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"He's rich enough still," observed his father; "but at any rate, upon my sowl I'm sorry for him; he's the crame of an honest, kind-hearted neighbor; an' I believe in my conscience if there's a man alive that hasn't an ill-wisher, he is." "Is it known who robbed him?" asked the grandfather, "or does he suspect anybody?"
"`You hold the sieve, says Buck, `and I'll drain the water into it; if she 'scapes from the bucket we'll have her in the sieve. And he pours the wather out of the bucket as gentle as if it was crame out of a jug. When all the wather was out he turns the bucket bottom up, and shook it.
"In the course of time, the whole country was turned against them; for no crowd could get together in which they didn't kick up a row, nor a bit of stray fighting couldn't be, but they'd pick it up first; and if a man would venture to give them a contrary answer, he was sure to get the crame of a good welting for his pains.
Look up at me, and remember the promise you gave me, when Catty should be rasonable and is not she rasonable now? Old McB. I did not hear a word from her about the bog of Ballynascraw. Catty. Is it the pitiful bit? No more about it! Make crame cheeses of it what care I? 'Twas only for pride I stood out not that I'm thinking of now!
Oh the crame av disruption is an Oirish rig'mint, an' rippin', tearin', ragin' scattherers in the field av war! My first rig'mint was Oirish Faynians an' rebils to the heart av their marrow was they, an' so they fought for the Widdy betther than most, bein' contrairy Oirish. They was the Black Tyrone. You've heard av thim, Sorr? Heard of them!
She had cheeks like th' roses, an' hair iv th' same, An' a mouth like ripe sthrawburries burrid in crame. He rocked the child to and fro, and its crying ceased while he sang: Chip, chip, a little horse; Chip, chip, again, sir. How manny miles to Dublin? Threescure an' tin, sir. The little girl went to sleep on Mr. Dooley's white apron. He lifted her tenderly, and carried her over to his bed.
"Thayer, shure, an' Oi wuz kapin' this fur whin his riv'rence comes; wanst a year he's here, God bless him! but that's fower wakes ahid, an' dear knows fwhat may happen afore thin. Here, an' a hearty welcome," said she, dropping three of the lumps in Yan's tea. "We'll kape the rest fur yer second cup. Hev some crame?" and she pushed over a sticky-handled shaving-mug full of excellent cream.
"And about the kidneys now I remember, the black divvles outside the fort have seized upon all the sheep; and how are we to have kidneys without them?" "And with regard to the milk and crame, it may be remarked that the cows are likewise in pawn, and not a single drop can be had for money or love: but we can beat up eggs, you know, in the tay, which will be just as good." "Oh! just as good."
He very often played with th' Sicrety iv th' Navy, an' ivry wan that come to th' White House f'r a job loved him. "But wan day Goold Bonds begun to look bad. He cudden't ate th' r-rich crame out iv th' di'mon'-studded saucer. He stopped castin' an eye at th' c'nary in th' cage. Whin th' Sicrety iv th' Navy wint down f'r to play with him, Goold Bonds spit at that good an' gr-reat man.
Berries from the vines, butter in the crust, crame you have to bate to make it smooth talk about shortcake!" "What's wrong wi' cherry cobbler?" asked Dannie. "Or blackberry pie?" "Or greens cooked wi' bacon?" "Or chicken pie?" "Or catfish, rolled in cornmeal and fried in ham fat?" "Or guineas stewed in cream, with hard-boiled eggs in the gravy?" "Oh, stop!" cried the delighted Mary.
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