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I see how you have been imposed upon by bad people; but do you keep a stiff upper lip, madam, and don't be in no ways cast down, and your innercence will come like pure gold from the furniss, as the saying is. And now, my dear young lady, I have some news for you, as will help to divert your mind from your troubles, I hope," said the well-meaning woman, soothingly. "Is it about Johnnie Scott?
Casey gave him, in exchange, the name of Napoleon Shave-Tail, and had his whiskey again paid for by the sympathetic Schmoll. "But bless his educated heart," said Casey, "he don't learn me nothing that'll soil my innercence!" Thus did the sunny-humored Sergeant take it, but not thus the mess. Had Augustus seen himself as they saw him, could he have heard Mrs.
I daresn't call in William Jones to prove my innercence; he was mad all over at me and a bigger man, too, and here I was tied; and I couldn't call Bella Dougherty without William Jones knowing it. It was hard, sir, for a man as innercent as a little babe to set there with that sweet and smooth old lady considering him a shameless story-teller and firing Barclay at him, now wasn't it, sir?
"One o' them silly gals went off agin just like a damp firework, and Mr. Watson, arter nearly choking 'imself with temper, shoved me out o' the way and marched out o' the shop. I didn't know wot to make of 'im at fust, and then one o' the gals told me that 'e was a bachelor and 'adn't got no son, and that somebody 'ad been taking advantage of what she called my innercence to pull my leg.
"What's the matter?" said Milly, wiping the dough from her hands, and turning her face to Sally. "Oh! Missus mad 'bout Ellen's child. She's mad as a March hare. See how she's cut all her hair off." "A debil," said Milly. "What did she do dat for? She is allers up to some debilment. What did that poor innercence child do to her? I wonder what she'll get at next!"
"Ha! wantin' to keep up a leetle innercence?" "Jest so, Sooz'n, but I couldn't help hearin' a good deal somet'ing like dis: "Says Massa Lawrence, says he, `Arternoon, Miss Muchbunks. `Ditto to you, sir, says Manuela " "No, she didn't say dat," interrupted Susan, with decision.
"One o' them silly gals went off agin just like a damp firework, and Mr. Watson, arter nearly choking 'imself with temper, shoved me out o' the way and marched out o' the shop. I didn't know wot to make of 'im at fust, and then one o' the gals told me that 'e was a bachelor and 'adn't got no son, and that somebody 'ad been taking advantage of what she called my innercence to pull my leg.
"Let him do his own talkin', kid," said Siwash, cutting off the cowboy's explanation. Siwash looked at the Duke shrewdly, his head cocked to one side like a robin listening for a worm. "What outfit was you with before you started out sellin' them tooth-puller-can-opener machines, son?" he inquired. "Outfit? What kind of an outfit?" "Ranch, innercence; what range was you ridin' on?"