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Lanty immediately did so, and aided him to sit nearly upright in the bed. "The tumbler, Lanty Lanty, my lad, 'let us eat, drink, and be mer ry, for to-mor row we die; here's the glor , pio , and immor I, memo , hi-p, hi-p-p! And now I swore th at I wo uld die whistling it, and by that oath I will." He then looked around, and seemed to recover himself a little.
For if a trader, for example, is once generally known to be guilty of fraud, or even of taking exorbitant profits, there is an end to his reputation. Bad as the world is, there is some respect paid to integrity, and wo be to him who forgets it.
Yea, wo unto him that shall deny the revelations of the Lord, and that shall say the Lord no longer worketh by revelation, or by prophecy, or by gifts, or by tongues, or by healings, or by the power of the Holy Ghost!
De white folks was plumb wo' out by dat time wid all de devilishment o' de Yankees an' de fool Niggers. Even a mean Nigger got sense 'nough to know when he done gone too far. Dey all git away as fas' as dey could an' scatter over town, den after dark dey come a-creepin' back to de quarters. Dat was sho' de wronges' thing to do.
In order to be sure of the thing, they consulted together, and the head cup-bearer, Korchuz, placed himself one day, with a very sorrowful and depressed air, before the eyes of the king. He made his wo so apparent, that the king asked him what was the matter. "Ah!" answered he, "I am sorry that I have lost the favor of my lord!" "Why talkest thou idly, friend Korchuz?" rejoined the monarch.
Immediately a man emerged from a neighboring alley, and came directly to the Indians. This man was the Sambo. "The Spaniard has returned," said he to them; "you know him now; he is one of the representatives of the race which crushes us wo to him!" "And when shall we strike?" "When five o'clock sounds, and the tocsin from the mountain gives the signal of vengeance."
"Hukahey!" shouted the leader as a warning. "Yekiya wo!" Every rider leaned forward, tightly wrapped in his robe, watching the flying herd for an opening in the mass of buffalo, a chance to cut out some of the fattest cows. This was the object of the race. The chief had a fair start; his horse was well trained and needed no urging nor guidance.
"Muss aus dem Thal jetzt scheiden, wo alles Lust und Klang;" but at least the memory of it would remain with him a gracious possession. The long afternoon wore on; Crewe, Stafford, Lichfield, Tamworth went by, as things in a dream, for his thoughts were far away.
And the cup in like manner, after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. But lo! the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me at the table. And the Son of man indeed goeth, as is decreed: but wo to that man by whom he is betrayed! And they began to question among themselves, who it could possibly be of them who should do this thing.
Here, again, were shadows on the window-blind of guests assembling; and there a group of handsome girls, all hooded and fur-booted, and all chattering at once, tripped lightly off to some near neighbour's house; where, wo upon the single man who saw them enter artful witches: well they knew it in a glow!
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