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A still more vivid, zigzag flash rent the serried masses of black storm-clouds which were rolling up over the mountain's top, edging the nearer one with fire, and she laughed merrily and clapped her hands like a child. "Shet thet door, yo' young vixen," bellowed Big Jerry, plainly disturbed.
And then he would shet up his eyes and pray in that strange, strange tongue, and anon breakin' out into our own language. And once he said: "And now may the peace of God be with you all. Amen. The peace of God! the peace! the peace!"
But Arvilly wouldn't give up; she said a ma would always try to cover up things and insisted on it to the last that she should always believe they drinked and got into a fight with Latony's boy and girl. "No," sez I agin, "it wuz Envy and Jealousy that took aim and did this dretful deed." Josiah sez: "Why didn't Ni-obe keep her mouth shet then?"
"I could work, too," said Flea, her hands dug deep in her trousers pockets. Just then a man hailed them. "Want to get in, Kids?" he asked. "Yep!" bawled Flea and Flukey in unison, their hunger forgotten in this new delight. "Then help me carry in those boards, and then you can stay in." Flukey looked apprehensively at Flea. "Ye ain't a boy " "Shet up!" snapped Flea.
"Well, it seems to me," sighed Weary lugubriously, "we mighta managed it without hitting the Old Man a wallop in the back, like that." "How'n hell did I know he'd take it the way he did?" Andy questioned sharply, and began throwing his personal belongings into his "war-bag" as if he had a grudge against his own clothes. "Aw, looks to me like he was glad to git shet of us!" grumbled Happy Jack.
No; I believe the eager, active mind would be a-reachin' out, a-findin' out new truths, new discoveries, so great that it would probable make us shet our eyes before the blindin' glory of 'em, if we could only git a glimpse of 'em.
Gordon Lee, flattered at having any remark of his noticed, proceeded to elaborate. "I mean all dis heah talk 'bout hits bein' bad luck to sleep wid de windows shet, an' bout flies carrying disease, an' 'bout worms gittin' in de milk ef you leave it settin' roun' unkivered." "Not worms," corrected Amanda; "germs.
It's convenienter than the old stove. He wanted to pay me fur the gas it burned when he was here sketchin', but I wouldn't stand fur that." The ropey, rubbery something was the tube connecting the heater with the gas-fixture. "I move we light 'er up, and make the place comfortable; then we can talk this matter over," continued Mr. Bud. "Shet the door, an' siddown."
"He was a early riser, and always wanted his shavin' water promp'. When his bell didn't ring, I thought the storm had kep' him awake, and he was having a mornin' nap, to make up for lost time. The clock had struck eight, and the cook said as how the steak and chops was as dry as a bone from waitin', and so I got the water and went to Marster's door. It was shet tight, and I knocked easy.
"Tell me where the steamer is, if there is any steamer in the bay. We will stop the foot and the mouth of Captain Stopfoot when we come to him." "Well, sar, if you don't want to har dis nigger's yarn, he'll shet up all to onct," replied Quimp, standing on his dignity.
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