Mac leaned over the rail, saying gruffly, "That you, Colonel?" trying, as the Boss of the Big Chimney saw"tryin' his darndest not to look pleased," and all the while O'Flynn was waving his hat and howling with excitement: "How's the gowld?

May 1.We had the darndest time getting packed up and started on the road.

" Pa made up the darndest face, and groaned.

We had the darndest time getting him away from Newport.

Sim Coan he said he wanted some to sell, and so I took up a couple o' barrels, and I see the darndest big letter there for the Deacon.

" "What are they?" inquired I. "Them's hogs," replied Jerry; "wild Mexican hogs, and the darndest, ugliest critters on the plains, ef you git 'em riled.

Say" she looked up eagerly"ain't he the darndest old crab you ever saw in your life?" "Why, I" "Ain't he?

The darndest, kickin'est, bitin'est beast th't ever I see, 'r ever wan' t' see ag'in!

But anyway I am prouder than I can tell you to be your son and I am going to try my darndest to live up to the sign if you will let me stay on being the minor part of it.

"The three darndest, orneriest, damndest things on earth," said Casey, as if he were intoning a text, "is a Ford, or a goat, or an Injun.