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Angel is what she is, mostly; with just enough old human natur' in her to keep her from soarin' right away. Gabriell's one them scurce kind makes you glad every time she does a wrong or thoughtless thing, 'cause then you know she ain't quite perfected yet, and you're surer of keepin' her 'on earth. My! the good that woman does beats all.
Don't you think it would be better to sit down quietly and rest a while? Maybe you'd better stay with us overnight." "Oh, Ira!" gasped his wife. "I wouldn't scurce dare have her stay. She she's out of her head. She might do something." "I'll do something fast enough!" cried Ida May, stamping her foot. "I'll do something to that hussy!"
I want you to come back. Why, even that dratted Queen of Sheby needs you, Ida May or, whatever your name is! We've got to have you!" "Prudence can't scurcely get around the house. And that niece of hers sits there like a stick or a stun, not willin' to scurce lift her hand to help. Thank the Lord she's goin' home to-day. Her visit's come to an end. She don't like it down here.
"Let the poor little creatur's get their stummicks full for once, sence nary one hain't had a mouthful of victuals, scurce that, to-day," cried Susanna, herself feasting her eyes upon the now joyous faces of the youngsters. Then what a tap-tap-tapping sounded on the floor of the kitchen chamber!
"Doin' what?" says I. "Oh, lobsterin' mostly," says he. "But late years they've been runnin' so scurce that summers I've been usin' the Curlew as a party boat. Ain't much money in it, though." "How much, for instance?" says I. "Wall, this season I cleaned up about one hundred and twenty dollars from the Fourth to Labor Day," says he.
The's a good many fast quarter hosses," remarked Mr. Harum, "but them that c'n keep it up fer a full mile is scurce. What you goin' to do about the music bus'nis, or hain't ye made up your mind yet?" he asked, changing the subject. "I like Mr.
"I am a-thinkin'," growled the old captain. "See here, Prue. What's to hinder us doin' something for her?" Prudence looked at him, startled. "Why, Iry, you say yourself we can scurce help ourselves." "It's a mighty ill wind that don't blow fair for some craft," declared the ancient mariner, nodding.
'Know what's the matter with ye, said Uncle Eb. 'Searchin' after trouble thet's what ye're doin'. Findin' lots uv it right there 'n the fire. Trouble 's goiti' t' git mighty scurce 'round here this very selfsame night. Ain't goin' t' be nobody lookin' fer it thet's why. Fer years ye ve been takin' care o' somebody et I'll take care 'o you, long's ye live sartin sure.
Once in awhile you'll see some rare soul that seems as if all onworthy motives have been driv out by the angels of divine Purity and Endeavor, but they're scurce, scurce as hen's teeth. Jane Olive wuz highly tickled with her success, and then, as is the way of human creeters, when she'd done well she wanted to do better.
Dad useter take the hide off'n me and Bob for lyin'; an' then he'd stand an' palaver folks that he jest couldn't scurce abide, fur I heard him say so. That's lyin', too ain't it?" "I, I don't believe it is right to criticize our parents," returned Nan, dodging the sharp girl's question. "Mebbe yourn don't need criticizin'," responded Margaret, bluntly. "My dad ain't no angel, you kin bet."
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