A digging-stick is planted firmly in the sand on each side of her, and the place is surrounded by a fence of bushes except in front, where her mother kindles a fire.

o' someone, fer she jest sets in the porch, when he's a' tinkerin' round in the evenings or dig-gin' in the gardinhe's never satisfied unless everything's jest kep spick an' spanan' there's the sweetest smile on her face, an' the dreamy look in her eyes thet folks' eyes don't never hev 'cept when they're episodin' with their past.

"It means dig graves," he said.

That I should have been expected to gather apples and dig potatoes, filled her with indignation.

Some chopsome ploughsome weed some dig ditch.

You would be pressed into the Confederate service to help them throw up barricades, dig trenches, and add to the strength of those who enslaved your mother and sister.

'Well?' said I. 'Well, Sahib, my men say that if they disturb this land, the "Bhoots" (ghosts) of all those who have been burned there, will haunt the village at night, and they hope you will not persist in asking them to dig up the land.' 'Very well, bring down the men with their digging-hoes, and I will see.' Accordingly, next morning, I went down on my pony, found the dangurs all assembled, but no digging going on.

'Digging pits is quite in my line of business!'

"Wouldst thou dig thine elbows into me, sirrah?