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"You mean to say that the Indians have reappeared on the rocks, and that some of Strides's men fired at them, without orders? Is that the history of the affair?" "It's jist that, majjor; and little good, or little har-r-m, did it do.
'Tell 'em, Mike, says he, says the majjor, 'that I feels for 'em, all the same as if I was their own fader; and tell 'em, says he, 'to keep up their spirits, and all will come right in the ind. This is a throublesome wor-r-ld, but they that does their jewties to God and man, and the church, will not fail, in the long run, to wor-r-k their way t'rough purgatory even, into paradise."
Had I been that, I shouldn't have stirred, and ye'd be wanting in the news I bring ye from the Majjor, and Mr. Woods, and the savages, and the rest of the varmints." "My son! Is this possible, Michael? Have you seen him, or can you tell us anything of his state?" Mike now assumed a manner of mysterious importance, laying a finger on his nose, and pointing towards the sentinel and Jamie.
And here's my stick, that Nick tould me to kape as a reminderer; it 's far bhetter for me than a book, as I can't read a syllable. 'And now, Mike, says the majjor, says he, 'conthrive to see phratty Miss Maud by herself' " "Pretty Miss Maud!" interrupted the young lady, involuntarily.
"Anybody can see, majjor, that ye're yer father's son, and a souldier bor-r-n. Och! who would of t'ought of that, but one bred and bor-r-n in the army? Yes; the savages sent back as good as they got, which was jist not'in' at all, seem' that no one is har-r-m'd." "And the single piece that followed there was one discharge, by itself?"
Is it meself that 's a messenger? and where is there another that can carry news widout spilling any by the way? Nick's a cr'ature, I allows; but the majjor know'd a million times bhetter than to trust an Injin wid sich a jewty. As for Joel, and that set of vagabonds, we'll grind 'em all in the mill, before we've done wid 'em. Let 'em look for no favours, if they wishes no disapp'intment."
A few words of preliminary explanations were sufficient to put Mike in the proper train, when he came at once to his subject. "The majjor is no way down-hearted," he said, "and he ordered me to give his jewty and riverence, and obligations, to his honoured mother and his sisters.
"Sure, the like o' yees needn't be tould, Miss Maud, that the majjor bad me spake to ye by yerself, and say a word that was not to be overheerd by any one else." "This is singular extraordinary even but let me know more, though the messenger be altogether so much out of the common way!" "I t'ought ye 'd say that, when ye come to know me.
Well, it's little of them that passed between us, barrin' that the Injins was so near by, that it was whisper we did, and not a bit else." "Still there must have been some message." "Ye are as wise as a sarpent, Miss Maud, as Father O'Loony used to tell us all of a Sunday! Was it wor-r-ds! Give that to Miss Maud, says the majjor, says he, 'and tell her she is now misthress of my sacret."
Well then just ask yerself if you likes yer own kith and kin, and ye've got yer answer." "And Nick made his proposal, on getting this answer," interrupted the captain, "which was " "Here it is, on the stick. 'Well, says Nick, says he 'run away wid Nick, and see Majjor; bring back news.
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