Two got away with some lead in them, the rest are in the Tewawha pools, all but their topknots.

" "That will do, you blessed little Topknot," cried Horace, as the shrill crowing died on the air, and the pink bud of a mouth took its own shape again.

Now Cornelia had a little white banty, with a topknot on its head and feathers on its legs, which was a very great pet, of course; and Sissy had resolved to save all banty's eggs, so that she might hatch only her own chickens.

“We’ll take no topknots off this year nor trim them to the toes.”—Owing to the amiability of the squatters and the excellence of the season, the shearers intend to leave some of the wool on the sheep, i.e., the topknots on the head and wool down on the legs.

“We’ll take no topknots off this year nor trim them to the toes.”—Owing to the amiability of the squatters and the excellence of the season, the shearers intend to leave some of the wool on the sheep, i.e., the topknots on the head and wool down on the legs.

"Seth sed he handed on 'em into the kerridge, 's if they were regular topknots, sure enough.

"I've allus observed that them that hez the most to say about topknots hez the least idea of what topknots really is.

"I've allus observed that them that hez the most to say about topknots hez the least idea of what topknots really is.

If I only had the keepin of you then, Ide nock the foolishness out of your nozzles, or break your pesky old topknots in the atemt.

"What are you doing there, Miss Topknot," said Horace: "O, I see; catching rats.

"Topknot has a spark of sense," said he, leading her along to the green-house.

" "Why, it's something you musn't ever tell, Topknot, not to anybody that lives.

" "The name of it isa secret, and the secret is thisSure you won't tell any single body, Topknot?" "No; I said, whobody could I tell?

" "But I really think we shall go, Topknot; that is, if you don't spoil the whole by telling.

" "O, Topknot!" cried Horace.

"Hollis," whispered Katie immediately afterwards, "will I take my mouses?" "'Sh, Topknot!"

" "Sh, Topknot!"

"O, Topknot, Topknot, I pity that woman with the baby, if she feels as lame all over as I do!"

Haps they'd be willing for her to get 'quainted with Flipperty?" "Well, Topknot, 'haps they would, but 'haps I wouldn't.

"Topknot, how could you be so rude?" said Horace, severely; "little girls should be seen, and not heard.

"Look up in my eyes, little Topknot with the blue bonnet on.

Mi-aw'-kin-ai-yiks Big Topknots.

Big Topknots.

I believe if we had a few more square inches of room, she would be tempted, if not to bring the whole chorus, at least to console herself with two particular favourites, distinguished by curious topknots, and rings about their necks.

I believe if we had a few more square inches of room, she would be tempted, if not to bring the whole chorus, at least to console herself with two particular favourites, distinguished by curious topknots, and rings about their necks.