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After thumping the desk with his fist he announced that the gathering would "come to order right off, as there was consider'ble business to be done and it ought to be goin' ahead." He then proceeded to read the call for the meeting.
"Well, right there I has to break the sad news to him. I does it as gentle as I could but still he seems peeved. Money has caused a lot of suffering in this world, they tell me, but I'm here to tell you the lack of it's been responsible for consider'ble many heartburnings too.
They found out that he had a mother alive in Port Mahon, and they sent his pay and some money he had in the bank at Riverport out to her by a ship that was going to the Mediterranean. He had some clothes in his chest, and they sold those and sent her the money, all but some trinkets they supposed he was keeping for her; I rec'lect he used to speak consider'ble about his mother.
There ain't been any Snows put there that I can remember, not our branch of 'em, anyhow. But, consarn it, I I " he was plainly finding it hard to express his thought, "I well, I used to think I knew consider'ble, had what I liked to think was good, hard sense. 'Twas hard enough, I cal'late pretty nigh petrified in spots." Albert laid a hand on his knee.
The stableman stopped chewing and stared at her. "It's some consider'ble of a walk. It's all of eighteen mile I dunno but twenty, time y'get to the house." "I have frequently walked twenty-five or thirty miles. I am a member of the Sierra Club in Los Angeles. We seldom take hikes of less than twenty miles. If you will kindly tell me which road I must take "
We are getting to be very weather-wise, and we pride ourselves on being quick at seeing fogs." At which the cap'n smiled and said we were consider'ble young to know much about weather, but it looked well that we took some interest in it; most young people were fools about weather, and would just as soon set off to go anywhere right under the edge of a thunder-shower.
"The Methodist folks are havin' quite a time to-night, ain't they?" "How d'ye do, Eldredge," was the great man's salutation, not at all effusive. "Where does all this crowd come from? Didn't know there were so many people in the neighborhood." "'Most everybody's out to-night. Church'll make consider'ble money. Good evenin', Miss Colton. Mr. Carver, pleased to meet you again, sir."
Keith, who had already noticed the trim appearance of the store and the neat and attractive way in which the goods were displayed, expressed his hearty approval. "And how is business?" he asked. "Tiptop!" declared Shadrach. "It's improvin' consider'ble," said Zoeth. "It is a little better, but it must be far better before I am satisfied," said Mary. "How is the cottage trade?" asked Keith.
"Know ye've got consider'ble," mumbled John Upham, who had rough lands enough for a village, but scarce two shillings in pocket, and a delicate young wife and three babies; "but thought ye hadn't no old apple-tree wood old apple-tree wood well seasoned jest the thing for the parlor hearth didn't know but "
"You you " she gasped, chokingly. "Ugh!" grunted her husband, and stalked off into the dark. "A fog last night, wasn't there?" inquired Brown. Breakfast was over, and Seth was preparing for his day's sleep. "Yes, some consider'ble," was the gruff answer; then, more sharply, "How'd you know? 'Twas all gone this mornin'." "Oh, I guessed, that's all." "Humph! Guessed, hey?
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