They's no use tryin' to be pious whin _he's_ around; so pass the jug if ye don't mane to fight meself." "He bad man--much bad," said the savage, who had received an account of him from his companion.
"I promised Master Harvey not to shoot the villain, excipt it might be to save his life or me own; but I belave if I had the chance, I'd jist conveniently _forgit_ me promise, and let me gun go off by accident.
St.Pathrick! _wouldn't_ I like to have a shindy wid the sn'akin, mean, skulkin' assassin!" "Does he want kill you ?" "Arrah, be aisy now; isn't it me master he's after, and what's the difference?
Barring I would rather it was meself, that I might sittle it gintaaly wid him;" and Teddy, "squaring" himself, began to make threatening motions at the Indian's head.
"Bad man--why not like Mr.Harvey ?" said the savage, paying no attention to Teddy's demonstrations.
"There yees has me.

There's something atween 'em, though what it might be none but Mr.Harvey himself knows, less it mought be the misthress, that I don't belave knows a word on it.

But what is it yer business, Mr.Mahogany ?" "Mebbe Mr.Harvey hurt him some time--do bad with him," added the Indian, betraying an evident interest in the subject.
"Begorrah, if yees can't talk better sinse nor that, ye'd bist put a stopper on yer blab.

The idaa of me master harming any one is too imposterous to be intertained by a fraa and inlightened people--a fraa and inlightened people, as I used to spell out in the newspapers at home.

But whisht! Ye are a savage, as don't know anything about Fourth of July, an' all the other affections of the people." "You dunno what mebbe he done." "Do ye know ?" asked Teddy, indignantly.
"Nebber know what he do--how me know ?" "Thin what does ye mane by talking in that shtyle?
I warns ye, there's some things that can't be passed atween us and that is one of 'em.