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We are just amateurs at war and about like the Indians Columbus discovered. I am exceedingly pleased with myself at taking it so good naturedly. I would have thought I would have gone mad or gone home long ago. Bonsal and Remington threaten to go every minute. Miles tells me we shall have to wait until those cruisers are located or bottled up. I'm tired of bottling up fleets.
I'd say it to the divil, says I. Take that! says Donahue." Here Mrs. Donahue points to her eye, and brings down even the dignity of the court. "In order to preserve peace between you and Donahue," says his Honor, good naturedly, "I shall fine you ten dollars, or twenty days." "Let it go at twenty days," replies Mrs.
She looked so good naturedly on Stanley and myself, that we should have ogled her into a breakfast ere this, had not the General sworn he would not break his fast until he had planted the colours of England on yon fortress, or failed in the attempt. Of course we, as young heroes, could not think of eating after that.
Sherwood surveyed Nan and Ben Sansome leisurely. "I must say she doesn't look crushed," he said, after a moment. "Do you expect her to weep violently?" asked Mrs. Sherwood. He accepted good naturedly the customary feminine scorn for the customary masculine obtuseness. "Well, I don't know that we can help it," said he, philosophically. Mrs. Sherwood appeared to come to a sudden resolution.
And just as I had expected one side to begirt crowing over the other, and I had decided that there would be a fight, both crowds jumped into their rigs and went off over the prairie, very good naturedly it seemed to me, after the next settler.
"Heaven preserve me!" he exclaimed good naturedly, "but you are certainly laying it on thick, young lady! However, I believe we might become good friends if we ever have sufficient luck to get out from this hole alive. Darn if I don't sort of cotton to you, little girl you've got some sand."
Above all he had the power, dangerous to Douglas, of seizing the most ingenious and artfully concealed sophism and good naturedly dragging it to the light. Endowed with the most exuberant flow of genial humor, he was yet sternly earnest in his belief in the inviolable sanctity of moral right. During his recent years he had read much and thought deeply.
"Come along then," said Nat good naturedly, "Our girls are coming out to-morrow." Tavia gave a significant sigh. Who could have any fun "with that door- bell floral piece tagging on," she thought. Mrs. Glen was appealed to and it was finally arranged that she, Mrs. White, and the younger set should go on the following afternoon to visit Camp Hard Tack.
"This is dreadful," said Denot, putting his hand to his brow, "this is very dreadful!" and he commenced pacing up and down the room. "Come," said she, good naturedly, "let us go down let us forget this little episode you have so much of happiness, and of glory before you, that I should grieve to see you mar your career by a hopeless passion.
"A suit of clothes gets to be an emergency-case mighty often if it lasts three years." "Going up to Harlem to-day, T. T.?" his neighbor at table asked him as he sat down to breakfast. "Right there," he answered. "I've ordered the limousine round, with the foot-warmer and fur rugs." "I guess a day wouldn't really matter much," said Mrs. Bowse, good- naturedly.
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