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"You see, sir, we was bound for Newbern up the Neuse River, and as we were well into the sound with all sail set, and travelling along lively, daddy says, 'Lorenzo, I reckon a little yaupon wouldn't hurt me, so I'll go below and start a firs under the kittle. Do as you likes, daddy, sez I. So down below he goes, and I takes command of the schooner.
We cannot marvel at the beating, but simply wonder at its being remarked in those days of many and hard beatings, when scholars, servants, soldiers, and college students were well whipped, and, in Old England, wives also. Wynter had no better fortune without doors with his men-servants and workmen; they proved kittle cattle.
But if you don't skip out o' here this minute, I'll bust your head as I would a punkin." Groundhog retreated a few steps, but still kept up a show of determination. "What are you foolin' with the ole hayseed for?" said another teamster, coming up behind Groundhog. "Slap the old hawbuck over, snatch up the kittle and run with it. I'll do it if you don't." "Go for 'em, Deacon; I'm with you.
It seems paradoxical, but it is probably true, that a society composed altogether of agreeable people would become a terrible bore. We are a "kittle" lot, and hard to please for long. We know how it is in the matter of climate.
After a few words, Miss Jaynes took a paper out of her pocket, and says she to your ma, 'Miss Bugbee, says she, 'I'm a just startin' forth on the Lord's business, and I come to you as the helpmate and pardner of one of his richest stewards in this vineyard. 'What is it now? says your ma, lookin' out of one eye at the brass kittle, and speakin' more impatient than I ever heard her speak to a minister's wife before.
"There's nae doot they're gey and chief got sin! he cam' back, and she foun' oot wha created the collieshangie." "Ay, man, and she kens that?" said the Chamberlain with unnatural calm. "'Deed does she, brawly! though hoo she kens is mair nor I can guess. Monsher thrieps it wasnae him, and I'll gie my oath it wasnae me." "Women are kittle cattle, Mungo.
But when he knows all that Magda has endured for his sake, really why, he'll come back. I'm sure of it." "I don't know, my dear. I was sure he would come back within six months. But, you see, I was wrong. Men are kittle cattle and often very slow to arrive at the intrinsic value and significance of things.
He stuffs her birds for her too, for nothink, an' once he stuffed a tom-cat for 'er, w'ich she was uncommon fond of, but he couldn't make much of a job of it, 'cause it died through a kittle o' boilin' water tumblin' on its back, which took off most of the 'air." While the child was speaking Mr Blurt drew a handful of silver from his pocket, and counted out ten shillings.
I am not quite certain in which of two senses Sydney uses the word caractère. As ought to be well known this does not exactly correspond to our "character" but most commonly means "temper" or "disposition." It has, however, a peculiar technical meaning of "official description" or "estimate" which would suit Sir William Napier well. The Napiers were "kittle cattle" from the official point of view.
"Thrue for ye, Moses; I was oncommon stupid to let you sit so long beside the kittle," replied the Irishman, as he made a futile effort to scrape another spoonful from the bottom of it. "Och! but ye've licked it as clane as one of yer own dogs could ha' done it."
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