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"Thet gal thar," drawled a tall mountaineer who supported himself against the chimney and spat with placid regularity into the fire. "They tell me thet gal thar hes writ things as hes been in print. They say she's powerful smart arns her livin' by it. 'T least thet's what Jake Harney says, 'n they's a-boardin' at Harney's.
"Strannger," said Big Tom Bruce the younger, with a sagacious nod, "when you kill an Injun yourself, I reckon, meaning no offence you will be willing to take all the honour that can come of it, without leaving it to be scrambled after by others. Thar's no man 'arns a scalp in Kentucky, without taking great pains to show it to his neighbours."
John stood stock still at the word "sovereigns," his jaw dropping. "Suverins," he said trembling; "suverins? Bessie ain't got no suverins. Isaac arns sixteen shillin' a week." The colour was ebbing fast from his cheek and lips. Watson threw him a quick, professional glance, then rapidly consulted with himself. No; he decided to hold his tongue.
'Wal, I'm not a mill-hand, onyways, he said, shortly, 'an I doan't mean to be. 'Noa, yo're too lazy, said Louie shrilly, from the top of the gate. 'Theer's heaps o' boys no bigger nor yo, arns their ten shillins a week. 'They're welcome, said David laconically, throwing another stone at the water to keep his hand in.
John stood stock-still at the word 'sovereigns, his jaw dropping. 'Suverins! he said, trembling; 'suverins? Bessie ain't got no suverins. Isaac arns sixteen shillin a week. The colour was ebbing fast from his cheek and lips. Watson threw him a quick professional glance, then rapidly consulted with himself. No; he decided to hold his tongue.
"I'm sorry I ebber tuk ye in atter Marse Sykes hed put yer out in de big road, dat I am." There was a murmur of approval, and he added: "An' ef yer hed enny place ter go ter, yer shouldn't stay in my house nary 'nother minit." "Now, Cousin Nimbus," said Berry, soberly, "dar hain't nary bit ob use ob enny sech talk ter me. Berry arns his libbin' ef he does hab his joke now an' agin."
"I have understood you to say that you are a man of liberal principles, Mr. Dafidson, and that you've come to America to enjoy the light of intelligence and the benefits of a free government." "Ja; ven I might coome to America, I say, vell, dat 'tis a goot coontry, vhere an honest man might haf vhat he 'arns, ant keep it, too. Ja, ja! dat ist vhat I say, ant vhat I dinks."
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