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It seems that he considered himself the injured party, and with great ingenuity laid all the blame of the mishap on his elders. 'Nobuddy takes care of me, anyhow, he grumbled. 'If my papa wasn't a mean fing I'd orter to have a black nurse with a white cap and apurn, like Billy Thomas, 'n' then I couldn't git losted so offul easy.
"Dat is, not wid my own eyes. But I see him settin' in de woods, lookin' dat lonesome and losted like, I felt real sorry for him. Yas'm," and to prove his deep sympathy for the unfortunate bird he stroked its breast lovingly. Mrs. Cary turned away to hide her laughter. "How did you catch him?" "How?" repeated Uncle Billy, while his ancient mind worked with unusual rapidity.
Elsmere, on the wood-box, was contentedly jiggling the velvet birds, which had been the first cause of all the excitement. At the sight of Max's angry face, he jumped up. "I got to go," he said hastily. "I'm awful busy. Must find my cat-pussy. I losted her when she scratched me." "Sensible cat," growled Archie, taking Elsmere by the collar. "I wish she had losted you. Here, Mrs.
She broke away from Betty and ran toward the boy peddler. "Why, it's Nellie Burton!" the lad exclaimed. "Whatever are you doing here?" "I'se losted!" announced the child, as though it was the greatest fun in the world. "I'se losted, and dey found me, but dey don't know where my two muvvers is. 'Oo take me home, Dimmie." "Of course I will, Nellie. That is, if I can walk." "Did oo hurt oo's foot?"
Into one of these he ushered them, having previously pointed out to them that the building occupied a prominent position not far from the great palace of the Queen. "So if you out goes git losted know how to finds you'self agin!" "Das so," said Ebony. "You's a clibber man." "Now you stop," continued the Interpreter, paying no attention to the remark, "for git some some vik vik vikles eh?"
"This girl bringed me home because I got losted. She's only got two names but she's very nice; she knows all about brownies " "Don!" the elder boy spoke so sharply that Phyllis was startled. "Thank you very much," he continued, looking at her. "My small cousin is always getting lost, I hope he hasn't bothered you." "Not a bit," Phyllis laughed. "We've had a fine time.
Then, without waiting for a reply, she continued: "Now, aren't you sorry you did not exchange with me? See, you've lost your rose!" "Oh, 'taint losted," answered the girl. "You did not give it to any one after I made the first bid?" "No: I'm keeping it for Ellie." "Oh, sure enough! Poor Ellie! how is she? Cash, you're a good little thing to remember her so kindly.
"They bothered me dreadfully, saying: 'Come, Pansy, 'Don't go there, Pansy, till I went right off for sure 'thout telling one body, and then I got losted mos' right away, and I wished I could hear somebody say 'Come, Pansy, but nobody did, so I jes' began to commence to holler, 'th all my might, and the lady camed right off; I think 'twas drefful good for her to."
"No no Miss Letty," replied the man hastily, "Ho! no, not dead, but goed away; nigh broked her heart when she losted you; git berry sick; t'ought she was go for die, but she no die. She jis turn de corner and come round, an' when she git bedder she hoed away." "Where did she go to?" asked Robin, anxiously. "To Bumby," said old George. "To where?" "Bumby." "I suppose you mean Bombay?" said Sam.
He took Phyllis's outstretched hand and trotted along beside her. "Losted?" she inquired in astonishment. "Yes, for quite a while, you see, Nannie talks and talks, and to-day she were talking when the brownie came, and so I ran away. Nannie doesn't know about brownies; just angels and devils." Phyllis, in spite of herself, laughed. "But if Nannie has lost you, won't she be worried?" she asked.
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