I once know'd a poor feller as was hanged for murderin' his old grandmother.

It was afterwards found out that he never done the deed; but he was the most incorrigible thief and poacher in the whole place; so it wasn't such a mistake, after all." "Dick Price," said Corrie, gravely, at the same time laying his hand impressively on his companion's arm, "I'm a _tremendous_ joker--_awful_ fond o' fun and skylarkin'." "'Pon my word, lad, if you hadn't said so yourself, I'd scarce have believed it.

You don't look like it just now, by no manner o' means." "But I am, though," continued Corrie; "and I tell you that in order to show you that I am very, _very_ much in earnest at this moment, and that you _must_ give your mind to what I've got to say." The boatswain was impressed by the fervor of the boy.

He looked at him in surprise for a few seconds, then nodded his head, and said, "Fire away!" "You know that Gascoyne is in prison!" said Corrie.
"In course I does.

That's one rascally pirate less on the seas, anyhow." "He is not so bad as you think, Dick." "Whew!" whistled the boatswain.