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Ere he had crossed the room, however, to where she stood, his way was barred by Philemon. "Look a-here, squire," the officer remonstrated, "I ain't a-goin' ter stand by and see Janice hit, no ways, so if there 's any thrashin' ter be done, you've got ter begin on me." "Out of my way!" roared Mr. Meredith. Phil folded his arms.
'But I suppose you've gone and listened to them haranguing the crowds. 'Now do I look like a person who 'Well, you see we're all so certain they're such abominations, said Vida, 'I thought maybe some of us knew something about them. Dick Farnborough was heard saying to Lord John in a tone of cheerful vigour 'Locking up is too good for 'em. I'd give 'em a good thrashin'.
Arter a little, we came to another bridge agin, and the same play was acted anew, same coaxin', same threatenin', and same thrashin'; at last pony put down his head, and began to shake his tail, a gettin' ready for another bout of kickin'; when Steve got off and led him, and did the same to every bridge we come to.
"But this is too much comin' here at night wi' loaded arms, scarin' the wimmen and childer oot o' their lives, and I can but think meanin' worse. If yo' were half a man I'd gie yo' the finest thrashin' iver yo' had in yer life. But, as yo' know well, I could no more hit yo' than I could a woman. Why yo've got this down on me yo' ken best. I niver did yo' or ony ither mon a harm.
All our money goes to pay salaries, and a poor man has no chance at all. 'Well, says I, 'are you done up stock and fluke a total wrack? 'No, says he, 'I have two hundred pounds left yet to the good, but my farm, stock and utensils, them young blood horses, and the bran' new vessel I was a-buildin', are all gone to pot, swept as clean as a thrashin' floor, that's a fact; Shark and Co. took all. 'Well, says I, 'do you know the reason of all that misfortin'? 'Oh, says he, 'any fool can tell that; bad times to be sure everything has turned agin the country, the banks have it all their own way, and much good may it do 'em. 'Well, says I, 'what's the reason the banks don't eat us up too, for I guess they are as hungry as your'n be, and no way particular about their food neither; considerable sharp set cut like razors, you may depend.
How they'll all larf and crow, when they see me a thrashin' away at the hoss, and then him goin' slower, the faster I thrash, and me a threatenin' to shoot the brute, and a talkin' at the tip eend of my tongue like a ravin' distracted bed bug, and offerin' to back him agin, if they dare, and planken down the pewter all round, takin' every one up that will go the figur', till I raise the bets to the tune of fifty thousand dollars.
But I saw that I'd have to put a stop to this runnin' away. I tried to talk to him, but all he'd say was that he'd better be movin' on. I took the law in my hands an' told him he had to be disciplined. So I started thrashin' him with a quirt, very light. He took it as if he didn't feel the whip on his shoulders, an' he smiled.
"Let un alone," cried Simon, "'e've got another chance yet." "Much good it'll do 'im!" "Ah! might as well give in now, and take 'is thrashin' and ha' done wi' it." That my ruse had succeeded with the crowd was evident; they to a man believed I had done my best, and already regarded me as hopelessly beaten.
She's good, any way," said Phelim stoutly. "I would I were a big man. We'd see who would throuble her then. It's a thrashin' they'd get, an' it's manners they'd learn, and no charges made for the teaching." "Whisht, lad! it's careful and sly we must be. An' do ye not bother yer poor head wi' yer sister's new notions.
"Tom," said Sam to his astonished son, "you was the first boy I ever had, an' I'd give away my right hand rather than have any real harm come to you, but you've got to mind me now, an' you've got to do it until you're of age, an' if you don't promise to do it now, right straight along, from this time forth, I'll give you the thrashin' now.
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