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"God forgive me, if it's a sin," replied Peggy; "I'd not wish to do anything sinful or displasin' to God; an' I'll sthrive to keep down my grief: I will, as well as I can." She put her hands on her face, and by all effort of firmness, subdued the tone of her grief to a low, continuous murmur of sorrow. "An' along wid that," said the sister, "maybe the noise is disturbin' him.
She had been out and still wore her bonnet and shawl. "John," she said, "I ask your pardon for disturbin' you. I know you're busy." Ellery laid down his pen. "Never too busy to talk with you, Aunt Keziah," he observed. "What is it?" "I wanted to ask if you knew Mrs. Prince was sick?" "No. Is she? I'm awfully sorry. Nothing serious, I hope?" "No, I guess not.
"Moore takes the band over to the New York Store, where Enright's settin' as a jedge. He allows he's goin' to put 'em all on trial for disturbin' of Wolfville's peace. The Signal sharp starts to say somethin', when Peets interrupts, an' that brings Boggs to the front, an' after that a gen'ral uproar breaks loose like a stampede.
It's naht me that can be waalked on by a loafer like that an' me payin' him more than ever he was worth, an' him waalkin' aaf an' l'avin' the job half done. I'll fix him this time. I'll show him. I'll tache him to be comin' around an' disturbin' a man when he's at his work. I'll fix him now," and once more he began to move. But the great foreman was not so easily to be disposed of.
He says fightin'. or, as he calls it, 'a generous rivalry, does camps good, an' I reckons he's right, too, 'cause it shore results in the cashin' in of some mighty bad an' disturbin' elements. When he sets down, thar's thunders of applause. "It's by this time that the drinkin' becomes frequent an' common.
"Was it you askin' for Mr. Mason?" says I, beginnin' to suspect that Vincent had made a mistake, after all. "Yes indeed, suh," says she, sort of soft and slurry. "Ahm th' one. You jess tell him Valentina Tozier's out hea-uh. He'll know." "Oh, will he?" says I, a bit sarcastic. "Sorry, Valentina, but I couldn't think of disturbin' Mr. Mason now. Maybe you don't know it, but he's a mighty busy man."
I've hunted a lot, an' I'm as keen on the trail as a terrier dog an' durin the fight I don't have no disturbin shudders; but after I've won an' I see the light of joy an' hope an' freedom fadin' out of eyes that have been so bright an' fearless, the' 's allus somethin' 'at swells inside o' my breast an' makes me half sorry 'at all fights can't end in a draw.
"It's a jail," snapped Tom. "To put you into if you don't watch your dodgers. What 'n thunder you want to carry on like you did last night, for? And then go and sober up just when we've got a jail built to put you into! That ain't no way for a man to do I'll leave it to Bill if it is! I've a darned good mind to swear out a warrant, anyway, Ford, and pinch you for disturbin' the peace!
I thought I'd die laughin'. They all believed I was cryin', and I got hugged by a whole string of exhorters." "We'd better lie low," cautioned Frank; "last year, these camp-ground folks had some town-people indicted for disturbin' public worship, an' they had a lots o' trouble at court. They say they've determined to break up the fun that goes on here."
Well, I grabbed the reins to quiet the mare and then I hollered out 'What the devil do you mean, sir, by tryin' to blow the top of my head off? I could see now that he had raised himself up on his elbow and was lookin' at me in a way I did not like. "'What do you mean by disturbin' my rest, sir, he called back.
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