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Then she pointed out the way again and they set off with a well-filled paper of luncheon. "Beware of hasty judgments, Big Abel," advised Dan, as they strolled along the road. "Now that woman there she's the right sort, though she rather took my breath away." "She 'uz downright ficy at fu'st," replied Big Abel, "but I d'clar dose eggs des melted in my mouf like butter.
The other growled, evidently not in any too good humor after his mishap. "You, hell! Yer bed the fu'st ov it. Thar's no sorter luck yer don't git yer fair share of, Bill Haines trust yer fer thet. What I ain't got straight yet, is whar thet stuff cum from so easy. Thet wus the real thing." Haines laughed again, working carelessly.
Yeou see, Miss Jane, my sister war born blind leastways, the fu'st thing they knowed of hit she war blind. Thar war four of us brats in the cabin, two brothers older'n me who got shot, 'n' her. I war the kid, ye mought say, 'n' when I war mighty small some-un took her off ter the blind school in the settlements. She only come back 'bout two year ago, 'n' fetched some blind books they'd give her."
"Hyer I is, young Marster, hyer I is," cried Big Abel, stretching out his hand over Congo's head, and "Hyer I is, too," shouted Cephas from behind him. "I seed you fu'st, fo' de Lawd, I seed you fu'st!" They gathered eagerly round him, and with a laugh, and a word for one and all, he caught the outstretched hands, scattering his favours like a young Jove.
"Look-ee-heah," Tom exclaimed, having a sudden inspiration. "You help me on somethin' fu'st, an' then we'll have money to git moh guns, if yoh're a mind to start somethin'!" "How you mean?" Tusk cautiously asked. "The railroad feller owes me a hund'ed dollars I wouldn't be s'prised if it was moh, but a hund'ed'll do to start on. Now don't ask no questions! It don't consarn nobody but him an' me.
But that beast wouldn't care, if he could make them pay more for his farm!" A strangely beautiful light swept across the wrinkled face. "Look up at me, chile, an' say dat fu'st agin!" Nancy raised her flushed cheeks and gazed into the age-marked eyes of her black inquisitor. Then slowly she repeated: "I ain't bad, Aunt Timmie!"
The fu'st I ever knowed thar war sich a thing war when they brought Pappy home daid," he looked down at the ground. "I war only a leetle brat, then, but ole Granny busted out a-wailin', 'n' put his rifle in my han's, 'n' tetched my face with his blood, 'n' but yeou know how our people takes the oath; 'n' ye know hit hain't no nice oath."
Fu'st thing you know you'll be drappin' off in a snooze out thar, an' missin' him!" "Don't let that worry you," Dale clenched his fists. "I got to be with these books all day, an' I got to watch for him at night or the books won't do me any good." "I don't quite foller yoh reasonin'!" "I didn't think you would," he gave Jess a superior look. "Got any news?"
From under the rims of these thatches came smothered laughs and such unintelligible mutterings as: "Dot's de vay, by chimminy, 'Loney! And den I " "No, begorra! Let me have a crack at him fu'st!" "No, I vill before go and you come " "Not a word to Marny, remimber; he'd give it away " "Yes, but we vill tell Poodfut und Sthebbins, eh?" That afternoon the diabolical plot was put in motion.
An hour later, Cephas, son of Cupid, gathering his basketful of chips at the woodpile, beheld his young master approaching by the branch road, and started shrieking for the house. "Hi! hit's Marse Dan! hit's Marse Dan!" he yelled to his father Cupid in the pantry; "I seed 'im fu'st! Fo' de Lawd, I seed 'im fu'st!" and the Major, hearing the words, appeared instantly at the door of his library.
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