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He dropped out of the chimney and shook himself. Sal stared at him. He was calm and covered from head to foot with soot and dirt. He looked round and said, "Thought yuz could keep me out, did'n'y'?" Sal could only look at him. "I saw yuz all run in," he was saying, when Sal thought of Mother, and sprang to her.
I'm done with him an' Father Dumphy an' the whole dang lot o' yuz. Slavin' an' savin' fer nothin' at all. I'll worrk fer mesilf now, an' none other. Neither Cregan ner the choorch ner no one ilse 'll get a penny's good o' me no more. I got no one in the wide worrld but mesilf to look to, an' I'll go it alone." Mrs.
"She has tree brooches, and a necktie better than your best one wots you keeps to go seeing Susie Duffy in," and Lizer giggled slyly. "You shut up about Susie Duffy, or I'll whack yuz up aside of the ear," said Peter angrily. "She ain't like ma. She's fat up here, and goes in like she'd break in the middle, Peter." "Great scissors! she must be a flyer," said Peter.
Mikky sought his room and laboriously spelled out with lately acquired clumsiness a letter to Buck: "Dear Buck we mussent yuz endecent langwidg enay moor ner swar. God donte lyk it an' it ain't educated. I want you an' me to be educate. I ain't gone to, donte yoo ner let de kids. Mikky."
I thought he would imagine I was a ghost, so called out: "It is I." "Well, I'll be hanged! What are ye doin' at this time ev night. Ain't yuz afraid of ghosts?" "Oh dear no. I had a bad headache and couldn't sleep, so came out to try if a walk would cure it," I explained. We were a quarter of a mile or so from the house, so Peter slackened his speed that I might keep pace with him.
"I'm glad you come at last, Miss Sybyller. The missus has been in a dreadful stoo for fear something had happened yuz. She's been runnin' in an' out like a gurrl on the look-out fer her lover, and was torkin' of sendin' me after yuz, but she went to her tea soon as she see the buggy come in sight.
Among these men are Yee Ha Chung, Chang Wah Kwan, Chun Ti Chu, Chu Shee Sum, Lee Cheang Chun, and others. Many of these men have been presidents of the Six Companies in San Francisco, and rank in intelligence with the most brilliant American statesmen. I regret to see them in America. Chun Ti Chu especially, at one time president of the Sam Yuz, should be in China.
I'll put all the parcels on the back veranda, and yuz can go in at woncest or yuz'll be late fer yer tea." "Joe, the harness broke and had to be tied up. That is what kept me so late," I explained. "The harness broke!" he exclaimed. "How the doose is that! Broke here in the trace, and that strap! Well, I'll be hanged! I thought them straps couldn't break only onder a tremenjous strain.
And you, Drydez," said he, turning to the Dutchman, "I shall enter you upon the information docket, as soon as I go down into the city." "Zeu may tu vat zeu plas mit me-te mayor bees my friend, an' he knowz vot me ams. Yuz sees zel no bronty, no zin! Vot yu to mit de fine, ah?" *
I heard him reciting some poetry to Mollie one night that was father's way in teaching languages, to make us commit poetry and recite to each other and this was what he made of it! Zoze zevening bells, Zoze zevening bells! How may-nay tales zheir moozic tells Of yuz an' home an' zat sweet time W'en first I heard zheir queezing chime. "Their what, Ramon?" cried Mollie.
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