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"'Make haste, child! said Tricksey's spider. So Tricksey took her bag, and squeezed a drop out of it upon the heart. She thought she heard the giant give a far-off roar of pain, and she nearly fell from her seat with terror. The heart instantly began to shrink. It shrunk and shrivelled till it was nearly gone; and Buffy-Bob caught it up and put it into the bag.
Thunderthump? asked. Tricksey-Wee. "'Yes, said the giant. "'That's a lie! squeaked a little voice; and out came a head from his waistcoat-pocket. "Tricksey-Wee pinched the heart till the giant roared with pain. "'You're not a gentleman. You tell stories, she said. "'He was the thinnest of the lot, said Thunderthump, crying. "'Are you all there now, children? asked Tricksey.
That tricksey little list of "goblin, problem, conduct, rocket, pontiff, compact, prospect, ostrich" finally left but three scholars between Ruth and Julia at the head of the class. One of these was Oliver Shortsleeves, a French Canadian lad whose parents had Anglicised their name when they came down into New York State.
"Tricksey gave the heart a sharp pinch; when down fell the giant on his knees, blubbering, and crying, and begging for his heart. "'You shall have it, if you behave yourself properly, said Tricksey. "'What do you want me to do? asked he, whimpering. "'To take all those boys and girls, and carry them home at once. "'I'm not able; I'm too ill. "'Take them up directly.
Nor are they wiles, nor woman's lures, nor blandishments of tricksey dimples, nor captivating smiles, with which she forms her adamantine fetters.
H.L. Hammond, of Killingly, Ct., makes a speciality of the rare Australian cats, and has taken numerous prizes with them at every cat show in this country, where they are universally admired. His Columbia is valued at six hundred dollars, and his Tricksey at five hundred dollars. They are, indeed, beautiful creatures, though somewhat unique in the cat world, as we see it.
But, to their great disappointment, when they got through it, they found themselves in a sort of shed. It was full of tubs and things, and, though it was built of wood only, they could not find a crack. "'Let us try this hole, said Tricksey; for the giant and giantess were sleeping behind them, and they dared not go back. "'All right, said Bob. He seldom said anything else than All right.
"'I can't, till you give me my heart. "'Very well! said Tricksey; and she gave the heart another pinch. "The giant jumped to his feet, and catching up all the children, thrust some into his waistcoat pockets, some into his breast-pocket, put two or three into his hat, and took a bundle of them under each arm. Then he staggered to the door.
"'What is that noise of rushing? said Buffy-Bob. "'I can't tell, replied Tricksey; 'for, you see, I don't know what we are in. "The fact was, they were creeping along a channel in the heart of a giant tree; and the noise they heard was the noise of the sap rushing along in its wooden pipes. When they laid their ears to the wall, they heard it gurgling along with a pleasant noise.
But when she tried to kiss him, she only kissed the back of his head; for his white face and round eyes were turned to the door. "'Run, children; run and hide, said the giantess. "'Come, Buffy, said Tricksey; 'yonder's a great brake; we'll hide in it.
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