"Is it journeying south, or to the other end of this bit of wather, or ice, that yer honour is thinking of?"

"There's the rock, yer honor," said the man, pointing to the mis-shapen stone, "and an awful time I've had a drivin' yer honor to it.

They'll be the hardest thirteen steps ye ever took in yer life, Reddyand the last.

Ef I wuz a poor, shifles' crittur, only workin' fer de praise o' men, folks would say,'he's no differen' frum de rest; you've got to keep yer eye on him ef yer want tings done properly.

Don't ye see I'm getting him out of yer way?" Fernando had not thought of it in that light.

After the name of Thomas Brown, there was written in lead pencil, "None of yer business!" which might have indicated a preference for the other name of John Hastings, only for the fact that opposite his name was the curt remark, "None of yer business, either!" Some thought the ballot was John Thomas Green's.

We know that yew," resting her eyes on Abe's face, "will prove ter be the 'angel unawares' that we been entertainin', but we don't want yew ter waste yer money on a cart-load o' silk dresses.

"Duck yer heads.

"I guess I better go down, Mr. Harris, and look this thing over and get it off yer mind, or ye'll be fretting yerself and losing sleep with such yarns running wild in yer top-piece.

"Ye may be thankful yer neck's whole," said Joe, grinning, as Henri rubbed his shoulder with a rueful look.

ButI maun tell yer aunt.'

When she did speak it was rather in a tone of lamentation than of rejoicing: "Aye, indeed, yer reverence, it's what we nayther of us looked for, an' it's a terrible change altogether.

I take the furnacher because I bought it yer close is yors I leave them and wishin' yer the best of luck I remane oncet yer wife but now agin "Mrs. Katie Flannigan.

" "Ajax, yer talkin' through yer hat.

ye kin take the book to yer uncle, with my compliments; an' I won't hev t' go back.

Yer ranch is flyin' to flinders because Mr. Panel's tuk a notion that it's a-floatin' on a lake of ile.

Well, well, 'tis litter for yer mothers' knees ye are, with yer rosy cheeks and curling locks.

If yer folks has sent you here"his eyes hardened and flashed"to borrer money, why, you kin tell 'em I ain't got none to loan.

"Hi! yer boys, give the stranger a chance.

"Oh, a widder, and beggin' yer pardon.

"Thought so; I'm the man in charge o' yer place.

Well, I reckon yer done know yer job

"It's the only flower in all yer boxes I want, Katie, and ye'll not grudge it to me, will ye, dear?"

If I have to go down I'll kill a couple of ye, lay to that; so ye can come up and save yer necks, or take yer chances if I go below.

R.-M. "Sit down, sit up, 'ollow yer backs, keep the hands down backs foremost, even pace.