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Updated: May 23, 2025
"For mercy sakes, Colonel Gid," she gasped, "come over to my house as quick's you can!" She had come up behind him, and he leaped out of his chair with a snap like a jack-in-the-box. "There's somethin' on, and I knowed it!" he squalled. "What be them men peradin' past here to your house for, and tellin' me it ain't none of my business?
But when Shelby heard your letter read he put for his home quick's he could go, some others who lived up his way went with him, and that sorter broke up the party. Leastwise it didn't leave enough to capture them two Union men, who I knew were on the watch and ready to shoot. I went to their houses afterward, and brought them into the swamp with me.
"Then then you'll see old Round-top wake up, quick's a wink and 'come across' with an invitation an invitation to that banner picnic the day after to-morrow!" "C. F. G.! C. F. G.! We are the Camp Fire C. F. G.! Oh! none with us can compare, For we looked over And picked the clover, And the World's lit up With our Camp Fires everywhere!"
Now, you go for'ard into the galley and scrape the slush off the cook's pans; quick's the word." From that day Desmond led a dog's life. He found that as ship's boy he was at the beck and call of the whole company. The officers, with the exception of Mr. Toley, the melancholy first mate, took their cue from the captain; and Mr. Toley, as a matter of policy, never took his part openly.
But now you drink your tea, and get all settled down's quick's you can, for Captain Melville 'll be here any minute now I expect, an' he don't like tantrums." This frightened Draxy, and made a gloomy look come on Reuben's face.
Dill nodded absently, and Billy took to singing his pet ditty; one must do something when one is covering the last mile of a journey toward a place full of all sorts of delightful possibilities and covering that mile at a shambling trot which is truly maddening. "She can make a punkin pie quick's a cat can wink her eye, She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother!"
"Den you ain't got no call to have truck wid de Missus. If she find out dat you is Union, she chuck you off'n de place quick's a cat kin bat her eye. She don't like Linkum. I hearn her say so dis bery day." "Are you telling me the truth?" asked Hanson, looking sharply at the darkey, who met his gaze without flinching.
"Well I'm " began Tom, but the Fakir put his hand over Tom's mouth and, taking him by the arm, led him to the cave-entrance. "Speak low, Tom," said the Fakir in a low voice. "Marvellous! Is it you, Burton? I should never have known you in that get-up," whispered the surprised Tom. "Seems like it. But quick's the word, my boy.
"Oh, I dunno granddad was high-tempered, and this fellow was sort of smart Aleck; give him some lip about something and dared him to touch him. And quick's a wink granddad punched him. At least that's the way I always heard it. Prob'ly they'd both been taking too much hard cider. Bring me another dumplin', Aunt Dolcey, please."
The officer shouted: "Come along, my lads, sharp's the word and quick's the action! You'll be finished in a few minutes." The khaki-clad flock straggled forward. The remaining sleepers were loaded on to our shoulders my partner and I received the last one. As we carried it off a cheer was raised by the other men. At last the whistle blew and we fell in.
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