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Ah'm goin' to try raisin' a real big crop, and Dicky hyar," she added, pointing to the oldest boy, "thinks jes' as I do about it." Hamilton was distinctly impressed with the evidence that this young negro girl and her younger brothers not only knew enough about the peanut business to be able to make it pay, but that they were reading the government bulletins.

Leighton as the lady of the house, and a humorous intelligence of the situation in the glance she threw Alma over her mother's shoulder. "Ah'm afraid we most have frightened you." "Oh, not at all," said Alma; and at the same time her mother said, "Will you walk in, please?" The gentleman promptly removed his hat and made the Leightons an inclusive bow.

We have given our time and attention to the grievances of these poor men, whose lot it has been our earnest endeavour to ameliorate. You are speaking, my dear sir, to men who represent, not eight thousand employes, but who represent something greater than they, namely, charity." "Ah'm thinking!" began Mr. MacHewlett, plaintively, and the very richness of his accents secured a breathless attention.

Brewster were looking over the beautiful shining walls, and Tom sighed: "You wouldn't have to waste one regret on Polly's loss of the gold mine, if you would but consent to let us sell a bit of these walls." "Ah'm not worryin' over her loss of gold, Tom; it's glad Ah am that it turned out so. Now she won't coax to go away to some big school where Ah can't see her for six months."

But this marritch will be the reel thing, what with all the stuff I'm k'lectin, already." "You are fortunate, Sary, to be on hand just as Miss Bob's trunks are cleared out," remarked her mistress. "Yeh, and d'ye know what?" Sary leaned over to whisper confidentially. "Yeh see Ah'm not lettin' anythin' she gives me lay around one minute, 'cause she may change her mind.

"I don't think that we'll ever attempt to deny it," Val laughed. "But you were right, Jeems I mean Roderick," he said to his newly discovered cousin, "you do have as much right here as we do." Jeems colored. "Ah'm sorry for sayin' that," he confessed. "Ah thought yo' were right smart and too good for us. An' Ah'm sorry Ah played ha'nt.

Ah bet Ah knows just the woman for you-all, ef you-all ain't lookin' for a young gal with a figger like a wisp of hay." "Polly's wisp enough for one ranch! So Ah'm not looking for style but stock. Do you-all know one, Jim?" "Ah do that! Sary Dodd's her name. You know Bill Dodd, don't yuh he never 'mounted to much as a rancher." "Seems to me Ah do! The name's familiar, anyway.

The man entered the cabin and motioned to his companions, who stepped one to each side of the Baron. "What do you mean?" Von Rittenheim spoke with amazement born of entire lack of understanding. His mind could not compass the treachery of the man to whom he had given his last mouthful. "Ah mean that Ah'm a United States deputy-marshal, and that Ah 'rest you fo' retailing."

"Forgotten Doncaster races, nineteen five, hast tha, Ned? Well, Ah'm pained in my choicest feelin's. Here Ah finds 'ee in misfortune, order the stuff tha needs, pay for it, give 'ee good counsel and call 'ee Ned, and 'tis not till ale's drownin' t' sadness of 'ee where it bides, that 'ee call to mind you've forgotten Sam Bunce." "Sam'l ay, Sam'l Ah remembers. 'Twas t' Bunce as came 'ard like.

"Oh, it's going to come out all right," he said. "It can't come out wrong now, no matter what happens. But who'd have thought it, when I came into this house, in such a state of sin and misery, half an hour ago " "Three houahs and a half ago!" she said. "No! you most jost go. Ah'm tahed to death. Good-night. You can come in the mawning to see-papa."