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"I'm going to take a long rest, and the only thing I'm going to invent for the next six months is a new potato slicer." But whether Tom kept his words can be learned by reading the next volume of this series. "Bless my hand towel!" cried Mr. Damon. "I think you are entitled to a rest, Tom." "That's what I say," agreed Ned.
The autumn of 1845 was the wettest in the memory of man. For long the downpour never ceased by night or by day; it was the rain that rained away the Corn Laws. The bad harvest and the Irish potato famine brought the long hesitation of Sir Robert Peel to an end. Soon after the opening of the session of 1846, he announced his proposals.
"Ah! very natural under the circumstances, Master George," said honest John, his eyes twinkling slyly as he spoke, "Now, if I might suggest a new name it would be hard to find a more original one than 'The Haunting Spectre of the " "Bosh, John! there never was such a thing, you were quite right, as I said before, and by heaven, potato sacks!" "Eh, what? potato sacks, Master George?"
With the poor relations you can ease up on the gush and maybe condescend some. Town folks expect condescension and superiority; give it to 'em. When it comes to scum, why well, any short kind of a bow and a 'Mornin' 'll do for them. 'Course the Lord, in His infinite mercy, made 'em, same as He did potato bugs, but it's necessary to keep both bugs and them down to their proper place."
What do I want with that?" "And I've got one too!" from Grace. "Oh well, I s'pose that was to fill up, and maybe there's something nice lower down." "A sweet potato or a parsnip or something of that kind in mine," said Lulu, some slight vexation in her tone. "Oh well, I've had so many nice things, and this is only for fun." "And here are some candies in mine," said Grace. "Haven't you got some?"
"Smith can tell you as well as I, but I may as well answer the question while my tongue is loose. Flour is our great staple here, and is selling at a large profit on Melbourne prices. Let Smith, or some one that he may select, watch the potato market closely, and often great bargains may be picked up.
Trent set down his glass without a word, and called to some Kru boys in the square who carried litters. "I am going," he said, "to find Monty." An old man, with his face turned to the sea, was making a weary attempt at digging upon a small potato patch.
Treacher, by interposition of her shoulders, had been doing her best to hide a scarecrow standing unashamed in the midst of the garrison potato patch a scarecrow in a flaunting waistcoat of scarlet, green, and yellow! "My antimacassar!" gasped Miss Gabriel. "The Lord Pro " Mr. Pope checked the exclamation midway. "You will excuse me, ma'am. I was referring to the lower part of the figure."
Trevalyon was laying when you talked about the 'bronzed beauty; he wanted some one to take him up at ten to one you meant a dashing cavalry man, or a 'go-as-he-please' infantry." "Order! order! O'Gormon," interrupted Trevalyon, laughing. "Oh! I'm shocked, Capt. Trevalyon," cried Miss Marchmont seriously, "that my dear potato bug, with all his innocent ways, its care of its eggs, ."
One is aware of an involuntary hospitality toward a good many authors whom one would once have turned destitute from the door, or with a dole of Organized Charity meal-tickets at the best. But in that maturer time one hesitates, and possibly ends by asking the stranger in, especially if he is young, or even if he is merely new, and setting before him the cold potato of a qualified approval.
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