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Updated: June 17, 2025
I was at home at the woman's door." "And the beautiful she came home in the gig with the baby! Only yesterday you might say. And now, Lord-a-massy!" "Hush! it's himself! I'm fit enough to cry when I look at the man. The cheerful heart is broke at him." "Hush!"
The effect of this announcement upon the three listeners was unique and not exactly what Albert had anticipated. For an instant they seemed dazed, and Telly, holding the big envelope gingerly, as if it might bite her, stared at Albert with a look of fright. Aunt Lissy was the first to speak, and "Good Lord-a-massy" came from her in an awed whisper.
"Well, Lord-a-massy, the girl's crazy!" expostulated Peg. "Keep the cats if you're bound to, you kid, but get out of this kitchen or I'll kiss you both with the broom." Jinnie disappeared, and Peggy heard a gleeful laugh as the girl scurried back to the shop. Two years and almost half of another had passed since Jinnie first came to live with Lafe and Peggy Grandoken.
"He drank up the Word like a thirsty land the rain," said Cæsar. "Peter Quilliam and I had mortal joy of each other. 'Good-bye, father, says he, and he was shaking me by the hand ter'ble. But go on, Jonaique." "'That was four months ago, and a fortnight since eight of his Kaffirs came back." "Aw dear!" "Well, well!" "Lord-a-massy!" "Hush!"
Who shall read the riddle, O man of whitened head, O woman whose life is but a memory, who shall read us the Trapper's riddle, I say? "There comes Wild Bill," exclaimed the Trapper joyfully, "and one plate will have its eater for sartin." And the old man laughed at the recollection of his companion's appetite. "Lord-a-massy! that box on his sled is as big as the ark.
"Ye be sartinly sober to-night," answered the Trapper, laughing, as he started down the hill, "fur ye talk sense, and that's more'n a man can do when he talks through the nozzle of a bottle. "Lord-a-massy!" exclaimed the old man as he stood over the sled, and saw the huge box that was on it.
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