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She told me she never had nobody make over her like we all did, an' it sorter made her 'shamed. Lawsee! if kindness is goin' to kill her, I think we'd better fuss at her some." "'Pears to me like she's got nervous sensations," said Miss Hazy; "she jumps up in her sleep, an' talks 'bout folks an' things I never heared tell of." "That's exactly what ails her," agreed Mrs.
"Did she have any children?" asked Joe. "Seems like there was one, a pretty little tow-headed girl." "That's her," announced Joe conclusively. "What was her name?" "Lawsee, I don't know. I never would 'a' ricollected Mrs. Beaver 'cepten she was such a tarnashious woman, always a-tearin' up stumps, and never happy unless she was rippitin' 'bout somethin'. What you want?
We're a tame generation.... It's you that it matters to kill." "Ah ain't no good for anythin'.... Ah doan give a damn.... Lawsee, Ah feel sleepy." As they slipped in the door of their quarters, the sergeant looked at Chrisfield searchingly. Andrews spoke up at once. "There's some rumors going on at the latrine, Sarge.
I can't carry him any further, and I don't know where to go, and it's 'most night " again the sobs choked her. "Lawsee!" said Mrs. Wiggs, "don't you let that worry you! I can't take you home, 'cause Asia an' Australia an' Europeny are sleepin' in one bed as it is; but you kin git right in here with Miss Hazy, can't she, Miss Hazy?" The hostess, to whom Mrs.
Wiggs. "Good enough reason: you ain't had a show before. Seems to me you'd be flyin' straight in the face of Providence to refuse a stylish, sweet-smilin' man like that." "He is fine-lookin'," acknowledged Miss Hazy, trying not to appear too pleased; "only I wisht his years didn't stick out so much." Mrs. Wiggs was exasperated. "Lawsee! Miss Hazy, what do you think he'll think of yer figger?
Dey don' count in de contrac'. Folks is one thing an' ghos'es " "Ghosts! Bosh! There's no such thing as a ghost! If you had swung your club at the silly thing you'd have knocked over some dub of a man that we could pretty well describe right now, and saved us a heap of trouble and expense and you'd have kept your job!" Bill was disgusted and angry. "Lawsee!
Them same girls is getting ten and twelve and fifteen bucks a week now Lawsee, man you ought to see 'em! Dressed up to kill; fat, cheerful, wide-awake! Goddlemighty, man, you wouldn't know 'em for that same measly bunch of grouches we had three years ago. And they work for the shop now, and not against it. They're different girls.
Hoopsy Topsy, get off that chair this minute and give it to the ladies! Dibbs, you lift Plumpy out of the other one, quick! There! Now you girls set down and rest yourselves! Did you bring them baskets for us? Lawsee! What a good woman Mis' Sherwood is, to be sure! Now ain't that just like her!
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