Newspapers never turn money down unless they're a'ready bought, or have got a grouch of their own....

Now So-and-so is naturally prompt and, having had some experience with you he knew you were not; so when, he having arrived fifteen minutes ahead of time as it is his nature to do, you came tripping in fifteen minutes latesmiling confidingly as you excused yourself (he, having spent the half hour in cultivating a grouch at you for not being as prompt as himself)he, of course, looked sulky and answered shortly.

When we got to the next town every man in the show had a grouch and a Katzenjammer, and their hair was so sore it was murder and suicide combined to comb it.

morosity^, spleen; churlishness &c (discourtesy) 895; irascibility &c 901. moodiness &c adj.; perversity; obstinacy &c 606; torvity^, spinosity^; crabbedness &c adj.. ill temper, bad temper, ill humor, bad humor; sulks, dudgeon, mumps^, dumps, doldrums, fit of the sulks, bouderie [Fr.], black looks, scowl; grouch; huff &c (resentment) 900.

"What's his grouch?" "Conscience.

His sisters attacked him that very night on the subject of Sue Emerson's dance and accused him of being a "Grumpy Grandpa" and a grouch and various other uncomplimentary things when he announced that he wasn't going to attend the function.

"But I can't help having a grouch.

I hate to see you going away with a chronic grouch against me.

So the people in the little village called Matilda "Matilda Grouch" and they called Katrinka "Katrinka Sunshine".

"What does the old grouch want?" "He thinks that you should be presented to the assembled notables at noon today.

grouch, but if the old medicine-man says he'll put you in right, you bet your string of beads he'll do it.

"Aw, now, Freddy, don't be a grouch," she said.

"Now, Freddy, are you goin' to be a grouch?"

" "Or a misogynist?" "A what?" "A grouch. Are you?"

The neighbors conceded generously that it was more than they had expected of an "old grouch."

The Castle of Grumpy Grouch.

Thad's an incurable grouch," at which Skeets laughed till she shook, and Mr. Hooper nodded his head.

Sometimes he would bring a Friend Home to Dinner, and then if the Friend extended himself and told the Missus how well she was looking or Perjured himself over her Hand-Painting, Papa would get a Grouch and hide in the Corner.

He expects you to have a grouch.

You must enjoy being everlastingly in a grouch.

One of the grouches had recently visited the old friend, and, naturally, the other grouch wanted news of the Benedict.

"Is it true that he is henpecked?" asked the second grouch.

"I wouldn't say just that," grimly responded the first grouch, "but I'll tell you of a little incident in their household that came within my observation.

SCHOLARSHIP There is in Washington an old "grouch' whose son was graduated from Yale.

A man that carries the grouch you do don't need company.