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The old man chuckled, and gave the horses a gentle rap with the whip. "Who? Me! I know'd you by de faver. Dat boy er Mars John's is de ve'y spit en immij un you. I'd a know'd you in New 'Leens, let lone down dar in de kyar-shed." This was Miss Theodosia's introduction to Uncle Remus.
The early symptoms of the prevailing epidemic were well known; and, on examining more closely into his situation, it was clear that, according to the phraseology of the people, he had "got the faver on his back" had caught "a heavy load of the faver." The Irish are particularly apprehensive of contagious maladies.
'We'll be ruined intirely if we stop till she's cured, yer leddyship! 'Niver a frind in the worrld, yer honour. 'Her mother and father, sisthers and brothers, all dead of the faver and the famine. 'Nobody left but her relations in Carrmarrthinshire, and, maybe, they're all dead and buried, yer honour's glory. 'And what'll we do wid her, poor sowl?
"But aren't you afeard of catchin' this terrible faver, that's takin' away so many, if you go among them'?" "Afeard!" she replied; "no, father, I feel no fear either of that or anything else. If I die, I lave a world that I never had much happiness in, an' I know that I'll never be happy again in it. What then have I to fear from death?
"Ven I won't," said Wee Willie Winkie briefly. "But my faver says it's un-man-ly to be always kissing, and I didn't fink YOU'D do vat, Coppy." "I'm not always kissing, old chap. It's only now and then, and when you're bigger you'll do it too. Your father meant it's not good for little boys." "Ah!" said Wee Willie Winkie, now fully enlightened. "It's like ve sputter-brush?"
'Vere's a man coming one of've Bad Men. I must stay wiv you. My faver says a man must always look after a girl. Jack will go home, and ven vey'll come and look for us. Vat's why I let him go.
"Think of Mave Sullivan," said Sarah "think only' of Mave Sullivan she's in danger ha but as for me suppose I should take the faver and die?" "May God forbid, poor girl," exclaimed Con; "it would lave us all a sad heart. Dear Mave don't stop here every minute is dangerous." Sarah went over to the bedside, and putting her hand gently upon his forehead, said
Currie Faver had for the present no nomination for the department referred to, nor would have for at least twelve months to come.
True, the promise made in January yet remained due in July; but there were numberless excellent good reasons why Mr. Currie Faver had been as yet unable to redeem his pledge. Robert turned his paper to look for the news: a paragraph in the corner arrested his attention.
Old Lord Bareacres, as stiff as a poaker, as prowd as loosyfer, as poor as Joab even he condysends to be sivvle to the great De la Pluche, and begged me at Harthur's, lately, in his sollom, pompus way, 'to faver him with five minutes' conversation. I knew what was coming application for shares put him down on my private list.
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