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I use to call out de figgers: 'Ladies, sasshay, Gents to de lef, now all swing. Ever'body lak my calls an' de dancers sho' moved smooth an' pretty. Long after de war was over de white folks would 'gage me to come' roun' wid de band an' call de figgers at all de big dances. Dey always paid me well. "Old Mis' 'ud let us cook a gran' supper an' Marse 'ud slip us some likker.
Simply wanted time for our getaway. Slow pulling up this hill with handsleds! But we slit a bag to make sure of what we would be pulling. And we kept on slitting bags. And " the short man shook his head and sighed. "You say it, Tom. I'm trying to be sociable in this talk with these gents showing a full and free spirit in coming across with the facts. But I don't trust myself!"
And just for a test of how popular it will be, I'd like to ask you gents how many of you will subscribe for a volume?" "I think this committee will take the whole edition," said the chairman, dryly. "Look here, Dan," blurted the attorney-general, "you must be joking." "I don't know what ever gave you the impression that I'm a humorist," returned Breed.
"Shinny on the corners," "Gents all forw'd," "Sling yer pardner," "Up and down the travoy," "Dozey-dozey," "Smash 'em on the finish," was the way he called off, the latter call bringing the feet of the lumberjacks down in a series of bangs that threatened the collapse of the floor.
"Who's for the shore?" cried out the skipper from his post on the paddle-box, as soon as the vessel had made fast, and the "brow," or gangway, was shoved ashore for the passengers to land, without any unnecessary delay. "Any ladies or gents for Seaview?" The majority of those on board at once quitted the steamer, amongst them being our quintet.
It was after the second number, and I'd made a dash into the gents' dressin' room to see if my white tie showed any symptoms of ridin' up in the back, and I'd just strolled out into the entrance hall again, watchin' the push straggle in, when who should show up through the double doors but a tall, lanky young chap with lop ears and a nose one was bound to remember.
Let an Englishman go and see that field, and he NEVER FORGETS IT. The sight is an event in his life; and, though it has been seen by millions of peaceable GENTS grocers from Bond Street, meek attorneys from Chancery Lane, and timid tailors from Piccadilly I will wager that there is not one of them but feels a glow as he looks at the place, and remembers that he, too, is an Englishman.
Hey, you, Carl," and he roughly shook the sleeper into semi-consciousness, "wake up, and see to the bar awhile. I've got some business. Whoever comes, you keep them here understand. All right, gents." The three stood close behind him as Mike inserted the key, and opened the door.
"There they are, gents, as like as two peas, and if it weren't for a small splash of white on the inner side of 'Buffalo's' left hock, there's very few men in my stable could tell one from the other." Victor Carrington, observing that Dale was talking to the horse-dealer, drew near the animal, with the air of an interested stranger, and stooped to examine the white mark.
If you want to come along, I expect it'll do you a power o' good." "I'll go," said Dowden, quickly. He got his coat and hat from a table in the hall, and we rejoined the huddled and shivering group at the gate. "Got my recruit, gents!" shrilled Peck, slapping Dowden boisterously on the shoulders. "I reckon he'll git a change of heart to-night!"
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