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"Now I reckons the reason why I'm allers wifeless a whole lot is mainly due to the wide pop'larity of them females I takes after. Some other gent sorter gets her first each time, an' nacherally that bars me. Bill Jenks's wife on that occasion is a spec'men case. That's one of the disapp'intments I onfolds to you. Now thar's a maiden I not only wants, but needs; jest the same, Bill gets her.
I've concluded that you and I had better cut out all the bygones from this new arrangement of ours. We won't have fathers or or elopements or past-and-done-with disapp'intments in it. This new deal this four year trial v'yage of ours will be just for Albert Speranza and Zelotes Snow, and no others need apply. . . . Eh? . . . Well, good night, Al." So the game under the "new deal" began.
But now it be tur'ble 'ard to be disapp'inted like this, Peter arter I'd set my 'eart on it an' me such a old man such a very ancient man. Oh, Peter! you be full o' disapp'intments, an' all manner o' contrariness; sometimes I a'most wishes as I'd never took the trouble to find ye at all!" And, with this Parthian shot, the old man sighed, and turned his back upon me, and tottered out of the forge.
Life's full o' disapp'intments to a romantic soul like me and not half so inter-esting as a good nov-el. Now if you'd only 'appened to be a murderer reeking wi' crime an' blood but you ain't, you tell me?" he questioned, his keen eyes twinkling more brightly than ever. "I am not!" "Why, very well then!" said he, nodding and seating himself upon a small stool.
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.
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