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But one day he will be your master, Danny." "That all?" said Dan, placidly. "He wun't not by a jugful." "Master!" said the cook, pointing to Harvey. "Man!" and he pointed to Dan. "That's news. Haow soon?" said Dan, with a laugh. "In some years, and I shall see it. Master and man man and master." "How in thunder d'ye work that out?" said Tom Platt. "In my head, where I can see." "Haow?"
This is no West; Milwaukee ain't West by a jugful. Just you wait till you get beyond the Missouri, then we'll show you the real West, and real life at the same time." There was a certain condescension in the tone of "King" Plummer, but Harley did not mind it; so far as the experience of life in the rough was concerned, the "King" had a right to condescend.
And since he liked to drive the old horse Ebenezer, he didn't object to that part of his duties so much. What he hated most was pitching hay with a pitchfork. And next to that, he disliked going to the spring for a jugful of water. But those unpleasant tasks were nothing at all compared with what happened to him one day when he stepped squarely upon the doorway of the Bumblebee family's house.
The movement gave her such an appetite that the grandfather cut his bread and butter a little thicker each day, and was well pleased to see it disappear. He now brought out with it a large jugful of the foaming milk and filled her little bowl over and over again. And so another week went by and the day came which was to bring grandmamma up the mountain for her second visit.
"Not by a jugful yeou didn't bury my bones, Jack. I've got 'em all with me, although I allow they ain't much meat on 'em jest now," went on Plum, dolefully. "But this this staggers me! I was certain you were dead, and when I found a heap of bones which the vultures had picked clean I buried them for yours. This is the most wonderful thing I ever heard of. I can't understand it.
The greatest luxury was fresh milk, and we enjoyed that at these ranches in Skull Valley. They kept American cows, and supplied Whipple Barracks with milk and butter. We drank, and drank, and drank again, and carried a jugful to our bedside. The third day brought us to Cullen's ranch, at the edge of the desert. Mrs.
"This fellow Leyden isn't a clean sport, by a jugful. Puts on heaps of side; carries a swagger front. Put over some shady jobs in the island already, and Houten's sick of it. Don't imagine our friend here has any interest in this particular Mission lady beyond befriending her and her kind. He hasn't. I'll guarantee that. "He wants to hand Leyden a swift kick, business and personal.
There ain't nobody wants to buck up against his game. Of course the boys might get mad after a while, but I reckon we'd be starved plumb ter death long afore that happened. An' that ain't the worst ov it, Jim the sheriff is Lacy's man. I wouldn't never dare turn you over ter him not by a jugful." "Then we are blocked at every turn." "We sure are, unless we can dig out ourselves," gravely.
Play him for all you're worth, Jack; please don't let him get away. And now I hope Steve will say he's got enough." "We haven't got him yet by a jugful, remember, Toby," remonstrated Jack. "They say you mustn't count your chickens till the eggs are hatched; and I tell you a big bass like that is never caught until he's flopping on the bank. They're up to all kinds of tricks.
"Wal, I reckon he ain't dead not by a jugful." I felt the hot blood pump in my veins. Did the man know this to be true, or was he merely making the claim for effect? "That, of course, remains to be proven," I returned smilingly. "Oh, does it, now! So does this yer wife business, to my thinkin'. Wal, it won't take long ter settle the matter, believe me. Who are you enyhow?"
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