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"Yes," said the old woman, who had been groaning and praying, in her Methodist fashion, during all the encounter, "it's an awful case for the poor crittur's soul." "On my word, they're leaving him, I do believe," said Phineas. It was true; for after some appearance of irresolution and consultation, the whole party got on their horses and rode away.
I'm sure I'd rather be sold, ten thousand times over, than to have all that ar poor crittur's got to answer for." "So 'd I, a heap," said Jake. "Lor, shouldn't we cotch it, Andy?" Andy shrugged his shoulders, and gave an acquiescent whistle. "I'm glad Mas'r didn't go off this morning, as he looked to," said Tom; "that ar hurt me more than sellin', it did.
I knew you had the clear stuff in you, and that it would make itself seen at the proper moment. I trust that Providence will favour us it's really a pity to lose as fine a day as this; especially as the crittur's are coming up on the rocks to bask, something like old times!"
Not that it does much good, but at all events it's just as well to let him know that we shall be well prepared. The crittur's quite amazed at so much ammunition; that's a fact. It's a pity he ever saw it." "Shall we give him some?" said Mr. Campbell. "No, no, sir; he would only make use of it to try to get the rest; however, I believe that he is the only one of his party who has a rifle.
When I came to the bridge I went into the musselman's hut and asked him if he could do anything for it. Joe put on his spectacles and examined it carefully. Then he shook his head. "Yon crittur's got a broken leg," he said "and another badly cut an' all. I can mend you your boats, Tom, but I haven't the tools nor the learning to make a broken squirrel seaworthy.
Not that it does much good, but, at all events, it's just as well to let them know that we shall be well prepared. The crittur's quite amazed at so much ammunition; that's a fact. It's a pity he ever saw it." "Shall we give him some?" said Mr Campbell. "No, no, sir; he would only make use of it to try to get the rest; however, I believe that he is the only one of his party who has a rifle.
"I thought he'd got enough; but, he's as parvarse as the nine lives of a cat. Why, there was the whack at the island, and, then, the jam on the ice, and, last, the scare in the snowstorm; a fellow's unreasonable to want more, and, yet, the darn'd crittur's holding out his platter." "What you want to put in, Missa Gladding?" "Some of the same mess.
"No, nor a woman," rejoined Waster Lunny, "when she gets the chance. But, Elspeth, I believe I can guess what has fired that fearsome piper. Depend upon it, somebody has been speaking disrespectful about the crittur's ancestors." "His ancestors!" exclaimed Elspeth, scornfully. "I'm thinking mine could hae bocht them at a crown the dozen."
"And whar is the brute, Stackpole? and what have you done with him?" demanded Bruce. "Thar, father, you're too hard for me," replied the youth; "but I'll tell you all I know on it. You needn't look at his legs, Captain, for they're all as sound as hickory: the crittur's a bit worried with his morning's work; but that's nothing to speak on." The lad's story was soon told.
So you pretend it's wrong to flog the gal!" "I think so, Mas'r," said Tom; "the poor crittur's sick and feeble; 't would be downright cruel, and it's what I never will do, nor begin to. Mas'r, if you mean to kill me, kill me; but, as to my raising my hand agin any one here, I never shall, I'll die first!" Tom spoke in a mild voice, but with a decision that could not be mistaken.
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