And how wou'd you reward that politick head, that shou'd contrive the means to bring this handsomly about; not for an a hour, or a night, but even as long as you please, with freedom; without the danger of venturing your honourable neck, in showing Feats of Activity three stories high, with a Dagger in one hand, and a Pistol in t'other, like a Ropedancer? Car.

Looks like you-all might hold on to her for one whileI'll be thar soon as I can'bout a hour"; and he returned savagely to his work.

See," he directed her gaze with his own; "hit's not more'n a hour by sun.

"And now run away and come back in a hour and I will read the letters to you.

" Allerdyke saw that the message was addressed to the manager, and had been dispatched from York railway station three-quarters of a hour previously.

Him and Alicran pulled in a hour ago.

"How long before he was killed did Dale sign it, Luke?" "About a hour," replied Tweezy.

Tell you what you do, Racey: You come to my office in about a hour.

He had told us, too, that earlier in the evening he had spent a hour smoking and strolling about Salisbury Court whilst anxiously awaiting Wareham's arrival with his promised answer.

"I've been spending a hour or two at Mr. Swann's," said Mr. Smith.

"'Bout a hour," said the girl, and raised wise eyes to his.

You never helped anybody do plain sewin' at fifteen cents a hour nor had to borrow money to get a decent dress to be married in.

A quarter of a hour later the preacher returned with an order from the general for the prisoners to be placed in durance.

Dock told her, 'Mama, Scrubbs jumps and screams bout a hour late every evening wid her head.'

Well, fust thing us knowedno more'n a hour or two afterMrs.

Ha'f a hour by de sun, dey was all called in to supper.

'Bout a hour later, she came back an' crawl in back'ards

Course, Marster whupped him, but when he went to look for 'im 'bout a hour after, he foun' 'im soun' asleep.

" "Well, if your friend sports a black Stetson and a dam' bad eye and performs with a short-barreled .45, he rode in this afternoon just about a hour behind three other fellas.

I should be glad to be informed if my opinion is correct; and I will only further observe, that the same remarks are applicable towards words beginning with "h." An horse sounds as bad as a hour; and it is obvious that in these cases employment of "A" or "An" is dictated by the consideration whether the aspirate is sounded or is quiescent, and has no reference to the spelling of the word.

A hour after, the princess came slowly, attended by one female servant only, and sat down on the masnad; it was through my happy destinies that I lived to see this day!

But I wuz naterally made more megum, and thought, any port in a storm, and a hour won't be much anyway.

If we've stood all this dirt and confusion for five weeks we could stand it a hour longer.

A quarter of a hour passed, and still no sign of that dear man.

With a snivel of tears Jenny asked him to follow her, and, while she was mounting in front of him, she turned and said: "It ain't no good, doctor, I ken tell yer; my mother was took just like that, and after she'd once broke the vessel she didn't live a hour."