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"Lie doon an' rest, an' if it be the wull o' the Almichty a'll wauken ye in the mornin' tae see a livin' conscious man, an' if it be ither-wise a'll come for ye the suner, Bell," and the big red hand went out to the anxious wife. "A' gie ye ma word." Bell leant over the bed, and at the sight of Saunders' face a superstitious dread seized her.
Our nursery joys We know must have an end, But love and friendships broken toys May God's good angels mend! The cheering smile, the voice of mirth And laughter's gay surprise That please the children born of earth, Why deem that Heaven denies? Methinks in that refulgent sphere That knows not sun or moon, An earth-born saint might long to hear One verse of "Bonny Doon";
"Atmosphere is necessary," continued Mr. Tutt. "Real atmosphere! Have 'em in native costume beads, red slippers, hookahs, hoochi-koochis." "I get you," replied Mr. Doon. "You want a regular Turkish village. Well, we'll have it all right. I'll engage the entire Streets of Cairo production from Coney and have Franklin Street crowded with goats, asses and dromedaries.
Phil Doon, it appeared, had pressing reasons for returning home, but Peterson remembered that he had still an account to settle with his father, and resolved to share Dick's fortune. 'Right you are, said Dick. 'You fellers bring some crib to-morrer, an' if you see Parrot Cann tell him to fetch some too an', mind, no blabbin'.
Choosing a fit time, when the cattle were well together and in good position, Hornie away at the stone dyke, he took from his pocket a somewhat wasted volume of ballads ballants, he called them and said, "Sit ye doon, cratur. Never min' the nowt. I'm gaein' to read till ye." Gibbie dropped on his crossed legs like a lark to the ground, and sat motionless.
Amid a chorus of such encouragement, both boys belabored each other and fought like barbarians. "Let up, Peter," cried Bob's admirers, "an' gi'e him fair doo," as the two rolled upon the ground, with Peter, who was much the bigger boy, on top. "Come on now, he let you up when you was doon," and so they kept the balance of fair play.
It's the same wi' Wullie and the tykes they're doon on him same as men are on me. I suppose we was made so. Sin' I was a lad it's aye bin the same. From school days I've had ivery one agin me." "In ma life I've had three fiends.
"Preserve ye, man, what's wrang wi' ye? it's a mercy a' keppit ye, or we wud hev hed anither job for Sir George. "Ye're a richt noo; sit doon on the strae. A'll come back in a whilie, an' ye i'll see Annie juist for a meenut, but ye maunna say a word." Marget took him in and let him kneel by Annie's bedside.
"Oh, never mind, Geordie," she said remonstratingly, "I'll do it myself in the morning. You've had your own work to do in the pit, an' you need all the rest you can get." "No," he said decisively. "You sit doon, lass. I'll no' be lang.
She planted stakes round it to keep off the force of the wind. But that year the flowering bore no fruit. And Wullie smiled at her attempts to help the tree. "The roots are doon too deep, lassie," he said. "Sae deep ye canna reach them. There's little ye can dae for tree or man, Marcella, but juist not hinder them.
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