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By this time also the frantic efforts of the two families had attracted the attention of their enemies, a body of boys, scathingly designated "the Cads," who inhabited the smaller streets around and waged an incessant war against "the Softs," as they in return nicknamed their more luxurious neighbours.
"You're a set of sneaks; and I'll be even with you yet," growled Harpour, too much cowed to resent Henderson's defiance. Henderson laughed scornfully; and Cradock said, "And I'll tell the whole school what bullies you've been, Harpour and Jones." "And I," said Franklin; "I don't envy you two." "The school doesn't consist altogether of such softs as your lot, luckily," answered Harpour.
'A silly lot o' softs they are, I said to myself, 'to believe all that nonsense. But now I don't know. When you've been at this game a bit you scarcely know what you do believe, that's the truth of it. There may be something in it after all. Sometimes ... well, it 'ud surprise you if you'd seen all the things I have. Oh, I don't mean ghosts and spirits and all that kind of nonsense.
What divisions or schisms would it carry into the ranks of the Democratic party, especially in the pending contest between the "Hards" and "Softs" in New York? What effect would it have upon the presidential election of 1856? Already the "Union" suggested that it was whispered that Cass was willing to propose and favor such a "repeal."
Bless ye both. Who'd 'a thought you was so wilful? you that any one might have taken for one of the silly- softs! You're a pair, my dear! indeed you are! You was made to meet! But we mustn't show him we've been crying. Men don't like it when they're happy. Let's wash our faces and try to bear our lot." So saying the black-satin bunch careened to a renewed deluge.
I declare to you, Smith, I would rather work in the docks, and leave the churching to the softs and dandies; for then I should be able to respect myself as giving work for my bread, instead of drawing so many pounds a-year for talking goody to old wives and sentimental young ladies; for over men who are worth anything, such a man has no influence.
The anti-Benton delegates from Missouri were admitted, and the New York wrangle was finally settled by adopting the minority report of the Committee on Credentials, which admitted both the "Hards" and the "Softs," giving each half a vote. On the first ballot, Buchanan had one hundred and thirty-five votes, Pierce one hundred and twenty-three, Douglas thirty-three, and Cass five. Mr.
"Let's go on together and walk all along the bank till we find somebody who has seen it." "And when we do find 'em d'yer think they'll be such softs as to give it to us back again!" This was a startling question. "I know 'em," said Bob. "They'll want to know where we got it from, and how we come by it, and all sorts o' nonsense o' that kind. Say we ain't no right to it. I know what they'll say."
Thankful protested. "Oh, no, no!" she declared. "No harder'n anybody else's, I guess likely. This world has more hards than softs for the average mortal and I never flattered myself on bein' above the average. But there! How in the nation did I get onto this subject?
You know how much mischief Las Casas has done by allowing his feelings to interfere when the Spaniards roasted Indians, from what he chose to call diabolical lust of gold, and sheer, abstract cruelty. Poor Bishop! He belonged to the softs. Let us be philosophers, economists, and, above all, Constitutionalists.
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