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"Oh, yes, the bear ate the lion and tiger," went on Flossie, "and if Snap or Snoop would only eat the bear now, it would be all right." "What does it all mean?" asked Mrs. Bobbsey. "Did you really see something, Freddie, or were you dreaming?" "I did see something, mamma, and it went: 'Wuff! Wuff!" Freddie explained. "Then it went and hid under the lilac bush.
Abalene had been offered four dollars for Whitey some ten days earlier; wherefore he at once drove to the shop of the junk-dealer who had made the offer and announced his acquiescence in the sacrifice. "No, suh!" said the junk-dealer, with emphasis. "I awready done got me a good mule fer my deliv'ry-hoss, 'n'at ole Whitey hoss ain' wuff no fo' dollah nohow!
And, after all, you know, he does squint. Not that it amounts to anything, in fact it is rather stylish, I think. Let him be called Squinty." "All right," answered Mrs. Pig. So Squinty it was. "Hello, Squinty!" called the boys and girls, giving the little pig his new name. "Hello, Squinty!" "Wuff! Wuff!" grunted Squinty. That meant, in his language, "Hello!" you see.
"Wuff!" he heard again, as the fellow's breath forsook him in a spasm of pain. He lost his hold on Hiram, and Hiram flopped over. "Run! Get a horse! Get away with the paper!" this fellow choked; and as Hiram sprang upon him he saw the other rise and totter toward a horse. Crashing a blow to the face of the man under him, Hiram sprang to his feet and lunged at the one who was fleeing.
"Bless my " began Mr. Damon, but he did not finish, for, in starting to run his foot caught in the grass, and he went down heavily. Tom leaped to one side, holding his camera so as not to damage it. But he stumbled over Mr. Damon, and went down. With a "wuff" of rage the clumsy beast, came on, moving more rapidly than Tom had any idea he was capable of.
But I ain't got no right ter be killin' up marster's niggers dat way; I'm wuff er thousan' dollars, an' marster ain't got no thousan' dollars ter was'e in dis creek, long er dat lazy, shif'less, good-fur-nuffin' yaller nigger."
"Dear, dear, dear, dear me, no, sir! Really, you quite fluster me with all those long words. Who ever heard that fried ham and eggs were bad for anybody?" "Then I tell you now, madam," shouted the doctor, "that " "Don't you take any notice, Mrs Champernowne," shouted Rodd. "It's only uncle's fun." "Wuff!" went Uncle Paul, with a snap like that of an angry dog. "Wuff!"
Sneed let go of the steering wheel, and gave a jump which carried him out of harm's way, so the only mishap he suffered was a rather severe shaking up, and being covered with snow. Considerable of the white stuff got in his mouth. "Wuff!" he spluttered. "I gurr will never burr steer another whew sled!"
"Yes, or I shouldn't go. But I can't have much comfort if I don't have my meals right, for I can't cook very well, and as for Jack and Mark " "Hu! Dem boys can't cook wuff a cent. Is dey gwine t' go 'long?" "We sure are," answered Jack. "Hu! Den I 'spects I'se got t' go," said the colored man, scratching his head in perplexity.
Frank Harley had seen a great many people, considering how young he was; and he had done less talking than the rest, that morning, and more "studying" of his landlady and her daughter. The results of it came out now. "Tell you what, boys: if I'm not mistaken, Dick Lee'll pay more for his board than we will for ours." "I don't care," said Dick bravely. "It's wuff a good deal to feed a boy like me."
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