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"What be they celebratin'?" Solomon asked. "The Declaration o' Independence," the citizen answered. "It's a good idee," said Solomon. "When we git thar this 'ere ol' rifle o' mine 'll do some talkin' if it has a chanst." Church bells were ringing as they neared the city. Its inhabitants were assembled on the river-front.
Phyllis, without replying, raised it to her lips and drank deep. The swain watched anxiously. ''Ere, give us a chanst! he said, as the pot was raised higher and higher and its contents appeared to be getting less and less. At this the amorous shepherdess stopped and handed the pot to her lover.
If he knew annything about balloons, he'd have a chanst; but we white men, Hinnissy, has all th' balloons. But, annyhow, he's doomed, as Hogan says. Th' onward march iv th' white civilization, with morgedges an' other modhern improvements, is slowly but surely, as Hogan says, chasin' him out; an' th' last iv him'll be livin' in a divin'-bell somewhere out in th' Pacific Ocean." "Well," said Mr.
Ye didn't never hev no chanst ter know yore own mind.... Ye jest thinks ye loves him because ye pitied him. Hit won't last noways." "Bas," she spoke his name with a sharp and stinging note of command, "I'm willin' ter look over what ye've said so fur because of what I owes ye but don't say no more!" In a frenzy of wild and sensuous abandon he laughed.
She wormed it out of me." "Did you mention the Earl?" "Like an ijjit, I began by giving his lordship's name. It was my only chanst, I couldn't get to the post-office nohow. Why, I was ordered to bed at eight o'clock, so's his lordship could smoke in peace, as he said." "Then my father was determined to stop you from communicating with me, if possible?"
They won't have a dam' thing horse feed, grub, tobacco, matches, nothin'! Never do have anythin'. I'd rather have a bunch of Apaches camped next to me but if you want to be good to 'em there's your chanst. Meanwhile, I'm only a cow-punch pullin' off a round-up, and your name is Mr. you're the superintendent of the Dos S. Your job is to protect the upper range, and I begin to think you can do it."
What for did he sing 'little bird, little bird'? One little bird was enough. I could a-stood one little bird. But no, he must sing two little birds. I gave 'm a chanst. I went to him almighty polite and requested him kindly to discard one little bird. I pleaded with him. There was witnesses that testified to that. "An' Ferguson was no jay-throated songster," some one spoke up from the crowd.
There were four editions iv thirty copies each an' I don't know how manny paper-covered copies at fifty cents were printed f'r circulation on th' mail coaches. I'm not sure if it iver was dhramatized; if it wasn't, there's a chanst f'r some manager. "The darin' rescue iv Areopatigica be Oliver Cromwell but I won't tell ye. Ye must read it. There ar-re some awful comical things in it.
You ought to be mighty proud you got a chanst to git into sich a rijimint." "We are; we are," the boys assured him. "But we're awful anxious to see jest what it's like." "Well, you'll see in a little while the boss lot o' boys. Every one of 'em fightin' cocks, thoroughbred not a dunghill feather or strain in the lot. Weeded 'em all out long ago. All straight-cut gentlemen.
"Ye've got a chanst, Cal, and Uncle Jase 'lows," she bent closer and now she could command her voice, "thet ef ye wills ter live ... survigrous strong enough yore chanst is a better one ... then ef ye ... jist don't keer." His eyes opened and his lips smiled dubiously. "I sometimes lays hyar wonderin' whether I truly does keer or not." "What does ye mean, Cal?"
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