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There was zamouta, an umbelliferous plant, the seed of which is used in coffee, and habat-assoba for putting in bread; coriander, chili, fennel, and helf, a plant very like tall cress, which is used in cookery and also raw, and which we liked as a salad; also attar, a purple creeping bean, very pretty and good to eat.
"'Missus, sais I, 'I was so busy talkin', and so scared about your helf, and dere was no hurry, and I stept near to her side, where she could see me, and I turned de bottle up, and advanced dis way, for it hadn't no more dan what old Cloe's thimble would hold, jist like dis bottle.
"Why, there's no one but myself!" said Tommy. "And what can the word be? I must have done it wrong." "Wrong!" said the Echo. Tommy was almost surprised to find the echo awake at this time of night. "Hold your tongue!" said he. "Matters are provoking enough of themselves. Belf! Celf! Delf! Felf! Gelf! Helf! Jelf! What rubbish! There can't be a word to fit it.
I asked. "Well Su-wa-nee says that the carryvan's broke up into two." "Ha!" "One helf o' it, wi' the dragoons, hes turned south, torst Santa Fe; the other, which air all Mormons, hev struck off northardly, by a different pass, an' on a trail thet makes for thar new settlements on Salt Lake." "There's not much news in that. We had anticipated something of the kind?" "But thar's worse, capt'n."
But, dere is too much stealin' going on here, and you and I, Missus, must be more ticklar. You is too dulgent altogether. "'I didn't mean that, Sorrow, she said, 'I don't mean stealin'. "'Well, Missus, I's glad to hear dat, if you will let me ab permission den, I will drink you good helf. "'Why didn't you do it half an hour ago? she said.
"Ony temp'ly, sah jist a leetle visit, sah," said Solomon, very humbly, stealing looks at the boys from his downcast eyes. "But what makes you go off this way without asking, or letting me know?" "Did I, sah?" said Solomon, rolling his eyes up as though horrified at his own wickedness; "the sakes now! Declar, I clean forgot it." "What are you going away for?" "Why, sah, for de good oh my helf.
De place fer a big fine is whar de brush is tick and de Linkum men crawl away so dey woan be tromp on. Who knows but I kin fine a place whar a ginral hide hisself? Ob cose if he hab a lot of gole he'd stick it in de bush or kiver it right smart, so dat oders moutn't get it foh he could helf hisself."
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