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"You're draggin' up a personal quarrel between you and Isaac Bolum, when we was discussin' the great problem that confronts every scholar in his day that of thrashin' the teacher." "It's a problem no scholar ever solved in the history of this walley, anyway," declared Elmer Spiker. "It ain't on the records," said Kallaberger. "There are le-gends," Isaac Bolum said.
"Nothin' good. There's a settlement by that name; but it's a no-account place." "I s'pose I'll find a doctor?" "I reckon they've got somethin' of the kind hangin' 'round. But are you countin' on draggin' one down to Buffalo Meadows?" "I don't expect to be so lucky.
The pull upon my ankles gave me the idea. It wur the lariat that wur round them. My mustang had stampedoed, and wur draggin' me at full gallop acrosst the parairy! "The barkin', an' howlin', an' yelpin' I heerd, wur a pack o' parairy-wolves. Half-famished, they had attacked the mustang, and started him. "All this kim into my mind at once.
They can't tell the difference between a man what really can sing and one of these 'ere 'owlin' 'umbugs that goes draggin' little children up and daown t' streets. That sort makes more money than we does. And I tell you, him 'ere" indicating Banquo "is a good cornet player. 'Ere, Banquo, fetch it out o' your pocket, lad, and play the gentleman a toon."
I'd fight it out meself, like a man! That's me! That's 'ow I'd do it! Act like a bleed'n' sport, I would tell yer straight! Gorblimy draggin' us out 'ere inter this bloody misery it makes me blood boil...." This fulmination was interrupted by shouts of "Shut up" and "'Old yer jaw" and "Put a sock in it" and "Let's get a bit o' sleep," but there was no chance of further sleep.
'What are you up to? muttered Riderhood, down in the ditch, and holding the hedge a little open with both hands. And soon his actions made a most extraordinary reply. 'By George and the Draggin! cried Riderhood, 'if he ain't a going to bathe! He had passed back, on and among the trunks of trees again, and has passed on to the water-side and had begun undressing on the grass.
I ricollect one day little Jim come runnin' over to my house draggin' his wagon loaded up with all his playthings, his little saw and hammer and some nails the cyarpenters had give him when Old Man Bob had his new stable built, and says he, 'Aunt Jane, please let me keep my tools over here.
Palikare stretched out his neck, thinned his lips and quickly drank the half glass of wine. But this feat did not give La Rouquerie any particular satisfaction. "I don't want him to drink my wine, but to drag my cart with the rabbit skins," she said. "Didn't I just tell you that he came from Greece, draggin' a wagon the whole way?" "Ah, that's another thing!"
Who'd ever believe you'd catch yourself, draggin' in the sand?" Slone, finding himself falling on the sand, grew alive to the augmented movement of the avalanche. It had begun to slide, to heave and bulge and crack. Dust rose in clouds from all around. The sand appeared to open and let him sink to his knees. The rattle of gravel was drowned in a soft roar.
"Dis chile don't keer what you calls him, if you only calls him to supper." "Now, Cyd, I will answer the questions you asked when we were getting under way." "Yes, what ye got all dem boats draggin arter us fur?" "Don't you see the reason, Cyd?" The boy scratched his head, but he could not see.
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