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She kept him in after school, and instead of scolding she talked sweetly and kindly. Pan came out of his sullenness, and felt love for her rouse in him. But somehow he could not promise not to fight again. "S'pose Dick Hardman does that all over again!" expostulated Pan in despair. He did not realize what he felt. He wanted to please and obey this sweet little woman, but there was a revolt in him.
"Now, Prudy," added Miss Parker, "what do you think I ought to do to Nancy for being so naughty?" "I don't know," answered Prudy, crying still. "I don't s'pose my mother would be willing to have folks put toads in my mouth." "But what do you think I ought to do to her?" said Miss Parker, smiling. "Was you goin' to whip her?" asked Prudy, looking up through her tears. "I think I must, my child."
"Wha what time is it?" demanded the newcomer from the land of Nod, stretching her fine young body with a splendid but discontented yawn. "Seben, Miss Bev'ly; wha' time do yo' s'pose hit is? Hit's d' reg'lah time, o' co'se. Did yo' all have a nice sleep, honey?" and Aunt Fanny went blissfully about the business of the hour.
Mother's told me so often." "If you believe all your mother told you, Well, well, you have been a little wooden-head. What made you behave like that to him? Where does he live, eh?" "I don't know." "You do know. Why, I heard him say you'd been to see him. And what are you going to do, I'd like to know? You don't expect me to keep you, I s'pose.
Don't you s'pose I know that? But, honest now, are you always just exactly, abserlutely truthful, yourself?" "Certainly I am! What do you mean by speaking to me like that?" "Well, don't you ever touch up a yarn a little jest sort'a to make it more interestin' like? Most ladies do that is, most ladies of intelligence and brains which you sure have got in plenty!"
"Oh! you are never willin' to give in that I look dressy, Samantha. But I s'pose I can put my feet where you say. You are so sot, but they are too big for me I shall look like a fool." I looked at him calmly over my specks, and sez I, "I guess I sha'n't notice the difference or realize the change. I wonder," sez I, in middlin' cold axents, "how you think you are a lookin' now, Josiah Allen."
The minister 'at preaches over 'n our neighbourhood says if God hed wanted men t' fly he'd g'in 'em wings. 'S'pose if he'd ever wanted 'm t' skate he'd hed 'em born with skates on? said Uncle Eb. 'Danno, said the man. 'It behooves us all to be careful. The Bible says "Go not after new things."
Moise, strolling around, was grinning happily when at last he met the unsuccessful hunters. "Those Jesse boy, she'll been good shot," said he. "I s'pose, Alex, you'll not make much hunter out of yourself, hein?" "Well," said Alex, "we let some mighty good cow venison get away from us, all right."
S'pose I drop him down fust, and den de limb won't break wid just de weight of one nigger." "You infernal scoundrel!" cried Legrand, apparently much relieved, "what do you mean by telling me such nonsense as that? As sure as you drop that beetle, I'll break your neck. Look here, Jupiter, do you hear me?" "Yes, massa, needn' hollo at poor nigger dat style."
The difference is just this: you had no biznuss to meddle with those vile ole bugs in the first place, and get me all stung up so't I shouldn't wonder I'd haf to have the doctor, time I get home, and if I do I'm goin' to tell mamma all about it and make her send the bill to your father. I want you to know I hurt!" "My goodness!" Herbert burst out. "Don't you s'pose I hurt any?
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