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Even the booby class in reading showed a little comforting progress. So John settled himself with renewed patience this afternoon. "Now, Mandy," he said cheerfully, "that's better; but you mustn't chop your words up so: 'If the-man goes. Why, your little brother even wouldn't tell a story that way, now would he?" "Naw, suh, he cain't talk." "All right; now let's try again: 'If the man "John!"
"I have nothing to say to you, Essy. You know why I sent for you." "Naw, sir." She thought it was a question. He underlined it. "You know why." "Naw. I doan' knaw, sir." "Then, if you don't know, you must find out. You will go down to the surgery this afternoon and see Dr. Rowcliffe, and he will report on your case." She started and the red blood rose in her face.
"Naw; we-uns never hearn on it afore; I jes' run on it accidental," Sneed replied succinctly, hardly daring to trust himself to an unnecessary word; for the staring men that had gathered at a respectful distance about the blazing spring numbered nine or ten, and an ill-advised tongue might precipitate an immediate attack on the dismounted, unarmed group awaiting his return at the verge of the bluff.
And, drawing himself up to his full height, the old man pointed a quivering finger at the pool. 'Ay, it's got her an your stones are tied fasst! Passon Maine says she's safe that yo'll see her naw moor While holly sticks be green, While stone on Kinder Scoot be seen. But I tell yo, Passon Maine lees! I tell yo t' witch ull walk t' witch ull walk!
"It's a ranch with an old man on it with a gun, defying all comers." "Why, I thought the old cattle wars were all over," came the reply. "I suppose, on account of your size, you hope to slip through the guard line." "Naw," replied Davy, "it really doesn't matter whether the old man gets off or stays on. It's ten sections. If things brighten up a bit, it looks worth the money."
He leave thy praise to those shall do thee right, Good will, not skill, did cause me bring my mite. HIS EPITAPH. Here lyes the Pearle of France, Parnassus glory; The World rejoyc'd at's birth, at's death, was sorry, Art and Nature joyn'd, by heavens high decree Naw shew'd what once they ought, Humanity!
"Naw," said the grocery man, as he charged the cheese to the boy's father, and picked up his cigar stub, which he had left on the counter, and which the boy had rubbed on the kerosene barrel, "No, sir, that whistle would scare any dog that heard it. Say, what was your Pa running after the doctor in his shirt sleeves for last Sunday morning? He looked scared. Was your Ma sick again?"
"They was all right when I left home, ma'am," he defended his shoes mildly. "Desert plays hell with shoe leather you can ask anybody." Then he added, "Hullo, Jack! What you two think you're doin', anyway. Tryin' t' elope?" "Why, hello, Ryan!" Mack Nolan greeted, coming up from the Cadillac. "Having trouble with your car?" Casey whirled and eyed Nolan dubiously. "Naw.
Being largely Valley of Virginia Virginians, Louisianians, Georgians, Texans, and North Carolinians, the army had acquaintance slight or none with the country through which it was passing. Gordonsville left behind, unfamiliarity began. "What's this county? What's that place over there? What's that river? Can't be the Potomac, can it? Naw, 't aint wide enough!"
"While the Cap'n was tryin' to unravel one end of this gibberish I spoke up prompt. "'Say, says I, 'tell me this, will you? Is the Kelly who owns this this palace, named Jimmie James, I mean? "'Naw, says he. 'Sure he ain't. It's Pete Kelly, of course Silver Pete. But what are you givin' us? Are you bettin' on the race, or ain't you? "Well, Jonadab understood that.
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