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She had ever a faint look and a thin, sickly voice. She had the man-fear, a deep distrust of men, never ceasing to be on her guard. In girlhood, she had been to Albany, Its splendour and the reckless conduct of one Alma Haskins, companion of her travels, had been ever since a day-long perennial topic of her conversation. Miss Letitia was more amiable.
I never saw " shouted Haskins in his neighbor's ear. Council moved about uneasily in his seat and stopped his stammering gratitude by saying: "Hold on, now; don't make such a fuss over a little thing. When I see a man down, an' things all on top of 'm, I jest like t' kick 'em off an' help 'm up. That's the kind of religion I got, an' it's about the only kind."
Hank Barley, an old-timer, jumped up with his gun poised, ready for business. "Why, he's daid!" he exclaimed, poking the lion with the muzzle of his gun. Pete rose languidly and began to dress. "What's all the hocus, fellas? Where's Haskins?" "Bill he done lit out like he'd lost somethin'," said Barley. "Now I wonder what young ijjut packed that tree-cat in here last night?
Charles Haskins, who is one of our members, and he says he has brought down the rate of working to such a pitch that they are able to arrange that subscribers shall be put through in four seconds. You will be surprised to learn that there are 986 exchanges at work in the United States.
Bailey rose and said he thought he would "go see to the horses" a very unusual procedure for him. Pete also thought it was about time to depart. He rose and nodded to Bill. "Glad to see you back, Bill." Then he went swiftly. Haskins heaved a sigh. "I doggone it I You got any sticking-plaster, Ma?"
Daniel Pelton, both of whom knew him well; of Amasa Woodsworth, who was with him when he died; of John Fellows, who boarded at the same house; of James Wilburn, with whom he boarded; of B.F. Haskins, a lawyer, who was well acquainted with him, and called upon him during h is last illness; of Walter Morton, President of the Phoenix Insurance Company; of Clio Rickman, who had known him for many years; of Willet and Elias Hicks, Quakers, who knew him intimately and well; of Judge Hertell, H. Margary, Elihu Palmer and many others.
Going to be the most popular anywhere around. Deserves it, too." "But is the table as good every day as it is to-night?" one skeptic inquired. "Better." Haskins might have been an owner of the place, he was so prompt with his flattering statements. "First time I came up was with a crowd of fellows. We took them unawares, and they served a supper that made us smile all over.
Haskins should happen to want some of it, and I don't doubt he does." "You don't know anything " the candidate ventured. "Yes I do, too," returned Mrs. Perkins, with the self-satisfied nod which the average new woman gives when she thinks she is right, though Mrs. Perkins had no pretensions in that direction, happily for her family. "I know all that you have told me.
Tummy drove the harvester, while his father and a hired man bound on the machine. In this way they cut ten acres every day, and almost every night after supper, when the hand went to bed, Haskins returned to the field shocking the bound grain in the light of the moon. Many a night he worked till his anxious wife came out at ten o'clock to call him in to rest and lunch.
I tole you all." "Correct the witness, your Honour," said Franklin. "Answer only the questions, Mr. Haskins," said the Judge. "Very well," said the prosecutor; "what did you see? Anything like a man's figure?" "We object!" said Franklin, but Curly answered: "Well, yes, it did look like a feller a-layin' there. But when we touched it " "Never mind. Did the prisoner see this figure?" "Shore."
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