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I was pretty far gone when I stumbled out of a cab almost into the scandalized arms of Mrs. Klopton. In fifteen minutes I was in bed, with that good woman piling on blankets and blistering me in unprotected places with hot-water bottles. And in an hour I had a whiff of chloroform and Doctor Williams had set the broken bone.
Somehow or other they started on their homeward way with Miss Ashwell and Major Phillips bringing up the rear, for Williams the janitor had magically appeared with the latter's stick, and Uncle Tom thoughtfully made his adieus and departed.
"Of course, Italians are foreigners and they're about as awkward in our country trying to speak our language as we would be if we were in their country trying to speak Italian. How much does he want to work for us?" "He didn't say, but I'll ask him," and they adjourned to the porch. "How much money would you want, Tony?" asked Joe Williams, "to work for us, say by the month?"
Whether in the house or abroad, my thoughts were always talking to me about her. I staid at Mrs. Pruden's about three months after this; I was then sent back to Mr. Williams to be sold. Oh, that was a sad sad time! I recollect the day well. Mrs.
We were sold by their negligence who are now angry with us." On the 5th August Parma entered the city. Roger Williams with his gilt morion rather battered, and his great plume of feathers much bedraggled-was a witness to the victor's entrance.
Green had started after Bevins, firing at him as he ran, but the thief made his escape into the brush. In his flight, unfortunately for him, he dropped one of his shoes. Leaving Williams in charge of Farley and "Long Doc," the man with the pack mule, Green and I struck out for Bevins.
"Double your two to one?" says Groove to Rattle, note-book in hand. "Stop a bit," says the hero, looking uncomfortably at Williams, who is puffing away on his second's knee, winded enough, but little the worse in any other way. After another round the slogger too seems to see that he can't go in and win right off, and has met his match or thereabouts.
"He is evidently looking for his master, Reginald Henson. I have not the slightest doubt that he has been here many times before. Williams says he is asleep. Pity to wake him just yet, don't you think?" "Perhaps it is. But I am horribly afraid of our dear friend Reginald, all the same." "Our dear Reginald will not trouble us just yet. He came down as far as London with Bell.
No, sir, said I, I believe not; but 'tis a little painful to me. And so it was; for I meant my foolishness! Abraham, said my master, bid Robin put the horses to the coach, instead of the chariot; and if these gentlemen will go, we can set them down. No matter, sir, said Mr. Peters: I had as lieve walk, if Mr. Williams chooses it. Well then, said my master, let it be the chariot, as I told him.
The Rev. J. Williams, in his interesting work, says, that the first intercourse between natives and Europeans, "is invariably attended with the introduction of fever, dysentery, or some other disease, which carries off numbers of the people."
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