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Keep running in my head ah, around, around within my head, my liebschen." "Somehow, I am af-raid that you do not, really, like the place where you are playing." "It is a fine, a splendid park, my Anna," Kreutzer cried in haste. "I am a grumbler an old grumbler. I am puzzled, Anna, that is all. Quite all. There is no cause for you to worry."
Let them listen to us who can understand us; but why should you bring with you a throng of people who don't understand us! I don't know what you mean by such a thing, my friend!" We did not think it proper to interrupt the dissatisfied old grumbler; and as he came to a melancholy close we did not dare to tell him how greatly this distrustful repudiation of students vexed us.
That they were not under orders for the East was the daily burden of complaint in every barrack-room and guard-house upon the Rock. The British soldier is an inveterate grumbler; he quarrels perpetually with his quarters, his food, his clothing, and his general want of luck.
Saints are always grumbling because the world will not take them at their own estimate; so they cry out upon this place and upon that, saying it does not know the things belonging to its peace and that it will be too late soon and that people will be very sorry then that they did not make more of the grumbler, whoever he may be, inasmuch as he will make it hot for them and pay them out generally.
It was a long way off, and the road led over mountains and through valleys; but at last he reached the cave where the Holy Man dwelt, and knocked at the door. 'Who is there? asked a voice from within. 'It is I, Holy Man, Father Grumbler, you know, who has as many children as sparrows in the garden. 'Well, and what is it that you want?
Other men of his age were now seated comfortably by their own hearths, while he was hurrying about Europe, a vagabond adventurer, risking his life for and at once the reason why he was risking his life rose up to convict him a grumbler. The landlord led him into a room in the front of the house which held a great canopied bed and little other furniture. There was not even a curtain to the window.
The boaster soon exhausts his subject; the grumbler has matter that lasts for ever. Nelson had much of this national virtue. "Half of them will get away," he said to Captain Blackwood, of the Euryalus, who was come for his latest orders, "because of that rascally port to leeward. If the wind had held as it was last night, we should have had every one of them.
Better marry that pretty girl in the creamery. She'll worship you as a god, make you comfortable. That's all you need from the world." "Marry her yourself; she'll sew and cook for you," said Rantoul, with perfect good humor. "I'm in no danger," said Herkimer, curtly; "you are." "What!" "You'll see." "Listen, you old grumbler," said Rantoul, seriously.
Everybody laughed, even the culprit, who had to ascend to his own sleeping-room, get into the bed at one side the side from which he had originally climbed and get out at the other. A simple operation, and one not helpful to mother Mary's housekeeping labors; but she never minded that, because the novel punishment always sent the grumbler down-stairs again in good humor.
"I don't see why we couldn't have chosen some place nearer the wreck to build our house," said one. "It's a pity the ship weren't driven ashore nearer the bay," cried another. "Now, for my part, I'd rather let the things remain where they are, than have to bring them all this way," exclaimed the worst grumbler of the party.
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