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I has nussin furder to say," muttered Dido, as she unlocked the chamber door. Emily was seated on a sofa, reading a book she had taken with her to while away the time on board of the steamer. "Missus, a gemman, who hab brought a letter from Massa Guy," said Dido, as she opened the door. "Bring the letter, then," replied Emily, scarcely raising her eyes from the book.
The pelting sing-song of it carried me forward to scenes and sounds of my boyhood days: "N-e-e-ew Haven! ten minutes for refreshments knductr'll strike the gong-bell two minutes before train leaves passengers for the Shore-line please take seats in the rear k'yar, this k'yar don't go no furder ahh-pls, aw-rnjz, b'nanners, s-a-n-d'ches, p op-corn!" "and waxed past noon and drew toward evensong.
He cursed himself for a clumsy, blundering ass; he shouted at his dogs; he sent his sled forward and lurched along behind it, half supporting himself, until 'Poleon finally halted him. "It's no good mak' bad t'ing worse, M'sieu'," the woodsman declared. "You bus' him for sure, an' it's no use goin' furder. S'pose mebbe we boil de kettle, eh?" "And let them get away clean? When we had 'em?
"Are Miss Pinshon done gone away, Miss Daisy?" my handmaid asked. "From Magnolia? yes." "Where she gwine to?" "I don't know." "Then she don't go furder along the way we're goin'?" "No. I wonder, Margaret, if they will have any prayer-meetings in Magnolia now?" For with the mention of Magnolia my thoughts swept back. "'Spect the overseer have his ugly old way!" Margaret uttered with great disgust.
Well, I can tell you where she is. She's stuck fast in the reeds at the lower end o' Peter's Pint." "Where's that?" said I. "Oh, it's about a mile furder up. I seed her a-driftin' up with the tide big flood tide, to-day and I thought I'd see somebody after her, afore long. Anything aboard?" Anything! I could not answer the man. Anything, indeed! I hurried on up the river without a word.
I didn't say nuffin' for fear ob scaring ob you. 'Oh! git out, says I, 'you's skeart. But I felt a little oneasy myself, 'cause I kind ob fought I heern somefin' when we was a little furder off.
"I wish I was safe at home." "You're not half-pulling, Bob." "It's of no use, matey. He's sure to ketch us, and the furder we rows, the more wild he'll be." "I don't care," cried Dexter; "he shan't have it if I can help it. Row!"
As he couldn't 'spec' to git no furder, he rides quietly up to a hofficer, takes de sword out ob his hand afore he understand what he wants, den, diggin' de spurs into de big war-hoss, off he goes wid a yell like a Red Inj oh! I's mean like a a buff'lo bull. Out comes de swords. Dey close all round 'im. I no see him by dat time.
"My, but that scarecrow 'as got 'em bad!" said Ortheris. "Seems like if 'e comes any furder we'll 'ave to argify with 'im." Learoyd raised himself from the dirt as a bull clears his flanks of the wallow. And as a bull bellows, so he, after a short minute at gaze, gave tongue to the stars. "MULVAANEY! MULVAANEY! A-hoo!"
I is afraid to go one step furder; but de debble sort o' tempted me dis mornin' to make a clean breast of der doins.
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