And then such a horrible laff they would give, when I would strike for them and miss hittin'.

"That keerless kind o' hoss-laff jist fetched her," he whispered, and vanished before his chagrined companion could reply.

I laffed a revengeful laff, as every condemned Muskeeter turned up their heels and cride: "Watersend my bones back to Chinymother dear, I'm comein', 300,000 strongwe dieby the handof Jarseylite" And Jarsey litenin', more powerful than the chassepo gun of France or the needle-gun of Prushy, had done its work, and the old man was saved to the world!