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He started in by closing his eyes and placing his hands up in front of him like a letter V, and then he began to ask that the food we were about to partake off be blessed, and then he was going on to ask that 'all of us be made to see the error of our ways, when he began to hitch around, and he opened one eye and looked at me, and I looked as pious as a boy can look when he knows the pancakes are getting cold, and Pa he kind of sighed and said 'Amen' sort of snappish, and he got up and told Ma he didn't feel well, and she would have to take his place and pass around the sassidge and potatoes, and he looked kind of scart and went out with his hand on his pistol pocket, as though he would like to shoot, and Ma she got up and went around and sat in Pa's chair.
Maybe it's a cow's ghose! So dey up, all scart, an' cross'd de bay; an' de buzzard wid a bell haint had no company sence, becoz he stole a talent he didn't have, and it made everybody oncomfitable." "I've heard about Meshach belling a buzzard," said Roxy, "but they say he's got something on his foot, too, like a hoof a clove foot. Did you ever see it, Samson?"
"Percy looked up, pleased and surprised. "'Why, there's an Indian! says he. "'Go on with the game, says I, cross. 'Don't stare at him he has feelin's. "Percy got red. 'I beg your pardon! he says to the Injun then to me: 'What does he want? "I made up my mind Percy wasn't goin' to be scart if I could help it. If he had to go let him go quick, without waiting.
Gien ever ye get a scart o' 's pen, it'll surprise me. But gien ever ye hae the chance, which may God forbid, tell him I said I had gien him his licks, and daured him to come and deny't to my face. He winna du that, Phemy! He kens ower weel I wad jist gie him them again! 'He wud kill ye, Kirsty! You gie him his licks! 'He micht kill me, but he'd hae a pairt o' his licks first!
Guess he wus plumb scart o' that deac'n, tho' I 'lows he wus a harmless-lookin' feller 'nough. I see him clear sheer out o' range on sight, which made me think he wus a mean-sperrited cuss anyway. "Yes, I guess I wus glad I'd come; I felt that easy an' wholesome. Say, the meetin's dead gut stuff. Yes, sir dead gut.
We heard him gallopin' up the board walk like he was needin' fresh air. We stood stock still for a matter of five seconds, I reckon; Hadds and me scart to move, and the Majoress with her brow wrinkled in thought.
"Mas'r Benton," said Matthias slowly, "I'm never gwine to tell a lie an' set myself in de place whar Satan hisself can ketch a holt an me. No, sah, 'pears like I'm ready to do what's right, but dat ain't right nohow, an' 'pears, too, its mighty funny you's so scart of dat poor little milk-faced gal. Trus' in de Lord, Mas'r Benton, an' go right on over thar she can't hurt you nohow."
It was to these marks that my uncle now directed my attention, struggling, as he did so, with an evident reluctance. 'Do ye see yon scart upo' the water? he inquired; 'yon ane wast the gray stane? Ay? Weel, it'll no be like a letter, wull it? 'Certainly it is, I replied. 'I have often remarked it. It is like a C.
What?" panted Brown. "Wasps! They're in there! The room's full of 'em. If there's one thing on earth I'm scart of, it's . . . Don't stop to talk! Go IN!" She indicated the door of a room adjoining the living room of the little cottage. From behind the door came sounds of upsetting furniture and sharp slaps. Evidently the artists were having a lively time.
Now, if some good, honest man, yet not quite so honest as all that, wanted to turn a dollar, he could buy two thousand dollars' worth of them bills for one hundred ordinary cold money. It's this way, too, says he. 'It ain't only conscience; the old man's mortal scart; he's always dreamin' of Secret Service men comin' in on rubbers. Now, ain't that an opportunity? "'Ya-a-as, says I.
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