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Updated: June 28, 2025
Lordy! what did they see but the ocean a-roarin' an' makin' as if it was comin' straight over the dunes! An' the poplars passed the word down t' the little oaks, what was jest gettin' their bearin's. It scared 'em so it gave 'em a setback from the fust.
They laughed happily at the mountain girl's words, and the dear old teacher's sweet voice answered: "Yes, Judy; it is all just like the river, don't you see?" "Meanin' as how the water gits all tangled an' mixed up when hit's a-boilin' an' a-roarin' like mad down there at Elbow Rock, an' then all ter onct gits all smooth an' calm like again," returned Judy.
First off ye begin to tear down my dam; and then, when the river begins a-roarin' and a-ragin' through, then you tamper with my improvements furthermore, a-lowerin' the gate and otherwise a-modifyin' my structure." Orde stepped forward to say something further. Immediately Reed wheeled, his thumb on the hammer. "All right, old Spirit of '76," replied Orde. "Don't shoot; I'll come down."
"When I hear the great mountains a-roarin' at night when the wind is abroad, an' at times listen to the breezes purrin' down their sides, I tell ye I'm a poet then. An' at night, 'specially in winter, when the moon is full an' ridin' aloft above the highest peaks, an' the hull land is lit up with a wonderful glory, then I'm an artist.
"Ever sence I was a little chap settin' on my granddaddy's knees by the hearth big hickory fire a-roarin' up the chimbly, wind a-goin' 'whooh! overhead, an' me with my eyes like saucers a-listenin' to his tales of the silver mine that the Injuns had ever sence that time I've hunted that thar mine." He laughed chucklingly, deep in his throat.
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