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"Well, I'm doggoned," the little man remarked, "I'd orter thought er thet. This yere's Delisleville, 'n' I reckerlect hearin' when fust he come to Hamlin thet he was some kin to some big bugs down ter D'lisleville, 'n' his father was a Jedge doggoned ef I didn't!" Rupert De Willoughby was lying upon the grass in the garden under the shade of a tree.
I'll teach you how to try to sneak frough de roof into my room!" muttered Dinah, who was now thoroughly aroused, "yer orter have your neck wringed off and I'll do it!"
Thar's plenty wants me, an' would give a big price, an' she should have it all for her schoolin'. "'You orter have seen her face then.
The darky was a fine specimen of sable humanity, and I readily understood why the practiced eye of the Colonel appreciated his physical developments. 'Scip, I said, 'you must not think of going to-day; the Colonel will be glad to let you remain until you are fully rested. 'Tank you, massa, tank you bery much, but de ole man will spec me, and I orter gwo.
It's about supper time and we're going to have a little feed. "I really meant every word I said. After we had finished a fried chicken or two, we started back to Morris' store. "'Say, said he, 'Haf you got the copy of dot orter I gafe you? "I said, 'Why no, Morris, I haven't a copy of it. You have one. Don't you remember that I gave you one?
Jeff ran as he had done once before when the bloodhounds were after him, saying under his breath all the way, "Lor' bless him! He save Miss Annie's life; he orter have her sure 'nuff." Annie was left alone with the unconscious man. She pushed his hair from his damp brow, and, bending down, impressed a remorseful kiss upon it. "God forgive me that I called you selfish," she murmured.
"I don't know as I had orter," said the widow, thoughtfully; "if Mr. Stebbins was alive, you wouldn't get the colt so cheap, for he sot every thing by him. He's sot his pedigree down in the births, deaths, and marriages, in our family Bible. He allers said, poor man, he was goin' to make a great hoss."
The Jenkins family was immediately summoned in council to discuss Amarilly's invitation to attend divine service at St. Mark's. "You air jest more'n hevin' advantages," said Mrs. Jenkins exultingly. "Fust the matinee, then the Guild, and now St. Mark's is open to you. But you'd orter hev a few fixin's to go to sech a grand place, Amarilly." Amarilly shook her determined little head resolutely.
"Battersleigh is fond of horses," said Franklin, "and he's a rider, too." "That's so," admitted Curly. "He kin ride. You orter see him when he gits his full outfit on, sword an' pistol by his side, uh-huh!" "He has a horse, then?" "Has a boss? Has a hoss has what? Why, o' course he has a boss. Is there anybody that ain't got a hoss?" "Well, I haven't," said Franklin.
It's what the doctor says he'd orter hev." "Then, we'll go, of course," declared Amarilly resolutely. "And, Amarilly," said the Boarder gravely, "your ma ain't said why she wanted to go, but think of the diff'rence it will make in her life.
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