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"The Honourable Galusha Hammer is well named," young Tom wrote, "but the conviction has been gaining ground with me that a hammer is about as much use as a shovel would be at the present time. It is not the proper instrument." If he believes he can lick the Northeastern with a Hammer, he is durned badly mistaken, and I told him so. I have been giving him sage advice in little drops after meals.
The enemy was less than 300 yards away, and apparently bent on recovering the position. The fire immediately became very hot. "I knowed it," he growled; "I might have knowed that if I got near that durned gun, I'd get potted."
Hopkins did not speak as though this quality of his daughter gave him unmixed delight. "But she's a good-hearted gal, Cassy is, high-spirited, and I won't deny she's handsome and smart." "She'll kind of grace my position when I'm governor. But to tell you the truth, Jethro, one old friend to another, durned if I don't wish she was married.
He was a-gittin' the land so durned cheap that I reckon he jes hated to let hit go, an' he says, says he: "Well, hain't the groun' rich? Won't hit raise no tabaccy nur corn nur nothin'?" Ole Tom jes whispers: "To tell you the p'int-blank truth, stranger, that land's so durned pore that I hain't nuver been able to raise my voice."
The cook assumed the air of one gravely concerned about his friend's mental balance. "Somethin' sure crawled into your roost, Sun, but if you're goin' crazy I suppose a pair of chaps won't make no difference either way. Anyhow, you ain't crazy in your legs just your head." "Thanks, Hi. It's accommodatin' of you to put me wise to myself. I know I ain't so durned smart as some."
In all probability, an encounter with the migrating party would bring about an important change in their programme: since the young hunter was determined, as he expressed himself, "to force the durned skunk into a fight." Inspired by such motives, we pressed on to the end of our journey; and reached the mouth of the Obion, after a long and wearisome ride.
Come to me in five minutes for your cheque. You have saved yourself dismissal," he said. "Are you dismissing the whole staff?" asked Gerard. "Only the useless ones," replied Denis quietly, as he entered the room. "Your cheque and the door, you durned skunk!" he said, five minutes later.
They shall take my portion, and take me with them out of the plains of Puckem." "Oh, it is nervous business" Clark's eyes of rich jelly made the pallor on his large face like a winding-sheet "hya! spitch! The Quakers are a-watchin' me. Ole Zekiel Jinkins over yer, ole Warner Mifflin down to the mill, these durned Hunns at the Wildcat they look me through every time they ketch me on the road.
"Yes, I certainly did suggest that just now," said Mr Meldrum; "but, as Mr McCarthy pointed out, there is a good deal of sea on, and " "Sure, but I said, sorr, I'd go if you liked," interrupted the first mate eagerly, not wishing to be behindhand when Frank had offered; "and, faix, I'm ready at once." "Let the durned animile slide," put in Mr Lathrope.
I hope you've got something for us as good as that lobscouse last night: it wer prime, and no mistake!" "Golly, massa, no time for um 'scouse dis mornin' too busy bilin' beef; but breakfast in um brace of shakes," replied the darkey, grinning from ear to ear and showing his white teeth and full lips to great advantage. "I'm durned glad to hear it," said Mr Lathrope.
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