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"Nat'rally you feel bad," he continued, with the large air of a profound student of human nature. "Nat'rally, nat'rally you're kept in an uncomfortable state, not knowing jist how you stand. There ain't but one thing to do. Jist rise up, quiet like, and get a divorce agin Spencer. Hold on!
Very nat'rally our Gov'ment was deeply grieved at this defeat; and I said to my Bear, shortly after, as I was givin a exhibition in Ohio I said, "Brewin, are you not sorry the National arms has sustained a defeat?" What did the grizzly old cuss do, however, but commence darncin and larfin in the most joyous manner? I had a narrer escape from being imprisoned for disloyalty.
'When she is at the Court of Saint James's, interposed Kettle. 'When she is at the Court of Saint James's, of course, returned the General, in the same benignant way; 'for if her location was in Windsor Pavilion it couldn't be in London at the same time. Your Tower of London, sir, pursued the General, smiling with a mild consciousness of his knowledge, 'is nat'rally your royal residence.
"My soul!" exclaimed the Tinker. "Fortune ain't in the habit o' showering brand-noo silver watches about me like this an' it's apt to ketch me unprepared with words to soot the occasion " "True, brother, when Peregrine stuck mine into my fist it was like a roaster in the short ribs, low, brother, low I was floored, taken aback, an' nat'rally broached to an' come to a dead halt "
"Nat'rally you feel bad," he continued, with the large air of a profound student of human nature. "Nat'rally, nat'rally you're kept in an uncomfortable state, not knowing jist how you stand. There ain't but one thing to do. Jist rise up, quiet like, and get a divorce agin Spencer. Hold on!
"There was only three of us besides you and Billy that escaped; and that was me, Dirk here, and a chap named Flemin' Pete, we used to call 'im. When the ship struck we was all washed overboard by the first sea as broke aboard; and nat'rally those of us as could swim struck out as soon as our heads rose above water. And but, I say, Mister, ain't there no breakfast knockin' about?
Well, in course, they nat'rally said as they didn't want to be saddled with a one-handed man, and I was turned back me and old Pierre Lacroix, the Frenchman who taught me how to train them little customers. Jerry pointed with his pipe to the infant finches under his handkerchief.
In a moment she appeared in the doorway at the foot of the stairs, without hesitation or fear. When she perceived the state of affairs, she brightened almost mischievously. "Would you jest as soon, ma'am, if it ain't troubling you too much, jest nat'rally sort of untie Billy?" requested the stranger. She did so. The hotel-keeper stretched his arms. "Now, pick up th' guns, please."
"Not for me, thank you," returned Mr. Ford smiling. "Oh, I see you're temperance, nat'rally," said Mrs. McKinstry with a tolerant sigh. "Hardly that," returned the master, "I follow no rule, I drink sometimes but not to-day." Mrs. McKinstry's dark face contracted. "Don't you see, Maw," struck in Cressy quickly. "Teacher drinks sometimes, but he don't USE whiskey. That's all."
Wiley, who had deeply resented Long Dennett's telling of a story which he knew fully as well and could have told much better. "Now, nat'rally, I've seen things on the Kennebec " "Three cheers for the Saco! Hats off, boys!" shouted Jed Towle, and his directions were followed with a will.
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