" "Umph! hadn't you?" muttered Diggory, turning on his heel; "I know better.

" Violet started to follow her advice but was flung back full force into Billie's lap, thereby squeezing out a startled "Umph!" from the sufferer.

"Umph," thought John, as he viewed the players, while listening with pleasure to the opinions of Grace, who had recovered her composure and spirits; "Kate, after all, has played one game without using her feet.

'Umph!' said Sir Allan, but not with an accent of assent, 'I mean that other house.'

'Umph!' said the Highland chief of M'Lean with more emphasis than before, 'And yon smaller house?'

"Umph!" grunted Rachel, darting a sharp glance at her.

You wasn't very brave then," said Ned. "Umph!

" "Umph! putty muche

"Umph,yes," replied the other, in a more reserved tone.

"Umph!" said the Bonnie Lassie.

"UMPH! NOT MUCH LIKE A BULLOCK, ARE YER?"] * * * * *

" "Kin yer tell me w'at went wid Mis' Davis?" "Umph!

What's de use of having two of 'em?" "No, no, Aunt Comfortthat's Qthe letter Q." "Umph," grunted the old woman, incredulously, "what's de use of saying dat's a Q, when you jest said not a minute ago 'twas O?"

When we asked them how they liked freedom, and whether it was better than slavery, they answered with a significant umph and a shrug of the shoulders, as though they would say, "Why you ask dat question, massa?" They said, "all the people went to chapel on the first of August, to tank God for make such poor undeserving sinners as we free; we no nebber expect to hab it.

When we asked them how they liked freedom, and whether it was better than slavery, they answered with a significant umph and a shrug of the shoulders, as though they would say, "Why you ask dat question, massa?" They said, "all the people went to chapel on the first of August, to tank God for make such poor undeserving sinners as we free; we no nebber expect to hab it.

" "Umph!" said Miss Sophonisba in a very incredulous way, but she pushed her inquiries no farther.

" "Umph!" said the train-master; "the troubles are barely getting themselves born.

Just as safe!' 'Umph!

" "Umph!" muttered Lyon, "it must be admitted, Sir Frederick, that the prisoner appeals to a most eligible standard!"

What I did use to come into the yard and did call 'Charl',' he'd answer me back, 'Umph.'

'Charl',' I'd call; 'Umph' he'd go.

Tis needless now, my dear; she's recovered, and gone off; but so wan and weakly, Flo.Umph!

That is har-umph-h-h!"

"Umph," she responded (and no one who has never heard a fat old negress say "Umph" knows the eloquence of it).

"Umph," she responded (and no one who has never heard a fat old negress say "Umph" knows the eloquence of it).