The Scratchsides family: a book for young people. . , engaged with herdancing-master; but she will be happy to see her oldfriend this evening, or any other time you appoint. Mr. Scratchsides was silent, gazing at the ex-coach-man with a grimace bespeaking a volcano within hisbosom, ready to discharge its hot lava of wrath on thehead of the fellow who stole the girl from him, whileJake Snikes threw his cigar into the fire-place, sat downin his chair again, and contemplated his grimacingvisitors ears, nose, and legs, as if they belonged to one ofthe horses of Mrs. Snikes father, in his former ch
The Scratchsides family: a book for young people. . , engaged with herdancing-master; but she will be happy to see her oldfriend this evening, or any other time you appoint. Mr. Scratchsides was silent, gazing at the ex-coach-man with a grimace bespeaking a volcano within hisbosom, ready to discharge its hot lava of wrath on thehead of the fellow who stole the girl from him, whileJake Snikes threw his cigar into the fire-place, sat downin his chair again, and contemplated his grimacingvisitors ears, nose, and legs, as if they belonged to one ofthe horses of Mrs. Snikes father, in his former charge. Re-gaining his composure, Nicholas picked up his hat and 42 THE SCBATCHSIDES FAMILY. cloak, and left the house without the least nod of thehead to Mr. Snikes. A friend of his, Col. Gruff, U. S. A.,shortly after, called on the ex-coachman with a challengeto fight a duel with Mr. Scratchsides, which was coollyaccepted. The duel took place outside of the walls ofthe city, and Nicholas received a shot in the leg, whichrendered him lame for
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