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Give it to me, William; I can not allow you to be so superstitious," and she held out her hand. "Please, Aunt Minerva, jest lemme wear it to-night," he pleaded. "Me an' Wilkes Booth Lincoln's been wearin' us rabbit foots ever sence we's born." "No," she said firmly; "I'll put a stop to such nonsense at once. Give it to me, William."
I escorted the family out to their home in Lancaster, Ohio; but, before this had occurred, some most interesting debates took place in the Senate, which I regularly attended, and heard Clay, Benton, Foots, King of Alabama, Dayton, and the many real orators of that day. Mr. Calhoun was in his seat, but he was evidently approaching his end, for he was pale and feeble in the extreme. I heard Mr.
"He'll couldn't stan' up high to reach his foots in the pot, so he say, 'Ah, ha! My tail he's longer than my foots. I'll stick my tail in the pot, an' see what is cook that smells so good. "Now, Cigous not know his tail is all white then.
Ay! if you could see all the time, how he attends to business, Squire; how he searches and foots his legers every day," said Frisbie; "how he keeps things moving and straight, and pays his notes before they come due, you would say he could not help prospering, and you would back him for any amount he would ask.
Well, we took her up in a jiffy as soon as we heard the glorious news about school being closed for two weeks; and as she foots all the bills, we're bound to have a jolly time of it, even if we don't run across Roland; and I think that is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
An' li'l' black Mose he tuck one look ober he shoulder, an' he shut he eyes so tight dey hurt round de aidges, an' he pick' up he foots an' run. Yas, sah, he run' right peart fast. An' he say': "Dey ain't no ghosts. Dey ain't no ghosts." An' he run' erlong de paff whut lead' by de buryin'-ground on de hill, 'ca'se dey ain't no fince eround dat buryin'-ground at all.
"Course," replied Diana. "What's foots for, you silly man, if not to stand? You is silly, Uncle Ben." "I never!" said Uncle Ben, bursting out laughing. "Well, missy, if I am silly, you has got a lot of sauce. 'What's good for the goose is good for the gander." "That sounds howid vulgar, and I don't underland," answered Diana, in a dignified tone.
Could she not have reproduced from memory a fairly complete map of the valley, with its villages, mountains, and lakes clearly marked? But she would not on any account repress the man's enthusiasm, and her eager acceptance of his quaint information induced fresh efforts, with more whip waving. "Piz Corvatsch! Him ver' big fellow. Twelf t'ousen foots. W'en me guide him bruk ze leg."
Rhyming Joe gazed thoughtfully at the stove. Bummerton came and began to take away the dishes. "What's your bill, landlord?" inquired Joe. "D'ye want the bill for both of ye?" "Certainly. My young friend here, if I remember rightly, invited me to dine with him. I am his guest, and he foots the bills. See?"
Bowling out on the top of the tide came a lugger, the foam at her foot. She was black in the moon, and barely a cable's length away. "That her?" asked the gruff voice of the old Commander. "That's the Kite, sir," answered Reuben. "Know her luff anywheres. Foots it like a witch, and handles like a lady. A boy could sail her; and she'll carry farty at a pinch."
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