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I mean those, which are filled with all sorts of wild, horrible things. Reading such books would be very likely to make your mind sick, as taking poison would your body, and then you would'nt like to study or to read at all, books that would make you wise and good. Why, sometimes such stories drive people actually crazy."
It's too long, and besides it would frighten old Scowley " "Sir!" cried Mr. Jinks, ferociously. "And I know Miss Sallianna would scream," said Verty. "I would'nt mind that, though I would'nt for I don't like her she told me a story!" Mr. Jinks flashed out his sword, and brandished it around his head. "Oh, me! you've been scrubbing it!" said Verty, laughing. To describe the terrific rage of Mr.
Well, says I, I don't know, but if I did think so, I guess I would'nt say so; why not? says he because, I expect, says I, any fool could see that as well as me; and then I stared at him, as much as to say, now if you like that are swap, I am ready to trade with you agin as soon as you like. Well he turned right round on his heel and walked off, a whistlin Yankee Doodle to himself.
Simpkins bring a load ob logs up ter Ashland City en den bring a load ob whiskey down en hide hit so de Yankees would'nt git hit. Mah marster had a fish trap at de mouth ob Harper en w'en de gun boat passed dey shot thro' de trap. I wuz right 'yer w'en de Civil wah wuz gwin on, en de soldiers wuz dressed up en beatin' de drums. No honey we didn't git nothin' w'en we wuz freed.
Well, says Eldad, I hope I may be skinned if the same thing did'nt een amost happen to me at my examination. They axed me a nation sight of questions, some on 'em I could answer, and some on 'em no soul could, right off the reel at a word, without a little cypherin; at last they axed me, "How would you calculate to put a patient into a sweat, when common modes would'nt work no how?"
The latter toiled away in the ten acre lot at Mill Crossing in the happy thought of some day being "as big a gun as the rest of 'em," and with the kindness received from Mr. Verne the happy climax was almost reached. "Would'nt it be great," mused Moses as he followed the plough in the field above referred to, "if when Melindy and myself go to town that we would put up at them 'ere Verneses.
"Oh! you're very well as you are; though if you were a 'youth, I'm sure, Fanny dear, I should be desperately fond of you." "Quite likely." "Oh, nothing truer; and everybody would say, 'See the handsome friends. Come now, would'nt we make a lovely couple." "Lovely!" "Suppose we try it." "Try what?" "Being a couple."
Speculation my! the whole atmosphere's full of money. I would'nt take three fortunes for one little operation I've got on hand now have anything from the casters? No? Well, you're right, you're right.
Has'nt she done it well? Now, I find her reading, paying visits, and often of an evening she comes to me and says, 'William, would'nt you like some new handkerchiefs embroidered? or 'can't I mend anything for you? I have just finished my music and have nothing to do.
"Why, the meaning's plain enough, I take it. Others might be apt, I say, to think you had something to do with the thing as well as she, and therefore its just as well you should make yourself scarce. The Colonel says he would'nt, on any account, you shall even be suspected."
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