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The most grievious spectacle air that" he pointed to Miss Sally, who was still rubbing his streaming eyes "a trustin' and a in-veegled female a-weepin' tears on account of her heart bein' busted by a false deceiver.
An' dem Niggers was sad over de death o' dat poor old dog what had chased 'em all over de country. Dey all stan' 'roun' a-weepin' an' a-mournin'. Ever' now an' den dey'd put water on dey eyes an' play lak dey was a-weepin' bitter, bitter tears. 'Poor old dog, she done died down dead an' can't kotch us no more. Poor old dog. Amen! De Lawd have mercy!
It was dretful pretty talk, and middlin' affectin'. There wasn't a dry eye in Josiah Allen's head, and I didn't make no objection to his givin' vent to his feelin's, only when I see him bust out a-weepin' I jest slipped my pocket-handkerchief 'round his neck and pinned it behind. He had on a new vest. Submit Tewksbury cried and wept, and wept and cried, caused by remembrances, it wuz spozed.
"Oh, nothin' much, Ann," he exclaimed, smiling a little sheepishly. "Only a whip " "Lord, Jess whose?" "I come on a fine gentleman thrashing of a little lad, whereupon I ventured a word of remonstrance as in dooty bound and turned to look to the lad as lay a-weepin', whereupon the gentleman took occasion to gi'e me this here ye see he didn't 'appen to know me, poor soul!"
Josiah hunched me, he wanted me to cry there, at that place, but I wouldn't. He did, he cried like an infant babe, and I looked close and searchin' to see if my handkerchief covered up all his vest. He didn't seem to take no notice of his clothes at all, he wuz a-weepin' so why, the whole schoolhouse wept, wept like a babe. But I didn't. I see it wuz a eloquent and powerful effort.
Wall, she knew old china like that would bring a fancy price, and she hadn't a cent of money she could bring, and she wanted to do her full part towerds helpin' the meetin' house along so she tore up her memorial, a-weepin' on it for hours, so we spozed, and offered it up, a burnt chiny offerin' to the Lord.
"Den Miss Dorry look kinder queer, and rub de ghos'-ring on de bridal-finger. "'What dat? she 'low. "'Dasser ghos'-ring, honey. "Den she rub an' rub, but, bless yo' heart, Mars' George! she dess natch'ly gwine wear dat pink ghos'-ring twill yo' slip de bride-ring on.... Mars' George! Honey! What de matter, chile?... Is you a-weepin', Mars' George?" "Oh, Cato, Cato!"
It was dretful pretty talk, and middlin' affectin'. There wasn't a dry eye in Josiah Allen's head, and I didn't make no objection to his givin' vent to his feelin's, only when I see him bust out a-weepin' I jest slipped my pocket-handkerchief 'round his neck and pinned it behind. He had on a new vest. Submit Tewksbury cried and wept, and wept and cried, caused by remembrances, it wuz spozed.
Not much sense in all this, but it served to man and move the brakes merrily. Then there were other choruses, which were heard from time to time, "And the young gals goes a-weepin'," "O long storm, storm along stormy"; but the favorite tune was "Money down," at least with our crew.
From there he jumps to San Pasqual, an' from San Pasqual he fades away into the desert an' leaves his bride at home a-weepin' an' a-cryin'. I don't understand this business nohow, an' I'll be dog-goned if I'm a-goin' to try. It's too big an order." Three days later Harley P. Hennage wished that he had not been so inquisitive.
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