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'Well, this is something on the same principle, except that it uses legs instead of wheels. 'Can that ere thing walk? 'Yes, sir, and run, too; it traveled all the way from the Missouri river to this place. The huge hunter turned upon him with a fierce expression. 'Yer can't fool this yar boss in that style. 'Don't you believe me? asked the boy, who was fearful of offending the stranger.
'I see all yar people at the bee: yar too high yarself to go to them kind'er meetings, I reckon, Miss? Wal, I like that. I like pride. Th' ole woman said always, so did Uncle Zack, "Nim, yar above yar means; yar only fit for a Britisher gentleman," they did, I guess! 'The sun is getting so hot, quoth Miss Wynn, laying down her hoe.
Formerly there was no change of horses at this station, and this novelty excited Jeff's remark. "These yar chaps say thar's no station at the Summit now," growled Bill, in explanation; "the hotel is closed, and it's all private property, bought by some chap from 'Frisco. Thar ought to be a law agin such doin's!"
'I only found it a month ago, and I made a purty good haul of it, as it was. When that old boss of mine went down with the steamer, he carried a powerful heft of gold with him, and if anybody finds his carcass, it'll be the most vallyable one they ever come across. 'Jingo! if I'd know'd that, I'd taken a hunt for him myself. 'Howsumever, that's neither yar nor thar.
However, it went down to his credit. One person, however, took a dark view of this innocent circumstance But then that hostile critic was Vespasian, a rival in matters of tint. He exploded in one of those droll rages darkies seem liable to: "Massa cunnel," said he, "what for dat yar niggar always prowling about the capn's door? What for he ask so many stupid questions?
"Am dis yar de horspital fer de small-pox diseases? Dey dun tol' me ter foller de road; but fo' Gawd, all de's yar roads look erlike ter me in dis yer place. Nevah seed sich er lonsom ol' hole in all ma' bo'n days. Reckon dars any hants in dat air ol' shack?" "No, this cabin is all right," shouted one of the men; "but you stay where you are till we get away."
You hold on all o' you for a spell, and I'll be back"; and vanished in the closet with an old flannel shirt and the whiskey. The door closed but imperfectly, and the following dialogue was distinctly audible: "Now, Sonny, whar does she ache worst?" "Sometimes over yar and sometimes under yer; but it's most powerful from yer to yer. Rub yer, dad." A silence seemed to indicate a brisk rubbing.
"I'd hev been willin' to get through this yar job without the burnin' of powder, but ef any of them devils ez is waitin' for us would be content with a shot at them fancy policemen inside, I'd pull up and give 'em a show!" Having relieved his mind, Bill said no more, and the two men relapsed into silence.
I do all de cookin' in dis yar ouse an' most ob de eatin' too." "By the way, Sally, what is it that you keep pounding so constantly in that that hole off the front room?" "Coffee," answered Sally, with a nod. "Indeed! Surely not the household coffee. You cannot drink such a quantity!" Sally stared for a minute; then opened her mouth, shut her eyes, threw back her head, and chuckled.
I had only a small riding whip with me, having left my fire-arms with a friend at Fort Andrews, and much dreaded laceration. Their noise soon brought out a ferocious, lank-visaged-looking man, about forty years of age, who immediately called off the dogs; but before I had time to make the inquiry that brought me there, he began in about the following strain, "What dye yer waunt up yar, stranger?
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