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Wall, Friday and Saturday he wuz crazier'n a loon, more'n half the time he wuz, but along Saturday afternoon the Doctor told us that the fever would turn sometime the latter part of the night, and if he could sleep then, and not be disturbed, there would be a chance for his life.
But the sight on 'em made Josiah Allen crazier'n ever to go too, and he sez, "I feel as if I must Toboggen, Samantha!" Sez I, "Be calm! Josiah, you can't slide down hill in July." "How do you know?" sez he, "I'm bound to enquire." And he asked the woman if they ever Toboggened in the summer. "No, never!" sez she. And I sez, "You see it can't be done." "She never see it tried," sez he.
I see right off that Billings was the livin' image of Deadwood Dick and Wild Bill and the rest in them books; they yelled and howled and hadn't no regard for life and property any more'n he had. No, sir! He wa'n't no crazier'n they was; it was in the breed, I judged. "'I sure wish I had you on the ranch, Grace, says he. 'Why don't you come West some day?
Wall, Friday and Saturday he wuz crazier'n a loon, more'n half the time he wuz, but along Saturday afternoon the Doctor told us that the fever would turn sometime the latter part of the night, and if he could sleep then, and not be disturbed, there would be a chance for his life.
You know them boys over there in Rousseau's old division was under Sherman once before, when he was in command at Louisville, and they say that he got crazier'n a locoed steer actually looney, so's they had to relieve him and send him back home to git cured.
I asked 'em if Sherman wasn't subject to crazy fits, and they said yes, he had 'em, but when he did he made the rebels a mighty sight crazier'n he was. They went on to say that we'd git used to Sherman after awhile, and he'd show us some kinks in soljerin' that we never dreamed of." "Sich plaguey conceit," muttered Si. "I should say so.
You heard him, papa; he says, 'Bibbs'll be a bigger business man than what Jim and Roscoe was put together if he ever wakes up, he says. Wasn't that exactly what he says?" "I suppose so," said Sheridan, without exhibiting any interest. "Gurney's crazier'n Bibbs, but if he wasn't if what he says was true what of it?" "Listen, papa. Just suppose Bibbs took it into his mind to get married.
Crazier'n you were over the Breed's woman, only he didn't have the nerve. Just moped around waiting keeping out of O'Doone's way. Trapper, O'Doone was or a Company runner. Forgot which. Anyway he went on a long trip, in winter, and got laid up with a broken leg long way from home. Wife and baby alone, an' Bucky sneaked up one day and found the woman sick with fever. Out of her head!
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