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Lomax felt themselves fortunate when Miss Agnes Bibby, with such unquestionable credentials, appeared in answer to their advertisement for some one to take charge of their family during their absence. And now came a letter from Thomas in the city to Agnes at "Greenways": "Dear old Ag. "Here's a chance for you if you can only take it.
Jonas hung onto the Mary's rope. Perhaps a half dozen boat lengths from the falls the whirling motion of the water ceased, and it leaped ferociously toward the narrow opening. When the Ida felt this straight pull, Milton roared: "Back her, Judge, back her! Now the rope, Harden! You too, Ag!" Her prow was beyond the opening before the speed of the Ida was stopped by the ropes.
The movement of its bright colours caught the eye of the Lamb, who went down on all fours instantly and began to pull at the red and blue threads. 'Aggedydaggedygaggedy, murmured the Lamb; 'daggedy ag ag ag! There was a horrible silence. The Lamb the baby, all alone had been wafted away on that untrustworthy carpet, so full of holes and magic. And no one could know where he was.
I give him a chance fer his life. I know, I know Steve says he didn't. Thar was only us two. Hit looks ag'in' me; but I hain't killed one nur t'other. I let 'em both go. Y'u don't believe me?" He went swiftly toward her, his gun outstretched. "Hyeh, gal! I heerd ye swore ag' in' me out thar in the gyarden 'lowin' that you was goin' to hunt me down yerself if the soldiers didn't.
I Sent the two Small Canoes on a head with derections to hunt in two bottoms below, and after a delay of half an hour proceeded on wind-hard a head at the lower point 7 of Pelecan Island a little above the Petite River de Seeoux we met a tradeing boat of Mr. Ag. Choteaux of St Louis bound to the River Jacque to trade with the Yanktons, this boat was in Care of a Mr.
"Now, mind you, Ag and me didn't have the first cussed thing not grub, nor blankets, nor gun, nor nothing; and this the feller well knew. "'Red, says Aggy, 'what do you say to pulling this thing apart and seeing what makes it act so? "'No, says I, 'don't touch it it might be catching.
"What name, for instance?" demanded Harden. Jonas cleared his throat. "I was thinking of the Na-che." "My word!" exclaimed Harden. "Say, Ag, would you want our boat renamed the Na-che?" "Who'd repaint the name?" asked Agnew carefully. "That's the point with me." "The trouble with you, Ag," said Harden, "is that you haven't any soul." "I'd do the painting," Jonas went on eagerly.
Co come here, now, Frank, till I me measure the small o' my leg ag aginst yours; or if if that makes you afeard, I'll measure the the ball of my leg aginst the ball of yours. There's a wrist, Frank; look at that? jist look at it." "I see it; it is a powerful wrist." "But feel it." "Tut, Art, sure I see it." "D n it, man, jist feel it feel the breadth of of that bone.
"Now," said he, seating himself; "AG AL AM Ambassador Ambassadress Amber! humph! here it is, `A yellow transparent substance of a gummous or bituminous consistence, but of a resinous taste, and a smell like oil of turpentine; chiefly found in the Baltic sea or the coast of Prussia. Humph! `Some have imagined it to consist of the tears of birds; others the' humph! `of a beast; others the scum of the Lake Cephesis, near the Atlantic; others a congelation in some fountains, where it is found swimming like pitch. Really, brother," continued the lawyer, fixing his eyes on the little girl, and shutting the book, "I can't see the analogy."
"'I'll go you, by gosh! says the bull-whacker, slapping his hat on the ground and digging for his pile. "'Say, if you're referring to me, Ag, I says, 'it's kind of a sudden spring I ain't what you might call in training, and that steer is full of triple-extract of giant powder. "'G'wan! says Ag. 'You can do it and then we're twenty-five ahead. "'But suppose we lose?
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