Hadn't thought o' that," said Skim.

I was lyin' under the Muff a few miles down when you came back, and youwell, I kind o' thought you seemed to have your hands full."

"Now, Mac, I put it to you as a man o' science: if the race had got a foothold in any other part o' the world, what in Sam Hill could make 'em come up here?" "We're here.

"Cap'n Rose," she vowed mournfully, "I've lived in this house fer many, many years, an' all the while I been here I never hearn tell o' a breath o' scandal ag'in' the place until yew come an' commenced ter kick up yer heels.

still Now he who knows old Christmas O

"Ay," said he, halting, and looking round upon the scene, "I can assure you, that when I first took howd o' this job, I fund my honds full, as quiet as it looks now.

Kate, you're easy enough at hearing o' noises in the broad daylight: I wish 't ye would be as harksome at night.

Me an' Miss Birdie sung out o' the same hynm book, andand I sort o' showed down.

"Will you leave my daughter oot o' your talk, man?" warned the Scotchman.

"Don' play none o' yore monkey tricks on Bully West.

That's all we ask o' yew.

Now I know'd the Deacon had carried that crittur half a cord of wood, if he had one stick, since Thanksgivin', and I'd sent her two o' my best moulds of candles,nice ones that Cerinthy Ann run when we killed a crittur; but nothin' would do but the Deacon must get right out his warm bed and dress himself, and hitch up his team to carry over some wood to Beulah.

Forsooth ne'er saw I night the like o' this!

"Small, we call it, though to be sure 'tis only the first wash o' the combs.

"Now, Colonel," says the Boy, "bring along that buck-saw o' yours and lend a hand.

"'It's a shame to let 'im come out alone,' ses one o' the other gals.

"We have eighteenpence a head in the week, an' the rent to pay out o' that, or else they'll turn us out."

She did it once, but as she 'ad to spend the rest o' the night in the back yard it wasn't tried again.

One must be found from his tribe to cry, 'O-o-o-o-o-a-ha-a-ich-klu-kuk-ich-klu-kuk'" (ready to die, ready to die).

Guess I run the most o' the way, too.

" "Out of a snow-ball, or chunk o' ice?" "Cut a piece out o' the canvas o' the bag."

I wouldn't have spoken to you if it hadn't been for the sympathy you showed coming in, and to sort o' show you that you are not running so much danger as folks try to make you believe.

I could stand it no longer, good uncle, so, stepping forth, I gave him a box o' the ear, and wouldst thou believe it?the fellow straightway died o't.

"My wife an' my child died o' diptheery nearly thirty- five year ago."

It was nae use, wi' a young family, to talk o' living on the interest o' our money now.