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And of course it couldn't be expected she would go through this fearful experience without sheddin' tears. No; before she had been up there two minits she begun to cry. She always makes up pitiful faces when she weeps. It has been talked on a sight in Jonesville, some sayin' she might help it, and some contendin' that she couldn't; but she skairs children frequent.
She thankt me muchly and tript galy away. There's considerable human nater in a man, and I'm afraid I shall allers giv aid and comfort to the enemy if he cums to me in the shape of a nice young gal. At the next station I didn't get orf so easy. I was dragged out of the cars and rolled in the mud for several minits, for the purpose of "takin the conseet out of me," as a Secesher kindly stated.
"Adding what's less nor nothing," says the Pope, "is subtraction according to algebra, so here goes to make the rule good," says he, filling his tumbler wid the blessed stuff, and sitting down again at the table, for the anger didn't stay two minits on him, the good-hearted ould sowl.
I'm a little sorry you've got politics over here, but I shall not diskuss 'em with nobody. Tear me to pieces with wild omnibus hosses, and I won't diskuss 'em. I've had quite enuff of 'em at home, thank you. I was at Birmingham t'other night, and went to the great meetin' for a few minits. I hadn't been in the hall long when a stern-lookin' artisan said to me: "You ar from Wales!"
His parunts lived near by, and I will simply state 15 minits had only elapst after the first act when he was carried home on a shutter. His mama met the sollum procession at the door, and after keerfully looking her orfspring over, she said: "My son, I see how it is distinctually. You've been foolin' round a Trashin Masheen.
"Silence!" cried Captain Dunning, in a voice that enforced obedience. "Get into the canoe, Briant." "Och! capting," exclaimed the wrathful Irishman, reproachfully, "sure ye wouldn't spile the fun?" "Go to the canoe, sir." "Ah! capting dear, jist wan round!" "Go to the canoe, I say." "I'll do it all in four minits an' wan quarter, av ye'll only shut yer eyes," pleaded Phil.
"I tell ye what it is Mose there is no good comin' of this 'ere gallivantin' to town every t'other day, anyhow." "Mother, if you would only have patience a few minits I might make some explanation, but you seem to want to have it your own way," said Moses, who had now determined to venture a word or two in his defence. "Be keerful, Moses, how you speak to your own mother.
So, as I say, you've escaped from a hyena. Now, Mr. Gammon only needs a wife like you to get him out of the dumps." Mr. Gammon wiped tears from his cheeks and gazed down on her. "Charles," she said, gently, "won't you come into the house for a few minits? I want to talk to you!" But as Mr. Gammon was about to obey joyously, Hiram seized his arm. "Just a moment," he objected.
The camp'll be attacked in five minits more or less. I chanced to overhear the blackguards. Their chief comes here to set Muster Brixton free. Then och! here he comes! Do as I bid ye, ivery wan, an' howld yer tongues." The latter words were said energetically, but in a low whisper, for footsteps were heard outside as if approaching stealthily.
Ye said that ye knew the natur' of corn meal and that ye could fill a puddin' bag jediciously, and though it isn't ten minits sence ye tied the string and the meal isn't half swollen yit, yer whole bag there is on the p'int of comin' out of the pot."
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