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Folks in cities don't learn this lesson; they ain't got no such teacher, an' that's why they wear out sooner, an' have that onsettled air. They think noise an' bustle o' their makin' can do away with troubles, but it can't, Janet. So like as not, the sooner ye learn, the better."
It was not in her to cry out or moan, but she felt her loss and sought to explain the strange ending to the young life. "'T was this way," she said to Eliza Jane Smith, "the boarders, an' all the life of the summer, had onsettled Maud Grace considerable. She wanted company all the time. She sort o' turned t' Janet, an', like as not, that mornin' she went t' the Light t' see her.
"'Which I'm rehearsin', says Dave, an' he shows he's made impatient. 'Don't come infringin' about me with no questions, goes on Dave. 'I'm like the ancient Romans, I've got troubles of my own; an' no sport who calls himse'f my friend will go aggravatin' me with ontimely inquis'tiveness. Then Dave gets up an' pulls his freight an' leaves us more onsettled than at first.
Mass' Ed'ards, he say dat de meetin's dey makes coloured folks onsettled; and dey don't hoe de corn good if dey has too much prayin' to do." "And does he forbid them then? Doesn't he let you have prayer- meetings?" " 'Taint Mr. Edwards alone, Miss Daisy," said Margaret, speaking low.
The woman sang "Jesus Lover of my Soul" from memory in her poor little voice and that small but reverent congregation cow-boy, drummer, cattle-man, trainmen, and parson solemnly joined in. "It feels just like church," said the cow-boy gravely to the cattle-man. "Say I'm all broke up; let's go in the other car and try your flask ag'in." It was his unfailing resource for "onsettled feelin's."
"Pish!" snapped the creditor. "'T is purely temporary; within a twelve-month there'll be law enough. Think ye England is sleeping?" "We'll see, we'll see," retorted Hennion. "In the meantime, squire, I hope yer won't wont because I don't pay interest. Times is thet onsettled thet yer kain't sell craps naw nothin, an' ready money 's pretty hard ter come by." "Not I," rejoined the squire.
And Jonas declared that ef the eend did come in the month of August, Abigail would find some onsettled bills agin her fer cheatin' the brother outen the inheritance. And Clark Township agreed with him. August was secretly pleased that one obstacle to his marriage was gone.
"And how's Brother James, and the fammerly?" "They're all well except 'Risty; he's off again, as if my life weren't already pestered out with one child," and Mrs. Morpher glanced significantly at M'liss. "Ah, well, we all of us have our trials," said McSnagley. "I've been ailin' again. That ager must be in my bones still. I've been rather onsettled myself to-day."
Such gwines-on as nevah was dem dar Yankees a-ridin' aroun' an' eatin' up de face o' de yearth, like de plagues o' Pha'aoah, Marse Daniel, and rippin' and rarin' an' racin' an' stealin' evehything dey could lay dey han's on, Marse Daniel. An' ouah folks a-ridin' and a racin' and projickin' aroun' in de same onsettled way.
An' for a hour, mebby, followin' his advent, seein' the gen'ral herd is busy with the mail, he has the Red Light to himse'f. "On this yere o'casion, thar's likewise present in Wolfville he's been infringin' 'round some three days a onsettled an' migratory miscreant who's name is Ugly Collins.
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