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Do you hear, acolleen?" "Indeed I don't do it, Pether; but you know she has a tongue like a razor at times, and whin it gets loose she'd provoke St. Pether himself. Thin she's takin' to the dhrink, too, the poor misfortunate vagabone!" "Well, well, that's no affair o' yours, or mine aither only don't be risin' ructions and norrations wid her.
'Twas a vile thing to sing at the grandson of so misfortunate a man, and oftentimes little Barnaby True would double up his fists and would fight his tormentors at great odds, and would sometimes go back home with a bloody nose to have his poor mother cry over him and grieve for him.
She was, perhaps, proud and of a high estate, one who was above him, and far beyond his reach who was not likely even to look his way. Doubtless she was beautiful, and therefore haughty and disdainful, for disdainful pride is an attribute of beauty, and ever was and ever will be and hence it came that our misfortunate squire, or knight-errant, was scorned for his pains, poor fool!
"It is not misfortunate, at any rate; for I promised the Sergeant I would see his child safe to the garrison, though I died for it. We expected to meet you before you reached the Falls, where we have left our own canoe; while we thought it might do no harm to come up a few miles, in order to be of service if wanted. It is lucky we did, for I doubt if Arrowhead be the man to shoot the current."
But it is certain that it came upon me. The eyes of the daughter of the great Earl of Westport had put in chains the redoubtable O'Ruddy. It was true. It was clear. I admitted it to myself. The admission caused a number of reflections to occur in my mind, and the chief of these was that I was a misfortunate wretch. Jem Bottles recalled me to the immediate business.
"It's in vain speaking, Jeanie, I maun drink as I hae brewed I am married, and I maun follow my husband for better for worse." "Married, Effie!" exclaimed Jeanie "Misfortunate creature! and to that awfu' " "Hush, hush," said Effie, clapping one hand on her mouth, and pointing to the thicket with the other, "he is yonder."
Well, then, let us give honour to God, and our toils to our neighbour. Ah, me, do not be willing, you or the other servants of God, that our life should end otherwise than in mourning and in sighs, for by no other means can be appeased the wrath of God, which is evidently falling upon us. Ah, me, misfortunate!
Amy said this morning I was the worst off of them all, because I had such a misfortunate appetite." The boy's ingenuous eyes met the man's fixed upon him with a mixture of amusement and compassion.
"Who is the misfortunate?" asked Sage-brush, as they gathered about Hoover and listened intently. Murder in Arizona was a serious matter, and punishment was meted out to the slayer or he was freed by his fellow citizens.
He observed the tail of his coat carefully and finding no damage, seemed relieved. "Sit here," said Callandar affably. "And don't expect me to make you welcome, because you aren't. What misfortunate chance has brought you to Coombe?" "Neither fortune nor chance had anything at all to do with it," declared the visitor. "I followed your luggage. I wanted to see you." "Well, take a good look."
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