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"I expec's ter die a vi'lent death in a quarrel wid a w'ite man," replied Josh, in a matter-of-fact tone, "an' fu'thermo', he's gwine ter die at the same time, er a little befo'. I be'n takin' my own time 'bout killin' 'im; I ain' be'n crowdin' de man, but I'll be ready after a w'ile, an' den he kin look out!"
The laundress paused to draw breath, and to pour a dose of medicine from one of the bottles on the table. "Well, sir, the next day, he had a vi'lent cold, as you may suppose, and was low and languid-like, but went on with his writing, and it weren't no good asking him not. 'I want money, Mrs.
The consequence was that all I remember about a stockholder is that he's a kind of man with wibbly-wabbly knees and feet that wants to swap sides, who spends his time hiccupin' up and down the mine trails, findin' specimens when and where old man Davis wills. "William Pemberton smote his forehead with the flat of his hand everything took hold of William so vi'lent.
Bas thoughtfully fingered his pipe, and when he spoke his words came soberly. "Seein' es how ye're a stranger hyarabouts," he suggested, "I reckon hit hain't no more then plain charity ter forewarn ye. She's got a lavish of lovers an' thar's some several amongst 'em that's pizen mean mean enough ter prove up vi'lent and murderous ter any new man thet comes trespassin'."
Brown," he said, "I ain' gitt'n' 'long very well wid my ole 'oman." "What 's the trouble?" asked the lawyer, with business-like curtness, for he did not scent much of a fee. "Well, de main trouble is she doan treat me right. An' den she gits drunk, an' wuss'n dat, she lays vi'lent han's on me. I kyars de marks er dat 'oman on my face now." He showed the lawyer a long scratch on the neck.
Josh!" called the woman. "Come up here and help me! She's gettin' vi'lent!" "Violent!" repeated Dorothy, "I ought to get crazy, to be shut up here this way." "Well, dearie, I didn't want to scare you," said the woman, in that tantalizing voice, "but if I was you, I wouldn't get any crazier than I was if I was you." "Crazy! Do you think I'm crazy?
"No one ever stops to see it," replied Mrs Shivers; "everyone's too scared. She jest turned and rushed back to the house, and come into the kitchen in vi'lent 'isterricks." "Very natural," said Mr Sweet approvingly. "Now, what does the curate think on it?" "Oh, he jest laughs," said Mrs Shivers rather contemptuously. "You know his way.
Well, to tell the truth, I hadn't; yet it might only been fancy, so I says, 'Seems to me I do, William nothin' vi'lent, nor musical, nor humorous but a kind of a tranquil, preliminary, what-you-might-call-indication of somethin' to follow. "'Huh, says William, 'let's try another. "We was careful to load to the brim this time.
Capital H. An' to-night the ol' man has got the door locked an' he's two games behind an' he's sore as a hoot-owl an' he says that anybody as breaks in on his play is No, I can't say it; not in the presence of a lady. There's times when the ol' man is so awful vi'lent he's purty near vile about it. Get me?" "Guy Little, you just stand aside!"
I felt a sentymental mood so gently ore me stealin, and I pawsed before Betsy's window, and sung, in a kind of op'ratic vois, as follers, impromtoo, to wit: Wake, Bessy, wake, My sweet galoot! Rise up, fair lady, While I touch my lute! The winder I regret to say that the winder went up with a vi'lent crash, and a form robed in spotless white exclaimed, "Cum into the house, you old fool.
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