WOULD I WERE A BOY AGAIN.

If I were to cut off the tail, I should cease to find any spontaneous motion in it; but on pinching any portion of the flesh, I should observe that it underwent a very curious changeeach fibre becoming shorter and thicker.

"I were horned here," answered the man, conclusively.

Ye see, I were afraid as you'd refuse to take the money for the furnitur' unless I made ye believe as he wanted it uncommon bad.

As my wife and I were the only ones in the gang who belonged to Boss, we left those with whom we had come and joined his gang.

Our only chance was to make a quick approach, and Nikolai and I were immediately under way, leaving my dog with my friend, who was to loose him in case I got a shot.

I am not writing to a man, am I?If I were carrying on a correspondence with a fellow, of whom my mother disapproved, and whom it might be improper for me to encourage, my own honour and my duty would engage my obedience.

As soon as we were all ready Mr. Ellsworth. called the roll and Westy and I were marked late.

" "You speak as though I were a servant whom you've discharged," she said bitterly.

This cursed system of writing dissertations will be the death of us, and if I were to edit another number, I should make a great alteration in that particular.

" "And so, if I were to shake my head at you when you were doing any thing wrong, and you wore to continue doing it, that would be disobedience.

On a block beside each fever patient stood a tin cup, which Georgia and I were charged to keep full of cold water, and it was pitiful to see the eyes of the sick watch the cooling stream we poured.

When Darius, king of Persia, offered Alexander his daughter Stati'ra in marriage, with a dowry of 10,000 talents of gold, Parmenio said, "I would accept the offer, if I were Alexander."

If I were my sister's guardian, I should take the trouble to make many inquiries before I either asked you into my house or declined to do so.

To-day I grasp that weapon as if I were a banker and had lived by money transactions all my life.

Why do I wish that I were dead, With all these jacks from Jack?

I feel as though I were about to bid myself good-byif you know what I mean.

For if I were dead, Messire Edward, there would be none to know that you risk all for a drained goblet, for an orange already squeezedquite dry, messire.

For instance, doctor, sometimes I feel as if I were travelling at a speed of more than two hundred miles an hour; drawing.

Then, clenching her small hands: "If I were Colonel Lefferts of the 7th I'd march my men through Baltimore to-morrow!"

They trod on me as though I were dead, sweeping their way forward with plunging steel.

He and I were wounded; one of our men-at-arms was killed, and Franz's life was saved only by an heroic feat of arms on Max's part.

and I were when we lost the trail.

Kate and I were earning good salaries for our age, but the family at home was increasing in size, and my mother was careful not to let us think that there never could be any rainy days.

He and I were both of the same order, so we accorded perfectly.