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'Cause when the flood dried up the woods would soon be full uv 'em ag'in." "Jim Hart, hevn't you no sense a-tall, a-tall? Ef all the animals wuz drowned, ev'ry last one o' 'em, how could the woods be full o' 'em ag'in?" "Don't ask me, Sol Hyde. Thar are lots uv things that are too deep fur you an' me both. Now, how did the animals git into the woods in the fust place?"
But now, thanks to Fosdick's instructions, he could not only read writing, but he could write a very good hand himself. There was one passage in the letter which pleased Dick. It was where Frank said that if he had the money he would pay for his education himself. "He's a tip-top feller," said Dick. "I wish I could see him ag'in." There were two reasons why Dick would like to have seen Frank.
"Look a-here, my good woman," sez he to the young woman with the baby, "as I wuz tellin' you afore, you must do sumpin to keep that child quiet. It 'll never do to keep all these folks awake like this. They 've paid for a good night's sleep, 'nd it 's my duty as a director uv the Han'bul 'nd St. Jo to pertest ag'in' this disturbance.
You're set ag'in Martha, and your pride's touched, which I can't say as I wonder at, all folks havin' pride, me among the rest, not that I've much to be proud of, Goodness knows; but never mind, don't you talk about Gilbert Potter in that style, leastways before me!" During this speech, Dr. Deane had time to reflect. Although aghast at the unexpected revelation, he had not wholly lost his cunning.
Safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at last. "Hush! Dey air singin' ag'in, an' how her sweet voice leads all de rest: 'Other refuge have I none; Hangs my helpless soul on thee. "Dat is my prayer my only hope. Long Tom will go home home to God on dat prayer." He straightened his tall form on the grassy slope under the kindly shadow of the mighty oak.
A man on his knees in front fanning the fire with an old slouch hat. With each breath of draught he stirred, the crazy old pipe belched forth torrents of smoke at every point. As Nibsy entered, the man desisted from his efforts and sat up glaring at him. A villainous ruffian's face, scowling with anger. "Late ag'in!" he growled; "an' yer papers not sold. What did I tell yer, brat, if ye dared "
Jim got the first glimpse, and slumped down on the locker sick. He was most crying, and says: "She's dah ag'in, Mars Tom, she's dah ag'in, en I knows I's gwine to die, 'case when a body sees a ghos' de third time, dat's what it means. I wisht I'd never come in dis balloon, dat I does."
But an English prison officer never forgets, nor forgives, an escape, and the law doesn't either. If they was to see me, I'd be taken back to stand the charges ag'in me." "But how would they know you?" asked Alice. "Besides, it isn't at all likely that anyone on that vessel had anything to do with your being taken into custody on the mutiny charge. That was years ago."
He chuckled, even in his despair, as he dropped his hand. "I'll look there ag'in after a while. Maybe when he's afeerd I'll clair lose my soul, he'll fetch 'em back to me!" The old man had often playfully asserted that his "guardeen angel" found his lost glasses, and laid them back on his head for him when he saw him tried beyond his strength. And maybe he was right. Who can tell?
They never was expectin' anybody fool enough to walk right into that room and start fightin'. We went back and had a look at the door. "It wasn't none too husky. John Bard, he tried the latch, soft, but the thing was locked, and when he pulled there was a snap. "'Who's there? hollers someone inside. "We froze ag'in' the side of the house, lookin' at each other pretty sick.
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