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They were English, quite English, their grandfather having been born in Dresden; and they gave themselves airs in consequence, and called their kinder "children," which annoyed those neighbors who found a larger admixture of Yiddish necessary for conversation.
She did not complain, but she thought that things had been very hard with her; and when people repine their troubles do not make them kinder, but the brave grow stern and the soft grow fretful. All this had been over for nearly thirty years, and the brother and the friend had both been long dead.
Finally the oldest female opened her lips, some as a steel trap would open sudden and kinder sharp, and sez she: "I am Miss Deacon Tutt, of Tuttville, and this is my second daughter Ardelia. Cordelia is my oldest, and I have 4 younger than Ardelia." I bowed real polite and said, "I wuz glad to make the acquaintance of the hull 7 on 'em." I can be very genteel when I set out, almost stylish.
"That indeed you do, Robin," answered the woman; "there is not now a better and kinder husband in the world; you have not wasted an idle penny or a moment's time these two years; and, without that unfortunate fever, which prevented you from working last harvest, we should have the greatest reason to be contented."
"Whee! sounds queer to me, I must say Jack such a man, such a man to play so many different parts! Say, d'ye know I kinder guess he ain't such a tough guy under all the varnish must have a heap o' human natur' under it all to fall for such a decent game as taxidecentry or whatever you call this pluggin' dead birds an' makin' 'em sit up on boughs like they might be all to the good!"
And I will jist be praying that the Shepherd will be leading you to the fold." Donald went away, humble and heart-sore. His home-coming had been a double grief to him. His faint hopes of a reconciliation with Jessie had been crushed, and now he was wounding most cruelly his best friend. He took no thought of another Friend, still kinder, whom he was wounding.
Then she comes over to me and kinder snuggles up and smiles, and says, ''Edge, and tried to put the club in my hand. "My topnot riz up on my head. 'Good Lord! thinks I, 'she's making love to me so's to get me to take that club and go and thump Hammond with it! "I was scared stiff, but Lobelia was between me and the door, so I kept smiling and backing away. "'Now, Lobelia, says I, 'don't be
A friend o' mine who was kinder detecatin' round as my assistant, you might say, slid down a fire-escape rope about that time and climbed into Campbell's room, but he didn't find nothin' and come away empty-handed." "Who was that friend of yours?" asked Doctor Wells. "Was it Teeny-bits?"
What is the use? He'll be no kinder to her!" He put out his hand uncertainly, and touched one of the Major's cards. "Is it an interesting game?" "I find it so," answered the other dryly. "Else I should not play it." "Why do you like it? It is poor amusement to play against yourself." "I like it, sir," snapped the Major, "because I am assured of playing against a gentleman."
Miss Burgoyne did not at all appear to regret the disappearance from the theatre of Antonia Rossi. She was kinder to this young man than ever; she showered her experienced blandishments upon him, even when she rallied him about his gloomy looks or listless demeanor.
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