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And then he said, keeping on talking the toney way he knowed how to: "I trust, sir, that you are not incommoded by the heat. Even for New Mexico in August, this is a phenomenally hot day." "Incommoded is no name for it!" says the little man, taking off his shiny hat and mopping away at himself with his pocket-handkerchief. "I've never encountered such heat anywhere. It's hotter than Sahara!
Ann had gone; Alice grew more shy and timid, and his walks and rides were solitary, and but that he loved nature in her autumn robes would have been dull and uninteresting. The judge was absent at another plantation beyond the river, and his books and his gun were his only companions. Sometimes he read, sometimes he rode, and sometimes he walked to visit Toney.
Still more remarkable endurance tests are the transcontinental trips which are undertaken so frequently nowadays that they no longer attract attention. One such trip which shows what very little trouble an automobile gives when handled with reasonable care was that made in 1909 by George C. Rew, W.H. Aldrich, Jr., R.A. Luckey, and H.G. Toney.
Under the influences of the scene and the season the visitor of the judge was sober and reflective as he strolled through the woods, gun in hand, little intent upon shooting. The quail whirred away from his feet; the funny little squirrel leaped up the tree-side and peeped around at him passing; but he heeded not these, and went forward to find the cabin of old Toney.
Mass'r Toney he angry, tell 'im go; and de boat captain he go angry like de rest. Hya! hya! hya!" "And why should Aurore command such a price?" "Oh! she berry good gal berry good gal but " Scipio hesitated a moment "but " "Well?" "I don't b'lieve, mass'r, daat's de reason." "What, then?" "Why, mass'r, to tell de troof, I b'lieve dar all bad men daat wanted to buy de gal."
You are like an August peach in July: you are turning, and in a little while will be ripe. You talk, as Uncle Toney says, like a book, and to me, like a new book, for yours are new thoughts to me. Cousin, does he not astonish you?"
De nex nite dey cotch me and carried me to whar our black folks was, and den we all started in a boat down de riber, and when we got to New Orleans we got on a skiff and run down de riber to a big ship and went out to sea dat night and landed at Pensacola, and dare dat wicked ole man sold us to de Spanish." "Uncle Toney, who was that wicked old man?"
Verne heard you Moses, it would be the last time you'd poke your nose in there, I can tell ye Mister Mosey." "Well, now see here, Melindy. I see town is makin' you too toney, what's the use of cuttin' a fellar up so when he makes a little mistake?" "Well, say Sunnybank, and I won't be findin' any more fault." "Well, Sunnybank! Aint that right Melindy?"
While there's life there's hope I recommence my exertions to get out of the hold with some success Purer air My weakness returns I recover my strength Still no outlet I perform my ablutions My desire to live at all hazards returns "Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise" The yarn of Toney Lawson The evil effects of getting drunk The "Viper" Toney obliged to give in Toney's thoughts of escape The fate of the "Viper" determines the question Toney's wonderful escape.
"Toney, if you don't shut up, I won't come to see you, or bring you any more good things.
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