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"You see Ah was right smart glad about the baby, 'n 'bout M'lissy bein' so well, 'n Ah jus' took a little; 'n Pink Pressley was awful aggravatin', 'n Ah jus' 'lowed Ah didn' want nothin' t' interrup' mah joy," he ended, looking up with a humorous twinkle that brought a responsive smile to the severe young face before him.
Fer Pat hates Gene, an' I reckon Gene ain't very sweet on Pat. They're jest natural foes in the first place, an' then the course of events here in El Cajon has been aggravatin'. "'Hello, Stewart! You're the feller I'm lookin' fer, said Pat. "Stewart eyed him an' said, mighty cool an' sarcastic, 'Hawe, you look a good deal fer me when I'm hittin' up the dust the other way.
While this scene was going on, Mrs Crashington and her brother were still seated quietly enjoying their tea at least, enjoying it as much as such characters can be said to enjoy anything. When Ned had gone out, as before mentioned, Phil remarked: "I wouldn't rouse him like that, Mag, if I was you." "But he's so aggravatin'," pleaded Mrs Crashington.
"An' that's jest where it's aggravatin' to have the leaves so thick and the trees so high between you and other folks' houses. Trees are good for shade, it's true, but there's a limit to all things. There was a time when I could see 'bout every-thing that went on up to Baxters', and down to Bart's shop, and, by goin' up attic, consid'able many things that happened on the bridge.
Well, I don't blame yer; of course, 'e is a furriner; but I'm not one to say as furriners ain't no class. I was in love with an I-talian organ-grinder myself, when I was a girl, and I might 'ave married 'im for all I know, ef 'e 'adn't got run in for knifin' a slop what was always a aggravatin' 'im, poor chap.
A long, rangy fowl happened into the road just ahead of us, but immediately flopped clumsily, half afoot, half a-wing, to one side in the brush, like a stampeded hen. "Road runner," said Bill, with a short laugh. "Remember how they used to rack along in front of a hoss for miles, keeping just ahead, lettin' out a link when you spurred up? Aggravatin' fowl!
"If it wasn't that I'm a poor widdy woman, I'd I'd " "Howld yer tongue, Mother Lynch," whispered a lively youth of about nineteen by her side, who obviously hailed from the same country. "It's not aggravatin' him that'll do him good. Let him be, darlin', and he'll soon blow the steam off."
Jack! sing out! for heaven's sake sing out, shrieked his lordship, shutting his eyes, as he added, 'or he'll kill every man jack of them. 'NOW, SUR! roared Jack, 'can't you steer that 'ere aggravatin' quadruped of yours? 'Oh, you pestilential son of a pontry-maid! screeched his lordship, as Brilliant ran yelping away from under Sponge's horse's feet. 'Sing out.
"'Well, what'll I do, Hadds? says I. "'Do? I don't care what you do, so long's you don't look so aggravatin' useless. D'yer think this specimen of an officer and gentleman appears to be what in blazes is he doin' now? "'Don't abuse the poor cuss, says I. 'He really couldn't help it. Then I had an inspiration. Several times in my life I've been afflicted that way.
He disliked being stared at, so he said: "Hello, Blumenthal, my bully boy. What's aggravatin' you?" Gibney and drew him aside. In a hoarse whisper he desired to know if Mr. Gibney attended the auction with the expectation of bidding on any of the packages offered for sale. Seeking to justify his presence, Mr.
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