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"Shure, I'd be glad of the chance." "I see you are brave. I'll show you the gun now." She went to the closet in the corner of the room, and pointed out a big, unwieldy musket to Andy. It was in the corner. "Is it loaded, ma'am?" he asked. "Yes; it has been loaded for a year or more. John never had occasion to use it, and I hope you won't.
"Then what business have you leaning against my fence?" again demanded Godfrey, imperiously. "Shure, I didn't know it was your fence." "Then you know now. Quit leaning against it." "Why should I, now? I don't hurt it, do I?" "No matter I told you to go away. We don't want any beggars here." "Shure, I don't see any," said the other boy, demurely. "What are you but a beggar?"
"I would not ha' taken't out o' yer teeth, lad, if ye had been ready; but one bound more would ha' put the beast beyond the reach o' a bullet." "Faix, Massan, ye desarve to be hanged for murther. Shure I was waitin' till the poor crayture got into the bushes, to give it a chance o' its life, before I fired.
"Arrah, Miss Kitty," she said; "shure, an' I thought ye cuddent make cake. Now, why did ye thry, an' put all in such a pother? Belikes ye want to make me throuble." "No, Ellen," said Kitty, smiling at her. "I didn't do it purposely for that. I thought it would be good. You see, I did make it once, and it was good." "Ah, go 'long wid yez, all of yez! Shure I'll be afther clanin' up.
I grew so tired and sleepy that I left John to finish his job, went to bed, and soon forgot all about the maple sugar. At breakfast I observed a small plate upon the table, placed in a very conspicuous manner on the tea-tray, the bottom covered with a hard, black substance, which very much resembled pitch. "What is that dirty-looking stuff, John?" "Shure an 'tis the maple sugar."
"It's proud Oi'm bein' shakin' the hand av Misther Stirling," said the Irishman. "Sit down," said Peter. "My name's Moriarty, sir, Dinnis Moriarty, an' Oi keeps a saloon near Centre Street, beyant." "You were round here in the procession." "Oi was, sir. Shure, Oi'm not much at a speech, compared to the likes av yez, but the b'ys would have me do it."
"Shure yiss, sor." O'Hagan showed no evidence of surprise; the eccentricities of Mr. Maitland could not move him, who was inured to them through long association and observation. He moved away to execute his instructions, quietly efficient. By the time Maitland had finished splashing and gasping in the bath-tub, everything was ready for the ceremony of dressing.
It was still too shallow for the turtle to swim, but it used its four flappers with so much effect against its two assailants, as to give them a thorough shower-bath. "We must have him; help, help!" shouted Billy; "don't let him go, Pat!" "That I'll not, shure!" answered Pat, who maintained his hold like grim death to the hind flapper. "Tim, me darlin', be quick here, or the baste will be off.
A girl who lived with a lady of my acquaintance, gave the following graphic account of an exhortation delivered by the priest at the altar. I give it in her own words: "Shure, Ma'am, we got a great scould from the praste the day." "Indeed, Biddy, what did he scold you for?"
However, I think we shall kitch them now." "I am very much afraid of that eldest boy, Sharp. He seems a dreadful vagabond." "You see, sir, quite hand in glove with Dashing Jerry; met in the same inn last night preconcerted, you may be quite shure. It would be the best day's job I have done this many a day to save that 'ere little fellow from being corrupted.
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