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Us all knows that," said the young lover, with great stratagem. Billy chuckled, and rubbed his wrinkles. "Time enough, time enough," he answered, "but you scarce out o' clouts why, 't is playin' at a holy thing, that's what 't is same as Miss Phoebe, when she was a li'l wee cheel, played at bein' parson in her night-gownd, and got welted for it, tu, by her gude faither."
As the deodar could be split with wedges, it was just the timber wanted under these circumstances. While engaged in "prospecting" among the deodar trees, a pine of another species came under the observation of our adventurers. It was that known as the "cheel."
But 'tweern't to be. David prayed hard till that cheel, got wrong side the blanket, died. Then he washed his face an' ate his meat. 'Twas like that wi' me. Joan's dead now. Let the dead bury theer dead." "'Tis awful to hear 'e, Tregenza." "The truth's a awful thing, Chirgwin, but a lie is awfuler still. 'Tis the common fate to be lost. You an' sich as you caan't grasp the truth 'bout that.
Joan's wi' cheel or I never was. Maybe that thraws light on the money, maybe it doan't. I did pray as it might 'a' comed out to be her man at sea. But you'll find it weern't. God help 'e, Michael, my heart do bleed for 'e. Can 'e find it in 'e to be merciful same as the Lard in like case, or ?" He raised his hand to stop her.
My mother weer a Madern cheel; an' 'er ordained I should be as well, an' when faither was to sea, as fell out just 'pon the right day, mother took me up theer. That was my awn mother as is dead. More folks b'lieved in the spring then than what do now, 'cause that was sebenteen year agone. An' from bein' a puny cheel I grawed a bonny wan arter dipping.
"Fust thing morning send a lad riding to Newtake," ordered Mr. Lyddon. "Theer's no sleep for me to-night, no, nor any more at all till I hear tell the dear tibby-lamb's well again. 'Pon my soul, I wonder that headstrong man doan't doctor the cheel hisself." "Maybe he will. Ban't nothin 's beyond him." "I'll go silly now. If awnly Mrs. Blanchard was up theer wi' Phoebe."
"Allowed the Lard o' Hosts graws a bit short in His temper now an' again, as with them gormed Israelites, an' sich like, an' small blame to Him; but He's all for mercy at heart, 'cordin' to the opinion of these times, so you'd best to dig." "Why doan't he strike me down if I've angered Him not this innocent cheel?" "The sins of the fathers be visited " began Mr. Blee glibly, when Mrs.
I tell you this because you may have heard different, and you mix with the countryside and can contradict any man who gives out otherwise. And, mind you, I say it from no ill-will to the bwoy, but out of justice to my cheel." Thus, to gain private ends, Mr. Lyddon spoke, and his information greatly heartened the listener.
"I expect Joe often thinks about you." "I dunnaw. 'Tis awful wicked, but Joe he gone clean out my mind now. I thot I loved en, but I was a cheel then an' I didn't 'sackly knaw what love was; now I do. 'Twadden what I felt for Joe Noy 'tall; 'tis what I feels for you, Mister Jan." "Ah, I like to hear you say that. Nature has brought you to me, Joan, my little jewel; and she has brought Jan to you.
"Phoebe 's doin' braave, an' she prays of 'e to go downlong fust thing an' tell Miller all 's well. Doctor Parsons hisself says 't is a 'mazing fine cheel, so it ban't any mere word of mine as wouldn't weigh, me bein' the gran'mother."
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