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I'll go on over and tell the women folks not to be afraid." "Gee, but this is some quiet place!" said Annie Squires, as the two women sat alone in nervous silence. "You can cut it with a knife, can't you?" "Did you say Mr. Gardner was coming over here before long?" asked Mary. "Annie, I'm so afraid!" "Hush, Sis! It's like enough only a scare. I wish't that doctor man had stayed.
"Well, NOW!" said the girl, "if she didn't take hold and sell things! Say ... " she ran after Betsy and gave her a hug "you smart young one, I wish't I had a little sister just like you!" Molly and Betsy hurried along out of the gate into the main street of the town and down to the station. Molly was eating doughnuts as she went.
She turned to one of her ministers and said, 'With ten thousand such men our brother in Scotland might shake the firmest throne in Europe. And so she let him go, just because he was so brave and so handsome." Bubble Chirk drew a long breath, and his eyes flashed. "I wish't I'd ben alive then!" he said. "Why, Bubble?" asked Hilda, much amused; "what would you have done?"
"They'd take us for a lunatic asylum," Rebecca exclaimed, severely. Phoebe considered a moment and then gravely replied: "Yes, I s'pose they would." Copernicus was pacing slowly up and down from range to china-closet and back, rubbing his hands slowly over each other. "I wish't you'd try to see ef ye couldn't change yer mind, Cousin Phoebe," he said, earnestly.
'She hasn't named the day, I said. 'Sooner the better, said Uncle Eb as he drew on his coat and sat down. 'Used if be so t'when a young couple hed set up 'n held each other's han's a few nights they was ready fer the minister. Wish't ye could fix it fer 'bout Crissmus time, by jingo! They's other things goin'if happen then. s pose yer s'happy now ye can stan' a little bad news.
He worked at it whenever he could catch a few minutes between the marches and the numerous details for guard, picket, fatigue and other duty. "Bein' a soljer aint quite what they crack it up to be when they're gittin' a fellow to enlist. It's mity rough, and you'd better believe it. You ought to be glad you're a gurl and don't haf to go. I wish't I was a gurl sometimes.
Yo grind dis yer corn, and get my supper baked, ye har?" "I an't your woman, and I won't be!" said the woman, with the sharp, sudden courage of despair; "you go long!" "I'll kick yo, then!" said Sambo, raising his foot threateningly. "Ye may kill me, if ye choose, the sooner the better! Wish't I was dead!" said she.
I know you! have some escalloped oysters, there's a dear!" "I wish't I'd come in with the minister now!" said Mrs. Tree. "I don't believe a word of it!" said Geoffrey. "It's much less dangerous for you to flirt with me, you know it is; though even now Miss Phoebe is looking at us very seriously, Mrs. Tree, very seriously indeed." "If I was Phoebe, I'd send you to bed!" said Mrs. Tree.
The ailing woman turned restlessly on her pallet. The big, awkward, ill-favoured old man stood with his disproportionately long arms hanging by his sides, staring at her, unaware that his presence half undid the good the leaping flames were doing her. "I wish't Uncle Pros was sitting right over there, t'other side the fire," murmured Laurella dreamily. "How is Pros, Johnnie?"
But they went readily upon the arched feet of the mountain girl, Mandy and the poor mother looking on with deep interest. "I wish't Lou was here to see you in 'em," whispered Mavity Bence. "She wouldn't grudge 'em to you one minute. Lord, how pretty you do look, Johnnie Consadine! You're as sightly as that thar big wax doll down at the Company store. I wish't Lou could see you."
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