But, in two or three cases, little snatches of conversation, uttered by them as they went by, plainly told that, so far as the speakers went, it was so; and, at last, a little thing befell, which, I am sure, represented the condition of many a thousand more in Lancashire just now.

"None of that now," cautioned Racey Dawson, his right hand flashing down and up, as McFluke, finding that escape was out of the question, made a desperate snatch at the knife-handle protruding from his bootleg.

What eager snatches at mere words, and bald technics, irrespective of connection, principles of construction, Bible usages, or limitations of meaning by other passagesand all to eke out such a sense as accords with existing usages and sanctifies them, thus making God pander for their lusts.

Or was it a brief snatch of sleep?

what's this?" O'Riley accompanied the question with a sudden snatch of his hand.

Raggedy Ann, Beloved Belindy in a puppy snatch.

For hours, amid fitful, nightmarish snatches of sleep, and long, lucid intervals of thought, Bubbles had wrestled with the question.

His reading was always desultory, seldom resting on any particular author, but rambling from one book to another, and, by hasty snatches, hoarding up a variety of knowledge.

Their prety stealthes shall worke, and snares shall spread To filch away sweet snatches of delight, Conceald through covert night.

M. declares, that under no circumstances of his life did he ever peruse a book with half the satisfaction which he took in those uneasy snatches.

Longleat, the residence of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, succeeds; and Marston, the abode of the Rev. Mr. Skurray, a friend of the author from his "youthful days," introduces the following beautiful descriptive snatch: And witness thou, Marston, the seat of my kind, honour'd friend

Whispers of pent-up harmonies, With the mingled fragrance of the trees; Faint snatches of half-forgotten song Fathers!

He turned to go, recalling in a whirl snatches of truth he had never known since boyhood, never seen away from home.

That the skeleton of O'Brian was obtained by flagrant body-snatching is a well-known historical fact, but one at which the law, very properly, winks.

"This is nice," say I, making a frantic snatch at a long acacia-droop; "how I wish they were all here!"

Together he would catch A gay and plaintive snatch, And mingle notes of half the feathered throng.

This curious mixture of bluff cordiality, with unexpected snatches of refinement, is Mr. X's great charm.

So these two rode southward, and always Prince Edward found this new page of histhis Miguel de Rueda,a jolly lad, who whistled and sang inapposite snatches of balladry, without any formal ending or beginning, descanting always with the delicate irrelevancy of a bird-trill.

He remained silent for some time, with the exception of partially inaudible snatches of comment or questionings, apparently addressed to himself.

Over in the bunkhouse disturbing sounds welled now and then into the cold, still night,incoherent snatches of song, voices uproariously raised, bursts of laughter.

Of course 'Tenty sat in the "keeping-room," where the old sofa was; and of course Ned had nothing better to do than to watch the gay, good little bee at her toil, hear her involuntary snatches of hymn-singing, laugh at her bright simplicity, and fall in love with her, sailor-fashion,"here to-day, and gone tomorrow.

" "One might imagine reasons for the self-sacrifice, I suppose," said De Forest, making a languid snatch at a butterfly fluttering near.

Now, if you are a thoroughbred man, you can afford to quarrel with your banker; so you say, "Next week,why not next year?"make a very decided snatch at your hat, and wish him a very long "good-morning."

" Roswell advanced a step nearer Mr. Job Pratt, and the letter was reluctantly yielded; though not until the widow Martin had made a nervous but abortive snatch at it.

For hours, amid fitful, nightmarish snatches of sleep, and long, lucid intervals of thought, Bubbles had wrestled with the question.