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The negro threw back his head and began one of his silent laughs, but suddenly stopped, opened his eyes wide, pursed his lips, and moved his broad shoulders uneasily. "I mus' laugh easy for some time to come," he remarked. "Poor fellow!" said Foster, "I fear you must. I say how my soles do sting!" "Oh yes, I knows," returned Peter, with a remarkably intelligent nod. "But come.

What's her name?" The boy's face showed that he had instantly recognized the description, but he pondered dramatically. "Dat young lady?" he then said. "Dat young lady mus' be Miss Mayo, in Twenty-nine, on de top flo'. She jes' moved in here las' Tuesday." "Where does she come from, and what does she do?" The boy hesitated. What did all this mean? And was he giving up too much for a dollar?

They complained, and the Romans feeling bound to take their part, a great Latin war began. Manlius Torquatus and Decius Mus, the two greatest heroes of Rome, were consuls. As the Latins and Romans were alike in dress, arms, and language, in order to prevent taking friend for foe, strict orders were given that no one should attack a Latin without orders, or go out of his rank, on pain of death.

I s'pose it mus' be purty dull on dem beeg town; now'ere to go, not'in' to see 'cept lot of houses." "Yes," said Necia, "I've no doubt one would get tired of it soon, and long for something to do and something really worth while, but I should like to try it once, and I shall as soon as I'm rich enough. Won't you come along?"

O'Leary was in to see th' Dargans th' other day. 'Ye mus' be very happy in ye'er gran' house, with Mr. O'Leary doin' so well, says Mrs. Dargan. An' th' on'y answer th' foolish woman give was to break down an' weep on Mrs. Dargan's neck." "Yet ye say a pollytician oughtn't to get marrid," said Mr. Hennessy. "Up to a certain point," said Mr. Dooley, "he must be marrid.

She seized the Teddy-bear, swung it round her head and brought it down with a resounding thump on Hugo's chest. "Det up," she said more loudly. "Loo don't seem to know any stolies, so you mus' play wis me." Hugo swung his legs off the sofa and sat up to recover his breath, which had been knocked out of him by the Teddy-bear. "You're a very rude little girl," he said crossly.

'I don't like it, answered Jim, feeling himself addressed. 'Mus' say there ain't a very desperate air about the business so far. 'Why doesn't Paisely attack? continued Done. 'He must know what's going on here. There's nothing to hinder him knowing as much of the rebels' business as Lalor himself, so far as I can see. Why doesn't he come on?

I ain't say so to de Jedge, but I 'low when you see bug you can't see wid yo' eye, you best not seem um 'tall case he must be some kind o' spook, an' Gawd knows I ain't want to see no spook. Ef de bug ain't no spook, den he mus' be eenside yo' haid, 'stead o' outside um, an' to hab bug on de eenside o' yo' haid is de wuss kind o' bad luck.

Good day, Mr. Mare!" He followed and addressed his men from the steps of the City Hall. "Gentermen, we pu' down nigger rule on the tenth, the nex' move mus' be ter let ther 'ristocrats know thet the one gullus boys air indowed by God wi' ther same rites as they air. We po' uns'll have er show, er break up the whole thing. Go home, boys, and be ready to rally when ther order's giv'!" Rev.

"And this you must make me the promise; that you never, never will let anybody know you have discover' that, eh?" "Oh, I promise." "And you must let her pay it me back that money and me pay it you. 'Twill be easy, only she mus' have time to get the money, and without needing to tell anybody for why, and for why in gold. Alas!