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"No," Ned replied; "we saw no one from the time we left the stream till we met the boy who would not let us pass, and I only caught sight of you walking this way from the top of the rock." "If 'twere a vair voight, John, the boy bain't to be blamed, though oi be main grieved about thy brother Bill; but we'd best go back for him, voor on us.
In a score of minutes Garbetts came back with an anxious and crestfallen countenance. "Ye've seen 'um?" the Captain said. "Why, yes," said Garbetts. "And when is it for?" asked Costigan, trying the lock of one of the ancient pistols, and bringing it to a level with his oi as he called that bloodshot orb. "When is what for?" asked Mr. Garbetts. "The meeting, my dear fellow?"
Oi do believe that there never was such a gal. If it hadn't been for her oi would ha' cut it long ago. Oi wouldn't go agin what ye said, Maister Ned; but oi am danged if oi could ha' stood it ef it hadn't been for Polly." "I suppose," Ned said, "that now they have got the soldiers down in Marsden it will be all right about the mill."
His eyes, fresh as dew, had the round and staring look of a new-born babe; the tulip face lolled forward on slender stalk; and a tip of pink tongue played about a mouth, beautiful as a bud. "And what did er say then?" "Whoy," came the pure voice, "er said 'Dear! dear! and Oi says Theer! theer! and plops it in, and plops it in, and plops it in." The Parson hailed him from the poop.
"Great Juniper!" squawked Ephraim Gallup, flourishing his arms with a wild gesture of delight. "It's Buck it's old Buck, by gum!" "Hooroo, Badger, me bhoy!" laughed Barney. "Wherever did yez come from so suddint, Oi dunno?" "In truth, it is my old college mate from Kansas!" breathed Carker.
Next they found a wounded artillery horse which had been turned loose from his battery. He was hitched in, and Si and Shorty were laid on the layer of ammunition-boxes which still covered the bottom of the bed. "Who'll drive the bloody team?" growled Wat. "Hi never druv a 'oss hin my life. 'Ere, Barney, you get hin the saddle." "Not Oi," answered Barney.
He cut Peg Barney as near as might be on the oi that I'd squshed whin we first met. Peg wint spinnin' acrost the tent. "Peg him out, Sorr," sez I, in a whishper. "Peg him out!" sez me orf'cer bhoy, up loud, just as if 'twas battalion-p'rade an' he pickin' his wurrds from the Sargint.
"Flora got licked a'cause she was too old, maybe I'll be licked a'cause I be too young; but she made a good foight, and so'll oi. No, dad, I won't ha' you to back me. Harry here shall do that." The ring was formed again. The lads stood on one side, the men on the other. It was understood now that there was to be a fight, and no one had another word to say.
I repeated, with increasing scorn. "Strikes me, you can do pretty well as you like on this station." "Bea n't Oi a-diewin' my diewty?" he asked in wavering expostulation the point now settling in the vascular tissues. "It's in the blood, right enough," I retorted, with insolent frankness, and still regarding him out of the comer of my eye.
Oi can say for sartin as that's what he intends. A loife vor a loife you know, Maister Nod, that be only fair, bean't it?" "And you think he will really go?" Ned asked eagerly. "Ay, he will go," Luke said firmly, "it's as good as done; but," he added slowly, "I dunno as he's got money vor to pay his passage wi'. There's some kids as have to go wi' him. He would want no more nor just the fare.
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