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Then, if there's anny left, after treatin' all round, I'll buy the town a public liberry, pervidin' the town'll make it sufficiently and generally understood that I'm a leadin' and public-minded citizen that has reached success by the grace of God and a extraordinary brain." But McGinnis in his philanthropic intentions met difficulty.
"If it is, I'll stay over to-morrow and see you operate on the new elder that's goin' to supply the pulpit Sunday pervidin' he stays here." Hiram blinked his eyes inquiringly. "New elder?" he repeated. "Get a few elders to put up here," suggested Mr. Brackett, venomously, "and new management might take a little cuss off'm the reppytation of this tavern."
Some distance out in this desolation, and only half revealed through the dim light, a somewhat higher bit of land, rocky on its exposed side, its crest crowned with trees, arose like an island. Tim stared across at it, shading his eyes with one hand. "If we wus goin' ter stop enywhar, Cap," he said finally, "I reckon thar ain't no better place then thet, pervidin' we kin git thar."
"Thet's good 'nough, lads," chimed in the sergeant, slapping his knee. "It means a dance down the valley after Early. I'm a guessin' we'll have a bang-up ol' fight 'fore three days more." "Pervidin' allers thet ther Johnnies don't skedaddle fust," commented another, tartly.
"Bully! Now, p'r'aps you same fellers ken tell him ef I'm a man uv my word?" "You bet," responded the same chorus. "An' now, p'r'aps some uv yer'll sell me a good hoss, pervidin' yer don't want him stole mighty sudden?" Several men invited attention to their respective animals, tied near the door.
"Off of you." "I got 'em to sell. When you got to have the money?" "Two weeks to-morrow." This was the day after the town meeting. "Come in and pick out your implements," said Scattergood. "Meanin' you'll indorse?" "Meanin' that pervidin' nothin' unforeseen comes up between now and then."
I tell you, there ain't anythin' wiser nor a sixteen-year-old boy, 'cept maybe a fifteen-year-old girl. "Ye'll genilly find, lad, jest when things looks about as black as they kin look, that's the sign of luck a-comin' your way, pervidin' ye hold steady, keep cool and kind; something happens every time to make it all easy. There's always a way, an' the stout heart will find it.
"Wal, see here, old red-skin, I'm after her. You's sayin' as how you's her friend. Mind to help?" The Indian answered in the affirmative. "Wal, I'll let you up, pervidin' you'll go and bring her out. What you say?" "Is it her friends that wish her?" "You've hit it there. Goin' to help?" "Pequanon will lay his life down for the captive."
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