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Lord sir! many's the time as I've watched that theer blessed b'y a-seekin', an' a-searchin', a pokin' an' a pryin' round the place a-lookin' for 'is fortun', but, Lord bless my eyes an' limbs, sir! I never thought as he'd find nothin'." "Why, of course not, Adam." "Ah! but that's jest where I were mistook, Mr. Belloo, sir, because 'e did." "Did what, Adam?"
But Dick Braxley came, d n him, and there was an end of all honest doings: for Dick was high with the old major, and the major was agin his brothers; and says Dick, says he, 'Put but this little gal, meaning the major's daughter, 'out of the way and I'm jist as good as the major's heir; and I'll make your fortun'"
I'll take your word; you're an honest fellow, and I'll believe in you; jist one word, captain; I'll help you; I'll fight the dogs for you; I'll give you weapons. The gal, captain! life and the fortun, captain! The gal! the gal!"
Jessamy says there's a fortun' in her voice " But I was off and across the glade and next moment standing before her. "Why Diana!" I exclaimed. "O Diana!" "What is it?" she demanded, glancing up from the onion she was peeling. "Why have I never heard you sing before? Why do you sing so seldom?" "Because I only sing when when I feel like it and to please myself." "Your voice is wonderful!"
Jones, and the auld bodie, Mrs. Gray, and she'll find out anent it! Will ye do this for me?" "Yes, I will, my dear child." "Here is a half-sovereign then to pay for the cab hire. And, oh! be sure ye tak' unco gude care o' my papers! They's a' my fortun', ye ken."
I went to a fortun' teller once, and she told me I was born under a lucky star with a hard name, and I should have a rich man for my particular friend, who would make my fortun'. I guess you are going to be the rich man."
Odys. Polit. Plutarch. de Fortun. Alexand. We proceed now to the consideration of the commerce: in consequence of which, people, endued with the same feelings and faculties as ourselves, were made subject to the laws and limitations of possession. This commerce of the human species was of a very early date.
Renshaw go, father, sez she; 'wot makes everybody run away from the ship? sez she, rather peart like and sassy for her. 'Mr. Renshaw hez contractin' business, sez I; 'got a big thing up in Sacramento that'll make his fortun', sez I for I wasn't goin' to give yer away, don't ye see.
First about myself: You see, Hannah, that day as you slammed the door in my face I felt so distressed in my mind as I didn't care what on earth became of me; first I thought I'd just 'list for a soldier; then I thought I'd ship for a sailor; last I thought I'd go and seek my fortun' in Californy; but then the idea of the girls having no protector but myself hindered of me; hows'evar, anyways I made up my mind, as come what would I'd leave the neighborhood first opportunity; and so, soon after, as I heard of a situation as overseer at Judge Merlin's plantation up in the forest of Prince George's County, I sets off and walks up there, and offers myself for the place; and was so fort'nate as to be taken; so I comes back and moves my family, bag and baggage, up there.
Arter the wibration had run through him a little time, he would screech out, "Toby, I feel my property coming grind away! I'm counting my guineas by thousands, Toby grind away! Toby, I shall be a man of fortun! I feel the Mint a jingling in me, Toby, and I'm swelling out into the Bank of England!" Such is the influence of music on a poetic mind.
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