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Rube gazed at the twinkling eyes raised to his; he gave a chuckling grunt, and his words came with elephantine meaning. "She'll be all of a muss-up at it." Ma's smile broadened. "What's makin' you laff, Ma?" the old man asked. "Jest nuthin'. I was figgerin' if the gal could if we could git her reply before spring opens." "Seems likely if the boat don't sink."
Mrs. Batchelor, they'd say, 'why, the pits is as safe as a church' an they'd laff Jamie ud laff at me times. But it's the women, Mr. George, as knows it's the women that ave to wash the bodies." A great trembling ran through her again. George instinctively rose, and motioned to Letty to go. She too rose, but she did not go.
Mister and Missis Merill. Frankie did a funny thing. father asked mother for some chese and mother she said they wasent enny, and Frankie he said he knew where they was some and father said all rite Frankie if you can get some i will give you a cent, father he thinks Frankie is auful smart, and so Frankie he climed out of his high chair and ran out into the kitchen and bimeby he came in with 3 little peaces of chese and father he asked him where he got them and he brought in the rat trap. you had just aught to have herd them laff.
"Den Miss Meadows en de gals, dey holler and laff fit ter kill deyse'f, en ole Brer Tarrypin, he raise up fum behime de pos' en sez, sezee: "'Ef you'll gimme time fer ter ketch my breff, gents en ladies, one en all, I speck I'll finger dat money myse'f, sezee, en sho nuff, Brer Tarrypin tie de pu's 'roun' his neck en skaddle*1 off home."
Wait till the rest of the town finds out about this; they'll do the laffin' then, and you won't feel so funny. We'll never hear the last of it in this world. If that darky comes down here, I'll I'll drown her; I will " "I don't blame Jerry," said Perez indignantly. "I don't see much to laff at. Oh, my soul and body there she comes now."
He knows you an' him's bin sparkin', an' he's real mad. That's by the way, he sez. 'What I want to tell you's this. You're goin' to marry me, sure. See? An' your father's goin' to make you. An' Miss Dianny jest laffed right out at him. But her laff wa'n't easy.
A day or two before he qualified, Judge Saylor came to Frankfort, and visited the courtroom a few minutes after adjournment; he even went up and tried the chair of the Chief Justice, and found the seat was none too large. No one was present but Jake, the negro janitor. "Jake, what do the lawyers and judges have to say about my election?" "They don't say nothin, Boss; they jest laff."
"Den ole Brer Rabbit, he laff, he did, en up en 'spon', sezee: 'Ef I'd a know'd you wuz atter dat, Brer Fox, I'd a loant you some er mine, sezee." "BRER RABBIT en Brer Fox wuz like some chilluns w'at I knows un," said Uncle Remus, regarding the little boy, who had come to hear another story, with an affectation of great solemnity.
Nancy's pretty eyes were mildly searching. "You're the head of Sachigo," she suggested. Bull's eyes lit. "Sure," he cried, "an' I'm mighty proud that's so. But I'm not the genius of this great mill. No. That grizzled, tough old lumberman who toted you along up from the quayside is the brain of this organisation. He's a wonder. There's times I want to laff when I think of it.
"Wonder how she came here?" he said thoughtfully. "Seems as though the storm had kind o' dumped her down," Abe Allinson admitted. Again Beasley chuckled. "Say, was ther' ever such a miracle o' foolishness as you fellers? You make me laff or tired, or something. Wher'd she come from? Ain't the Padre sold his farm?" he demanded, turning on Buck. "Ain't he sold it to a woman?
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