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"Well, my boy, what luck?" said Mr. Middleton, as Wilmot entered the sitting room that evening. "Very good success," returned Mr. Wilmot; "I am sure of fifteen scholars and have a promise for five more." "Yes, pretty good," said Mr. Middleton; "fifteen sartin, and five unsartin. Who are the unsartin ones?—old Thornton’s?" Mr. Wilmot replied that he believed it was a Mr.

"It looks very much like it," and Reynolds laughed. "Wall, that's jist the way with many other things. It's allus the unexpected that happens, an' thar are surprises on every trail, as ye'll larn if ye haven't done so already. Meetin' me here is one of 'em, an' my movements are jist as unsartin an' mysterious as were them of that bird which is now sizzlin' over this fire."

I feel terrible unsartin' on the cars. I don't expect you do?" "Not very," said Betty. "I have never had anything happen." "You b'en on 'em before, then?" "Oh, yes, indeed," said Betty. "Ever b'en in Boston? perhaps you come from that way?" "I came from there this morning, but I am on my way from London to Tideshead."

"'Why, that's simple enough, sez I to 'im. 'The Lord when He let Samson's strength rest in his hair jist wanted to teach 'im how unsartin a thing strength is.

There was the testimony of the barkeeper, himself concerned equally with the camp in the integrity of the Riggs household. And there was an even darker suspicion. But this must be given in Joe Wynbrook's own words: "I didn't mind the old woman winnin' and winnin' reg'lar for poker's an unsartin game; it ain't the money that we're losin' for it's all in the camp.

Horace said, when he was arraigned, that he had thought they should be all through before half past five; that then they would have "cleared up," and have been well across the pasture, out of Margaret's way. Horace did not know that watched pots are "mighty unsartin" in their times of boiling.

Big hospitals are crowded with patients, an' accidents happen every minute of the day. These all tell that life is brief an' unsartin. The feelin' gits in the blood an' on the nerves that death is right near, an' as people think, so they are. Age an' health are accordin' to the mind, an' don't ye ever fergit that." Samson paused and looked around.

"Me aim's unsartin to-day," was the reply. "I don't allus miss like that." "But why did you shoot, anyway? The Indian was doing us no harm." "He was skulkin' around, though, an' I jist gave him a hint to move along." "So you didn't intend to shoot him?" "Oh, no. It was merely a hint, as I told ye." "A queer hint, I should say," and Reynolds laughed. "Manners of the wilderness, I suppose?" "Sure.

Now, all the fellers I ever met up here would have taken the gold first." "Feeling sure of getting the girl later; is that it?" "That's about the gist of it. They'd tackle what's sartin first, but you're willin' to try the unsartin." "I am, and when can we start?" "In the morning if it's all the same to you. We'll need some extry grub, which we kin git from Shorty.

"What am I what are we to do in the meanwhile?" "Ye're ter do nothin', on'y stay in the house ez close ez ye kin, an' wait tell the chance comes ter use ye. Hit may be ter-morrer, an' hit mayn't be fur some days. These army moves are mouty unsartin. Aunt Debby 'll take keer on ye, an' ye 'll not be in a mite o' danger." "But we'll see you frequently?" "Ez offen ez I kin arrange hit.