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Better a'most to let 'em have it, than damage a drop or a thread of such goods." "All right, Cappen Brown. Don't you be so wonnerful unaisy. Not the first time we have handled such stuff." "I'm not so sure of that," replied Brown, as he lit a short pipe and began to puff. "I've a-run some afore, but never none so precious."
"I now remember you myself; you are Bolt, the foretop-man, that ran at Plymouth." "You'd a-run, too, Captain Cuffe, had you been in my place, had the ship been at Jericho." "Enough no impudence, sir. Send for the master-at-arms, Mr. Griffin, and have the fellow ironed: to-morrow we'll look into the affair."
If we'd a-run single, you might still be in the laundry; an', if I was lucky, I'd be still drivin' team by the day an' sportin' around to cheap dances." Saxon stood under the father of all madronos, watching Hazel and Hattie go out the gate, the full vegetable wagon behind them, when she saw Billy ride in, leading a sorrel mare from whose silken coat the sun flashed golden lights.
When they arrived at the door of the house, Zephaniah Pennel was sitting in it, looking toward the sunset. "Why, reely," he said, "Miss Roxy, we thought you must a-run away with Mara; she's been gone a'most all day." "I expect she's had enough to talk with Aunt Roxy about," said Mrs. Pennel. "Girls goin' to get married have a deal to talk about, what with patterns and contrivin' and makin' up.
"In the daytime he is nearer the village on the top of this bluff, for from here he can see the whole valley; but at night they station him farther away in a narrow part of the trail." "It's a mighty good thing you tipped me off," said Billy; "for I'd a-run right into him. I thought they was all behind us now."
Look, cap'n, look overside, do 'e, and tell me, if you can, what monstrous thing we've a-run foul of now." And as he spoke he pointed straight downward. George, thus adjured, leaned over the gunwale and directed his gaze downward. What he saw was startling enough to cause him to suddenly shift his helm, with the result that the sail jibed over unexpectedly and all but capsized the boat.
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