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Zack's smoke-dried complexion became whitewashed with disappointment. A day or two afterwards, Zack's son, Nimrod, made his appearance at the Wynns' shanty. 'I say, but you're a prime chap arter the rise you took out of the ole coon, was his first remark. 'Uncle Zack was as sartin as I stand of five gallons gone, anyhow; and 'twar a rael balk to put him an' them off with an apology.
We're all alone and it would be no trouble at all. We should like to have you stay. Shouldn't we, Daniel?" "Sartin, no trouble at all," said Daniel heartily. "Like to have you first rate." "Well, if you insist. It is a frightful imposition I shouldn't think of it, of course, but well, thank you so much." So Hapgood received orders to lay another plate, and Mr.
"Don't hardly worth seem carryin'," said the soldier, glancing at the flowers with open contempt, "an' sartin it ain't worth no sich money ter take 'em." Lest she would agree with him, however, he set off with celerity. "Like as not he'll give me a reprimand fer troublin' him with a gal's nonsense," he soliliquised, as he walked. "Swan ef I ain't most tempted ter throw 'em in the ditch."
Gals is nat'lly made contrary; and so, if you thinks they've gone one road, it is sartin you'd better go t' other, and then you'll be sure to find 'em. Now, my private 'pinion is, Lizy took der road; so I think we'd better take de straight one."
I firmly believe that God has opened that Indian's eyes to see the truth; and I fully expected, from what he said when we last met, that he would have made up his mind to come and stay here." "As to what the Almighty has done to him," said Jacques, in a reverential tone of voice, "I don't pretend to know; he did for sartin speak, and act too, in a way that I never see'd an Injin do before.
It is sartin. 'Let me go as I am, said I. 'Time enough to have a new suit when I've earned it. 'Wall, he said, as he continued counting, 'I guess you've earnt it already. Ye've studied hard an' tuk first honours an' yer goin' where folks are purty middlin' proud'n haughty. I want ye t' be a reg'lar high stepper, with a nice, slick coat.
Taking off his hat and saluting us in his accustomed way, he said: "'Pears like I'll have to ask some of yere to go out in de woods a piece thar's a queer looking gal out thar, an' she's mighty nigh froze to death; she is, sartin." "Where is she, Matthias?" "Clean over thar; quite a piece, miss." "Near any house?" I said.
"Any deer tracks? Eh, Lovell?" inquired Grandpa. "Pa," said Grandma; "I wish you'd fill Abigail seems to me she smells sorter dry." "She ain't, for sartin', ma," replied Grandpa, giving the tea-kettle a shake to verify his assertions; "and Rachel's chock full!" Grandma then gave Grandpa a meaning look, and put her fingers on her lips.
Then, more tranquillised, he continues deciphering the chirography of his companion to the end; when a second shout terminates the effort. "Saved by a angel!" he says, muttering to himself. "A angel on the Staked Plain! Whar can the critter hev come from? No matter whar. Thar's been one hyar, for sartin. Darn me ef I don't smell the sweet o' her pettikotes now!
Jim advanced through the crowd, his hair standing very straight in the air, and his face illumined by a smile that won every heart in the house, except those of the defendant and his counsel. A war-horse going into battle, or a hungry man going to his dinner, could not have manifested more rampant alacrity. "Hold up your right hand," said the clerk. "Sartin," said Jim. "Both on 'em if ye say so."
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