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Updated: June 25, 2025
They didn't keep any men-folks now, nor but one cow; Hetty milked her, and drove her to pastur', and fed the chickens, and braided hats, and did chores. The farm was all sold off; 'twas poor land, and didn't fetch much; but what there was went to keep 'em in vittles and firin'. I guess Hetty 'arnt most of what they lived on, arter all.
"You little brats," said Si; "didn't you hear my orders about firin' before we started? If another boy shoots without my orders I'll tie him up by the thumbs! Got any more catridges? Give me every one of 'em." The boys all protested that every cartridge was gone.
We'll jest wait until they dip down into the cañon and then double in back of him, and scare up them hombres over at the mouth of Hell's Hip Pocket. We want to git 'em started out of that. I believe you're right, though, Rufe we can run this bunch out without firin' a shot." That evening after the day's riding Creede sat down on his heels by the fire and heated the end of an iron rod.
"I'll just bother you to make good that bluff of yours about firin' me out of here. Why, you durn, low-flung " "Quit it!" Casey interrupted. "Stay where you are, Farwell, I'm not going to have a scrap. Tom, you come with me." "Oh, well, just as you say, Casey," grumbled McHale. "I ain't hostile, special. Only I don't want him to run no blazers on me. He "
It means that them that done the shootin' and the firin' of the barn stood right here behind this hill-top and watched the barn burn and was hopin' that Satan and you wouldn't ever come out alive. That's the story." He dropped to his knees and caught Bart as the big dog ran by. "Find'em, Bart!" he whispered. "Find'em!"
But he shouted to me angry like to go away till he rang. I went back to t' kitchen, and I had nobbut closed yon door behind me when I heard t' firin'. I brast it open again an' saw a man wi' summat roun' his head fleein' doon t' gallery. My God! my God!
On Sundays he would appear in our midst dragging a folding harmonium and hold Church Parade, leading the hymns in his twittering bird-like voice. Fags for the firin' line. Way for the Woodbine Express." But if we saw a lot of the Padre it was the Antrims who looked upon him as their special property.
"He wad tell her she oucht to tak shame till hersel'," he said, "an' I'm thinkin' she's lang brunt a' her stock o' that firin'. He wud tell her she sud work for her livin', an' maybe there isna ae turn the puir thing can dee 'at onybody wad gie her a bawbee for a day o'! But what say ye to takin' advice o' Miss Galbraith?"
He said he didn't care how many deacons he wuz, or how many grand-fathers; he wuz goin' to see that beautiful and entrancin' place with his own eyes. I tried to quell him down, but couldn't quell him worth a cent, with Serenus firin' him up on the other side.
You're always firin' high. But remember, first shot to me, O Lordy! but it's a lovely afternoon." The noise of the firing grew louder, and there was a tramping of men in the wood. The two lay very quiet, for they knew that the British soldier is desperately prone to fire at anything that moves or calls.
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