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Is shutting it again. BILL shoves in his stool. Bill. Hillo, Blazes! where's your manners? Is that the way you behaves to callers on your gov'nor's business? Get about your own business, you imperent boy! Bill. I'm about it now, young man. I wants to see your gov'nor. James. You've got business with him, have you, eh? Bill. Amazin' precoxity! You've hit it! James. A humbug you are!

If you please, sir, I was settling with the cabman, and he was so imperent, them low fellows always are, when they have only us poor women to deal with, sir, and " "But what is the matter?" cried I, for my father had taken the child in his arms soothingly, and she was now weeping on his breast.

Ef any o' them at Lavergne axes ye imperent questions, ye must hev a story ready 'bout yer being the Nashville niece o' Aunt Debby Brill, who lives on the left hand o' the Nashville pike, jest north o' the public squar in Murfreesboro, an' ye 're on yer way ter pay yer ole Aunty a long-promised visit." "there is such a woman in Murfreesboro?"

A bit o' damage here an' there, as can be cut out, or else niver seen i' the wearin', but not fit to offer to rich folks as can pay for the look o' things as nobody sees. I'm not the man as 'ud offer t' open my pack to you, mum; no, no; I'm a imperent chap, as you say, these times makes folks imperent, but I'm not up to the mark o' that." "Why, what goods do you carry in your pack?" said Mrs.

Raymond," answered Diamond, getting up. "He's not at home." "Then I'll wait till he comes," returned Diamond, sitting down again with a smile. What the man would have done next I do not know, but a step sounded from the hall, and when Diamond looked round yet again, there was the tall gentleman. "Who's this, John?" he asked. "I don't know, sir. An imperent little boy as will sit on the doorstep."

I licked him and bare him no mallis: but of corse I dismist the imperent scoundrill from my suvvis, apinting Adolphus, my page, to his post of confidenshle Valley. "Mary Hann and her young and lovely Mrs. kep paying me continyoul visits during my retiremint.

"Hit 'im in de eyeball, Bim!" cried one of the dark ladies, who indeed was the cause of the fray, as generally is the case, I have been told, when menfolk fall out. "Yah, yah! Mash um face fo' um, de imperent man-o'-war buckra!" "Go it, Mick!" cried we. "Land him one in his bloomin' bread-basket!"

Winifred's sleeping-room! 'Of course she wasn't her daughter, said Wilderspin meditatively, as we stood on the stairs. 'Not my darter! Why, in course she was. What an imperent thing to say, surelie! 'There is one thing I wish to say to you, said he to the woman.

Briant looked so pointedly at Gurney while delivering this advice that that obese individual felt constrained to look indignant, and inquire whether "them 'ere imperent remarks wos meant for him." To which Briant replied that "they wos meant for him, as well as for ivery man then present."

"Only an hour ago it was looking up as imperent as a tomtit." At last a new terror seized her, and she cried, "My child is dying unbaptized." "Well, we'll soon mend that, love," said Pete. "I'll be going off for the parson." And he caught up his hat and went out. He called on Parson Quiggin, who promised to follow immediately.