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An', to eat into the little room there was, there was piles of manure just thrown outa the barn an' not hauled away yet. But I wasn't lettin' on nothin'. The driver gave me the lines, an' I could see he was grinnin', sure I'd make a mess of it. I bet he couldn't a-done it himself.
And so it'll go on, et cetera and ad lib., till it pleases the old Joker who sits grinnin' up aloft to put His heel down as you or me would squash a bull-ant or a scorpion." "You speak bitterly, Mr. Tangye. Does a night like this not bring you calmer, clearer thoughts?" and Mahony waved his arm in a large, loose gesture at the sky. His words passed unheeded.
You see, I'm a bit down-'earted about the thoughts o' this 'ere black business, an' feel the want of a cheerin' word now and agin to keep up my droopin' spirits, d'ye see; so don't stand grinnin' there like a Cheshire cat, else I'll " The Bloater terminated the sentence in action, by squeezing Little Jim's cap over his eyes.
She sez, sorter sharp-like, 'The only way to make a farm pay is to stock it with somethin' besides children. That made me a leetle mad, so I up an' sez back to her: 'I wouldn't swap my seven children fer all the hogs an' cattle in the state o' Indianny. So she sez, kind o' grinnin', 'Well, I'll bet your wife would jump at the chance to trade your NEXT seven children, sight onseen, fer a new pair o' shoes er that bonnet she's been wantin' ever sence she got married. That sorter mixed me up.
"I wish't he was this tater, so I do! I'd skin him! Yah! ornery critter! An' him standin' thar an' grinnin' at me over the wall, an' I couldn't do nothin'! Seemed's though I sh'd fly, Miss Hildy, it did; an' then not to be able to crawl even! I sw I tell ye, now, I didn't like that." "Poor Bubble!" said Hilda, compassionately, "I'm sure you didn't.
"I went off to 'tend to the boarders. At half past ten, when I made the back steps again, she was still there. T'other servants was peekin' out of the kitchen windows, grinnin' and passin' remarks. "'Hello! I calls out. 'Not married yet? What's the matter? "She'd stopped smilin', but she was as chipper as ever, to all appearances. "'I I guess the horse has gone lame or somethin', says she.
'Scroggins, 'e sez, ''ave all o' them there buoys wot I wus talkin' abart in the sick bay by eleven o'clock punctual. Scroggins seems a bit startled. 'In the sick bay, sir? 'e arsks. 'Yus, sez Number One, grinnin' to 'isself and winkin' at the chief buffer. 'In the sick bay by six bells sharp. 'Werry good, sir, sez Scroggins, tumblin' to wot wus up, 'cos 'e saw the doctor standin' there.
"When Laban Thorp set out to thrash his son and the boy licked him instead, they found the old man settin' in the barnyard, holdin' on to his nose and grinnin' for pure joy. "'Hurt? says he. 'Why, some. But think of it! Only think of it! I didn't believe Bill had it in him. "Well, that's the way I felt when Cap'n Jonadab sprung the New York plan on to me.
In his eagerness to re-read the story Pete had forgotten about the wager. Owen's eyes twinkled as he studied Pete's face. "We had a bet " said Owen. "That's right! I plumb forgot about that. You said you bet me a new hat that I'd ask you for another book. Well what you grinnin' at, anyhow? 'Cause you done stuck me for a new lid? Oh, I git you!
Four men seized Colton, and he struggled helplessly in their grasp as he was dragged away, his face working malignantly as he looked back at Dale. "Double-crossed!" he yelled; "you damned, grinnin' coyote!" A crowd had gathered; Sanderson shouldered his way toward Dale and faced him. Sanderson's face was white with rage, but his voice was cold and steady as he stood before Dale.
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