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He wore ileskins in fair weather and went around preachin' or defyin' folks that provoked him and makin' love to the daughter of a long-haired old relic that called himself an inventor.... Oh, consarn it!" "What's the matter?" "Dropped my collar button, as usual. Collar buttons are one of the Old Harry's pet traps.
Now, I fell into the hands of the Mingos last night, and they let me come off to see my fri'nds and send messages in to my own colour, if any such feel consarn on my account, on condition that I shall be back when the sun is up today, and take whatever their revenge and hatred can contrive, in the way of torments, in satisfaction for the life of a warrior that fell by my rifle, as well as for that of the young woman shot by Hurry, and other disapp'intments met with on and about this lake.
For a minute he sat there staring at me. "You mean it, Ros?" he asked, slowly. "You do, hey! I thought p'raps but no, it's long past April Fool day. WILL I do it? Show me the telegraph place quick, afore I wake up and come out of the ether. Twenty dollars! Consarn it, I send messages all the week for twelve, and hustle freight and sell tickets into the bargain.
He inquired of the clerk, who came forward to wait upon him, if he could see the "boss of the consarn," as he had a little private business to transact with him. The clerk smiled slightly at his broad vernacular, as he replied that he would speak to the proprietor, and presently an elderly gentleman appeared from an inner office, and inquired the nature of the man's business.
"Consarn ye, ye pore insect that's tryin to look like a hoss, but that ain't even got the skin of one, I reckon ye'll be good arter this," she finished, and threw a pack over the back of the now thoroughly subdued pack-mule. "Git started, ye folks, and don't say nothin' to me, for I'm li'ble to git mad arter the stirrin' up them mules give me." "Alors!
Well, if he was all of a suddent to turn into Marmoset an' swaller himself, an' then jump down the throat of Grampus, and the whole consarn, canoe and all, to disappear, I don't think that I would be much surprised." "Would you not, Barney? I suspect that I should be, a little, under the circumstances; perhaps the old Nigger would be more so." "Niver a taste," continued Barney.
"Who was talking of husbands, you silly woman?" "I don't see how else the men-folk consarn us, mistress." "You're coarse, Dinah." "I'm practical, anyway. If they choose to toss up an' down 'pon the sea they're welcome, for me.
I was pressed into orderly duty the first day that's when I saw you whittlin' under the tree, and you didn't seem to have no more consarn than if it had been a company drill. Had a cigar then, too. But the second day; May the 6th, I was with the regiment.
"Had to do it to save some one of the fellows from carrying off a load of buckshot," muttered Rattleton, who was desperate. "I don't want to see anybody shot to-night." He did not stop running, but he dashed straight up to the man, snatched up the gun, and fled onward. "Hey! hey!" cried the man, as he scrambled to his feet. "Consarn you! Drop that gun! Bring it back!"
Speak!" eagerly exclaimed Woodburn, as Bart, with a downcast and troubled look, drew near. "Bad as need to be, consarn it!" replied the latter, with an air of mingled vexation and self-reproach. "But I couldn't help it." "Help what? What has happened? Where is the lady?" rapidly asked the alarmed and impatient lover. "Taken prisoner by the tories, as I guessed 'em.
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