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"A preacher what 'zorts an' calls up mourners?" he said, "not on yo' tin-type. Me an' Wilkes Booth Lincoln " "How many times have I expressed the wish not to have you bring that negro's name into the conversation?" she impatiently interrupted. "I don' perzactly know, 'm," he answered good humoredly, "'bout fifty hunerd, I reckon. Anyways, Aunt Minerva, I ain't goin' to be no preacher.
"Take a brandy-toddy, Mr. H ?" said Hammond, after the discussion closed, good humoredly. "Frank, our junior bar-keeper here, beats his father, in that line." "I don't care if I do," returned the farmer; and the two passed up to the bar. "Now, Frank, my boy, don't belie my praises," said the young man; "do your handsomest." "Two brandy-toddies, did you say?"
When the Reverend Doctor Pilsbury had suggested an appeal to a Higher Power, Peters had replied, good humoredly, that "a Creator who could fool around with them in that style was above being interfered with by prayer."
"That will be all right," my mother-in-law returned good humoredly. She was evidently much pleased at the prospect of the trip. "It's wonderful! Wonderful!" she said as the full view of New York harbor burst upon our eyes when we came out of the subway and rounded the Barge office into Battery Park. "Wait a moment. I want to fill my soul with it." I felt my heart warm toward her.
Only you keep cool, and wide awake, and you'll have friends enough always within a single whoop. But, good night now. I must go and look after our horses. I'll see you soon I reckon a leetle sooner than you care to see me." Ralph Colleton good humoredly assured him that could not the case, and with friendly gripe of the hand, they parted.
"Oh," answered this rude and lawless girl, "I thought it would be very natural for you to be slightly jealous of him, professionally, you know." If her object was to embarrass or annoy Dr. Douglass, apparently she did not gain her point. He laughed good humoredly as he replied: "Professionally, he is certainly worthy of envy; I regard him as a very skillful physician, Miss Ried."
"But heartily sorry to see me here, enlisted as a private in a company of raw recruits, looking not unlike Falstaff's ragged regiment?" "Nay; I did not say that, Traverse. Many a private in the ranks has risen to be a general officer," replied Herbert, encouragingly. Traverse laughed good humoredly, saying: "It does not look much like that in my case.
"A girsha!" said Peggy, his fellow-servant, feeling the indignity just offered to her sex "Why thin, bad manners to your assurance for that same: a girsha's as well intitled to a full glass as a gorsoon, any day." "Husth a colleen," said Nogher, good humoredly, "sure, it's takin' pattern by sich a fine example you ought to be. This, Mrs.
For once Sah-luma's appearance created no diversion, he was pushed and knocked about as unceremoniously as if he were the commonest citizen of them all, He seemed carelessly surprised at this, but nevertheless took his hustling very good humoredly, and, keeping his shoulders well squared forced his way with Theos by slow degrees through the serried ranks of people, many of whom, roused to a sort of frenzy threw themselves in front of the advancing horses of the guard, and seizing the reins held on to these like grim death, reckless of all danger.
Arthur has been breakfasting with me." "Arthur is going to be married," remarked her companion good humoredly. "I've just been out to buy him a wedding present." "What is it?" "Oh, something he chose himself. It is not safe to tell you, though." "Haven't I proved my discretion?" Helen said lightly. "I thought that by this time you'd be willing to trust me with your most deadly secrets."
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