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But I have episoded fearfully, and to resoom and go on. Miss Henn wuz mad, and she wuz one of our most enterprizen' sisters, and we felt that she wuz a great loss. Things looked dretful dark. And Sister Bobbet, who is very tender hearted, shed tears several times a-talkin' about the hard times that had come onto our meetin' house, and how Zion wuz a-languishin', etc., etc.
Strong's pent up wrath exploded. "Why didn't YOU tell me, Elverson, that people was a-talkin'," he roared in the frightened man's ear. Elverson sputtered and stammered, but nothing definite came of the sounds; so Strong again turned to Miss Perkins: "What is going on?" he demanded.
Couldn't manage to do me a favor at eight?" "What is the favor, Mr. Baines?" "'Tain't much. Sca'cely anythin' a-tall. I calc'late to be a-settin' in Grandma Penny's parlor at eight sharp. I won't keep you waitin' more 'n a second unless somebody happens to be with me a-talkin' my arm off. If they hain't nobody with me, why, you walk right in.
"Well, I thought you was a-talkin' of of ahem of subjects too serious to be talked of in that manner; but I did you wrong, Sam; I did you injustice. Give me your hand, my boy. It's better for me to mistake and apologize, than for you to sin and repent. I don't think I ever heard of Mr. Lot, of Umbagog, or of his wife either.
Father had always been a-talkin' to me about the leadin' men, and makin' acquaintance with the political big bugs when I growed up and havin' a patron, and so on. Thinks I, I'll take the leadin' cow for my patron.
I'm a ridin-officer on Government business." "And d'you know who you're a-talkin to?" replied the boy, cold as the other was hot. "I'm a King's officer on King's business. Remove your face, please. Sit down. And don't shake so, or you'll spill us. I'm a midshipman going aboard my ship." "Then you're just in time for warm work, Mr. Milkshipman," panted the other.
Pink's eyes shone cruelly in the darkness, but he only said, "Seems like you-all been a long time startin' on this yere work o' reform. You said hit was six weeks ago you heard us a-talkin'." "Perhaps I have been wrong to delay. But that morning Bud seemed not sure and determined about joining you, and I hoped that he might make up his mind to refr-rain." "How do you know he ain'?"
Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy? Mrs. Price ain't dead." "HE hev viewed old Mis' Price's harnt," cried Rufe, pointing at Andy Byers, with a jocosely crooked finger.
He seed two men come out of Schroeder's back door and meet one man standing at the gate. When they got closter he knowed Pearson by his wooden leg and the master by his hat. On cross-examination he was a little confused when asked why he hadn't told of it before, but said that he was afraid to say much, bekase the folks was a-talkin' about hanging the master, and he didn't want no lynchin'.
"He's a-talkin', ain't he?" "Jest mutterin'," said Parloe, who was at Tom's head. "'Tain't nothi But Ruth heard the murmur of the unconscious boy, and the words startled her. They were: "It was Jabe Potter he did it! It was Jabe Potter he did it!" What did they mean? Or, was there no meaning at all to the muttering of the wounded boy?
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