United States or Saudi Arabia ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Mayor woult be happy to see you, and ter Tominie, dat ist of your party; and ter gentleman dat acted as clerk, ven he lectured old Doortje, Mr. Mayor's cook." Mr. Mayor's cook! Here, then, a secret was out, with a vengeance!
"He was but a nigger, Corny, it is true," said the Albanian, a little apologetically perhaps, after all was over, "but he was a very goot nigger, in the first place; then, he had a soul, as well as a white man Pete had his merits, as well as a Tominie, and I trust they will not be forgotten in the last great account.
"Deat', my friends," said Guert, most seriously, becoming Dutch, as usual, as he became interested; "Deat' is a sutten visiter. He comes like a thief in the night, as you must all have often he'rt the Tominie say; and happy is he whose loins are girlet, and whose lamp is trimmed.
Mayor, wast to pring Dootje's 'rapscallion Tominie, and his 'rapscallion frient; and t'at is one, and t'is ist t'ot'e." "This gentleman has the appearance of being a real clergyman, and that too, of the church of England." "Yaas, Mr. Mayor, t'at is yoost so. He wilt preach fifteen minutes wit'out stopping, if you wilt give him a plack gownt; and pray an hour in a white shirt."
Worden coming in view, I determined to stop him, and speak to him in a disguised voice, in order to ascertain if it were possible to deceive him. "Your sarvant, Tominie," I said, making an awkward bow, as soon as we got near enough to the parson to address him; "be you ter Tominie, that marries folk on a pinch?" "Ay, or on a handful, liking the last best.
Word Of The Day