It was n't anything dangerous at all but it sort of weakened him, so that it was belaved best for him to tarry there awhile until he could regain his strength." "Why did n't you and the younker stay with him ?" "That's what orter been done," replied the disgusted Irishman.

"But as it was n't, here we are.

The owld gintleman, Mr.Moonson, had considerable furniture and goods that went best with the train, and he needed me to look after it.

He thought the boy would be safer with the train than with him, bein' that when he comes on, as he hopes to do, in the course of a week, be the same more or less, he will not have more than two or three companions.

What I wanted to ax yez," said Mickey, checking his disposition to loquacity, "is whether ye are in dead airnest 'bout saying the copper-colored gentleman will be down here for the purpose of blotting out the metropolis of New Boston ?" "Be here?
Of course they will, just as sure as you're a livin' man.