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"It will not do, Judith," said the young man, in answer to this appeal, which he understood, though he saw its uselessness; "it will not do. 'Twas a bold idea, and fit for a general's lady, but yonder Mingo" Rivenoak had withdrawn to a little distance, and was out of earshot "but yonder Mingo is an oncommon man, and not to be deceived by any unnat'ral sarcumvention.
"Skins never brought a craft so low, that you may be sartain of!" he resumed. "I've seed all sorts of vessels stowed, but a hundred press-screws couldn't cram in furs enough to bring a craft so low! To my eye, Jim, there's suthin' unnat'ral about that schooner, a'ter all."
"Whoo! lilly Willy, dat all you know 'bout de birds in dis hya part ob do worl'? Sleep on de wing! Sartin dey go 'sleep on de wing, an' some time wif de wing fold close to dar body, an' de head tuck under 'im, don't dey, Mass' Brace?" "I ain't sartin as to that," doubtingly answered the ex-man-o'-war's-man. "I've heerd so: but it do seem sort o' unnat'ral."
Under the influence of the condition, however, whatever it was, he became unjust, and began to call his horse names. "What! you not 'bey orders? you ole screw you unnat'ral villin you obs'nit lump o' hoss-flesh! Stan' still, I say!" Need we say that the horse refused to stand still? Again, and again, and over again, the negro tried to lay hands on the animal, and as often did he fail.
Why, then, to the best of my opinion, I seen Honor McBride just now giving Randal Rooney the meeting behind the chapel; and I seen him putting a ring on her finger. Catty. Oh! the unnat'ral monsters that love makes of these young men; and the traitor, to use me so, when he promised he'd never make a stolen match unknown'st to me. Pat. Oh, ma'am, I don't say I wouldn't swear it's a match yet.
'They've come to have a little serious talk with you, Samivel, said Mr. Weller, wiping his eyes. 'Don't let out nothin' about the unnat'ral creditor, Sammy. 'Wot, don't they know who it is? inquired Sam. 'Not a bit on it, replied his father. 'Vere are they? said Sam, reciprocating all the old gentleman's grins. 'In the snuggery, rejoined Mr. Weller.
Linnet, who also had her spectacles on, but chiefly for the purpose of seeing what the others were doing, 'there didn't want much to drive people away from a religion as makes 'em walk barefoot over stone floors, like that girl in Father Clement sending the blood up to the head frightful. Anybody might see that was an unnat'ral creed.
It's fit to go and poison you, you unnat'ral boy. 'It wean't hurt him, said John, apparently very much relieved by the prospect of having a man in the quarrel; 'let' un eat. I wish the whole school was here. I'd give'em soom'at to stay their unfort'nate stomachs wi', if I spent the last penny I had!
"No, no, I shall never think of you, or any one else, again in that way." "Pathfinder, dear Pathfinder, understand me; do not attach more meaning to my words than I do myself: a match like that would be unwise, unnatural, perhaps." "Yes, unnat'ral ag'in natur'; and so I told the Sergeant, but he would have it otherwise." "Pathfinder! oh, this is worse than I could have imagined!
That was an unnat'ral thing, Josey, sez he 'There was no God in it, only a devil! and 'is lips trembled more'n ever 'no woman ought to die in givin' birth to a child it's jes' wicked an' cruel! I would say that to God Himself, if I knew Him! An' he clenched 'is fist 'ard, an' then 'e went on 'But though I wanted to kill the little creature, I couldn't do it, Josey, I couldn't!
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