Besides, that is a fair business transaction; the squire gets his interest." "Mother is afraid of him, as she is of the evil spirit." "Women are always timid," said John, sagely.
"By George! there comes the very man himself!" exclaimed Thomas, as he discovered a horse and chaise slowly approaching.
"So it is; that old chaise looks rather the worse for the wear.

It looks as though it had been through the wars." The vehicle did bear very evident marks of hard usage.

One of the shafts was broken, the dasher wrenched off, and the top stove in.

The horse was covered with mud, and limped badly from the effects of his fall.

The broken shaft and the harness were now plentifully adorned with ropes and old straps.