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Every other person on board was just as greatly stunned by this monstrous attack as she herself, and the firing now appeared to increase in volume and accuracy. Several bullets clanged against the funnel or broke huge splinters off the boats. "Gord A'mighty, listen to that," growled a voice. "An' we cooped up here, blazed at by a lot of rotten Dagos, with not a gun to our name!"
No one in all the world who could counterfeit Mandy McGovern, even so far away, and under conditions seemingly impossible for her presence! Mandy's pipe well-nigh fell from her lips. "Well, good God A'mighty! If it ain't you, son!" she exclaimed. "Yes," I smiled. "They told me you-all lived somewheres around here." "Aunt Mandy," I interrupted. "Tell me, what in the world are you doing here?"
But grievances are the breath of life to the Human Race. The source of this one seemed to be Sapps proprietor, who was responsible for the restrictions on Mr. Bartlett's enthusiasm, which might else have pulled the house down and rebuilt it. "Wot couldn't he do like I told him for?" thus ran the indictment "Goard A'mighty don't know, nor yet anybody else! Why he don't know, hisself!
"God A'mighty!" burst forth the giant, "I ain't got a cent on earth to get her nothin'," and he turned toward the two men fiercely, his great brows meeting over his sullen eyes, "yes, I'll come, you can count on me," and he went in the door. "Liberty Square by the statue, four o'clock," called the dirty gentleman after him, while the pleasant gentleman put the Angel hastily down.
I ain't no patience," he went on, putting his hands on his knees and bending forward impressively, "with these fellers what mangles their game. I s'pose it's plain that the A'mighty made wild fowl to be shot, but the man what breaks their wings and leaves 'em to crawl off an' die in misery ain't human, he ain't!
'The only difference between you and him, says I to him, 'is that he was whole white and was running a straight bluff, and you are part white, and are running a half-way sort of bluff. You pray to God A'mighty so much about this that you have just about got yourself half-persuaded that you're honest. Do you reckon that you have got God A'mighty persuaded that way, too? said I to him.
He tried to build a fire but the wood was wet and in desperation he took, at last, the papers from inside his thin coat, they had helped to shield him from the cold, and utilized them to start the pine cones. He rested and feasted and later went his way. At the post office he searched among his rags for the letter and the money. Then his face went white as ashes: "Gawd a'mighty!" he whimpered.
'And when is the wedding-day to be, Hayward? the Baron asked, after Jim had told him that matters were settled. 'It is not quite certain yet, my noble lord, said Jim cheerfully. 'But I hope 'twill not be long after the time when God A'mighty christens the little apples. 'And when is that? 'St. Swithin's the middle of July. 'Tis to be some time in that month, she tells me.
Greening straightened up and faced Joe, sternly. "Where's Missis Chase?" he asked. "Upstairs," said Joe, pointing. "Does she know? Who was here when it happened?" "Isom and I," said Joe. "God A'mighty!" said Greening, looking at Joe fearfully, "just you and him?" "We were alone," said Joe, meeting Greening's eyes unfalteringly. "We had some words, and Isom lost his temper.
Si and Shorty got down off their horses, and approached Bushrod, who turned white as death, trembled violently, and began to beg. "Gentlemen, don't kill me," he whined. "I'm a poor man, an' have a fambly to support. I didn't mean nothin' by what I said. I sw'ar't' Lord A'mighty I didn't."
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