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O Heaven! what if I had failed to hear it!" "I should have been swept away," said Noll. Here Hagar recovered her wits sufficiently to give a little howl of lamentation. "Out ob de sea! out ob de sea!" she cried; "de Lord be t'anked fur it! Dat yer sea am a drefful t'ing, honey, allers swallerin', swallerin', an' nebber ken get 'nough fur itself, nohow.
A few dissenting voices opposed them, but in the meantime Burrell was gone, and with him the cause of the tumult; so the meeting broke up of its own weight a moment later. As Poleon and Gale walked home, the Frenchman said, "Dat was nervy t'ing to do." The trader made no answer, and the other continued, "Stark is goin' for kill 'im, sure."
A'm t'ink mebbe-so two better'n wan." "Well, I was weaned right young, an' I don't need no governess. After this you " The half-breed shrugged: "A'm tink dat tam way back in Las Vegas dat dam' good t'ing ol' Bat fol' 'long, or else, ba Goss, you gon' to hell for sure." "But that's no sign I've always got to be close-herded. Did you sneak up near enough to hear what the short-horn said?"
I don' never t'ink he'll mak' fun of poor little gal." "But he has, Poleon; that's just what he has done." She came near to breaking down, and finished, pathetically, "They're telling the story on the street, so Runnion says." "Dat's easy t'ing for feex," he said. "Runnion, she don' spread no more story lak' dat." "I don't care what they say. I want the truth.
"And den I knowed as dey wa'n't debbils leastways not spiritual debbils as had my soul, dragging it down to you know where; but human debbils, as was takin' of me down in some deep wault to kill me. So I t'ought de best t'ing I could do was to sham dead. So I kep' my eyes shet and held my breaf, and shammed hard as I could. But somehow or 'noder I don't t'ink I 'ceived my lordship.
Oonomoo has acted as a runner or bearer of messages between many of the men in the American army and their families, upon the frontier, and the last time I saw him he brought me word that Lieutenant Canfield intended shortly to visit me on furlough. He may have arrived immediately after the Indians burnt our place." "A good t'ing; a good t'ing if he only has." "Why would it be a good thing?"
Me an' my frien's 'll be along in about ten minutes, an' dey'll be enough of us ter fill de hall, an' dere's one t'ing yer wants ter keep in yer head, and dat's dis ef me an' my frien's don't get a chance ter jam dis house before anybody else is 'lowed inside de door, de Hon'able Doyle O'Meagher 'll be wantin' ter know de reason why!"
"I guess you better tell me all 'bout dis t'ing," said Poleon, gravely. "You know I'm all tam' ready for help you, Necia. Wen you was little feller an' got bust your finger you run to me queeck, an' I feex it." "Yes, I know, dear Poleon," she assented, gratefully. "You've been a brother to me, and I need you now more than I ever needed you before.
I coult have tolt you who hast your own tucks and venison." "I wish you had, Hans, with all my heart; but we were hard pushed, and had a strange Dominie to feed. You know a body must provide well for company." "Yaas, yaas; I understants it, and knows how you moost have peen nonplush't to do sich a t'ing; put it was mo-o-st too pat.
She 'low ter spen' much as six bits fer de trash. "An' firs' t'ing she axed for was face powder aw, my glo-ree! De clerk ask her: 'Wot shade does yo' want, Ma'am? An' Pechunia giggles an' replies right back: "'Flesh color, Mister. "An' wot you t'ink dat young scalawag ob a clerk gib her?" chuckled Uncle Rufus, rolling his eyes and shaking his head in delight.
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