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It will let the wind get to the flames." "We want to get the water on the flames," replied Larry. "And I say you shan't touch the roof with the ax!" screamed St. John. "I command you to stop." "All right then, we'll stop," said Larry, and Jack said the same. In a moment more they were both on the ground, the other lads with them.
He remained marvellously quiet under this attack, but amazement chiefly marked his attitude. Miller Lyddon, encouraged by this unexpected reasonableness, spoke again more sternly. "The thing looks bad to a wife an' mother, an' 'tis my duty to ax 'e for a plain, straightforward answer 'pon it. Human nature's got a ugly trick of repeatin' itself in this matter, as we all knaws.
In "taking up" a bee-tree it is usual first to kill or stupefy the bees with the fumes of burning sulfur or with tobacco smoke. But this course is impracticable on the present occasion, so we boldly and ruthlessly assault the tree with an ax we have procured.
Breka Co ax, Co ax, Co ax! Breka Co ax, Co ax, Co ax! O up! O up! Parabaloo Yale! Yale! Yale! 'Rah! 'rah! 'rah! Yale!" The enthusiasm which this created was immense, and the next man walked up to the plate filled with determination. However, Old Put was shrewd enough to know the man might be too eager, and so he gave the signal for him to take one anyway.
They had to use all their strength and even then the largest of the stones refused to budge. "Let us get a small tree and use it for a pry," suggested Mr. Rover. They had an ax with them, and Tom cut down the tree and trimmed it. Then, resting the log on one stone, they inserted the end under the big rock and pressed down with all their might.
My lass never altered her sweet ways, an' I just loved her to make up to her fur what had gone by. I thanked God-a'-moighty fur his blessing every day, and every day I prayed to be made worthy of it. An' here's just wheer I'd like to ax a question, Mester, about sum m at 'ats worretted me a good deal.
She played among the lumber where he worked, and he watched her so intently that he scarred his shinbone with an adze he should have been minding. He cut off his forefinger with an ax when she was dancing on a beam near by, and once fell off a roof when craning his neck to see her go round a corner.
Even during the second summer plowing was impossible; we could only plant potatoes and corn, and follow the most primitive method in doing even this. We took an ax, chopped up the sod, put the seed under it, and let the seed grow. The seed did grow, too in the most gratifying and encouraging manner. Our green corn and potatoes were the best I have ever eaten.
The young men, asked to be excused for following me; "for," they said, "we never heard, white folks talk like you talks in our life. Da never talks fur our own good, an' dis is so new we wants to ax you please excuse us." Our head-quarters were most of the time at Camp Bethel; but I spent a portion of my time in Camp Shiloh, which was in sight.
He was holding something in his hand, but Mrs. Brenner could not see what it was. "You chop your wood with a short, heavy ax, don't you, Brenner?" said Munn. Brenner nodded. "It's marked with your name, isn't it?" Brenner nodded again. "Is this the ax?" Mrs. Brenner gave a short, sharp scream. Red and clotted, ever the handle marked with bloody spots, the ax was theirs.
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