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She ma'ied a doctuh, an' all dat, an' she lives in a big house, an' she's be'n roun' de worl' an de Lawd knows where e'se: but Mis' 'Livy don' like de sight er her, an' never will, ez long ez de sun rises an' sets. Dey ce't'nly does favor one anudder, anybody mought 'low dey wuz twins, ef dey didn' know better. Well, well!
"Ver' well, by-and-by dere come to Pontiac what you call a colonel with a dozen men what for, you tink? To try de patriots. He will stan' dem against de wall and shoot dem to death kill dem dead. When dey come, de Cure he is not in Pontiac non, not dat day; he is gone to anudder village. De English soldier he has de ten men drew up before de church.
"All right," he said handing over the gun and cartridges, "here it is; I don't need it, anyhow." The Professor blinked and looked again, then reached out and took the belt doubtfully. "Vot you mean?" he asked at last as his curiosity got the better of him, "have you got anudder gun somevhere? Dot Dave, he svears he vill kill you."
To Sam Wiles, who had come up, he said: "Anudder chance will come. I'll git even wid dat proud aristocrat yit. I'm goin' to git back all de money I lost today, and mo' too." A different scene was taking place near the grand stand. When George LeMonde, with flushed face and bright eyes, dismounted from his horse, he was at once surrounded by an admiring crowd who showered him with congratulations.
"Oh, dat cake! dat cake!" she groaned, dropping into a chair and rocking back and forth in ecstasies of woe. "Dat hebenly cake! Sho'ly Miss Dotty and Miss Dolly yo' could make anudder. I kin help yo', and we'll whisk it up in a jiffy. Do make some kind, oh do, now!" "No, Maria," and Dolly looked positive; "we can't make another cake. It's out of the question. Shall we go to the fair at all, Dot?"
"An' dar's good ole Aun' Patty, who knows more Scripter' dan ennybuddy h'yar, havin' been teached by de little gals from Kunnel Jasper's an' by dere mudders afore 'em. I reckin she know' de hull Bible straight froo, from de Garden of Eden to de New Jerus'lum. An' dar are udders h'yar who knows de Scripters, some one part an' some anudder.
And a wail of woe came from every dusky figure. "Dar now!" "Hear dat, folks ?" "I been a tellin' ye chillun " "I lubs my spellin' book but, oh, dat hickory switch!" "Oh, Lordy " "Gib us anudder chance, Marse Rooney!" "Not another chance," was the stern answer. "Lay off your coats." They began to peel their coats.
"Dat ist de price to anudder," said the gallant trinket-dealer; "but dat ist not de price to you, Miss Opportunity. Ve shall trafel togedder; ant vhen ve gets to your coontry, you vill dell me de best houses vhere I might go mit my vatches ant drinkets." "That I will; and get you in at the Nest House, in the bargain," cried Opportunity, pocketing the pencil without further parley.
Elizabeth Alexander, Frederica St. She says she has heard her family refer to parts of it at different time in her early life and supposed that the negro preacher belonged to her people. Quote: Mine deerly fren: Ub dar's wun ting wot de Lord abominerates worser nor anudder; it is a wicked nigger!
Dallas heard it, too, and came running in the greatest alarm, to find, when she reached the spot, Dimple almost paralyzed with fright, continuing her screams, while Bubbles, dancing about, getting more and more excited every minute, was valiantly hurling pieces of rock at a large black snake. "Hyar come anudder," she cried, as a stone went flying through the air. "Take dat. Hit yuh, didn't it?
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