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Hagar, the girl who waited upon her, came in and flung wide the shutters. "Dar's er mockin' bird singin' mighty neah dish-yer window! Reckon he gwine mek er nes' in de honeysuckle." "I meant to wake up very early," said Judith. "Is any one downstairs yet, Hagar? No, not that dress. The one with the little flowers." "Dar ain' nobody down yit," said Hagar.

Gregory gave his black hand an honest shake, and said, "Why, Jeff, old fellow, what is the matter with you to-night? The last time I saw you you looked as if you were driving me to the cemetery." "Well, Misser Gregory," said Jeff, ducking and shuffling. "Ise did come mighty neah takin' de turnin' to de cem'try dat day. I tho't you looked as if you wanted to go dar."

And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia, And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah;

Bobbsey," the colored cook exclaimed, moving backward. "Why not?" Mr. Bobbsey wanted to know. "'Cause it's bad luck, dat's why. I ain't goin' neah no ghostest " "Don't say that again, Dinah!" exclaimed Mrs. Bobbsey sharply, with a glance at the children. "Oh, we're not afraid, mother!" chimed in Bert. "We know there's no such thing as a ghost." "That's right," spoke his father.

As they neared the horses Jack came upon them, and taking the elder, Gabe, in the shadow of the house, he whispered: "Have the soldiers' pistols?" "Yes, sah." "Where are they?" "De put dem on de stool, neah de doah." "Good. How many?" "Free." "Have they swords?" "Yes, sah." "Where are they?" "On de stool, too." "That will do; keep with the horses, and don't be frightened if you hear anything.

But he done writ a book on fishin' poles, an' dat's all the colonel reads when he ain't workin' much. It's a book 'bout angle worms as neah as I kin make out." "You mean Izaak Walton's Complete Angler, I guess," said a man, who passed by just then on his way to the smoking compartment, and he smiled genially at Shag. "Dat's it, yes, sah! I knowed it had suffin t' do wif angle worms.

Thus far Kern Watson had sat silent as a statue, but now his strong feelings and religious instincts gained the mastery. Lifting up his powerful mellow voice he sang: "The people was a-gatherin' from far and neah; Some come fer fishes an' some ter heah; But He fed dem all, an' He look so kin' Dat dey followed, dey followed, an' none stay behin'

Quick, tell me." He looked at me a moment longer before answering. "D' plantation? Obah dah, eight, ten mile, neah d' ribbah," and he made a faint little motion northward with his hand. The motion, slight as it was, brought on another hemorrhage. His eyes looked up into mine for a moment longer, and then, even as I gazed at them, grew fixed and glazed. Old Polete was dead.

The bear turned slowly, his finger-long claws clicking on the stones, and when his head was in the right direction Marge released his ear and spoke sharply, beating a tattoo with her heels at the same time. "Neah, Tara, Neah!" she cried.

"As we were talking along I asked the old gentleman where his little girl was that I had seen around the store on previous trips. "'Well, Jack, said he, 'I'm pow'ful sorry to tell you but I'm afraid she's a cripple for life. A hoss threw her and stepped on her leg an' broke it ve'y badly neah the knee.