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Or are you goin' to credit him with somethin' of what you don't know? You haint got the inside of this thing, and Malachi doesn't let you know it, and God keeps quiet. But be danged well sure that you've got the bulge on iniquity here; for gen'lemen with pistols out in the street is one thing, and sittin' weavin' a rope in a court-room for a man's neck is another thing, says Freddy Tarlton here.
Let us not be too intolerent, for no intolerence, Josiah Allen is so cruel as that of ignerence, an' stupidity." Sez Josiah, "I won't believe in anything I can't see, Samantha Allen." I jest looked round at him witheringly, and sez I, "What have you ever seen, Josiah Allen, I mean that is worth sein'? Haint everything that is worth havin' in life, amongst the unseen?
She looked up kinder sideways as I spoke, but she must have bin a leetle hard o' hearing, for she shook her head. Then I thought I'd try her on another tack. So I placed my hands on my shakey knees, and bendin' over in this guise, so she could see me plainly, while my teeth rattled in my skull as I shook my head at her and growled: "Haint you afeared of me, Madam?"
"She's nigh onter old ernough ter wed," was the uncompromising answer. "An' ef she haint nothin' ter ye, the more shame on ye fer tryin' ter make her love ye, an' mayhaps break her heart." "But I haven't tried to make her love me," broke in Donald impatiently.
'Taint of much account if you do any way. I sing sometimes, I yet sing," says he. "Sing," sez I in neerly witherin' tone. "I'd love to hear you sing, I haint yet and I've lived with you agoin' on 30 years." "Wall, if you haint heerd me, it is because you are deef," sez he.
There was a moment's silence in the room as the men, each busy with his own thoughts, puffed steadily. Then Big Jerry carefully knocked the ashes from his pipe and remarked, "Hit haint no fault er yourn, stranger; but I haint altergether pleased at ther thoughts yo'r comin' hes placed in my leetle gal's head.
My credit aint good, and I haint no money in the bank." "How much does it cost?" "Fifteen cents, in the top gallery." "Can you see there?" "Yes, it's rather high up; but a feller with good eyes can see all he wants to there." "I'll tell you what I'll do, Dick. You have been a good friend to me, and I'll take you at my expense." "You will? To-night?" "Yes." "You're a reg'lar trump.
"Yaas, sir, Boss," was Doright's unvarying reply. The boys were marched a short distance up the deserted street to a disreputable looking shanty. Here they were forced inside and compelled to enter an inner room. "Doright, get a piece of rope and tie these young fellers." "Haint got no rope, Boss," announced Doright. "No rope here." "What'll we tie 'em with?" inquired Lopez.
Lawd yes squeech owls en dogs howling under de house shi God means dar is going ter be a death in de family. Wen I hears one I'se git trembly all ober, hit makes me hot en den cold both de same time." "Ho I haint neber seed a ghost or hant but I sho don wanter see one neither. I'se always fraid I will seed one.
"Marriage is a first-rate state, and agreeable a good deal of the time; but it haint a state of perfect peace and rest, and you'll find out it haint if you are ever married." But Miss Fogg said, mildly, "that she thought I wuz mistaken she thought it wuz." "You do?" sez I. "Yes, mem," sez she.
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