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Conceive to yoursilf, my frien', she slip on orange peels in ze streets and whacks comes she down. Tree year back yis tree year. Celestine Durand, mon fil." Jennings wondered. "But she says she is Spanish." Le Beau flipped a pinch of snuff in the air. "Ah, bah! She no Spain." "So she is French," murmured Jennings to himself. "Ah, non; by no means," cried the Frenchman unexpectedly. "She no French.
It's to be a gintleman you are, and gintlemen don't fight jist because some Jim Barrows of a fellow says tauntin' words to 'em. You had to kape him off Andy, but moindin' his impudence to yoursilf is another thing." For the first time in his life Pat looked unconvinced of his mother's wisdom, and she went on soothingly, "But sure and I don't belave he'll be sayin' a word to you, Pat.
Ye light your pipeful, and say to yoursilf, "Nixt week I'll break away," and ye go to sleep and call yersilf a liar, for ye know ye'll never do it. "'Who is this general man, asks I, 'that calls himself De Vega? "''Tis the man, says Halloran, 'who is tryin' to complete the finishin' of the railroad. 'Twas the project of a private corporation, but it busted, and then the government took it up.
"Well, Jim," said his mother, taking him aside, "there's something the matter with your feet, I'm thinkin', you've been gone so long. You was all but missin' the chance of seein' the first fire started in the new kitchen. There's something to remimber seein' a sight loike that and then you have it to think about that it was yoursilf that provided the kindlin' for it.
There's them that wants permotion in such a hurry that they all but knocks over the wans in front of 'em. And that's bad, so 'tis. And no way at all, nayther. Jist kape yoursilf ready to step, and when the toime comes step aisy loike a gintleman, and then folks rej'ices with you, instead of feelin' of their bumps and wonderin' at your impudence.
Why it's turned right out of pure steel, same as if it were wood. Look for yoursilf." "Thanks, no! I'm afraid to touch it," said Mary. "Oh, you are sore too!" laughed Jimmy. "With all that money in it, I should think you could see why I wouldn't want it broke." "You've sat there and whipped it around for an hour. Would it break it for me or Dannie to do the same thing?
"Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shuts her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go. You'll only make a fool av yoursilf av you shtay. But av the hand lies opin on the lap, or av you see her thryin' to shut ut, an' she can't, go on! She's not past reasonin' wid." 'Well, as I was sayin', I fell back, saluted, an' was goin' away. "Shtay wid me," she sez. "Look!
"Done it! av coorse ye have!" cried Flinn, picking up an enormous bird; "it cudn't have bin nater done by a sportin' lord." "Then it ain't a tame one?" asked Slagg eagerly. "No more a tame wan than yoursilf, an' the best of aitin' too," said. Flinn.
Was he to live out like a girl, and Mike to take his place with the work at home? He lifted his face, and his blue eyes had a pleading look that went to the widow's heart. "Mother, tell me what I must do," he said. "I can't, Pat dear. You must say for yoursilf." There was loving sympathy in look and tone, but the little woman's determination was clear. Pat must decide for himself.
"Now, ma'am, what's your ideas about swapin'? There's them that says, 'Swape aisy and not be gettin' the wools off the carpet. But them wools don't many of 'em come off the carpet. There's a plinty of 'em comes on bare floors that ain't swept regular. I says, 'A vigorous swapin' and no light brushin' except by a lady loike yoursilf as hasn't got strength." "Those are my ideas, too," said Mrs.
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