by God's providence, the fire out; but if there had been any wind it must have burned all our stores, which is a most dreadfull consideration.
"Michael, cartwright, at corner." "Is it a good match?" "He's got his match, and she's got hern." "They are well matched, then," said Bertha, laughing. "They're a pair," said Dan, grimly. "He's eagre, and she's mustard; and they'll none mix ill but they'll set folks' throats a-fire as meddles wi' 'em." Eagre is the old English word for vinegar, which is just "wine-eagre."
Since the day she left the homesteads and departed, hath my heart Burnt with never-ceasing anguish, all a-fire with agony. Oxus and Jaxartes, running like Euphrates, are my tears; More than rain and flood abounding, run like rivers to the sea. Ulcerated are my eyelids with the running of the tears, And my heart on fires of passion's burnt and wasted utterly.
Split me asunder if he would not say that I had choused him! There is yonder lusty fellow with the red head, sergeant! The blacks will think he is a-fire. Those, and these six stout yokels, will make up my dozen. 'You have indeed the pick of them, said the sergeant. 'Aye, sink me, but I have a quick eye for horse, man, or woman! I'll pick the best of a batch with most.
Come, Captain, let me know what my crime is, will you? The stricken Grinder wept, and put his coat-cuff in his eye. 'Come, Captain, cried the injured youth, 'give my crime a name! What have I been and done? Have I stolen any of the property? have I set the house a-fire? If I have, why don't you give me in charge, and try it?
Blodgett's wood was all a-fire." "Never say that, Joel," said Mrs. Pepper, looking up sternly; "it's biting your own nose off to wish that wood was a-fire and besides it's dreadfully wicked." Joel hung his head, for his mother never spoke in that way unless she was strongly moved; but he soon recovered, and hastened off for his jacket.
Everybody was farming except myself, and even I had planted a small garden. "Well, there was a big rain about planting-time, but after that came the drouth, and the hot weather with it. One month, six weeks, two months, ten weeks and still no sign of rain. The cotton was all shriveled up, and the corn looked as if it would catch a-fire, it was so dry; even the cow-peas turned yellow.
'My head's a-fire, and these cursed ribs are grinding against one another every step of this infernal ladder. Is it far now? How he groaned then! 'Just got the bottom; hold on a bit longer and you'll be all right. Just then the leading horse came out into the open before the cave. We had a good look at him and his rider. I never forgot them.
Her ma is sickly; one o' your chronics. Idy runs the ranch. I set here of evenin's, an' watch 'em through this yer field-glass. She slams around that place like a house a-fire. It's inspirin' to see her. Give me a woman that makes things hum, ever-ee time!" "Somebody said she had a hell of a temper," ventured Mose, willing to be the recipient of further confidences. "Somebody lied.
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