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But you're not much of a stenog, Lucy was that you peckin' away in there?" A shade of pink swept her face. "I used to operate a machine a little with one finger of each hand," she explained, "but I'm all out of practice. I don't have to use a typewriter on this job though. It's an old one the boss took for a bill." "Just practicin' up again, eh?" "Ye-yes," she hesitated.
And I thought to myself, he is practicin' over a speech, and thought the Esquimeaux would stand it better than tribes less humble and good natered.
"Jest wanted to hear yourself talk jest practicin' your voice," said Shorty sarcastically, as he took the man by the shoulder and pulled him off into the bush by the roadside. "Jest wanted to skeer us, and see how fast we could run. Pleasant little pastime, eh?" "And them things you said about a young lady up in Injianny," said Si, clutching him by the throat.
"I seen yu practicin'. Go ahead. I wouldn't kill yu naow. Or if yu want practice in 'arnest, start to draw." He waited a moment, in easy insolence. I did not draw. "Let yore dander cool. Thar's no use yu tryin' to buck the Mormons. I've warned ye." And he passed on, cracking his lash. Suddenly I was aware that, as seemed, every eye in the camp had been fastened upon us two.
"That's what I've been doing for some time." "But but, the last I heard of you, you was practicin' law over to New York." "So I was. That, for a young lawyer without funds or influence, is as near doing nothing as anything I can think of." "But but, John " "Just a minute, Captain. The 'buts' are there, plenty of them. Before we reach them, however, perhaps I'd better tell you the story of my life.
His new colt run away with him last week and stove the mowin' machine all to pieces. 'Never mind, Maria! he says, 'it'll make fust-rate gear for a windmill! He's out in the barn now, fussin' over it; you can hear him singin'. They was all here practicin' for the Methodist concert last, night, an' I didn't sleep a wink, the tunes kep' a-runnin' in my head so!
Tip's words were meaningless save for the secret aspiration they served to advertise. My old companion thought Tip had gone crary, and immediately swung the door and stepped in. The orator fell suddenly from his lofry altitude and became a very sober looking hired man. 'What's the matter? Uncle Eb enquired. 'Practicin', said Tip soberly, as he turned slowly, his face damp and red with exertion.
What do you suppose she thinks we want a baby for?" "'Spect she's been practicin' on it, so's to take care o' us, Si," said Shorty. "I believe we've been more trouble to your father than we wuz to our mothers when we wuz teethin'." "I've bin repaid for all, more'n repaid for all," said the Deacon; "especially since I'm once more back home, and out o' the reach o' the Sheriffs o' Tennessee.
W-h-a-t?" returned Marty, wonder drawing upon him at finding who his companion was. "You Eph?" "Course. Who else! Been quite a spell since we two met, but better late than never. Got a pistol, I say?" "What for?" The sharpshooter hesitated, then gave an evasive answer: "Powerful long since I done any practicin', and feel like I better try my hand."
"So what wi' singin', practicin', and class-meetin's, and th' big fiddle, as he made me take between my knees, I spent a deal o' time i' Jesse Roantree's house-place. But often as I was there, th' preacher fared to me to go oftener, and both th' old man an' th' young woman were pleased to have him. He lived i' Pately Brig, as were a goodish step off, but he come. He come all the same.
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