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"Yes, Steve, and he said he had an idea this was the same old cat that gave him a peck of trouble last winter, stealing some of the animals that were in his traps, but always avoiding getting caught himself." "Why, Uncle Jim even tried to poison the thief, but nary a bite would the cat take of the doctored meat," Steve went on.
You have no objection, I presume?" "Nary objection, stranger. Look at 'em and welcome," was the reply. "I guess I'll have to trouble you to come below, though." With this he led the way down the companion-ladder, and we followed; eventually bringing-up on the comfortably-cushioned lockers of a fine spacious airy cabin very nicely fitted up.
If I had done so nary a bit of your dust would have been left on the <i>Elizabeth</i>. Bless my eyes! but I'm just overflowing and roaring glad run up the yards lads. Lively, lads! put the old <i>Elizabeth</i> on her wings. We must be a long way from here afore sun-up." Exciting scenes followed, of which Jack was a spectator and not an actor.
If had bin ony other dog greyhound, bull, tarrier, or even a young sheep-dog d'yo' think he'd ha' stopped wi' the one? Not he; he'd ha' gone through 'em, and be runnin' 'em as like as not yet, nippin' 'em, pullin' 'em down, till he'd maybe killed the half. But 'im as did this killed for blood, I say. He got it killed just the one, and nary touched the others, d'yo 'see, Jim?"
"I set to work on a rocky bank with my pick but nary a color that's what we call a trace of gold could I uncover. "Wa'al, says I to myself, it's up stakes fer you, Zeb, unless you want to starve afore you git back to civilization. But as it was evenin' then I decided to stay whar I was that night and strike back early the next day. "Here's whar Blue Nose Sanchez comes inter ther story.
Thar's a big dining room run out to the south, with an expansion table mighty nigh a rod long, and what's more, it't allus full too, of city stuck-ups and the way they do eat! I haint churned nary pound of butter since you went away. Why, bless yer soul, we has to buy. Do you mind that patch of land what the doctor used to plant with corn?
"`Nary a qualm, as our cousins, the Yankees, would say," answered Mildmay, cheerfully; "only, remember this, we must take the whole onus and responsibility of the act upon our own shoulders; we must show no colours unless you feel disposed to sport a `Jolly Roger' for this occasion only.
He doin' it jus' t' pester me. But dat don't worry me none; I done quit worryin'. I sho' had plenty chance to worry, though. Relief folks got me on dey black list. Dey give rashuns to young folks what's wukkin' an' don't give me nary a mouthful. Reason fer dat be 'cause dey wanted me t' go t' de porehouse. I wanted t' take my trunk 'long, an' dey wouldn't lemme.
"No water handy," explained the prudent Glover. "You might have expectorated on it." "Reckon I didn't miss it," said the skipper, who was a chewer of tobacco and a dead shot with his juice. "Of course nothing happened." "Nary." "I knew there wouldn't," declared the lady triumphantly. "Well, now let us go back. We know something about the religion of these people.
"All right. You don't have to come in on this. The profits will be all mine, but you've got to help me just the same." "Oh, I'll help all right. An' they can laugh at me some more. But nary a ounce do I drop this time. "What's old Sanderson holdin' it at? A couple of hundred?" "Ten thousand. I ought to get it for five." "Wisht I was a minister," Shorty breathed fervently. "What for?"
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