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"What the foul fiend can that mean at this time of night?" exclaimed Old Hurricane, dropping his nightcap and turning sharply around toward Wool, who, warming-pan in hand, stood staring with astonishment. "What does that mean, I ask you?" "'Deed, I dunno, sar, less it's some benighted traveler in search o' shelter outen de storm!"

"Are you sure, sar?" he asked, adding: "You can never be sure about ghosts they are always around somewhere. And a sucking fish is liable at any moment to be useful." I opened my shirt in answer. "There it is still, Tom; I agree with you. We won't take any unnecessary chances." This comforted the old man more than any one could have imagined. "It's all right then, sar?" he said.

"I believe he calculated on clearing about twenty-five thousand dollars," answered Marcy, who was looking over the package of letters he had taken from his pocket. "I say!" exclaimed the girl, fairly dancing with delight. "If paw made that much he must get me the new dress I want, and that's a word with a bark onto it. That letter for me? Sarvent, sar. Good-bye."

"I can't quite catch what they are saying," said Mr. Groombride. "They saying they very much pleased to see you, Sar," Adbul interpreted. "Then I do think they might have sent a deputation to the steamer; but I suppose they were frightened of the officials. Tell them not to be frightened, Abdul." "He says you are not to be frightened," Abdul explained. A child here sputtered with laughter.

Dominique arrived two or three minutes later. "I suppose that was the guide that went down," Frank said, as he stepped out. "Dat him, sar," he said. "Quite sure path go to Obi man's place. It was miles away in centre of hills. I pretend want him to go on. He said no go for thousand dollars. So me pay him his money, and he go back.

"Very true, Byfield; you are only doing your duty. Will you take a glass of grog?" "If you please," replied Mr Byfield, taking off his hat, "Your health, gentlemen." "Thank you," replied the midshipmen. "Tank you, SIR," replied also Billy Pitt. "Well, Billy. What's the last word you read in your dictionary?" "Last word? Let me see Oh! commission, sar. You know dat word?" "Commission!

I not know for sure widin two or three year, for when I young man I no keep account. My fader was de chief of dis village, just as I am now, but de village was not like dis. It was not so big, and was berry dirty and berry poor, just like the oder nigger villages. Well, sar, dere am nothing perticlar to tell about de first years of my life. I jus' dirty little naked nigger like de rest.

"At the same time," Frank went on, "we have an object in view. Just at present we want to find that schooner or brigantine that put in here nearly a month ago. She carried a heavy spread of canvas on her yards, and lay very low in the water." The pilot nodded. "Me remember him, sar; could not make out de craft nohow. Some people said she pirate, but dar ain't no pirates now."

Maxwell not here, sar," said the colored lady, partly opening the door. "Not here!" returned the visitor, pushing into the office in spite of the negress, who was disposed to prevent his entrance. "Isn't Max in town?" "No sar; he went away to de Norf about a monf ago." "Look here, you black imp," said the stranger, in a severe tone, "do you mean to say that Max is not in town?"

Indeed, Salomon, Haydn's impressario, said of her with enthusiasm, "Sar, she sing equally well wid her troat and her fingers." At the close of this season, which was the opening of a great career, Mrs. Billington visited Paris, where she placed herself under the instruction of the composer Sacchini, who greatly aided her by his happy suggestions.