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When we left Bolivar we were in considerable of a hurry, with no time to primp or comb our hair, and neither did we bring our tents along, so we are just living out of doors now, and "boarding at Sprawl's."
This was Luck, and he had the look of a man who owns a guilty secret, and is ready to be rather proud of his guilt, providing society consents to wink at it with him. He was not smiling, exactly; he had a wicked kind of twinkle in his eyes. "Hurry up, boys! My Lord, how you fellows do primp and jangle in here! They're going to run our first picture, The Soul of Littlefoot Law. Don't you fel "
"David, you're horrid!" "I know. But I brought you something more to primp with." He handed her a small flat box. "For me?" "From Mother Bab," he said. "Oh, David, that's a beauty!" she cried as she held up a scarf of pale blue crepe de chine. "I'll wear it to-night. Tell Mother Bab I thank her over and over. But I'll see her to-night and tell her myself; she'll be in at Commencement."
She had never asked anything like this before. It had the flavour of a totally new proposition. But he was a game sport. "All right," he said. "You be ready when I come at seven. None of this 'wait two minutes till I primp an hour or two' kind of business, now, Dele." "I'll be ready," said his wife, calmly.
You know I could never get them straight. But there's the tea-bell, so come in with us. No need to go home till bed-time, or till to-morrow, that I can see." "Thank you, but of course, auntie, I want to primp a bit, just as you did in your young days, when the beaux were coming.
Do you think poor Miss Mary Heath would refuse a proposal of marriage, even if she controlled every man's vote in the town? Believe me, those little adolescent Citizenesses-to-be, the seminary girls, do not primp and pile their curls bewitchingly over their ears because they want the ballot. It's the daily petition they make of themselves for lovers!"
It was then that I noticed for the first time the glaring sign that had been staring at me during all these ineffectual attempts to "primp." "Wanted Girls to learn flower-making. Paid while learning. Apply Monday morning at nine o'clock."
It's as natural for women to primp and fuss and fix their hair up pretty ways when they're feeling happy as 'tis for plants to put out leaves in the spring. But heavy hearts are like winter weather. If you want any blossoms in December, you've got to work for 'em." She wrote "received payment" beneath Mr. Thompson's bill and went to the secretary for the change. Young Mr.
Of this atrocity the papists themselves are aware, as they quietly take up their pipes and preen and primp themselves over this doctrine of the intercession of the saints. I will leave this subject for now but you can count on my not forgetting it and allowing this primping and preening to continue without cost.
Thank God, the Yankees didn't get into my wine cellar! The young man must be treated with genuine Southern hospitality, even if he were a Mormon and married ten times over." "Indeed, he would not, Ed, the idea! I'm ashamed of you. Hurry back to the parlor and talk to him. The girls may want to primp a little before luncheon; we don't have a young man every day."
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