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Updated: June 16, 2025
And it's for the sweetest girl in the world, ain't it?" "It is," says Vincent, just a bit defiant. "Congratulations, old man," says I, poundin' him friendly on the shoulder. "I don't suppose I could guess who, could I?" "I I don't think you could," says Vincent.
"No, no! You can hear the spelldiffers." Glass motioned to Willie. "Put your ear to his chest. Hear anything?" "Hearts poundin' like a calf's at a brandin'." "Which proves it!" proudly asserted the trainer. "Barrin' accidents, Mr. Speed will be in the pink of condition by Saturday." The cow-men beamed benignantly. "That's fine!" "We are sure pleased, and we've got something for you, Mr. Speed.
But, as I said, I supposed Margaret dared not tell me. After a long time of weary tossing and heartache, sleep came at last to me; but it brought Pete and his wife and the overseer and Margaret in new combinations of trouble; and I got little refreshment. "Now you have waked up, Miss Daisy?" said Margaret when I opened my eyes. "That poundin' noise has done waked you!" "What noise?"
As I went to sleep the Agnes was still joggin' along at her best gait, and it was comfortin' to know that our wrathy naval friends had been left hopelessly behind. I expect I must have been poundin' my ear real industrious for five or six hours when I hears this distant boom, and comes up in my berth as sudden as if someone had pulled the string.
I wish I was like you, mister, and could be right alongside Jimmy Grayson every day for weeks and weeks, and could hear every word he said while he was poundin' them fellers in Wall Street who are ruinin' our country. He is the greatest man in the world. Do you reckon I could get to speak to him and jest tech his hand?" "Why, certainly," replied Harley.
"They was poundin' the bells, an shootin' cannons everywhere," he declared. "Men, women and childern crowded 'round us an' split their lungs yellin'. They's a streak o' sore throats all the way from Alexandry to here." Solomon and his young friend met John Adams on the street.
Next thing I knew the gallery was filled with brokers, grabbin' us by the hands, poundin' us on the back, beggin' us to come have a drink, and generally goin' crazy. We was solid with the 'system' for once in our lives. We could have had that whole buildin', from marble decks to gold maintruck, if we'd said the word.
Now, Massa, when missus and me went to wisit de president's plantation, I see his cook, Mr Sallust, didn't know nuffin' bout parin' de soup. What you tink he did, Massa? stead ob poundin' de clams in a mortar fust, he jist cut 'em in quarters and puts 'em in dat way. I nebber see such ignorance since I was raised.
It's treatin' iv'ry b'y he is, an' poundin' on the bar Till iv'ry man he's drinkin' wid must shmoke a foine cigar; An' Missus Murphy's little Kate, that's coomin' there for beer, Can't pay wan cint the bucketful, the whilst that Chairley's here! He's joompin' oor the tops o' sthools, the both forninst an' back! He'll lave yez pick the blessed flure, an' walk the straightest crack!
"Hm-m," said the doctor, slowly, his eyes averted. "Well, we'll make an examination. Come in here, please," he added, leading the way to an inner room. "Gorry!" ejaculated Jason some minutes later, when he was once more back in his chair, "I should think you might know what ails me now after all that thumpin' an' poundin' an' listenin'!" "I do," said the doctor.
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