"Even though the colonel knows best what should be done, it seems cowardly for us to be sittin' here in safety while those poor fellows are sufferin' all that men can!" I tried to do as he would have me; but one can readily understand that at such a time it would be well-nigh impossible to think of anything save that which was being done within sight of all the garrison.

o' many things, An' balance up my riches with the lonesomeness o' kings, An' I come to this conclusion, an' I'll wager that I'm right That I'm happier than they are, sittin' on my porch at night.

The mistress and the young gentleman has never come in, and the master says to me, 'Fetch me my flask, Anne,' says he; and fetch it I did, and he drove away, an' I'm sure as I'm sittin' here I didn't see the water-horse for nothing.

My wife re-arranged this den half-a-dozen years ago when we took to sittin' here of an evenin'.

" "'What have we got here?' cried he, rubbin' his hands an' sittin' down.

" "That's so," said the stout man, "there never was a more correct person than this industrious and unfortunate man sittin' by me.

He had Butch by the wrist before the gun came clearjust gave a little twistand there he stood with the gun in his hand pointin' into Butch's face, and Butch sittin' there like a feller in a trance or wakin' up out of a bad dream.

I'd of give something to have seen the two of 'em sittin' thereoozin' bloodafter that marchin' was decided.

There was a juce of a foine jintleman sittin' there, an' he stares at me umbrageous, but I was not dishcommoded, bein' onbashful by natur'.

"Yo're a mousey sort of kid," said Mrs. Love, "sittin' there as if you was in church.

There's that dudey city feller, sittin' in the Deacon's pew.

I can see us chillun sittin' on the gallery watchin' em.

Coaches settin' aff for Stirlin', and Perth, and Glasgow, and no ae passenger either inside or outonly the driver keepin' up his heart wi' flourishin' his whup, and the guard, sittin' in perfect solitude, playin' an eerie spring on his bugle-horn!

No more can you find out what's goin' on by sittin' down in an old house an' waitin' for someone to bring you the news in a New York newspaper!

"My daughter there was a baby jus' sittin' alone, now, sittin' alone when I come here to this Arkansas.

Lady Dufferin's Lament of the Irish Emigrant ("I'm sittin' on the style, Mary") has moved the hearts and brought tears to the eyes of countless thousands since it was published more than fifty years ago.

"And the poor, innocent child a-sittin' there a-listenin' to every word.

"I was sittin' here," announced Judy, pointing to a certain spot.

"Well, dear friends and brothers, I did think of 'em sittin' in that cold church.

When he stood up straight he give you more the impression of sittin' down then a man sick a-bed could.

No rain, no crawling thing to spoil our fun, till one day just before dinnerPercy and me sittin' there with the blankets between us and our beans counted out at the side, raisin' and cross-liftin' each other, him having drawed one card whilest I took two to a pair of tens and a kicker, and made four tensa shadder fell on the blanket.

"I went over to see the carcass of the deer an' found a lion sittin' up in the tree, feedin' for all he was worth.

When the doctor wanted to put on great style, and go to the station to meet some rich company he had one of the fancy cabs with the driver sittin' up high in front, but when he went to see his patients, he'd take his feet to go around.

"Ma'am," said Buck Daniels, "ain't you going to favor me by sittin' down?" The lady blinked her unfocused eyes.

We were sittin' herein this roomby a fire.