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Drusilla said she could always tell where to find him "a-studyin' them tin clothes." One sunshiny day they decided to visit the Doane home. John did not want to go where there were so many women, but Drusilla insisted. "I want 'em to see a man, John. They're shet up all day with nothin' but women, and they're tired of seein' 'em." "But I'm an old man, Drusilla."
Jes' as like as not she lays till half past five o'clock." "Well, probably it's because you go to bed so early that it's easy for you." "No, I don't," replied Cap'n Lem promptly. "Lots o' times when I've had a real wearin' day I feel like settin' up to rest in the evenin'. Time an' ag'in I hain't shet my eyes afore nine o'clock." Sylvia's small teeth gleamed in her prettiest smile.
Betsy Ann had grinned a great many times, and asked Polly over and over, "Where the presents all was?" and, "When I was to Miss Russell's, and Miss Sally was merried, the things come in with a rush, silver, and gold, and money, ever so much!" However, here Polly snubbed her, and told her to "shet up her head quick. Most of the presents was come long ago."
"Thar never was nawthin' but trouble come o' foolin' with women, anyhow," said Tobe. "I 've had four on 'em in my time, and they've worn the soul-case off'n me." "Four!" exclaimed Checkers. "Yes, I 've had four. My first woman spent me out o' house and home, and then run away I was glad to get shet o' her.
"Well, I don't know where he is, Mely, child," the mother answered back. "He ain't never around when he's wanted, and when he ain't, it seems like a body couldn't git shet of him, nohow." "Well, you ought to ring for him!" cried Miss Mela, enjoying the joke.
Cato, when he got up, he begun to talk someh'n' 'bout his shirt-buttons, an' I jes' shet him right up. Says I, 'Cato, when I's r'ally got cake to make for a great 'casion, I wants my mind jest as quiet an' jest as serene as ef I was a-goin' to de sacrament. I don't want no 'arthly cares on't.
"What you saw is something which the Baron wished to be kept secret." "I reckon so, though why in thunder " "Then keep it secret " "But, mercy sakes! I saw nothing, not a thing, boys, save two picters and a few old sticks of furniture. An' seeing that things was O.K., I shet the door, but doggone it! the cussed key wouldn't lock it. Nex' morning the Baron found it open, and, Jeeroosalem!
'An' he allwus said a bear was good comp'ny if he'd only keep his mouth shet jes' like some folks I've hearn uv. 'An' what 'come o' the crow? 'Went t' the ol' crow doctor 'n got his wing fixed, he said, drowsily. And in a moment I heard him snoring. We had been asleep a long time when the barking of Fred woke us.
Maybe ye think ye kin git away in this kintry, but I'll show ye. Damn nice trick yer two played, wa'n't it? The lafe will be on 'tother side afore termorrer night. No, I won't shet up, an' ye can't make me ye ain't done with this job yet. Curse ye, Tim Kennedy, let up on thet." "Now gag him, Tim," I said quietly. "Yes, use the neckerchief. He can do more damage with his mouth than any other way.
"What do you think, Cyd?" "Hossifus! Cyd tinks he's sleepy," yawned he, opening his mouth in a fearful gape. "I's stand up to dat, for shore." "Very well; but one of us shall stand watch while the others sleep. Which shall it be?" "I'll be de fus. I done sleep some last night," said Quin. "You didn't shet your eyes once." "Whose turn next?" "Cyd's, for sartin. You'm did a big ting last night, Dan.
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