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"Here," said Si, sternly, as he came back again. "What's all this row? Why don't you boys fall in 'cordin' to size, as I told you?" "Sargint," protested Harry, "Gid Mackall wants to stand at the head o' the class. I'm older'n him, I can spell him down, and I can throw him in " Si interrupted the appeal by taking Harry by the ear and marching him to his place.
"Aunt Luceba," said Isabel suddenly, "was aunt Eliza hard to live with? Did you and aunt Mary Ellen have to toe the mark?" "Don't you say one word," answered her aunt hastily. "That's all past an' gone. There ain't no way of settlin' old scores but buryin' of 'em. She was older'n we were, an' on'y a step-sister, arter all. We must think o' that.
Women caught when much older'n her have gone for to choose a wigwam to a cabin." "Do you wish I had shot him?" "No. If it could happen in a open fight that's different. It wouldn't do any good to hurt her by killin' him. But I wish he was dead!" We stopped and ate and rode several miles before either of us spoke again. Then I said: "There's a girl ahead, about your age."
"You poor, misguided simp. If you ever see that three hundred dollars again you'll be a lot older'n you are now. However, that ain't none o' my business. The fact remains, Bart, that you conspired with Scraggsy to keep things away from me, which shows you ain't the man I thought you were, so from now on you go your way an' I'll go mine."
"Lawd, marster, hit's so long ago, I'd a'most forgit all about it, ef I hedn' been wid him ever sence he wuz born. Ez 'tis, I remembers it jes' like 'twuz yistiddy. Yo' know Marse Chan an' me we wuz boys togedder. I wuz older'n he wuz, jes' de same ez he wuz whiter'n me.
He's only two years older'n me, and I don't call myself old yet unless it's to git me out of doin' somethin' that I don't like to do, like makin' calls." "Is is Mr. Brierly a relation of yours?" "No, John ain't no relation; he's just a friend." "Is he is he making you a long visit?" "I hope so. He's goin' to live here always with me if I can make him." Again Miss Lee tatted industriously.
We've got a story book about Hop Loy, a Chinaman who was born on Christmas Day and never saw a Christmas tree until he was older'n Cherry. Why-ee! Ain't that terrible! I used to think I'd like to have my birthday come on Christmas, but now I'm glad it doesn't, for then everybody'd make one present do for the two days, and I'd get only half as many pretty things as other children have.
Captain Cy paced the floor. "I wouldn't have her come so often, Cy," pleaded Asaph. "Honest, I wouldn't. Course, you and me know they're mean, miser'ble liars, but it's her I'm thinkin' of. She's a young woman and single. And you're a good many years older'n she is. And so, of course, you and she ain't ever goin' to get married.
"Charley!" cried Red, reproachfully, "why don't you tell the gentleman?" "No, no, no!" replied Charley. "You be older'n me, Red you explain." "Well," said Red, "I suppose the loss of their hair kind of discourages 'em." "I had rather," meditated Mr.
"About five shillings per week. I'm told that is the usual " "Five shillin's! The granny's hind foot! Why, boy, whut you tek me an' Cynthy Ann fur? We shan't tek five shillin's nor yit five cents. A boy like you, not much older'n our William, ef he'd 'a' lived, an' frum Lawsonville, too! Didn't I tell you you'd be jes' lak my own frum this time on? Board, indeed!
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