"I was passin' quietly round this pint, lookin' down into the gully, with Crop at my heels, when, on turnin' the short elbow, there I stood, face to face, and within ten feet of a mighty big bear, that was travellin' my way, as the Judge said.

" "My which?" said I, turnin' a little red in the face.

Turnin' pine trees inter paper mus' be a job thet takes more muscle than brains.

"While I was a-turnin' ober in my min' de subjec' ob dis sarmon, dere come ter me a bit ob Scripter wot I heerd at a big preachin' an' baptizin' at Kyarter's Mills, 'bout ten year' ago.

don' want ter know war de tree is wot dese apples grow on, you can hab him fur a corn-field han'.' "An' now, my dear brev'ren," said Brother Peter, "while I was a-turnin' dis subjec' ober in my min', an' wonderin' how de women come ter hab jus' seben debbils apiece, I done reckerleck dat bit ob Scripter wot I heerd at Kyarter's Mills, an' I reckon dat 'splains how de debbils got inter woman.

Now, in the daytime, if they came along, with me away from the place, a man with a rifle could knock over my pets as easy as turnin' his hand.

"Ef us niggers keeps turnin' too many raf's loose fuh de prize-money," he warned, "somebody's goin' to git 'spicious, an' you'll ruin a good thing.

Returning to the inland, we may spend a few minutes 'Way down 'pon de Suwanee Ribber, Far, far away Dare's wha' my heart is turnin' ebber Dare's wha' de ole folks stay.

Turnin full onto me (and Ketchin my cote sleeve), she says, "Oh!

Much of what he said was lost in the din of the jumpers, but ever and anon could be heard ringing through the church the announcement: "De wheel ob time is a turnin' roun'!"

Out from the centre of them came the stentorian shout: "De wheel ob time is a turnin' roun'!"

But I set out to tell you about Sonny's christenin' an' us turnin' 'Piscopal.

Well, sir, the rector, he come in an' opened his valise an' 'rayed hisself in his robes an' opened his book, an' while he was turnin' the leaves, he faced 'round an' says he, lookin' at me direc', says he: "Let the child be brought forward for baptism," says he, thess that-a-way.

So, says I, turnin' 'round an' facin' him square, says I: "Rector," says I, "why not baptize him where he is?

There's a lot of very nice people, some rich and some poor, and some queer and some not quite so queer, that lives in and around Thorbury, and if you like it at Mrs. Brinkly's and conclude to stay there any length of time, I don't doubt you'll git acquainted with a good many of 'em; but take my word for it, you'll never meet anybody who can go ahead of Miss Panney in the way of turnin' up unexpected.

An' they resints the turnin' down uv their father.

"Oh, you'd ought to talk about my turnin' her put!"

"I'm offul sorry I ever egged her on to turnin' Orville's mother out o' doors, but who'd 'a' thought it 'u'd break her down so?

'tel I git th'oo turnin' Brer Primus back.'

PATCHA Is it the way you'd be after turnin' a sick man from your door a cold freezin' day like this?

IBut, Gennlemen, here's a despatch jes' come in Which shows thet the tide's begun turnin' agin, Gret Cornfedrit success! C'lumbus eevacooated!

"What you got to say about my turnin' you loose?"

First turnin' to the right down the stairs, an' don't clatter yer boots.

First turnin' opposite on the right by the 'Royal Oak,' which is a public-'ouse, second turnin' to the left after that, an' you're in Upper Town Street, an' from there to the Good Samaritan

First turnin' opposite on the right by the 'Royal Oak,' which is a public-'ouse, second turnin' to the left after that, an' you're in Upper Town Street, an' from there to the Good Samaritan