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"I'll say the best way to keep 'em contented is to feed 'em good, treat 'em as if they was human, an' in general give 'em a more or less free rein, dependin' on their g-general habits an' cussedness.
"That'll do f'r you," said Smith; "but if you had a wife an' three young 'uns dependin' on yeh-" "Which I ain't, thank the Lord! and don't intend havin' while the court knows itself." The station was deserted, chill, and dark, as they came into it at exactly a quarter to two in the morning.
Hold up your head, and say what you want, an' how you want it!" "Honestly, Mother, I don't want a thing on earth but to go home with you and do as you say for the next ten years," said Kate. "Stiffen up!" cried Mrs. Bates. "Stiffen up!" "Don't be no broken reed, Katie! I don't want you dependin' on ME; I came to see if you would let ME lean on YOU the rest of the way.
Dey tuck him ter de Marine Horspittle in de amberlance, 'cause his leg wuz broke, an' I reckon somethin' must 'a' accident'ly hit 'im in de jaw, fer he wuz scatt'rin' teeth all de way 'long de street. I didn' wan' ter kill de man, fer he might have somebody dependin' on 'im, an' I knows how dat'd be ter dem.
"It can be told, suh, in three," said the Southerner. His smile had returned. His voice was the cool voice of one who discussed abstract things. "I'm a failyuh. This wold 'ain't no use foh failyuhs. I've given myself all the time and chances I dese'ved, but I cayn't win out, so I've got to git out. The's no one to ca'e. I've no kin, no ons dependin' on me in any way.
"Yeh, but I bet she will. Do you reckon she'll ever come back to the ranch any more when she goes away?" "What?" said Lambert, starting as if he had been asleep. "Vesta; do you reckon she'll ever come back any more?" "Well," slowly, thoughtfully, "there's no tellin', Taterleg." "She's got a stockin' full of money now, and nobody dependin' on her.
Mr. Strout's ire was kindled when Hiram described the presents his children had received from Quincy. "Thank the Lord I've got money enough to buy my children's presents myself without dependin' on second-hand things that other folks don't want." "So've I," said Hiram, "but what I save that way I puts in the bank, for I'm bound to own the old Pettingill Place some day."
I wish the bloody cowboy would not call me that. 'Dook, mebbe this game ain't as important as international politics or some other things relatin', but there's some health an' peace dependin' on it. Savvy? For some space our opponents have been dead to honor an' sportsmanlike conduct. I calculate the game depends on my next drive.
"I knows we allers tinks of a home as a place where dere is good times, an' dere don't seem much good times goin' for some of us in dis worl', but dere ain't no call fer us ter spec' ter be better off dan our Lord, an ef we'se feedin' on de Lord Jesus all de time we won't min' ef de worl's bread is scarce; de soul ain't dependin' on dem tings fer nourishmen' an' de Lord Jesus makes de hard bed easy an' de coarse food taste good.
The negotiations for the purchase of Eliphaz were long drawn out, but on Friday evening at dusk Old Man Curry went into the stall and said good-bye to his four-time winner. "Don't be so skittish!" said the old gentleman. "I ain't come to put the strap on ye.... Habit is a great thing, black hoss, a great thing. In this case I'm kind of dependin' on it. You know what the dog done, don't ye?
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