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Though he looks like a Swallow and flies like one, the Wise Men know that he is not a song bird, and have put him where he belongs with the Birds that Croak and Call, next to the Hummingbird and Nighthawk. They call him the Chimney Swift, because he flies so fast, and you must always give him his right name.
"I've brought you a cell mate, Shiny," explained one of the guards. "You want to be civil to him. He's just croaked a friend of yours." "For de love o' Gawd. Who did he croak?" "'Slim' Jim Collins. Cracked him one on the bean and that was a-plenty. Hope you'll enjoy each other's society, gents." The guard closed the door and departed. "Is that right? Did youse do up 'Slim, or was he kiddin' me?"
Then we had a talk together: 'Poor old fellow, says I, 'I don't want to say a word to hurt your feelings, but you must want to see me croak with you, you hold me down so hard. Of course he didn't say he did; he couldn't, but for all that I could read in his great sorrowful eyes how bad he felt to have to part with me.
"I'm glad to escape from the lighted room, yet am surprised that we obtain so little relief out here." "It is strange," Clancy replied. "I scarcely remember such a sultry evening. From what I've read I should be inclined to think it was an earthquake atmosphere, or else that it portended a storm." "Now don't croak," she said. "The stars are shining, and there is no sign of a storm.
Now even a very strong-minded woman, who had to go through a little graveyard with moonlight making the tombstones glower out from deep shadows of cedar trees, in the depths of which strange birds croak, while the wind rustles the dry leaves into piles as they fall, wouldn't feel like honorably proposing to the man she intended to marry, even if she was scrouged so close to his arm that it was difficult for both of them to walk, would she?
Carter striving busily to stanch half a score of wounds, nodded affirmatively. "It's my last scrap, sir," the Cockney said simply. "Nonsense. We'll pull you through." Carter lied manfully, but the other shook his head in resignation to the inevitable. "She's a lydey you understand but would it be too great a shock to 'er for me to speak to 'er before before I croak?" he stammered wistfully.
Goes right through 'em. Ah! that coral's sent hunderds o' fine vessels to the bottom o' the sea, the sea. `And she sank to the bottom o' the sea." The old sailor broke into song at the end of his remarks, with a portion of a stave of "The Mermaid"; but singing was not his strong point, and he made a noise partaking a good deal of a melodious croak.
During the evening, which was beautiful, the guests went out upon the lawn, and gazed at the starry heavens. All seemed especially impressed by the beauty of the moon, which was at the full, when Carlyle, fastening his eyes upon it, was heard to croak out, solemnly and bitterly, ``Puir auld creetur!
He was one of those that made me think well of his people; and his observations on the wild life of the country showed that he had a tongue to tell, as well as eyes to see. That morning, besides the calls of Honkers and Waveys we heard the glorious trumpeting of the White Crane. It has less rattling croak and more whoop than that of the Brown Crane.
Amy chirped like a cricket, and Jo wandered through the airs at her own sweet will, always coming out at the wrong place with a croak or a quaver that spoiled the most pensive tune. They had always done this from the time they could lisp... Crinkle, crinkle, 'ittle 'tar, and it had become a household custom, for the mother was a born singer.
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