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"I'd give him a bunk if Keno and me had to take to the floor." "All right, I'll skedaddle right back there, lickety-split, and let 'em know," said Field. "I knowed you'd do it, Miss Doc," and away he went. By the time he returned to the blacksmith-shop the horses were gone to the stable, and all the preacher's family and all their bundles were out of the carriage.
He kept us all laughing, by telling us how quick we were going to whip the Yankees, and how they would skedaddle back across the Ohio river like a dog with a tin oyster can tied to his tail. Captain Joe P. Lee and I laughed until our sides hurt us. I can remember today how I felt.
At sight of the author he shied. 'Must skedaddle, Pin-cuss, he said apologetically, 'if we're to get anything into to-morrow's paper. Your people are so durned slow nearly eleven, and only two acts over. You'll have to brisk 'em up a bit. Good-bye. He shook the poet's hand and was off. With an inspiration Pinchas gave chase. He caught the Journalist just boarding a car.
To skedivvy was to chivvy and skedaddle its authority not difficult to guess. 'Good-bye, Cousinenry, each gasped, as his big arms went round them and squeezed out the exclamation. 'Oh, thank you most awfully, came next, with another kiss, produced by his pressing something hard and round and yellow into each dirty little hand.
Sarah stood in the doorway, waving to the girls. Then she saw Abe, his arms piled high with wood. "Come in," she said. "Sally has had her bath. Now I've got a tub of good hot water and a gourd full of soap waiting for you. Skedaddle out of those old clothes and throw them in the fire." "I ain't got any others." Abe looked terrified.
"Mapp's a cat," he said. "Stroke a cat and you'll get scratched. Shy a brick at a cat, and she'll spit at you and skedaddle. You're poor company to-night, Major, with all these qualms." "Then, sir, you can relieve yourself of my company," said the Major, "by going home." "Just what I was about to do. Good night, old boy. Same time to-morrow for the tram, if you're not too badly mauled."
If they get anything better anything more important it is better to skedaddle until it has run through and been swept away by a flow of social garbage." Guy Oscard grunted with his pipe between his teeth, after the manner of the stoic American-Indian a grunt that seemed to say, "My pale-faced brother has spoken well; he expresses my feelings."
"Oh, that's all true, I s'pose," replied the other; "but I'm not going to skedaddle. The man that bets on my running will lose his money, that's all." He nodded confidently. "Oh, shucks!" said the youth. "You ain't the bravest man in the world, are you?" "No, I ain't," exclaimed the loud soldier indignantly; "and I didn't say I was the bravest man in the world, neither.
What in the name of the seven saintly sisters did I ever want to be a farmer for, heh? "Let's skedaddle, Bob. "I ain't an atheist. I'm an agnostic. "Lonely, Bob? Go over and talk to his whiskers, Karl Marx. He's liberal. He don't care what you say. He Oh, shut up! You're damn poor company. Say something!"
Two big blue eyes stared at him from a hood and two mittens were poked into his face. Two small feet, wrapped tightly in a blanket, kicked at him energetically. "Detup! Mate um skedaddle!" Obedient to this command The Hopper made the car skedaddle, but superstitious dread settled upon him more heavily.
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