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Updated: June 20, 2025
Read brave books books that were written centuries ago to teach people courage an' read brave books that are written now to keep courage goin'! An' we sez, so we will for books is cheap enuff, God knows! an' only t'other day Twitt went over to Minehead an' bought a new book by Sir Walter Scott called Guy Mannering for ninepence.
For they never separated 'em, death 'ad locked 'em up too fast together for that. An' they're sleepin' peaceful, an' there they'll sleep till till 'the sea gives up its dead." Helmsley could not speak, he was too deeply moved. The sound of the in-coming tide grew fuller and more sonorous, and Twitt presently turned to look critically at the heaving waters.
Twitt and good old Bunce that we are engaged so the news is now the public property of the whole village. In fact, we might just as well have put up the banns and secured the parson!" He laughed his bright, jovial laugh, and throwing on his cap went out, striding up the coombe with swift, easy steps, whistling joyously "My Nannie O" as he made the ascent.
Arbroath's reputation which had been so graphically related by Twitt, turned out to be true in every respect, and though considerable efforts were made to hush it up, the outraged feelings of the reverend gentleman's wife were not to be silenced. Proceedings for divorce were commenced, and it was understood that there would be no defence.
"So I've 'eerd say," responded Twitt sympathetically "An' an awsome sight it must a' bin for ye! Mary Deane told us as 'ow ye'd bin ravin' about Tom an' m'appen likely it give ye a turn towards yer long sickness."
An' 'e sez there's a many as 'll do it, an' he tells Twitt 'Twitt, sez he, 'Pin your faith on brave books! Beware o' newspapers, an' fight off the priest!
"Is that your name for High Church?" asked Helmsley, amused. "It is so, an' a very good name it be," declared Twitt, stoutly "For if all the bobbins' an' scrapins' an' crosses an' banners aint a sort o' jinkin' Lord Mayor's show, then what be they?
Twitt had put it, was soon swept aside in other examples of "Scandalous Conduck" among all sorts and conditions of men and women, which, caught up by flying Rumour with her thousand false and blatant tongues, is the sort of useless and pernicious stuff which chiefly keeps the modern press alive. Even the fact that the Reverend Mr.
Up to this inning he had been insolent in his self-confidence and contempt for the visitors, but the strain now put upon him proved too much, and he hit Crane in the ribs, following with a pass to Hooker, which filled the corners. Then, amid the tumultuous cheering and laughter of the Oakdale crowd. Captain Holley sent Newbert to the bench and called Twitt Crowell forth to take his place.
Nice chippy, easy work in its way, an' no 'arm in yer sittin' down to it. Why didn't ye, eh?" "I've never had enough education for such work as that, Mr. Twitt," answered David mildly, with something of a humorous sparkle in his eyes. "I'm afraid I should spoil more than I could pay for. You want an artist not an untrained clumsy old fellow like me." "Oh, blow artists!" said Mr.
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