We broke into the boxes, and arrayed ourselves in various garmentswhich speedily fell to piecesand appropriated gim-cracks of all sorts.

Judging by the description of it here, it must be a kind of gim-crack villa like those one sees in Italy, built by men resembling thisthis parvenu.

" "It is a large place," said Ida; "but I don't think it is gim-crack, father.

God plaise I may niver live here long enough to forgit owld Ireland, the Gim of the Sea.

They do not attempt to coax you, but firmly rely on incessant importunity; following you, side by side, from street to street, as constant as your shadow, pealing in your ears the never ceasing sound of "Massa, gim me a dum!

massa, gim me a dum!"

Gim me a bid at 'im!"