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The lecturer on the platform lifted a protesting hand. "You mustn't bash 'em, boy Jackson," he said. "Tain't accordin' to religion at least not the religion what I'm here to teach you. No," said the preacher of righteousness, "you mustn't bash 'em. That'd never do." "What then?" piped the cherub. "You must lay for him," answered the moralist. Alf was on his feet in a trice.

As the buggy drew up two or three mongrel dogs jumped out of the twilight with a great barking, and a young man slouched to the door and stood there staring. In the twilight Charity saw that his face had the same sodden look as Bash Hyatt's, the day she had seen him sleeping by the stove. He made no effort to silence the dogs, but leaned in the door, as if roused from a drunken lethargy, while Mr.

"Slimy's up to his larks to-night," exclaimed Mrs. Sprowl, with a laugh, as she welcomed her visitor in the bar-parlour. "He'll be losin' his sweet temper just now, see if he don't, an' then one o' them chaps 'll get a bash i' the eye." "I always like to see him singing on his head," said Harriet, who seemed at once thoroughly at her ease in the atmosphere of beer and pipes.

"I found those lovely screens in the garret and thought we might as well enjoy them, and that Lang Yao jar you see on the sideboard oughtn't to be hidden in the vault." "I am sure Uncle Bash would be happy to know you care for these things so much," I said, noting that the white roses she had chosen for the jar I knew the choice was hers served to emphasize the deep red of its exquisite glaze.

And what does that make you?" "Lady Richanda, of course, silly. Can't you remember the wording of the old charter? And you're Viscount " "Wrong there," Val corrected her. "I'm only a lord, by courtesy, unless we can bash Rupert on the head some dark night and chuck him into the bayou." "Lord Valerius." She rolled it upon her tongue. "Marquess, Lady, and Lord Val, out to seek their fortunes.

To-day my man was so busy, that I said to myself, 'Bash, for once! And behold the consequences!" It was with inexpressible astonishment that Maxence was listening. It was with a profound stupor that he discovered between Marius and the commissary that serious intimacy which is the result of long intercourse, real esteem, and common hopes. "It is not an accident, then," remarked M. de Tregars.

"Bang upon the big drum, bash upon the cymbals, As we go marchin' along, boys, oh! For although in this campaign There's no whisky nor champagne, We'll keep our spirits goin' with a song, boys!" Therewith he surrendered himself to the joyful and almost weeping guard, and was made much of by his fellows.

Of my uncle Bash I had only the happiest and most grateful memories. Quite naturally it had occurred to me at times, and my friends had encouraged the idea, that my uncle would die some day and leave me his money. There was no particular reason why he should do so, as he had never manifested any unusual affection for me and I had certainly never done anything for him.

The words were indistinguishable, but Sheridan inclined his head to Gurney's ear and shouted fiercely: "Talkin' to himself! By George!" Gurney laughed reassuringly, and shook his head. Bibbs returned to song: Chang! Chang, bash, chang! It's I! WHO looks a mustang in the eye? Fearless and bo His father grasped him by the arm. "Here!" he shouted. "Let ME show you how to run a strip through there.

Cunningham appeared small and boyish beside the ex-beachcomber. "I'm speaking to you decently, Flint, when I ought to bash in your head." The tone was gentle and level. "Why don't you try it?" The expectant men thereupon witnessed a feat that was not only deadly in its precision but oddly grotesque.