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He could not cut wood, nor could he drive a team, but he was sure he would be of great use as overseer. "You see, Mah'sr Harry," he said, "I lib right on de outside edge ob you' pa's woods, and I kin go ober dar jist as easy as nuffin, early every mornin', and see dat dem boys does dere work, and don't chop down de wrong trees.

Co'se dese young gemmens like to frolic an' dey do git dat way sometimes tain't nuthin'. Dem Dorseys was allers like dat " the very tones of his voice carrying such convictions of the young man's respectability that you would have felt safe in keeping a place at your table for the delinquent, despite your knowledge of his habits.

O, go way! don't tell me nothin' of dem Lincons!" and Aunt Chloe tossed her head as one who hoped she did know something of the world. "Well, though, I've heard you say," said George, "that Jinny was a pretty fair cook." "So I did," said Aunt Chloe, "I may say dat.

But he say he let One be punished for de oders, and so him sent his Son into de world to suffer for dem, and dat ebery one who trust dat Son, and lub him, go free, and come and live wid him for ever and ever. You ask how dat is.

"What will you promise if I take you on board?" "To do our duty cheerfully till we join the ship, and then be hung as an example to all mutineers," replied the men. "Dat very fair," replied Mesty; "take dem at their word, Massa Easy." "Very well," replied Jack, "I accept your conditions; and we will come for you."

"I hope," he said to Frank, "that you'll have better luck nor me. Neb wouldn't open that door for me." "Dem was yo' ohduhs, suh," said Neb, appealing to his master. "An' he was powerful sassy in the bargain," Holton went on, full of malice, hoping to make Neb suffer for defying him.

"Now, Greg'ry," said Aunt Matilda, "put down dis: "'I don't want to make no trouble, and I wouldn't do nothin' to trouble dem chillen; but Ise been a-waitin' a good long while now, and I been thinkin' I'd better write an' see 'bout it." "What you want to see 'bout?" asked Aunt Judy, quickly. "Neber you min' what it is," replied Aunt Matilda.

So when de Unions took dat town, dey all run away an' lef' me all by myse'f wid de other niggers in dat mons'us big house. So de big Union officers move in dah, an' dey ask me would I cook for DeM. 'Lord bless you, says I, 'dat what I's FOR.

And when he cried out with the pain in his sleep, a kindly black face bent over him, and the chant changed into a soothing murmur: "Nebber you min', sonny; Aunt Melvy gwine git dem cunjers out. She gwine stay by you. You hol' on to her han', an' go to sleep; she'll git dem old cunjers out."

De nigger could hear de panther out in de woods as he called for his friends, and pretty soon, here dey come, about five of 'em. Slowly circling aroun' de place where de nigger had been, all of a sudden dey all jumped. Findin' nothin' but de old chunk of wood, dem panthers got real mad. Wid angry growls, dey jumped on de one whut had called dem, and ate him up."