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Yet I noticed that when , at sunset , he accompanied Bridget to the spring for water , ostentatiously flourishing the empty bucket in his hand , when they returned in the gloaming Bridget was carrying the water , and my friend , the Tramp , was some paces behind her , cheerfully `` colloguing , '' and picking blackberries . At seven the next morning he started in cheerfully to work . At nine , A. M. , he had placed three large stones on the first course in position , an hour having been spent in looking for a pick and hammer , and in the incidental `` chaffing '' with Bridget . At ten o'clock I went to overlook his work ; it was a rash action , as it caused him to respectfully doff his hat , discontinue his labors , and lean back against the fence in cheerful and easy conservation . `` Are you fond uv blackberries , Captain ? '' I told him that the children were in the habit of getting them from the meadow beyond , hoping to estop the suggestion I knew was coming . `` Ah , but , Captain , it 's meself that with wanderin ' and havin ' nothin ' to pass me lips but the berries I 'd pick from the hedges , -- it 's meself knows where to find thim .