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"They have it awful down in that valley. Why, he had a chill while we was bein' married, right at the bridal altar." "You don't say so!" exclaimed Euphemia. "How dreadful!" "Yes, indeed," said Pomona. "He must 'a' forgot it was his chill-day, and he didn't take his quinine, and so it come on him jus' as he was apromisin' to love an' pertect.
Wen dey comes an' fin's out dat we jes' means ter pertect ou' prope'ty, dey'll go 'long 'bout deir own business. Er, ef dey wants a scrap, dey kin have it! Come erlong, boys!" Jerry Letlow, who had kept out of sight during the day, had started out, after night had set in, to find Major Carteret. Jerry was very much afraid. The events of the day had filled him with terror.
Air we men or air we catamounts to gaze upon the blightin' of our Miss Sally's affections by a a-risto-crat, which has come among us with his superior beauty and his glitterin' title to give the weeps to the lovely critter we air bound to pertect? Air we goin' to act like men, or air we goin' to keep on eaten' soggy chuck from her cryin' so plentiful over the bread-pan?"
Talk about walking up to the cannon's mouth!" "Look out, Sam! The rope and the gag are ready!" "Don't be askeared, kid, I'll pertect you from violence!" Sam's new-found assurance was proof against their laughter. "You fellows think you're funny, don't you?" he returned, grinning. "Believe me, your wit is second-hand!" Mahooley stuck his head out of the back door. "Hey, Bela!" he cried.
Conklin replied eagerly, "we've heard nothing unless p'r'aps the Elder in Eureka " but her husband shook his head, and Morris went on: "Folks say the Government in Washington has sent General Custer out with troops to pertect the Indian Territory. Away East they think the settlers have been stealing the Reserve, an' the soldiers are coming with surveyors to draw the line again."
"And do you think your carrying a revolver will prevent him and his friends performing that operation if you provoked them?" "You said we was to pertect ourse'fs, sah," returned the negro gloomily. "What foh den did you drill us to use dem rifles in de armory?" "To defend yourselves TOGETHER under orders if attacked, not to singly threaten with them in a street row.
Flitter Bill knew that that he could get together every loafer between the county-seat of Wise and the county-seat of Lee but he only said encouragingly: "Good!" "An' we air to pertect the property I am to pertect the property of the Confederate citizens of the valley that means you, Misto Richmond, and this store." Bill nodded. Mayhall coughed slightly. "There is one thing in the way, I opine.
"When I gits ready ter hev ye do thet," he ruled, imperiously, "I'll let ye know. Right now hit's ther last thing I'd countenance." "I kain't no fashion make ye out," complained Sim. "Ye hired me ter do ther job an' blackguarded me fer failin'. Now ye acks like ye war paid ter pertect ther feller from peril." Rowlett scowled.
"He's tearing up the whole place, and he musta found all them extra billiard balls Mike had under the bar, and is throwin' 'em away," wailed Mrs. McGrew, "and he's drinkin' and not payin'. The damage that man is doin' it would take a year's profits to make up. You gotta do something, Tom Aldershot you that calls yourself a marshal, swore to pertect the citizens uh Sunset!
I am so impatient to get on. If my husband is living, I must reach him." "But how can you go, chile?" "Go alone, Uncle Jack. I assure you I am not afraid." By Jupiter! Jack Marner let a weakly lookin' woman like you start alone from his house, with no strong arm to pertect you? Never, never, never!" exclaimed the kind old man with emphasis, as he shook his gray locks.
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